~*~2014 NBA OffSeason Thread - Free Agency Starts - 7/1 12am ~*~

[therealjondoe]

Yo realjoe you said u confident Bron staying in Miami what you hearing down there

Listening to Lebatard today.
He was talking about how confident the heat are and he's very deeply connected with them.
Chills with arison. Texts Riley.
All the "noise" is coming from the outside, specifically the Cleveland side.
A lot of speculation from people who aren't in the loop.

 

[Complex]

Complex =

That's how you were in game 3...4...5

Doh

How's Shabazz doing during the summer? Nice upgrade over Chalmers, right

 

[Complex]

Listening to Lebatard today.
He was talking about how confident the heat are and he's very deeply connected with them.
Chills with arison. Texts Riley.
All the "noise" is coming from the outside, specifically the Cleveland side.
A lot of speculation from people who aren't in the loop.

LeBatard is the most biased and pro Miami radio/journalist around...if you're getting your confidence from him.

You don't know shit. He doesn't even like having journalist on his show with dissuading opinions.

 

[BlackArsenic]

LeBatard is the most biased and pro Miami radio/journalist around...if you're getting your confidence from him.

You don't know shit. He doesn't even like having journalist on his show with dissuading opinions.

Lmao

 

[therealjondoe]

LeBatard is the most biased and pro Miami radio/journalist around...if you're getting your confidence from him.

You don't know shit. He doesn't even like having journalist on his show with dissuading opinions.

He has the closest connection to the heat.
He gets his info from the closestsources
Been covering the team since Riley came

 

[BDR]

That's how you were in game 3...4...5

Doh

How's Shabazz doing during the summer? Nice upgrade over Chalmers, right

That boi Ennis balling tho

 

[Complex]

Lmao

Journalist have complained about it, but they understand it's him.

and they also know his importance also goes down if Lebron leaves.

He has the closest connection to the heat.
He gets his info from the closestsources
Been covering the team since Riley came

And Chris Broussard is tight with Lebron and his people

And SAS is tight with his crew



Everyone has their "source"

 

[therealjondoe]

Journalist have complained about it, but they understand it's him.

and they also know his importance also goes down if Lebron leaves.



And Chris Broussard is tight with Lebron and his people

And SAS is tight with his crew



Everyone has their "source"

We shall soon see

 

[AwwDamn]

He has the closest connection to the heat.
He gets his info from the closestsources
Been covering the team since Riley came

True, but if you listen to anyone close to the Cavs, might be the same story. Truthfully, I'm done even seriously thinking about this shit until an announcement is made. LeBron got motherfuckers reaching, talking about website color pallets, numbers on tattoos, rainbows and shit... Bullshit is getting out of hand.

LeBron is playing this shit right, 4 years ago, everyone shit on him for how he handled things, and now, he's letting them know 'Yall motherfuckers gon learn today'! Now, he got these motherfuckers shook, losing their mind waiting for his words!

Melo is feeling some kind of way too. It's his first Free Agency, and he's an afterthought like a motherfucker! Didn't expect LeBron to steal his thunder like this, and now, he's trying to throw curve balls to appear relevant again!

Basically, the League and everyone in it are LeBron's bitches!!

 

[Day_Carver]

There's really no decision to make IMO. The Heat are the best team in the East with you and they can offer you the most money. Cavs makes a lot more sense basketball-wise but shit if we talking max money than that's the Heat who can offer the most. If he signs some 2 year deal....still his best bet is the Heat.

WHY DOES THE CAVS MAKE MORE SENSE BASKETBALL WISE??

The only reason they are the best team in the east is because of LeBron. Shit, who do they have on their roster as of today? D Wade will not be improving physically, and everyone else on the team is a year older. I wonder how it's a foregone conclusion that they are the best team every year? LeBron makes any team in the east damn near the best team in the east, and unless they are able to pull a major coup, who is there to add or who have they added to avoid another ass whipping in the finals? What good is it to make it there, only to have your team and you counterparts fail you and you get your ass beat? Next season, Cleveland may not win a chip, but at least he won't have to deal with the constant revolving door of players, trying each summer to find pieces that fit!

