Oden chose Miami

[SsKSpurs21]

No Real centers in the East for him to get pushed around by. West centers would destroy him. especially spurs playing rockets 4 times out of the year and memphis.

[hsxvvd]

Maybe a better place to hide the PEDs.

[siraulo23]

Do not worry he won't do and he will be out soon just like Roy was, except Roy was a player and had class Oden will be a role player at best, those injuries will get the best of him and he won't last long .

I bet you wouldnt be saying that had he signed with the spurs

Bottomline, he wanted sign with miami. I dont think anything would have change that, unless some team offered him significantly more money than miami

[TD 21]

Point 2 shows the Balkanization of America. People hate the nation and the culture that made them great.

In a foxhole fighting an enemy the color of the guy saving your behind becomes highly irrelevant. I don't care what color Dash Two is. I am glad he is covering my tail. I also don't care what color Dash Four is. As his Lead I will die to save him. This color and race and ethnic stuff is so juvenile.... Re ed. Immature.

As for 3.... Thank gawd the Aviators from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Army (not to mention the airline pilots who slave away at the regionals for 17 grand a year) accept...and thrive in...a nuanced and strict environment.

You read too much into it. It's not that they're racist, it's just human nature . . . and it's the same reason foreign players want to play for the Spurs.

[RD2191]

Maybe a better place to hide the PEDs.

I was thinking the same thing, tbh.

[xmas1997]

Neither AK nor GO we're ever coming here.

[Ice009]

I bet you wouldnt be saying that had he signed with the spurs

Bottomline, he wanted sign with miami. I dont think anything would have change that, unless some team offered him significantly more money than miami

Explain to me what he will get out of going to Miami (apart from bandwagon riding)? If Lebron wasn't there I doubt he would have signed there at all. Same with clowns like Deshaun Stevenson now saying that they want to go to Miami too. Deshaun wore that shirt after the Dallas finals series "Lebron how does my Dirk taste" (or something similar to that) and now the clown wants to play for them. That is beyond pathetic. They all want on the bandwagon. I won't say what Sean said, but I don't like Oden at all anymore. I don't think he made a smart choice at all.

I would have had no problem with him signing with another team other than the Spurs if it made sense. He said that he didn't want pressure, but Miami is weak in the middle and they may need someone to step up in the playoffs against Indiana, Brooklyn or Chicago. He could end up being a scapegoat if they lose to one of those teams because of big man depth. Also, Miami's big men are so poor at playing in the post, what is he going to learn there from any of them?

Stupid decision overall IMO. He went for the flashy pick. I really wonder if he would have signed there if Lebron wasn't there.

[HI-FI]

those Deshaun tweets are beyond pathetic. I'm hoping the Heat this year are like 2004 Lakers, the flashy pick with lots of talent but ultimately imploded in the Finals. It will be interesting to see if they can make it to a fourth Finals in a row with a stronger East, not to mention if Biogenesis isn't around to supply them in a fix.

[Sean Cagney]

I bet you wouldnt be saying that had he signed with the spurs

Bottomline, he wanted sign with miami. I dont think anything would have change that, unless some team offered him significantly more money than miami

I didn't really care whether he signed here or not, I wanted them to get a SF or a PG backup most of all. If he signed I would not expect too much out of a guy who did not play in however many years. I agree he wanted to sign in Miami all along, alot do to piggyback to a possible le and live in South Beach. I agree on the second part too.

those Deshaun tweets are beyond pathetic. I'm hoping the Heat this year are like 2004 Lakers, the flashy pick with lots of talent but ultimately imploded in the Finals. It will be interesting to see if they can make it to a fourth Finals in a row with a stronger East, not to mention if Biogenesis isn't around to supply them in a fix.

Stevenson used to yell at Lebron and try to talk trash to him all the time, yes his tweets are beyond pathetic to say the least and I lost alot of respect for that guy who used to talk trash to Lebron on the Wizards and then with the Mavs.

[Skull-1]

You read too much into it. It's not that they're racist, it's just human nature . . . and it's the same reason foreign players want to play for the Spurs.

I still think it is dumb. Play for a winner. Be the best you can be. That's my default setting. I don't understand why anyone would think otherwise.

[NickiRasgo]

Congrats with your First Finals Appearance!

[NickiRasgo]

You wanted Heat over us? Thanks!