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Mushi, thanks for your opinion.
After the Bulls traded away Kirk Hinrich (and his grotesquely overpaid contract) along with cash, for virtually nothing, they freed up over $17 million. This takes their total free space to over $30 million, this puts them 2nd on the list of suitors (behind only New York, who has approximately $34 million). So how does that put Chicago in any worse position than anyone else?
I don’t agree with you about Derrick Rose. Can you imagine Rose penetrating the top of the key, attracting attention from defenders. Then Bang! LeBron slashes baseline for a sweet pass up high. And whose there to grab the rebound should something go wrong? Joakim Noah of course. I think Rose NEEDS someone like LeBron James. Point guards are facilitators, not the main scorers on an NBA team. Steve Nash is the best at it in the game, he doesn’t need to score over 20ppg because he makes his teammates better. That is what makes a great PG. Don’t be surprised if Rose’s assists column takes a huge jump if the Bulls do land the King.
As far as “up tempo” goes, do you really believe that LeBron won’t make this team fast paced? Noah is definitely one of the most mobile centres in the league, they wouldn’t have their big man lagging behind on each play. D-Rose and James would find themselves on fast breaks quite often, good luck stopping that duo.
A pure shooter like Ray Allen would be great, of course. But every team would be saying that. Maybe he’s the guy that LeBron should be trying to take along for the ride, wherever he ends up. But if you look at any of the teams vying for LeBron, do any of them have a great shooter that can spread the floor? No. So why should we only mention Chicago when talking about 3-ball specialists?
As far as the whole legacy thing goes, this is part of my point. LeBron has to forget about trying to eclipse Jordan, it won’t happen, no matter where he goes. Going by your formula, that means no great player can ever play for Chicago again.
What the King has to have on his mind is victories, championships and glory. Michael Jordan is finished as a player, James is not even half way through. So why be so concerned with what someone did 10-20 years ago? Especially when achieving what he did is almost impossible.
If the Knicks wait until next year, they will have missed the train. Never again will there be a free agent class like this. They have dumped their roster and put all of their eggs in one basket. If they don’t get LeBron, or 2 other marquee free agents it would be a disaster!
Thankyou for your thoughts though, a good debate is always great in sport
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This is great! Generating discussion is the aim. But the bottom line is, it is just opinions. Nobody knows how Chicago will work with Rose and LeBron. Nobody knows if LeBron will gell with D-Wade if he goes to Miami. Nobody knows these things because they are untried. All i’m saying is that if Rose can be a great point guard, not a shoot-first scorer, I believe he and LeBron can make something great. Noah is also still maturing and getting stronger, each year he’s improved out of sight! No matter where these superstars end up I know I’ll be watching very intently. It should be a great season!
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