Don't have a dog in this fight, but it's really not THAT cut and dry that Miami is the best team. Where ever LeBron decides to go is the best team in the East, hands down!

YES LEBRON MAKES ANY TEAM GOOD TO GREAT DEPENDING ON THE TEAM; BUT CLEVELAND HAS IRVING WHOSE ALWAYS HURT AND PLAYS NO DEFENSE; WIGGINS WHOSE NEVER PLAYED IN THE NBA; AND A BUSTED #1 LAST YEAR PICK; WHAT ELSE DOES CLEVELAND HAVE?? AND NONE OF THE STARTERS HAVE EVER WON A PLAYOFF GAME; AND A BRAND NEW COACH WHOSE NEVER COACHED IN THE NBA; BUT YET CLEVELAND IS IN A BETTER POSITIONYEA OK...

 

[BDR]

Journalist have complained about it, but they understand it's him.

and they also know his importance also goes down if Lebron leaves.



And Chris Broussard is tight with Lebron and his people

And SAS is tight with his crew



Everyone has their "source"

That's multiple sources

 

[AwwDamn]

That's multiple sources

 

[Complex]

WHY DOES THE CAVS MAKE MORE SENSE BASKETBALL WISE??



YES LEBRON MAKES ANY TEAM GOOD TO GREAT DEPENDING ON THE TEAM; BUT CLEVELAND HAS IRVING WHOSE ALWAYS HURT AND PLAYS NO DEFENSE; WIGGINS WHOSE NEVER PLAYED IN THE NBA; AND A BUSTED #1 LAST YEAR PICK; WHAT ELSE DOES CLEVELAND HAVE?? AND NONE OF THE STARTERS HAVE EVER WON A PLAYOFF GAME; AND A BRAND NEW COACH WHOSE NEVER COACHED IN THE NBA; BUT YET CLEVELAND IS IN A BETTER POSITIONYEA OK...

What have Napier, McBob or Granger won?

Wade is always hurt and is 32 going on 52

You have Bosh...that's it, Bosh, an undersized stretch five

You see how hard the season was on Lebron...and what has Miami done to ease the scoring load? A broken down Granger?

and that Deng and Pau free agency is going to go just like Lowry. Other teams can and will pay a lot more. These dudes know this is their last big contract.

And if I were Riley, I would be putting mad shit out there how hard he is going after Deng or Pau to at least make it look like he's doing something.

Cleveland is doing and Miami is calling Lebron's bluff. That's exactly what Cleveland did last time.

 

[gene cisco]

He has the closest connection to the heat.
He gets his info from the closestsources
Been covering the team since Riley came

Have Cleveland callers been calling down there talking shit? Miami callers are all over Cleveland sports talk talking shit.

 

[KingTaharqa]

Chris Bosh enjoying Ghana instead of waiting for free agency news
While the entire basketball world is focused on LeBron James and The Decision 2.0, Chris Bosh went to Ghana for the vacations with his family. Very excited to be here in Ghana! #boshfamilyworldtour #AkwaabaBosh pic.twitter.com/2ZgvWnWszQ — Chris Bosh (@chrisbosh)

BOOOOOOSH!!!!!!

Over there in the motherland. KING SHIT!

 

[AwwDamn]

WHY DOES THE CAVS MAKE MORE SENSE BASKETBALL WISE??



