What's with American's obsession with HOF's and being first ballots? Same deal with All-Star games, just a way for the players to big up themselves even more imo. Serious question tbf, I just find it odd, I know you grow up with them and all, so are accustomed to it.
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Lebron to the cavs then. Guess Bosh will go to Houston and make them favorites out west. I would have liked to see Lebron play in the big boy conference but oh well. Read his piece on cnnsi and he makes it seem all about his connection to his hometown which is fair enough but if the cavs get Kevin Love then he probably also just joined a team with a better supporting cast.
It's just a way of emphasizing a player's legacy is almost certainly set in stone as being a great of the game. It's a bad habit I picked up from First Take
LeBron wants to win a chip for Cleveland so bad, got to respect it I suppose. The East is weak, still can't see the Cavs winning it all for a while but I do think Thompson, James, Varejao, Wiggins, Irving or Love, James, Varejao, Waiters, Irving is stronger than anything the Heat could give him. LeBron's going to have people who actually rebound and a point guard who can actually run point (to an extent).
I've been to the basketball hall of game and the baseball hall of game. Basketball is nothing special. Baseball is like Mecca. Every serious baseball fan needs to make a trip there. It's set in an idyllic small town, it has all sorts of gloves, jerseys, etc from famous moments. It has the right amount of focus on history and it is the measure of truly great players. Even baseball writers haven't been able to screw it up too badly, which is saying something.
You must be one of Bosh's friends that tell him he's already a hall of fame player!
I can't see how Bosh/Howard/Harden is better than James/Bosh/Wade to beat the Spurs.
Just look at the players who are actually in Basketball's Hall of Fame Bosh will get in easily.
Manziel, Wiggins and LeBron in one summer FFS how did Cleveland as a city fluke that?
And the Heat are gonna get a lottery pick that goes to Cleveland next year 
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.David Blatt is laughing himself silly now.
"My win percentage is gonna make me look like a genius! When this gig is over the Lakers will hire me for sure!"
"My win percentage is gonna make me look like a genius! When this gig is over the Lakers will hire me for sure!"
And the Heat are gonna get a lottery pick that goes to Cleveland next year
I hope they get another top 3 pick, just for the sake of cruelty.
The Spurs are still the team to beat out West. Take a moment and recognize the insanity that is the Southwest Division
San Antonio: Champions, Big 3, Leonard and Green, coached by Pop
Houston: Howard and Bosh, Harden, Beverley
Dallas: Dirk, Parsons, Chandler, Ellis, coached by Carlslie
New Orleans: Unibrow, Asik, Anderson, Holiday, Evans
Memphis: Z-Bo, Gasol, Conley, Lee
San Antonio: Champions, Big 3, Leonard and Green, coached by Pop
Houston: Howard and Bosh, Harden, Beverley
Dallas: Dirk, Parsons, Chandler, Ellis, coached by Carlslie
New Orleans: Unibrow, Asik, Anderson, Holiday, Evans
Memphis: Z-Bo, Gasol, Conley, Lee
And the Heat are gonna get a lottery pick that goes to Cleveland next year
Someone tell me he's joking. Please
Howard is the best center in the NBA. You think the spurs have all those easy lay ups with him in the paint? I think Houston is a great matchup for the spurs tbh provided harden plays something resembling defense.
That's crazy. Pisses me off even more that the Eastern conference is so shit.
I need to lie down
Houston lost in the first round 4-2 to Portland, best center or not.
Portland went on to lose to the Spurs 4-1. Bosh won't change things that much.
I think it's top 10 protected if that helps.
So it's official now. That "miraculous" first pick may very well have done it in the end.. Now Bosh?
2015 first round draft pick from Miami
Miami's 1st round pick to Cleveland protected for selections 1-10 in 2015 or 1-10 in 2016 or unprotected in 2017 [Cleveland-Miami, 7/9/2010]
Great site btw
http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/detailed
And the Heat are gonna get a lottery pick that goes to Cleveland next year
I'm sorry to spoil this mini Heat hate party lol, but it's top 10 protected.
I hope they get another top 3 pick, just for the sake of cruelty.
I'm hoping it turns into the 2017 #1 pick.
lol
No hate, it was just funny to me, admittedly not as funny now.
Any honest to god Cavs fans in here?
My dad was born in Cleveland and supported the Cavs, though I wouldn't call myself a supporter I prefer them to most teams.
They're kinda hard to like, really.
My dad was born in Cleveland and supported the Cavs, though I wouldn't call myself a supporter I prefer them to most teams.
They're kinda hard to like, really.
The spurs are good no doubt. Maybe favorites is a bit of a stretch but the spurs were taken to seven games by the Mavs too. The west is just really really competitive and tough to predict. I think if they match the Dallas Parsons offer then they could arguably have the best starting five in the league with Beverley, Harden, Parsons, Bosh and Howard.
Seriously though, with Riley you're bound to rebuild sooner rather than later.
Strange his article didn't mention Wiggins, it's either he knows Wiggins will be traded for someone like Love or SI had the story all done before the draft, and somehow nobody leaked it out.
He was...Little Italy Cleveland, I've been to the Cavs stadium to see a game.
I used to watch the Cavs when LeBron was there sometimes. What horrible teammates he always had.
Very different player back then too.
I don't think Miami will build through the draft. Hopefully Bosh sticks around, but I think he's gone too.
They don't have the cap space to sign Bosh and match Dallas offer for Parsons I think. Parsons must have wanted out, if he wanted to stay, he would have waited till Houston signed Bosh to a contract before accepting Dallas offer, by accepting Dallas offer early, he has basically screwed Houston into choosing either him or Bosh.
They still have 48 hours to make trades and sign Bosh. If they can do it then they can meet Parsons offer sheet and keep him too. But they can't match it and then sign Bosh, because they won't have enough cap space available. That's why it has to be done in this order (sign Bosh -> match offer).
Wow.
Not a Cavs fan per say. Supported Miami mainly because of LeBron and DWade but what a story it would be if he wins with Cavs.
Not a Cavs fan per say. Supported Miami mainly because of LeBron and DWade but what a story it would be if he wins with Cavs.
They can go over the cap to sign him I think, so long as they sign Bosh first. Something about Bird rights. I do not understand this stuff.
I thought they had three days to match the offer for parsons and if they sign Bosh before that they could still have the cap space to match but you might be right.
They have to sign bosh first but it can and likely will happen for Houston. Morey is god.
I'm officially handing in my prognosticator glasses-didn't see James going back to Cleveland. Hasn't he read Thomas Wolfe?
Well, they're running out of time to dump Lin to the 76ers, and Asik's trade to NOP hasn't been finalised because they haven't got the salary space to trade for Asik.
And who can be sure that Bosh will definitely take below a max offer to play for them? Any delay in any of the above deals and Morey's plan would fall apart.