Wade and Bosh in Miami

[Pakuni]

Is there a bigger clown in sports broadcasting than Stuart Scott? How much NBA cock does he suck a night?

Amen. In fact, the whole ESPN crew tonight should be embarrassed of themselves. Not a single non-softball the entire night.

And, nice glasses, granny.

[Dish]

Beasley traded to Minny for 2nd rounder next season.

[ChicosBailBonds]

My guess is Shaq ends up in Miami for the minimum

[ErickJD08]

My guess is Shaq ends up in Miami for the minimum

LBJ would veto that move... I would.

[ChicosBailBonds]

LBJ would veto that move... I would.

He may not have a choice, he needs other players, right?  Shaq doesn't need the cash, he's played with both Wade and LeBron....if you get him for the league minimum, my guess is you take him.

Honestly, the NBA means about as much to me as the National Lacrosse League, but this has been interesting to follow.  Someone wake me up when the Finals get here.

PS  Feel bad for Cleveland.

[77ncaachamps]

Beasley traded to Minny for 2nd rounder next season.

I saw that.

I guess it's pine time for Zar.

[Litehouse]

Open letter from Cavs owner Dan Gilbert to Cleveland...
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

Wow, he certainly didn't hold back.
"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER 'KING' WINS ONE"

[ChicosBailBonds]

Open letter from Cavs owner Dan Gilbert to Cleveland...
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

Wow, he certainly didn't hold back.
"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER 'KING' WINS ONE"

He definitely took the high road

[SacWarrior]

He definitely took the high road

Sounds like something Buzz would do huh Chicos?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Sounds like something Buzz would do huh Chicos?

No, I'd expect he would have one of his assistants deliver the negative message

[Henry Sugar]

Nate Silver says LeBron may have just cost himself $150Million in endorsements.  I don't think LeBron's Q rating will fall as much as Favre's, but I do agree that it'll take a hit

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/07/did-lebron-james-just-cost-himself-150.html

Also, Dave Berri stacks up LeBron, Wade, and Bosh against the all-time best trios (they rank fifth).

http://dberri.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/does-a-dynamic-trio-guarantee-a-title/

[brewcity77]

Open letter from Cavs owner Dan Gilbert to Cleveland...
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

Wow, he certainly didn't hold back.
"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER 'KING' WINS ONE"

I love the sentiment from Gilbert, but that will be a very hard guarantee to back up. Cleveland without LBJ is maybe a 30-win team at best. The only big-time free agent in the near future is Carmelo, and I think he'll land in New York, possibly Chicago, but no way will he go to the Cavs. And as much as I think Miami will fall short of expectations next year and probably the year after that, years 3-6 of these deals will be very rosy in terms of a title outlook. Unless he can manage to swing a trade that bring in the roster of the Lakers in exchange for what's in Cleveland now, I think he's probably blowing smoke.

[Henry Sugar]

Posnanski

http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/07/08/the-lebron-decision/

Seriously, if you don't read Posnanski regularly, you are missing out

[4everwarriors]

I saw that.

I guess it's pine time for Zar.

You mean he's not going to be on an NBA roster on opening night?

[NavinRJohnson]

They'll be VERY good, but the East is very deep. Who on the Heat is guarding Dwight Howard? Who's guarding Derrick Rose? If Garnett is healthy next season, Boston is built better than the Heat (as currently constructed).

I love arguments like this that look at only half the equation. Why are Howard and Rose the only guys that need to be guarded? Who's gonna guard LBJ? Who's gonna guard Wade? Who's gonna guard Bosh? Nobody can guard Dwight Howard today. How'd that work out in the playoffs for Orlando last year? (BTW, they went also 2-2 against last year' Heat).

[GoldenWarrior]

As a Cleveland fan I will say this about what happened last night... I don't blame him for leaving, everyone has their own personal motivations and if he wanted to go to Miami then so be it, that's the way it goes.  The thing that truly hurts though is his audacity to promote this thing to no end and hype it as much as possible and to be so egotistical that he would personally stab his hometown, MY hometown through the heart on national TV. That's what hurts, and to realize that if our own homegrown superstar won't stay in CLE, then what hope do we ever really have of succedding over the big market cities that athletes actually want to be a part of?  We have had "The Drive" "The Shot" "The Fumble" "Red right 88" "The 9th inning meltdown" "The move" and now we have "The Decision" to go into our bank of dreadful sports moments in Cleveland.  I can only hope that in time just ONE of our teams wins a Championship and having gone through all of the above tragedies, it will only make that championship THAt much sweeter for us all!!!

