davhern wrote:anorexorcism wrote:If NJ wins the lotto tomorrow, I think our odds will take a considerable hit. Prokhorov just seems ruthless, IMO. He will do what needs to be done. It should also probably put a kibosh on the media love for the Bulls, expect them to get tired of that and start drooling over John Wall.
There's also the worrisome scenario of Cleveland being gifted someone on draft day, akin to a bottom of the 9th game winning grand slam; much like the lakers were gifted Pau.
And finally, the cavs convincing Phil to jump ship and coach the team, thus convincing lebron to stay.
Those are the 3 factors that I think could derail this whole seemingly endless flow of good news/press/vibes. Hopefully one of these factors will be eliminated tomorrow.
I would think it's far more likely (not that I find either scenario likely) that Phil would come here to coach LeBron than Cleveland, but what do I know.
And I still don't understand what people are worried about when they talk about the big spending owner in NJ. There's a salary cap in basketball... and if anyone has players on cheap contracts right now that will need to be (namely Noah and Rose, and I really don't have any doubts that they will be if we have LeBron and a true title team/contender) extended into the tax, it's the Bulls. Where exactly does that owner's money come into play other than in facilities and coaching?
Well the owner can put players up at 5 star hotels, make sure they have their own nice plane for trips, make sure they know where all the best parties are at, introduce them to plenty of other wealthy people. Perks, for instance Mark Cuban had ergonomic chairs installed on the Mavericks sidelines, video games & dvd players installed in their lockers, an asst coach for every player...stuff like that.
