Jordan shares his disappointment of Heat Big Three

[FirstTimer]

I agree both Chicago and New York would have been good teams with LeBron leading the way. Chicago wouldn't have gotten Bosh

How do you know that? Bosh ALWAYS wanted to play with James and we all saw Bosh was willing to take less money to do so..so it's very possible that Bosh could have come to Chicago.

LOL at you dismissing that.

and Boozer is no where near the player Bosh will be the next 6 years.

Ok...?

But Boozer is still a very good NBA power forward and there's little doubt with James there that he could very well be a PF on an NBA Champion.

New York could probably get a guy like Tony Parker or Melo next year but the big 3 with Wade and Bosh is better than a big 3 with LeBron, Amare, Melo/Parker

Ok..but that's not the point...the point was that you said it wouuld take Chicago and NY 3-5 seasons to build around Lebron James and make a team title read. In reality it would have taken 2-3 days to get guys to come to those teams if James went there..plus all the talent already on the roster(especially in Chicago's case)...and in both of those scenario's James would have been THE guy.

As FedEx said, Chicago would be in the running for the Finals, but so are the Cavs with LeBron on that team.

Doubtful...they weren't last season and it was obvious no one was coming to Cleveland even with Lebron there.

Miami is a clear favorite to win the East IMO with the three there.

Duh.

Sure they would be "LeBron's team", but LeBron wont just be a "role player" on the Heat team. It outrageous to consider a guy that is having articles written about him averaging a triple double next season to be considered a role player. I am both a huge LeBron fan and a huge Wade fan so there is bias on my part as well. Anyway it goes, unless LeBron stays in Cleveland, he will be known as the guy that had to get out of Cleveland and find other players because he couldn't do it himself. Doesn't matter where he goes outside of Ohio.

Again..not the point. No one is demanding Lebron do it on his own or all by himself..what people were demanding/expecting/etc was Lebron, a guy who everyone figured wanted to be the GOAT doing it somewhere as THE guy with support...not going to Wade's city and Wade's team to be A guy with him.

[ralaw]

But he has little chance of being on the Mt. Rushmore of NBA elite.

IMO unless he won like 6-7 championships in Cleveland/Chicago/NY he wasn't going to be placed on MJ's level. MJ is simply on a level that fans and the media won't let other players touch. Before all of this I felt LBJ was on track to be the greatest SF ever and I still think he can be. If he wins 4+ championships coupled with his career numbers he's going to be in the discussion.

Id never be foolish enough to call LeBron James a "role player".. but the mere fact that its going to be up for debate whether hes the best player or not on his team is just blasphemy. Guys like Wade and LeBron are supposed to lead their teams against each other, not diddle each other for 2.5 hours, 82 nights a year.

Right now this is true, but 10 years from now this may not be the case. I wonder how this will change the landscape of FA in basketball? If this team wins the next few championships other players are going to have to team up, so we may see other "big 3s" in other cities and if that happens it will ruin the league, but also lessen the blow to LBJ's career.

[Kuzzy Powers]

In style of play, yes they are very similar. But over the next 6 years, Bosh will pound Boozer in the stat books. Keep in mind stats aren't everything though.

I dont see how you could possibly think Chris Bosh's numbers are going to keep up at the same pace (or go higher for that matter) when he now has to defer to 2 players better then him on his own offense. The ball was going through Chris 85% of the time when he was on the court in Toronto, its not going to happen like that in Miami. If anything id argue Boozer will have better numbers while in reality not really playing any better.

[Primetime]

How do you know that? Bosh ALWAYS wanted to play with James and we all saw Bosh was willing to take less money to do so..so it's very possible that Bosh could have come to Chicago.

Bosh stated in his interviews he wanted to play with Wade no matter what happened. If he really wanted to play with LeBron over Wade, he could have come with him back to Cleveland where LeBron wanted to stay.

But Boozer is still a very good NBA power forward and there's little doubt with James there that he could very well be a PF on an NBA Champion.

Boozer is a very good power forward. He has also had Williams giving him the ball. Prior to the 06-07 season when Williams became great he was averaging 5 points less per game. Bosh has put up solid numbers without a PG as capable as Deron. Bosh is also 3 years younger than Boozer which plays into the future more.

Ok..but that's not the point...the point was that you said it wouuld take Chicago and NY 3-5 seasons to build around Lebron James and make a team title read. In reality it would have taken 2-3 days to get guys to come to those teams if James went there..plus all the talent already on the roster(especially in Chicago's case)...and in both of those scenario's James would have been THE guy.

