Yes Miami was the clear winner and has drawn a bullseye on it's back. It's just a question of how many championships they win. I think Chris Bosh is a little overrated, people calling them three of the top ten players in the league are off base. Bosh has never won anything in the past. But two generational talents on the same team will be at the very least interesting, and possibly spectacular. And give everybody else a team to root against.
I think Bosh is one of the top 15-20 players in the league. He won nothing in Toronto because they HAD NOTHING in Toronto. Jason Capono? A green Amir Johnson? A uninterested Turkoglu? Yep, they were going somewhere.... He is the #2 big man in the league behind Howard and Gasol. Cannot blame a ONE guy for having inadequate talent around him. You cannot ALWAYS make lemonade out of piss.
As far as Miami having a bullseye on them, perfect! They want that...just like the Lakers ALSO want the bullseye on them too. Do you honestly think the HEAT players and fans really and truly care if they are liked or not? These are fans of the Miami Hurricanes, one of the most hated teams in the history of college football. And like the Hurricanes of past(and future...hehehe), they will play with a huge chip on their shoulder. It is gonna be fun this NBA season.
Chicago did well but they have to be kicking themselves at this point for trading Kirk Hinrich. They're going to miss him. I love how Carlos Boozer plays the game, but he has been injured A LOT. Tarver...meh.
This is gonna be a better team, but I think they will teeter out playoffs because they have no size and GOD only knows if Boozer, as you stated, will be healthy by years end. Torver is ALOT better than people think. He is a bigger version of Hinrich, but a better rebounder.
The Nets will not attract any marquee free agents until they are at least a lot closer to moving to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Everyone knows that.
Sorta of agree. Next year, do not be surprised if they pull something off. They clearly outclassed the Knicks in the presentation to all the free agents, as stated by Lebron, Wade and Bosh. This team has a nice, young necleus...add a 'Melo or a Paul....and suddenly, they will take over the NY fans heart. Don't think for one second that the Nets are not in play for Paul and 'Melo.
The Knicks did not accomplish what they set out to do, but signing Amare does give them some credibility for a change. Don't underestimate Raymond Felton either.
I think letting Lee leave was a HUGE mistake. That could have been SOME front line if they would have been patient and waited out the whole Lebron dog and pony show. On a side note, Golden State is gonna scare some people next year. You watch.
Looks like we're going to test that whole 'the Cavaliers are a playoff team even without Lebron' theory. King Man kept them so far out of the loop that by the time he announced his big decision, Cleveland had little options left.
I started thinking about this the other day, and UNLESS they pick-up another decent player, I may have to eat an entire humble pie and change my prediction. Now, Mo Williams, who really wasn't a point guard(Lebron did more setting up than he did) but a VERY small shooting guard....HAS TO play point guard. NOW Antawn Jameson's true colors will show...his playoff averages were NOT a fluke. WAY TOO much will be put on J.J.'s shoulders, Anderson will be forced to start and the way that guy plays with reckless abandon, his body will NOT last an entire season. In the past had Lebron to depend on, will be FORCED to play well with no great player to bail their collective a$$e$$ out. They will either show they are a good they are/were a good team...or they may not win more than 25 games and be the worst team in the NBA. There will be no inbetweens here.
I don't get Atlanta signing Joe Johnson to the max. He quit in the playoffs, said the fans should not be booing the team even when it is down 30 and not trying very hard...IN THE PLAYOFFS. And he was a big reason they were down 30 in the first place. Atlanta is a terrible professional sports town to begin with, and the guy is picking on the people who pay his salary.
In 2 years, this will be the WORST contract in the history of sports...even WORSE than A-Rod's contract in Texas. HOW can you give a guy a max contract when he is not even in the top 15 to 20 players in the league? Hell, he might not even be the best player on HIS TEAM?! This team will do the same thing for the next 3-4 years....be a 5-8 seed, MAY win a 1st round series....and then, hasta la vista baby...gone and forgotten. And the worst part, his contract give them absolutely NO flexibility for the next 6 years.
But the absolute worst and weirdest move was the Bucks trading for Cory Maggette. Boggles the mind. Such a ball hog, such a non-team guy, hates playing defense...and he's going to be playing for Scott Skiles??? Wow. Brandon Jennings is going to want to go back to Europe by January. Even you stat-heads have to admit Maggette is toxic.
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I think this is another team that will surprise people. They will have a healthy Michael Redd and Andrew Bogot, they resigned a good player in Salmons. Drew Gooden, though was overpaid IMHO, is a solid player also.....they are seriously gonna give the Bulls in the Central division ALOT to handle....IF they stay healthy. They will be a very watched team.
