Stephen A. Smith: LeBron to join Bosh in Miami

Coot · Post #41 » by **Coot** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:34 pm

Can this actually be feasible within the salary structure?

jc23 · Post #42 » by **jc23** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:36 pm

If this happens then Lebron will become Pippen for the next 5 years.

BahamaBull · Post #43 » by **BahamaBull** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:37 pm

miamiballer wrote:joel
bosh
lebron
wade
chalmers

bench: ring chasing vets

Why dont you go to the Miami board and discuss that with the other 3 Heat fans...We dont care about your potential lineup...

davhern · Post #44 » by **davhern** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:37 pm

Coot wrote:Can this actually be feasible within the salary structure?

DanTown confirmed in the LBJ thread that, the way SAS describes it, where Miami would sign Bosh and Bron and then go over the cap to re-sign Wade would not be possible. So use that to evaluate SAS's info however you will.

jc23 · Post #45 » by **jc23** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:37 pm

Just FYI....At the end of the show SAS says " I hope I'm right about this, I think I am"

NADALbULLS · Post #46 » by **NADALbULLS** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:38 pm

The SAS report is looking more unlikely by the minute, this guy is doomed, biggest blunder in the career of SAS, and there have been many monthly blunders.

Jordan45822 · Post #47 » by **Jordan45822** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:39 pm

davhern wrote:It's weird how the same posters who don't buy any reports about him coming to the Bulls are just ready to buy into this story from Stephen feraking A Smith... the same guy who said the Knicks were frontrunners not much more than a week ago.

Take this all with a grain of salt. Logic says the Bulls are his best option (realistically speaking). A lot of the reports of him going to Chicago have also come from within his circle... Just go into this knowing that the Bulls have a great shot and leave it at that.

I think people forget that Cleveland already has a made roster that won 60+ games last two season. They keep Lebron with a better option at coach and one trade (bad contract or FA) they still be a contender.

Post #48 » by **Ben** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:39 pm

dingdeng wrote:
miamiballer wrote:joel
bosh
lebron
wade
chalmers

bench: ring chasing vets

Why dont you go to the Miami board and discuss that with the other 3 Heat fans...We dont care about your potential lineup...

That's really uncalled for. miamiballer is not a troll. It's funny: he gets bashed by some guys on the Heat board for talking about stuff with us and now he's getting bashed here for talking about stuff with us. Give the guy a break.

ManicBullsFan · Post #49 » by **ManicBullsFan** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:40 pm

Can't trust ANY media reports at this point. They are trying to sell papers and guess right to gain credibility for the future, someone will get it right and they will be the new Adam Schefter without the actual "source"

I like surprises. And i don't see any favorite. There are reasons for him lading in Chicago, Cleveland, NY & NJ. Then some contender could S&T for him.

The Bulls have a LOT to offer for the next DECADE.

There is not one knock on chicago, there is credibility written all over the franchise.

Even Thibs has pedigree.

davhern · Post #50 » by **davhern** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:41 pm

Jordan45822 wrote:
davhern wrote:It's weird how the same posters who don't buy any reports about him coming to the Bulls are just ready to buy into this story from Stephen feraking A Smith... the same guy who said the Knicks were frontrunners not much more than a week ago.

Take this all with a grain of salt. Logic says the Bulls are his best option (realistically speaking). A lot of the reports of him going to Chicago have also come from within his circle... Just go into this knowing that the Bulls have a great shot and leave it at that.

I think people forget that Cleveland already has a made roster that won 60+ games last two season. They keep Lebron with a better option at coach and one trade (bad contract or FA) they still be a contender.

Going into the future how is that team going to match up with, let's say, loaded up Bulls and Miami teams?

And I'm operating under what I consider to be a fairly safe assumption that the Cavs won't be able to pull off any major acquisitions.

BahamaBull · Post #51 » by **BahamaBull** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:41 pm

Ben B. wrote:
dingdeng wrote:
miamiballer wrote:joel
bosh
lebron
wade
chalmers

bench: ring chasing vets

Why dont you go to the Miami board and discuss that with the other 3 Heat fans...We dont care about your potential lineup...

