Lebron to pick Miami Heat.

[Chieflion]

I couldn't even pull this off in 2k10.

[Kevin Durant 35]

Lebron's only 25 right? MJ didn't even win his first ring until 29 or so. I highly doubt Lebron is having those kinds of thoughts right now.

What are you trying to say?

[DJ Mbenga]

IF they are all healthy, what team could realistically beat them? the cavs made it to the finals with pretty much just Lebron as the main player, now bron bosh and wade? Unreal!

the east was pathetically weak that year. in this yr it looks like every FA is going to the east. just makes life easier for the lakers, but the east might have teams above 500 now be playoff teams.

[Spurs9]

What team could realistically beat them? Magic and Lakers for starters. ISTR the 09 and 10 Cavs were "locks" for the le and didn't even make the Finals either time. My point being that strange things can happen in 7 games or less. Best team doesn't always win a series and therefore the le (but I think it usually does).

Then there is health to consider.

Don't forget matchups. Lakers have won a couple les now by bludgeoning teams with unmatchable size. LA would still retain that edge over this prospective Miami team almost certainly.

Finally, what kind of role players end up around them. The big 3 together would seem to be worth about 50-55 wins alone so even if they go find a bunch of guys who contribute zero wins (and a player who contributes zero is a really bad player... think Yi or Darko or Larry Hughes bad) they're still getting HCA in most rounds.

Would be a tough team to beat. Not impossible though.

Lakers? Bull , the Thunder almost took out the Lakers.

[Flo-Rida]

Damn, that sucks for the rest of the NBA.

this .

Damn hopefully tomorrow night i dont look stupid .

[HarlemHeat37]

As Kobe's career has shown us, everybody will ignore the quality of your teammates and the way you win your les, as long as you win it all in the end..

So Lebron's supporting cast is irrelevant..as long as he wins the les, he'll get the love, even if he goes 6-24 in the most important game of the year and arguably the biggest game of his career..

[Flo-Rida]

I couldn't even pull this off in 2k10.

[Kevin Durant 35]

Lakers? Bull , the Thunder almost took out the Lakers.

Thats right next year we're sweeping em

[slick'81]

As Kobe's career has shown us, everybody will ignore the quality of your teammates and the way you win your les, as long as you win it all in the end..

So Lebron's supporting cast is irrelevant..as long as he wins the les, he'll get the love, even if he goes 6-24 in the most important game of the year and arguably the biggest game of his career..

4 real doesnt matter how as long as you can get over and get that

[Spurs9]

Thats right next year we're sweeping em

[dirk4mvp]

Is there a limit to how many games one team can be on nat'l tv per season?

[Flo-Rida]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUBB1lOLD6k

[Kevin Durant 35]

Is there a limit to how many games one team can be on nat'l tv per season?

we hear ya

[SomeCallMeTim]

Lakers? Bull , the Thunder almost took out the Lakers.

NBA history is littered with "almosts."

Kings almost took out the Lakers in 02.
Spurs almost took out the Lakers in 04.
Mavs almost took out the Heat in 06.
Cavs almost took out the Celtics in 08.

Ad nauseam.

[Chillen]

If this happens the NBA will be dominated by 2 NBA teams for the next few years, Lakers and Heat. That Heat team will steamroll through the East but the big 3 have to be healthy, if Bosh goes down with an injury than even with Wade and James they can be beaten, any team not at full strength can and the main concern would be the lack of talent around Wade, LeBron and Bosh. As anyone will tell you it takes 5 players to play the game of basketball not 3.

Obviously if they can put talent around them this spells trouble for the Lakers 3peat chances but they have to be healthy.

Assuming all these reports are true.

[z0sa]

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[Roddy Beaubois]

I hope one of them goes down with a season ending knee injury game one.

[DJ Mbenga]

As Kobe's career has shown us, everybody will ignore the quality of your teammates and the way you win your les, as long as you win it all in the end..

So Lebron's supporting cast is irrelevant..as long as he wins the les, he'll get the love, even if he goes 6-24 in the most important game of the year and arguably the biggest game of his career..

not quite the same thing. wade as already a made man, a champ and to most #2 SG in the league, althought TLONG would have you beleive its somebody else. anyways gasol was viewed more like bosh. some random tall perimeter pf who was never the guy. wade is viewed that way. lebron has a dilema, his character makes him a perfect pippen, but as far as legacies go jordan was the guy who could become a billionaire not the robin guy. seems like that would be wade's team.

[BUMP]

If he chooses the Heat, this will be EPIC. With Wade and Bosh the Heat aren't at the level of LA or Boston but with LeBron they leap up as the best team in the NBA and it really doesn't matter who they have around them. The Heat will rule the league for years if LBJ winds up down there.

I can't wait for tomorrow

[DJ Mbenga]

If this happens the NBA will be dominated by 2 NBA teams for the next few years, Lakers and Heat. That Heat team will steamroll through the East but the big 3 have to be healthy, if Bosh goes down with an injury than even with Wade and James they can be beaten, any team not at full strength can and the main concern would be the lack of talent around Wade, LeBron and Bosh. As anyone will tell you it takes 5 players to play the game of basketball not 3.

Obviously if they can put talent around them this spells trouble for the Lakers 3peat chances but they have to be healthy.

Assuming all these reports are true.

i dont think they steamroll through the east. they still dont have anyone to guard dwight. joel anthony? he is a glorified version of myself. who is out there in FA? brad miller? kurt thomas? no way they get haywood with the mle. in fact this might make the west easier for the lakers. all the talent is leaving.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Chris_Broussard

Sources with knowledge of the situation indeed saying LeBron will join Wade and Bosh in Miami, barring a late change of heart

[florige]

As Kobe's career has shown us, everybody will ignore the quality of your teammates and the way you win your les, as long as you win it all in the end..

So Lebron's supporting cast is irrelevant..as long as he wins the les, he'll get the love, even if he goes 6-24 in the most important game of the year and arguably the biggest game of his career..

I can't see LeBron leaving. I think this is just all a diversion. He wants to top Jordan. LeBron going to Chicago, or going to Any other team beside Cle would be considered cheating in his mind. Jordan never left Chicago, as did Kobe with LA. Him leaving to go with a superstar studded team would'nt leave the same legacy for this attention seeking jerkoff.

[JMarkJohns]

I part of me truly believes this is a set up for a return to Cleveland. Get the fans all disappointed to the extent where even a return that yields zero les is a success.

[dirk4mvp]

I part of me truly believes this is a set up for a return to Cleveland. Get the fans all disappointed to the extent where even a return that yields zero les is a success.

Why would he do that? Aren't him and Wade good friends?

[ezau]

What team could realistically beat them? Magic and Lakers for starters. ISTR the 09 and 10 Cavs were "locks" for the le and didn't even make the Finals either time. My point being that strange things can happen in 7 games or less. Best team doesn't always win a series and therefore the le (but I think it usually does).

Then there is health to consider.

Don't forget matchups. Lakers have won a couple les now by bludgeoning teams with unmatchable size. LA would still retain that edge over this prospective Miami team almost certainly.

Finally, what kind of role players end up around them. The big 3 together would seem to be worth about 50-55 wins alone so even if they go find a bunch of guys who contribute zero wins (and a player who contributes zero is a really bad player... think Yi or Darko or Larry Hughes bad) they're still getting HCA in most rounds.

Would be a tough team to beat. Not impossible though.

I only see the Lakers as the only team with a realistic chance of beating this super squad. Then again, they still need solid, not great, but solid role players who can do the dirty work.

I guess once everything has been signed by these three, role players are going to start rushing just to be part of this team