YES LEBRON MAKES ANY TEAM GOOD TO GREAT DEPENDING ON THE TEAM; BUT CLEVELAND HAS IRVING WHOSE ALWAYS HURT AND PLAYS NO DEFENSE; WIGGINS WHOSE NEVER PLAYED IN THE NBA; AND A BUSTED #1 LAST YEAR PICK; WHAT ELSE DOES CLEVELAND HAVE?? AND NONE OF THE STARTERS HAVE EVER WON A PLAYOFF GAME; AND A BRAND NEW COACH WHOSE NEVER COACHED IN THE NBA; BUT YET CLEVELAND IS IN A BETTER POSITIONYEA OK...

Yeah, but ok, Wade is always hurt and disappears in key games, Bosh is under utilized, and with the core of the team possibly coming back, they were just historically destroyed in the finals! Like I said, short term, Miami possibly, however, long term, Wiggins is going to get better, they have 3 lottery picks next year, and they have a nice young nucleus, plus, with Kyrie, LeBron won't have to do so much ball handling, and with Wiggins, he will have defensive help on the wings...

So, again, who does Miami have, especially anywhere near their prime that is a stud, beside LeBron and underutilized Bosh? McRoberts? Granger?

 

[therealjondoe]

Have Cleveland callers been calling down there talking shit? Miami callers are all over Cleveland sports talk talking shit.

Lebatard doesn't really take calls.
He's got some texts.
Some of the other shows have had on some Cleveland radio guys.
The miami radio guys like to troll Cleveland

 

[therealjondoe]

Yeah, but ok, Wade is always hurt and disappears in key games, Bosh is under utilized, and with the core of the team possibly coming back, they were just historically destroyed in the finals! Like I said, short term, Miami possibly, however, long term, Wiggins is going to get better, they have 3 lottery picks next year, and they have a nice young nucleus, plus, with Kyrie, LeBron won't have to do so much ball handling, and with Wiggins, he will have defensive help on the wings...

So, again, who does Miami have, especially anywhere near their prime that is a stud, beside LeBron and underutilized Bosh? McRoberts? Granger?

Miami just went to the finals with that team.
They aren't finished rebuilding it.
The core is there.
Cavs were a lottery team.
Kyrie is injured as much as wade.
The team is youthful with no experience.
1st time coach.
Asshole owner

 

[Winslow Wong]

This Whole Free Agency thing is going to be a disaster for LBJ if he resigns with Miami and snubs Cleveland

Everyone can say he never said he was going to Cleveland but he could have said in simple words - I will see what my options are with Miami and then once those are exhausted I will entertain other offers - but his "team" talking about him going back to Cleveland and him saying nothing will be a PR fucking disaster if he doesn't go - he may think he is above it - but being the villain and the heel doesn't suit him - nor Nike -

Oh well we shall see what we shall see

 

[AwwDamn]

Man if LeBron doesn't pick Cleveland, he's gonna be like this during the off season back home in Akron

 

[Sango]

This Whole Free Agency thing is going to be a disaster for LBJ if he resigns with Miami and snubs Cleveland

Everyone can say he never said he was going to Cleveland but he could have said in simple words - I will see what my options are with Miami and then once those are exhausted I will entertain other offers - but his "team" talking about him going back to Cleveland and him saying nothing will be a PR fucking disaster if he doesn't go - he may think he is above it - but being the villain and the heel doesn't suit him - nor Nike -

Oh well we shall see what we shall see

I can understand that POV, but I've come to accept that he can't ever get this right. Speculation is what drives the media, and they carry greater influence than Lebron saying what you stated loud and clear. There'll always be a what if scenario adding to the speculative agenda - sports analysts.

 

[curryshotta]

Very true. But his camp can't seem to stfu. They leaked all this Cleveland shit. Hell, just about 15 minutes ago a Cavs insider on Cleveland sports talk said Rich Paul is going to have to talk less in the future(whether directly to sources or to people who run and blab). And that's with Paul releasing info that people here consider in our favor.

Personally I think Rich Paul would like lebron to go back to Cleveland....