That's really uncalled for. miamiballer is not a troll. It's funny: he gets bashed by some guys on the Heat board for talking about stuff with us and now he's getting bashed here for talking about stuff with us. Give the guy a break.

Ok my bad...I think my heart broke when I read that and I got envy...Sorry...I overreacted

Post #52 » by **alucryts** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:42 pm

its not that i discredit the writer or his sources, I just dont buy the feasability of 3 max guys on a single team. if they are really going to make it work and still have a team, I just think they would have to take pay cuts to do it regardless of any teams current cap situation. lebron, bosh, and wade plus all minimum guys probably does not beat the lakers for a few years.i think the heat are a better team with wade plus one max and solid role players...3 maxes is too much money into 3 players....who knows crazier things have happened

TB#1 · Post #53 » by **TB#1** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:43 pm

Paxson · Post #54 » by **Paxson** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:48 pm

ESPN sure knows how to make the money.

Each day one of their reports comes out yelling "Bosh will be going here."; "Lebron going there."

And we eat up every second of it. ESPN is turning into the National Inquirer.

Jeffster81 · Post #55 » by **Jeffster81** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:50 pm

Jordan45822 wrote:
davhern wrote:It's weird how the same posters who don't buy any reports about him coming to the Bulls are just ready to buy into this story from Stephen feraking A Smith... the same guy who said the Knicks were frontrunners not much more than a week ago.

Take this all with a grain of salt. Logic says the Bulls are his best option (realistically speaking). A lot of the reports of him going to Chicago have also come from within his circle... Just go into this knowing that the Bulls have a great shot and leave it at that.

I think people forget that Cleveland already has a made roster that won 60+ games last two season. They keep Lebron with a better option at coach and one trade (bad contract or FA) they still be a contender.

Yeah, but that Cleveland roster sucks. The won 60 games the last two years because of Lebron James. Nobody is knocking on Cavs door for the likes of Williams, Gibson, Hickson, Moon, etc, etc. Hell, Washington practically gave Jamison to Cleveland. That roster minus Lebron prolly looks like the Knicks teams of the past few seasons, ie 25-35 wins.

NADALbULLS · Post #56 » by **NADALbULLS** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:56 pm

Cleveland's players shrink in the playoffs, they have no chance of winning the Championship while Mo Williams is the number 2 option. They won 13 straight games, but then they replaced Varejao with Jamison in the starting line-up and their defense died.

jc23 · Post #57 » by **jc23** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:56 pm

SAS will talk more about lbj and bosh to miami in 10 min.

but please wear auditory rubbers. better safe than sorry.

http://www.foxsports610.com/mediaplayer ... nel_title=

umfan83 · Post #58 » by **umfan83** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:58 pm

SAS has nothing to lose by reporting a sketchy or false rumor. Everyone is picking Chicago as his destination. If for some reason LeBron does go to Miami, he will look like a genius and everyone will praise him as the most legit reporter out there. If he's wrong, people will forget in all the hooplah and it won't damage his career in the least. The people that do remember will likely think that SAS was just reporting more rumors just like everyone else in the media is.

There was honestly nothing to lose and everything to gain by making this 'report'. I'm not saying it's for sure false or true. I happen to not put any stock into this at all. How can they even afford Bosh, Wade and LBJ? Can they possibly do that? Personally I don't know what to believe. Deep down I still think he goes back to Cleveland, but I'm as pessimistic as they come.

But don't beat yourself up over the next 3 days believing every rumor out there no matter how sure the reporter seems or how legit the source is. It really seems like SAS realized that despite everyone saying CHI and MIA were the favorites, everyone was leaning Chicago and no one was definitively going with Miami as the favorites and decided there was an opportunity to capitalize by being "the Miami guy". Smart man.

Jordan45822 · Post #59 » by **Jordan45822** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:58 pm

IF Lebron goes to Miami than I believe Boozer is the one that ends up with him and Wade not Bosh.

TB#1 · Post #60 » by **TB#1** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:58 pm

Paxson wrote:ESPN sure knows how to make the money.

Each day one of their reports comes out yelling "Bosh will be going here."; "Lebron going there."

And we eat up every second of it. ESPN is turning into the National Inquirer.

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