NBA Screwed?: James Leaning Towards Heat

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Gilbert lets out his frustration - ESPN

I get that he's frustrated, still think he could have handled it better

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Gilbert lets out his frustration - ESPN

I get that he's frustrated, still think he could have handled it better

Smoot what's the chance that NBA owners will implement a hard cap?

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Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Smoot what's the chance that NBA owners will implement a hard cap?

Good question, don't know. I'll ask Cuban....seriously though, it's a major issue that may or may not lead to a lockout

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Good question, don't know. I'll ask Cuban....seriously though, it's a major issue that may or may not lead to a lockout

Right now I'm praying for one, though I must admit my intentions aren't exactly pure as a hard cap would seemingly go a long way towards limiting the Heat. Also it seems like it would be tough to implement. Right now the Lakers have a total payroll of $81 million. That's obviously well above the $58 million salary cap. As much as the NBA needs the Lakers right now the fact of that matter is that there's virtually no parity in the NBA and the fact that this Heat deal went through is clear proof that the system is broken. No team should be able to pull off what Miami did last night.

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Shouldn't be to hard now.

Originally Posted by Buster

I can't blame him for leaving Cleveland...they will never win there, with or without LeBron James.

I also can't criticize him for wanting to win, or taking less than Max Contract money to assemble a better team.

However, I don't think the Heat will win. They have 3 VERY expensive players, who will leave room for Mike Miller (barely) and 8 more minimum contract scrubs. The bench will have zero depth barring any surprise stepping up from minimum wage players.

I think he should have gone to the Bulls. Their overall roster is far superior than Miami's gutted team to afford 3 top free agents. They have Derrick Rose, who could end up being as good as Wade, Boozer (comparable to Bosh when healthy), Noah, Deng, Taj Gibson is a good young talent, even Brad Miller and Pargo are better-than-average players off the bench. I also have doubts about Wade and James co-existing. They will both have to cut back their stats and share the spotlight.

I think LeBron has the right intentions, to win, even if it requires taking less money and sharing the team...but I think he made the wrong choice.

I expect Pay Riley to step back onto the sidelines, firing another coach when it looks like he could come in and get credit for success. I used to respect him a lot as a coach, but it seems he is only willing to coach when it looks like things are going good. When the team struggles, he steps back into an office job and lets some other temporary coach deal with the team and get the blame.

Lebron didn't take less money. Sure he took a smaller contract, but his take home pay will be higher.