Ok now to turn my blogging attention to sports. A few thoughts on the whole Lebron thing.
1. Why do some people think Lebron and Wade can't play together? They were together for the Olympics and several All-Star Games. (I know they're exhibition games but still) Even though it doesn't seem like a good match for two high-scoring wing players to play together if these two want to play together they'll figure a way to make it work. They're too talented not to.
2. One of the reasons why some think it's a bad idea for Lebron, Bosh, and Wade to join forces is because Miami supposedly won't be able to sign other good players since they can't afford it. Well that now looks like it won't be true at all. Thanks to the trio taking below the max amount of money (my how selfish!) the Heat can offer Mike Miller 5 years at 6 mil a year. There are reports that they will be able to keep Udonis Haslem and could sign Derek Fisher. If those deals don't work out I would expect the Heat will get other decent players who could look very good with the wide open looks they'll get playing along side the trio. (by the way it's worth noting that Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem were former college teammates at the University of Florida. They came in together in '98. Maybe that's a reason they'll except less money to play together.)
3. Everyone says this is Wade's team and that will probably be true at first, but don't forget most of the Heat players will be brand new. I think overtime this will become Lebron's team. For one thing he's three years younger then Wade, and Wade's been slowed down by injuries....not Lebron. Wade might be much closer to the end of his physical prime. Also as it stands now Lebron is a better player then Wade. Both are great scorers but Lebron takes higher percentage shots and gets more rebounds and assists. It wouldn't surprise me if the Heat win a couple of titles over the next three seasons and Lebron wins finals MVP and establishes himself as the best player on the team. Maybe that will do more for his legacy than people think.
4. Lawrence Frank asked Charles Barkley on NBA-TV what it was like when Scottie Pippen joined Barkley and Hakkem Olajuwon in Houston back in 1998. Actually a much better comparison to the new Miami trinity is when Barkley joined Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler with the Rockets in 1996. That trio still had a couple of years left in the tank. (Barkley and Olajuwon didn't in 98) They actually had a pretty good run when you consider they lost a tough 6 game series in 97 and a tough 5 game series in 98 to a pretty good Jazz team. (they played the Jazz a lot tougher in the first round in 98 than the Spurs and Lakers did in the later series that year) Problem was they couldn't afford a good point guard and John Stockon made them pay for it.
5. Of course the Celtics getting the "big 3" in 2007 is a better comparison. Not just because it's more recent but Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett play the same positions as Wade, Lebron, and Bosh. (shooting guard, small-forward, and power forward) That Celtic team worked out pretty good but the difference with both comparisons is that the Heat trio is much younger which makes this much scarier for other NBA teams. I'll have more on this story later.
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