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Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 4:36 pm
by red calzolaio
so he's found the team that he, 'the best player in the world', thinks gives him the best chance to win another ring.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 4:39 pm
by bada
He said he wants to go home and pretty much acknowledged he's not going to win a ring next year. Tempering expectations already.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 4:43 pm
by 4/5
red calzolaio wrote:so he's found the team that he, 'the best player in the world', thinks gives him the best chance to win another ring.
You're....not worth it. Never mind.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 4:52 pm
by red calzolaio
4/5 wrote:
red calzolaio wrote:so he's found the team that he, 'the best player in the world', thinks gives him the best chance to win another ring.
You're....not worth it. Never mind.
go buy a Cavs jersey.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 4:53 pm
by red calzolaio
no mention of Wiggins in his 'Love' letter, interesting.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 4:54 pm
by Coach
And now Miami fans, its management and former players become the laughing stock of Twitter.....

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 4:55 pm
by bada
Its pretty funny that ESPN drives the LeBron bandwagon and he chooses SI to break the story.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:00 pm
by bada
Cleveland has Miami's First Rounder next year....yikes.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:03 pm
by 4/5
bada wrote:Cleveland has Miami's First Rounder next year....yikes.
Probably not. It's top ten protected.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:07 pm
by Joesanity
If he had done something 4 years ago like he did this time with the SI article, I think the reaction he would have received from Cleveland would have been different. Probably would have been hostile (come on, it's Cleveland), but less so.

There will always be a subset of Cleveland fans that won't forgive him. They should get over it.

It's cool to have him back, especially now that the team is getting interesting again with a coach who sounds like he knows what he's doing. But I'm not celebrating until there's a parade downtown.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:07 pm
by B
Green Habit wrote:Crazy. Do Cleveland fans now instantly forgive him?
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Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:08 pm
by 4/5
I hate that he's going to make Dan Gilbert truckloads more money.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:15 pm
by bada
4/5 wrote:
bada wrote:Cleveland has Miami's First Rounder next year....yikes.
Probably not. It's top ten protected.

You think they'll sink that low? It's still a nice place to play. There's guys they can get that are good enough to make the playoffs in the East.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:15 pm
by bada
Wonder if Riley will retire and quit when it gets hard. Lol.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:28 pm
by 4/5
Coach wrote:And now Miami fans, its management and former players become the laughing stock of Twitter.....
People are so obnoxious.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:34 pm
by bada
Those fans outside of LeBron's house are creepy.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:38 pm
by 4/5
Fwiw, which isn't much, all of my social media is full of broken hearted Heat fans wishing LBJ well. So far it's been a really classy reaction. But I'm sure espn will find a way to focus on how awful Miami fans supposedly are.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 5:56 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Good for Lebron and good for Cleveland. He needed to get away for a few years and grow as a player and as a person. Sucks for Heat fans though.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 6:05 pm
by Coach
Miami fans have every right to be pissed for the next few months, but then they need to move on.

As a C's fan, I can't help but be excited that Boston played a part in sending James back to "nowhere land," while also dealing a blow to Pat Riley, an old rival from the 80s, who, of course, who never passed up a chance to shit all over Boston.

I do feel badly for any true Heat fans, such as 4/5, who stuck with the team during the good times and bad. Losing a top tier free agent like that sucks, but that's how the league is structured...for now.

Re: NBA Thread

Posted: Fri July 11, 2014 6:08 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Coach wrote:Miami fans have every right to be pissed for the next few months, but then they need to move on.

As a C's fan, I can't help but be excited that Boston played a part in sending James back to "nowhere land," while also dealing a blow to Pat Riley, an old rival from the 80s, who, of course, who never passed up a chance to shit all over Boston.

I do feel badly for any true Heat fans, such as 4/5, who stuck with the team during the good times and bad. Losing a top tier free agent like that sucks, but that's how the league is structured...for now.
Right on all accounts here. So, do the Heat try to salvage or do they go into rebuild mode?