ESPN's Broussard reports Lebron to Heat

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because think of what it would mean for a second. It would mean that Lebron needed not ONE allstar companion to make it to the promise land but TWO allstars in their PRIME. His ego cant stomach that, i find this very unlikely as it would cement him behind Kobe and Jordan, for Bron Bron its not about money and its not about championships its about his “Legacy” and sharing it with two other STARS seems very suspect to me.

…remember when the Lakers tried piecing together an all NBA squad? This has a much greater shot at success mind you but im still very cynical that this will happen.

But, still. Defending all three of those guys at once sounds like a nightmare. How much depth will they really need? Not to overreact, but maybe this offseason was a good time for the C’s to tear down the team and start over.

How long will it take everyone on the roster to figure out Wade is the real star of this team? He has that relentless winning gene—he killed himself trying to beat us in the first round—and of those three he thrives the most with the ball in his hands. Does James understand all that? Eric Spoelstra seems like a nice coach and all but doesn’t Pat Riley have to come coach this thing?

I hate to root for infighting… but I’m rooting for infighting. As Jason M reminds us, it worked in 2004.

BRING IT LETS GO DOWN LIKE CELTICS IS WE DO GO DOWN ! LETS NOT GO OUT WITHOUT A FIGHT THE EAST RUNS THROUGH BOSTON THEM MIAMI SKEETS GUNA HAVE TO KILL US DAWG! LETS BRING IN SOME OFFENSIVE GUYS ! CUZ LORD KNOWS THERE BENCH IS GUNA SUCK LEBRON YOU SOLD YOUR LEGACY AWAY I HOPE HE KNOWS THAT I SAY WE LETS PROOVE A TRUE TEAM CAN PUMP OUTSTANDING TALENT
1,2,3 UBUNTU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i kind of knew it already. it’s difficult for any fan to reallly cheer for his team when something like this happens. the inmates are running the asylum. the NBA as of today is just one crazy place. if true, lebron james will be the subject of the most derogatory sports essays ever. if true, he deserts his own people in ohio. he deserves the worst in life and not the best if this is his chacter. he is now the largest object of hate on the planet of sports celebrities.

your logical choice is NYK

Nets,Cavs, and Clippers does not have strong enough supporting cast

Bulls has a MJ statue outside the arena

If you go to Heat guess what… Wade will always has one more than you, and it’ll be “LBJ join Wade so he can win rings” for the rest of your life

I’m not a NYK fan, I can care less about NY. But it make sense for LBJ. Go there win a couple rings after 2013 ( Because ‘11,’12 are going to Boston ,baby !) You will have your own statue outside the most famous arena.

Makes too much sense not to go there.

I know, this sounds like an overreaction. Chemistry could be an issue, but I doubt it. If these three really want to play together, don’t you think they talked about this 1st?

I guess the only good thing that can come from this is the Lakers won’t be winning any more titles, as no one will be for a while.

its just not in lebron to play second fiddle to wade, and this would hurt what Bosh said all along that he also wants to be the man..well with bron and Wade, bosh would be rendered a third fiddle… I don’t believe this for a second…Its just a smokescreen IMO and still think Bron joins Amare in NY..there isn’t any doubt in my mind the king still wants to reign and not share the limelight with Wade…in their ealy thirties I can see them form but not when theyre on their peak!!

over this rumor – you really just sound like jealous homers. That might be a bit harsh, but seriously, for 3 superstars to take less money to play with their friends and a real chance to WIN is admirable. The reason why superstars don’t do this more often is because of money. This whole nonsense about him not having the killer instinct of Jordan or Kobe is ridiculous. Did Kobe demand that the Gasol trade be shot down because they were giving up nothing in return? Yeah right. He wanted to win and so does Lebron. Sold himself short for rings? I’ve never heard that comment at any time in any sport. It’s all about winning isn’t it? Lebron just watched Kobe shoot 6-24 in the finals and did he garner any criticism? NO – in fact, he was named MVP. Why didn’t it matter? Because they won. Compare that to the constant heat Lebron took after his poor Game 5 vs the C’s: Bloggers, ESPN personalities, newspapers – constant criticism at every turn.

KG was 10x the player in Minnesota (admitted exaggeration) but did he sell himself short by joining two hall of famers? Remember, we tried to get a 4th the same year (Reggie Miller). KG himself admitted that he waited too long and that he wished he would have moved on earlier. Yes, I’ve been a die-hard, nothing-but-Celtics fan my entire life. Yes, I can’t stand Lebron and his prima donna ways, but YES – you naysayers are haters. Nothing more, nothing less.

