Bosh and Wade @ Agents Office With Bulls

[Bushy]

Well, knowing the way they operate, he will probably offer Phil Jackson $20 million per season ... At the same time, he will heavily overpay for all the top executives required to run the franchise ... I will give you one example: When Roman Abramovich bough the soccer team FC Chelsea back in 2003, the first thing he did was to hire the CEO of Manchester United, the most successful soccer team in the previous decade ... How did he do that ? He has tripled his salary ...

Chelsea are a plastic club wannabe big club. the nets are the same.

[Jordan45822]

i prefer wade due the fact. he has a BIG I WANT TO WIN FACTOR, while lebron i dont see it as much. plus with wade we can get atleast 5 good years easy out of him then derrick takes the team over. im making a bold statement. DERRICK WILL WIN 7 Rings by the end of his career.

You sound like Hub Arkush.

I don't see whats the big deal with preferring Wade over LBJ. I am one of them. Give me Wade and especially Kobe over him anyday.

[GMgoran]

Well, knowing the way they operate, he will probably offer Phil Jackson $20 million per season ... At the same time, he will heavily overpay for all the top executives required to run the franchise ... I will give you one example: When Roman Abramovich bough the soccer team FC Chelsea back in 2003, the first thing he did was to hire the CEO of Manchester United, the most successful soccer team in the previous decade ... How did he do that ? He has tripled his salary ...

Chelsea are a plastic club wannabe big club. the nets are the same.

Very true, my friend ... Yet, they've already managed to win 3 Premier League titles in the past 7 years under Abramovich ...

[kyrv]

i prefer wade due the fact. he has a BIG I WANT TO WIN FACTOR, while lebron i dont see it as much. plus with wade we can get atleast 5 good years easy out of him then derrick takes the team over. im making a bold statement. DERRICK WILL WIN 7 Rings by the end of his career.

You sound like Hub Arkush.

I don't see whats the big deal with preferring Wade over LBJ. I am one of them. Give me Wade and especially Kobe over him anyday.

I think there are valid reasons to want Wade over Lebron. Many people don't want Lebron, so for those people it's understandable that they would want Wade.

Of course Hub's reasoning outed him as a NBA noob, but there are posters here who don't like Lebron for various and valid reasons. And one can still acknowledge Lebron is better without wanting him, at least I think so.

[GMgoran]

I think there are valid reasons to want Wade over Lebron. Many people don't want Lebron, so for those people it's understandable that they would want Wade.

Agreed completely ...

[kyrv]

I think there are valid reasons to want Wade over Lebron. Many people don't want Lebron, so for those people it's understandable that they would want Wade.

Agreed completely ...

I thought Lebron's entourage, or posse, or Lebrontourage, was 4 people *including* Lebron, somebody said the other day that it's 16 people who take all flights with the team. I found that shocking and I find it hard to believe. I can't see any basketball reason Lebron needs over a dozen people on the road with him.

Fleet was talking about Lebron's side show stuff, and his lack of commitment to just basketball, maybe he's right and Lebron staying in Cleveland would maybe indicate that is the case.

If/when Lebron chooses Cleveland - I won't miss the diva side of things.

[RyGuy24]

The same source told ESPN.com earlier on Friday that Wade went into the meeting leaning toward committing to the Bulls. After the meeting, Wade had still had not committed, according to the source. The source said he was still torn between Miami and Chicago and was waiting to see what LeBron James and Chris Bosh would like to do. Wade would prefer to play with Bosh in either Miami or Chicago and is also open to playing with LeBron.

Wade is happy in Miami and knows the Heat can offer him roughly $30 million more to stay at home. Wade has a familiarity in Miami and is loyal to the team. A number of league sources have said that Wade is flirting with the Bulls to get the Heat to be more proactive in recruiting free agents or to create drama to his documentary that he's filming about the free agent process.

However, a source close to Wade told me that other factors, both basketball and personal, have Wade seriously considering leaving Miami for Chicago.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... ng-chicago

[GMgoran]

I thought Lebron's entourage, or posse, or Lebrontourage, was 4 people *including* Lebron, somebody said the other day that it's 16 people who take all flights with the team. I found that shocking and I find it hard to believe. I can't see any basketball reason Lebron needs over a dozen people on the road with him.