As for the Gilbert letter, not very professional, but it is how we all basically feel to be honest.  The gaurantee of a Championship is way over the top and HIGHLY unlikely obviously.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

MIAMI THRICE

Funny  how nobody believed this could happen a week ago when i suggested it

[RawdogDX]

MIAMI THRICE

Funny  how nobody believed this could happen a week ago when i suggested it

Yeah it was your idea.

[Dish]

I love arguments like this that look at only half the equation. Why are Howard and Rose the only guys that need to be guarded? Who's gonna guard LBJ? Who's gonna guard Wade? Who's gonna guard Bosh? Nobody can guard Dwight Howard today. How'd that work out in the playoffs for Orlando last year? (BTW, they went also 2-2 against last year' Heat).

Argument was based on the fact that Miami is apparently "done" building. Fact is they have no one to guard players like Howard and Rose. Miami HAS NO ONE ELSE on their roster (not sure how that isn't coming through to most people). Literally they have 5 people signed, that's it.

Boozer is guarding Bosh. Deng is guarding LBJ. Rose would guard Wade as currently constructed.

[RawdogDX]

Argument was based on the fact that Miami is apparently "done" building. Fact is they have no one to guard players like Howard and Rose. Miami HAS NO ONE ELSE on their roster (not sure how that isn't coming through to most people). Literally they have 5 people signed, that's it.

Boozer is guarding Bosh. Deng is guarding LBJ. Rose would guard Wade as currently constructed.

But what about their three 2nd rounders?  Didn't you hear that each one is going to be a contributor this season?  Especially the fat one and the skinny one who could only do 3 reps on the bench.

[brewcity77]

Argument was based on the fact that Miami is apparently "done" building. Fact is they have no one to guard players like Howard and Rose. Miami HAS NO ONE ELSE on their roster (not sure how that isn't coming through to most people). Literally they have 5 people signed, that's it.

Boozer is guarding Bosh. Deng is guarding LBJ. Rose would guard Wade as currently constructed.

Any clues on where the Bulls go from here? Are the Wes Matthews rumors a possibility, or are they looking in other directions?

[HoopsMalone]

Boozer is guarding Bosh. Deng is guarding LBJ. Rose would guard Wade as currently constructed.

I'd put Noah on Bosh.  I'd hopefully put Wes on Wade haha. 

James and Wade are really going to  take it to a lot of teams.  I really think that Noah, Gibson, and Boozer will be a lot better than Bosh and Dexter Pittman.  The Bulls were unwilling to trade Noah for Bosh it sounds like, which should say something.

[Dish]

I've heard they've thought about trying to get Arenas for 50 cents on the dollar. Not sure how far those discussions have gone, but they've kicked the tires on it.

They've been in contact in the last 12 hours with both Korver and Brewer. Redick is leaning towards going back to Orlando from what I hear.

[NavinRJohnson]

Argument was based on the fact that Miami is apparently "done" building. Fact is they have no one to guard players like Howard and Rose. Miami HAS NO ONE ELSE on their roster (not sure how that isn't coming through to most people). Literally they have 5 people signed, that's it.

Boozer is guarding Bosh. Deng is guarding LBJ. Rose would guard Wade as currently constructed.

Well then your argument is kinda stupid unless you think the Heat are going to go with 5 people on their roster. You have already declared that Boston is better, and that the Big Three experiment is essentially a failure, without knowing who else is on the team.

As I said a day or two ago, much wishful thinking going on around here by Bulls fans. The Bulls will be decent, but nothing more than that. Heck, LBJ won 60+ last year without Wade and Bosh. To suggest that theHeat cannot put together a supporting cast better than the Cavaliers had (when you include Wade and Bosh), or significantly better than the Heat had (when you include LBJ and Bosh) is lunacy.

[NavinRJohnson]

The Bulls were unwilling to trade Noah for Bosh it sounds like, which should say something.

Yes, it says that Wade and LeBron were never serious about going to the Bulls.