May be biased because I really don't like anything to do with Chicago, but I don't think that team is title ready, not nearly as much as the Heat team right now. NY wouldn't be title ready until at least next season, but I also would have liked to see him go there. If LeBron really needed to be "the guy", he wouldn't have gone to Miami, that very clear. He has a big ego, but it's overemphasized in points like this.

Doubtful...they weren't last season and it was obvious no one was coming to Cleveland even with Lebron there.

They had a chance to represent the East this year, but his teams performance (including his own) in the playoffs was just another reason to get help.

Again..not the point. No one is demanding Lebron do it on his own or all by himself..what people were demanding/expecting/etc was Lebron, a guy who everyone figured wanted to be the GOAT doing it somewhere as THE guy with support...not going to Wade's city and Wade's team to be A guy with him.

Just being "A" guy on that team is outrageous. Everyone figured wrong I guess. LeBron will still be the best player on the Miami Heat team. He may not score the most points, but he's still the favorite to be MVP next season.

[Kuzzy Powers]

IMO unless he won like 6-7 championships in Cleveland/Chicago/NY he wasn't going to be placed on MJ's level. MJ is simply on a level that fans and the media won't let other players touch. Before all of this I felt LBJ was on track to be the greatest SF ever and I still think he can be. If he wins 4+ championships coupled with his career numbers he's going to be in the discussion.



Right now this is true, but 10 years from now this may not be the case. I wonder how this will change the landscape of FA in basketball? If this team wins the next few championships other players are going to have to team up, so we may see other "big 3s" in other cities and if that happens it will ruin the league, but also lessen the blow to LBJ's career.

Agreed 100%.. this is no doubt going to become the norm in the NBA. And it will lessen the blow on LeBron's rep, but everyones gonna remember this FA class for what it is. This wasnt like when Boston got Ray Allen and KG (which was annoying at the time too, but ppl saw realized all 3 of those guys were on their last legs), this was 3 guys in their prime, in the biggest FA class in history.. and they just sucked the life out of every NBA city outside of Miami by doing what they did. Teams fucked their whole teams up just for a chance at these guys..

[Primetime]

I dont see how you could possibly think Chris Bosh's numbers are going to keep up at the same pace (or go higher for that matter) when he now has to defer to 2 players better then him on his own offense. The ball was going through Chris 85% of the time when he was on the court in Toronto, its not going to happen like that in Miami. If anything id argue Boozer will have better numbers while in reality not really playing any better.

I was comparing to Boozer's numbers vs. Bosh's when placed in the same situation. A lot of Boozer's points came off easy buckets from Williams where as Bosh had to create more of his own shots. Bosh has also averaged 10 more games a year than Boozer throughout his career, and holds three years of youth on Boozer.

[FirstTimer]

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[FirstTimer]

Bosh stated in his interviews he wanted to play with Wade no matter what happened. If he really wanted to play with LeBron over Wade, he could have come with him back to Cleveland where LeBron wanted to stay.

Bosh didn't want to play in Cleveland...he made that obvious. Plus Lebron didn't want to stay in Cleveland...he made that obvious..

All along teh free agency thinking was Wade was going to stay in Miami and bring Amar'e along...Bosh and Lebron would try and team up somewhere. Bosh's preference all along was LeBron...even the Cavs knew that...but Bosh didn't want to play in Cleveland.

Boozer is a very good power forward. He has also had Williams giving him the ball. Prior to the 06-07 season when Williams became great he was averaging 5 points less per game. Bosh has put up solid numbers without a PG as capable as Deron. Bosh is also 3 years younger than Boozer which plays into the future more.

Don't know if you noticed the Bulls have this kid named Derrick Rose...he's pretty good...and if the Bulls had pulled Lebron and Lebron and Rose were dishing Boozer the ball...I'm pretty confident in saying Boozer would have been fine. Just a guess though............................

May be biased because I really don't like anything to do with Chicago, but I don't think that team is title ready,

If you seriously think that team in Chicago wasn't title ready had they signed Lebron.....then you're insane.

NY wouldn't be title ready until at least next season

You don't know that. If New York gets Lebron and Amar'e...how many other free agents get in line to want to come to NYC to play with those two and win 'ships? My guess would be quite a few. The Knicks could have been championship ready in a matter of days had they landed Lebron.

Just being "A" guy on that team is outrageous. Everyone figured wrong I guess. LeBron will still be the best player on the Miami Heat team. He may not score the most points, but he's still the favorite to be MVP next season.