So why take the time to defend this? They haven’t won anything. We have a proven, cohesive team. You can go ahead and sign over the next 5 ships over to Lebron, but be reminded that you are again joining the crowd. ESPN has been doing that for the last 2 years anyway.

and try to get his elusive ring.

James joining Wade and Bosh in Miami will mean a serious blow to our chance of winning next season. If we can’t win, then maybe we should start rebuilding instead of keeping the core together. Did the Celtics jump the gun in reaching deals with PP and Ray?

Our window of opportunity is 1, maybe, 2 years. After that we will be in rebuilding mode. It is entirely possible that it may take Miami a year or 2 to assemble a team around their 3 super-stars. This seems to allow us 1 last chance to win with this group. Maybe.

I still don’t think this is happening, but say it does, it would have been a good season to still have Tibs.

Now, all of a sudden, the Avery Bradley pick makes a ton of sense. Resign Tony Allen and I think we can still match up with them defensively. And that team will wear down when Lebron, Bosh and Wade are expected to play 45 min a game.

No way those egos coexist.

The way ESPN is reporting it on the Bottom Line makes it seem like a done deal. After watching Broussard actually explain it himself, he said that it’s far from a done deal and Miami is merely the favorite.

I feel like this is a minor detail that no one has addressed: how do these two guys actualy play together on the court? KG/PP/Ray worked because you had three guys who play very different and complementary games. LBJ and D-Wade’s listed positions are different, but they play essentially the same role on the court. Any ideas as to how this actually works? Is there any precedent for two guys who play such a similar game teaming up like this (All Star Games aside…). And who gets the last shot in close games.

Maybe I’m being dense and of you put two players of that caliber on the floor it just works out. But this isn’t street ball – you’ve got to have all five positions working together of you’re going to pick up your rings, no?

If Wade can single handedly drag his team to a win, and Bosh can singlehandedly drag his team to a win, and Lebron can do the same… Wouldn’t that mean that together with their superb passing skills and outside shooting/lane driving they should be able to win any game they all 3 set their hearts on. I would think so. You can’t double team all 3 of them.

Maybe now the refs won’t let LBJ get every call as he bulls his way to the rim…..

…oh, and to be forever remembered as a role player on Wade’s team? That’s rich.

In this DimeMag interview, 3/5 experts agree it’s the Knicks:
McCallum: Yeah, just based on him making all of these plans and stuff. I mean ESPNU called me about announcing on the network, and I knew well before I was set to announce.

Smith: Definitely.

So where is LeBron headed?

Irving: I’m gonna say New York.

Selby: I’m gonna say either Chicago or Miami because he wants to win and that gives him the best chance to do so.

Harrow: New York. Great environment and he’s got Amar’e Stoudemire there now.

McCallum: Well, I remember LeBron said once before that he wanted to change his number from 23 out of respect for Michael Jordan. See that makes me think he may have known something beforehand and that means it’s Chicago. But my guess is Cleveland. I think he’s going to stay home.

Smith: The Knicks. He wants to win a championship and that’s one of the best places to do that.
(yes, I feel like a Trident commercial)

However, we won’t know until he says so. So I’ll be watching the live stream:
http://www.msg.com/our-teams/knicks/press-conference-live-stream-1.45975

If he decides too play with d.wade an chris bosh then there’s no denying it that that team will win. But I don’t like the fact that’s he’s going too be playing with 2 superstars! He’s better then that. Id rather see him go to the knicks or bulls.

Don’t you think he would be able to win championships with chicago or even new york. Then he wouldn’t have too share his team with d.wade if that’s what he’s worried about. But on the other hand I agree he does need help and obviously the heat have that. Even though they only have like 4 people under contract

so miami signs a version of the big 3. so wade is ray. (wade doesnt shoot like ray) lebron is pierce. bosh is kg (except bosh barely plays d)… does that mean pittman is perk? lets see bosh or pittman play howard 1 vs 1!! and chalmers is rondo? ok, chalmers doesnt have multiple triple doubles, an all star game, and the rebounding and passing ability of rondo. benches will be league minimum guys and beasley. vs o’neal, TA, bradley, davis. coaches will be doc vs eric s..oh sorry eric your boss only wants to coach teams that have good players so it will be a short season for you, pat riley makes his return. i really hate pat riley. either coach or be a gm. dont gut a team and gm. then get good players and want to coach, your over rated, doc and phil are better then you!!!!

 miami should have stopped at wade and bosh. spent some money on a bench.

I don’t know
where I’m gonna go
When Lebron starts to blow