Fleet was talking about Lebron's side show stuff, and his lack of commitment to just basketball, maybe he's right and Lebron staying in Cleveland would maybe indicate that is the case.

If/when Lebron chooses Cleveland - I won't miss the diva side of things.

As much as I like LeBron as a player, I have always found this ''flying circus'' thing as something that is not entirely compatible with the Bulls' organization ...

[davhern]

The more I think about it, the more awesome a Wade/Bosh offseason sounds...

Are we clear yet on whether we can pull that off without having to dump Deng, or are we going to have to wait for the cap number and hope it comes in high?

[gocubs2118]

The same source told ESPN.com earlier on Friday that Wade went into the meeting leaning toward committing to the Bulls. After the meeting, Wade had still had not committed, according to the source. The source said he was still torn between Miami and Chicago and was waiting to see what LeBron James and Chris Bosh would like to do. Wade would prefer to play with Bosh in either Miami or Chicago and is also open to playing with LeBron.

Wade is happy in Miami and knows the Heat can offer him roughly $30 million more to stay at home. Wade has a familiarity in Miami and is loyal to the team. A number of league sources have said that Wade is flirting with the Bulls to get the Heat to be more proactive in recruiting free agents or to create drama to his documentary that he's filming about the free agent process.

However, a source close to Wade told me that other factors, both basketball and personal, have Wade seriously considering leaving Miami for Chicago.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... ng-chicago

This was great to read, gives me a lot of hope.

[Jordan45822]

I still can't see Wade leaving Riley band the Heat hot to dry.

[Jordan45822]

The more I think about it, the more awesome a Wade/Bosh offseason sounds...

Are we clear yet on whether we can pull that off without having to dump Deng, or are we going to have to wait for the cap number and hope it comes in high?

That was most likely the plan before this LBJ mess started.

[Toro Rojo]

I think there are valid reasons to want Wade over Lebron. Many people don't want Lebron, so for those people it's understandable that they would want Wade.

I thought Lebron's entourage, or posse, or Lebrontourage, was 4 people *including* Lebron, somebody said the other day that it's 16 people who take all flights with the team. I found that shocking and I find it hard to believe. I can't see any basketball reason Lebron needs over a dozen people on the road with him.

Fleet was talking about Lebron's side show stuff, and his lack of commitment to just basketball, maybe he's right and Lebron staying in Cleveland would maybe indicate that is the case.

If/when Lebron chooses Cleveland - I won't miss the diva side of things.

Im sure the Nets would put up with that stuff and that gives them an edge in this matter. I cant see the Bulls doing the same thing.

[bagsboy]

I think the reports on Wade are pointing to increased interest in Chicago. Since Wade and LeBron talk, I think Wade knows LeBron in not going to Miami and is probably going to stay in Cleveland. Wade would love for Bosh to come with him but I think Wade comes to Chicago no matter what happens with Bosh.

[Rusty Walrus]

The more I think about it, the more awesome a Wade/Bosh offseason sounds...

Are we clear yet on whether we can pull that off without having to dump Deng, or are we going to have to wait for the cap number and hope it comes in high?

I agree with you on the opinion of the Wade/Bosh offseason. That team would be the hands down Eastern Conference favorite at the beginning of the year.

[PippensShadow]

Les Grobstein on the score just said he thinks Wade was playing spy by having a second meeting with the Bulls.

[gocubs2118]

Les Grobstein on the score just said he thinks Wade was playing spy be having a second meeting with the Bulls.

I don't believe that. He wouldn't drag his kids and family into this decision if he was just playing spy. Or at least I hope not.

[Jordan45822]

Les Grobstein on the score just said he thinks Wade was playing spy be having a second meeting with the Bulls.

I don't buy that crap. He is serious, but $30 million and his loyatlity for RIley will probably too much to overcome.

[DRose4MVP]

Les Grobstein on the score just said he thinks Wade was playing spy be having a second meeting with the Bulls.

I don't believe that. He wouldn't drag his kids and family into this decision if he was just playing spy. Or at least I hope not.

Yeah, that would be a all-time low if he did that. I wouldnt put it past him though...sadly.

[Magilla_Gorilla]

All this 'spy' talk is absolute BS. Rileys isn't going to learn anything he didn't already know. And Wade isn't going to put his family and his boys out into the news if it wasn't a legit concern.