No he's not.

Kobe is.

[dave]

Rodman was a one trick pony. No one will ever confuse him with a HOF'er.

Pippen = over-rated.

Rodman was more than a one-trick pony and should be in the Hall of Fame. Only reason he's not is because he's so bizarre.
Rodman did more than rebound.

Pippen was not overrated. He played his role perfectly.

[Primetime]

Bosh didn't want to play in Cleveland...he made that obvious. Plus Lebron didn't want to stay in Cleveland...he made that obvious..

LeBron wanted to stay in Cleveland, he just couldn't bring anyone with him.

Don't know if you noticed the Bulls have this kid named Derrick Rose...he's pretty good...and if the Bulls had pulled Lebron and Lebron and Rose were dishing Boozer the ball...I'm pretty confident in saying Boozer would have been fine. Just a guess though............................

I'm not saying Boozer is a terrible player, I'm simply stating Bosh is the better of the two.

If you seriously think that team in Chicago wasn't title ready had they signed Lebron.....then you're insane.

You don't know that. If New York gets Lebron and Amar'e...how many other free agents get in line to want to come to NYC to play with those two and win 'ships? My guess would be quite a few. The Knicks could have been championship ready in a matter of days had they landed Lebron

And they would have been one superstar short of what LeBron has now.

No he's not.

Kobe is.

Kobe barely makes my top three. He didn't get a single first place vote last season and I can't see him having a much better season this coming season.

[Kuzzy Powers]

I was comparing to Boozer's numbers vs. Bosh's when placed in the same situation. A lot of Boozer's points came off easy buckets from Williams where as Bosh had to create more of his own shots. Bosh has also averaged 10 more games a year than Boozer throughout his career, and holds three years of youth on Boozer.

Meh again I dont see much of a difference even in the same offense.. they both gonna play the same roll and likely see the ball as much if put in the same situations. Bosh has age and some athleticism on Boozer, no doubt. Neither are very good defenders, and Boozer can be a man possessed on the boards.. its fun to watch. Ive never seen Chris Bosh display that mentality as a rebounder..

Boozer relies on the mid-range jumper a lot, as does Bosh, both usually created on their own. But no doubt Bosh would RELISH playing with someone like Deron Williams, because he is a little more athletic then Carlos. I still think Chris Bosh is a better player then Carlos Boozer, but the differences are marginal man.. age is the big thing he has on his side.

[Sportsbuck]

yeah, the Bulls developed the team around Jordan to win a championship, unlike what the Cavs did with LeBron.

I am sick and tired of people saying the Cavs didn't put a team around Lebron.

We put a team around him. He fucking quit. He quit in the ECF last year and he quit against the Celtics this year in game 5 and 6. It wasn't that he didn't have help. It wasn't Le Elbow. He quit.

This team has had the best record in the NBA for the past 2 seasons. This same team swept the Lakers this past year, including a blowout on Christmas day in LA. They handed the Boston Celtics their worst home loss in the franchise's playoff history.

The Cavs developed this team around him. They gave him a squad he could win a championship with. But, as always, when Lebron doesn't get his way (I.E. Mike Brown), he takes his ball and goes home.

[Kuzzy Powers]

Just being "A" guy on that team is outrageous. Everyone figured wrong I guess. LeBron will still be the best player on the Miami Heat team. He may not score the most points, but he's still the favorite to be MVP next season.

I dont see how LeBron could be the favourite for MVP at this point.. hes paired himself with one of the other legit threats for MVP.. surely they are taking votes away from each other and that alone would likely put them out of the running.

[Sportsbuck]

No he's not.

Kobe is.

With another season like last year, I think Kevin Durant is the MVP front runner.

[Primetime]

Meh again I dont see much of a difference even in the same offense.. they both gonna play the same roll and likely see the ball as much if put in the same situations. Bosh has age and some athleticism on Boozer, no doubt. Neither are very good defenders, and Boozer can be a man possessed on the boards.. its fun to watch. Ive never seen Chris Bosh display that mentality as a rebounder..

Boozer relies on the mid-range jumper a lot, as does Bosh, both usually created on their own. But no doubt Bosh would RELISH playing with someone like Deron Williams, because he is a little more athletic then Carlos. I still think Chris Bosh is a better player then Carlos Boozer, but the differences are marginal man.. age is the big thing he has on his side.

Unfortunately we'll never be able to conclude accurate results of this debate. Bosh, although inconsistent, also has 3PT range. Hopefully, for Miami's sake, he can keep up the 37% he shot from distance last season.