And Bosh should pay more attention to Houston because that is great money and if Spoelstra constantly leaves him as an afterthought in this offense behind Wade I might leave too

 

[Complex]

Miami just went to the finals with that team.
They aren't finished rebuilding it.
The core is there.
Cavs were a lottery team.
Kyrie is injured as much as wade.
The team is youthful with no experience.
1st time coach.
Asshole owner

They went to the finals because they play in the shitty east. Without Melo going to Chicago, Lebron with Cleveland will go to the finals.

Rebuild with what? Where are their young players?

Their salary cap has them hamstrung. They already used their midlevel on McBob. No Gortat, no Lowry, no Ariza.

Deng turned down 10 mil from Chicago. Dude said he's not taking less, so no Deng.

Pau? You all don't even have anything to do a sign and trade with.

Cleveland has young talent, and also tradeable talent, i.e. Jarrett Jack...plus more draft pics last year.

It will be even harder to win for Miami next year.

Lebron is about to be 30, you're going to still play him 40 minutes guarding point guards?

What core is there?
Undersized stretch 5?
Wade?
Shabbazz or Napier in the back court?

Did you see your teams defense this year?

 

[gene cisco]

This Whole Free Agency thing is going to be a disaster for LBJ if he resigns with Miami and snubs Cleveland

Everyone can say he never said he was going to Cleveland but he could have said in simple words - I will see what my options are with Miami and then once those are exhausted I will entertain other offers - but his "team" talking about him going back to Cleveland and him saying nothing will be a PR fucking disaster if he doesn't go - he may think he is above it - but being the villain and the heel doesn't suit him - nor Nike -

Oh well we shall see what we shall see

There is an out for Lebron: Fire Paul. If he doesn't choose Cleveland, Rich Paul has to be the fall guy.

He can say he tried to handle it differently this time around but Rich kept spreading 'info' about Cleveland. Reputation in Ohio salvaged.

This is basically all on Rich.

 

[BDR]

Lmaooo don't know if that's accurate to say wade disappear on key games

Wade has taken over and hit more game winning shots in his career than anyone on the cavs FACTS

 

[Complex]

There is an out for Lebron: Fire Paul. If he doesn't choose Cleveland, Rich Paul has to be the fall guy.

He can say he tried to handle it differently this time around but Rich kept spreading 'info' about Cleveland. Reputation in Ohio salvaged.

This is basically all on Rich.

High school friend

 

[Winslow Wong]

I can understand that POV, but I've come to accept that he can't ever get this right. Speculation is what drives the media, and they carry greater influence than Lebron saying what you stated loud and clear. There'll always be a what if scenario adding to the speculative agenda - sports analysts.

Someone in marketing has to explain that this is not the right way to do it if he is not going back to Cleveland - all the speculation is being fueled by people on "his team" including his agent - if should have just ruled Cleveland out from the beginning - I mean people from Cleveland were starting to have good feelings about him again - he continued to make Akron his home and he has done a lot for charity there but this I might be coming back is BS if he isnt. This will be viewed far worse than the Decision and he has not said a word but that is worse than if he said I am not going to Cleveland - Hopes dashed is far worse than anything else. he can not be that sheltered or oblivious to what is going on in Ohio or around the country.

 

[Big Tex]

These dudes better have this shit wrapped up in the next week, because once football training camp starts LeBron and Melo will be wondering where the cameras went..

 

[therealjondoe]

They went to the finals because they play in the shitty east. Without Melo going to Chicago, Lebron with Cleveland will go to the finals.

Rebuild with what? Where are their young players?

Their salary cap has them hamstrung. They already used their midlevel on McBob. No Gortat, no Lowry, no Ariza.

Deng turned down 10 mil from Chicago. Dude said he's not taking less, so no Deng.

Pau? You all don't even have anything to do a sign and trade with.

Cleveland has young talent, and also tradeable talent, i.e. Jarrett Jack...plus more draft pics last year.

It will be even harder to win for Miami next year.

Lebron is about to be 30, you're going to still play him 40 minutes guarding point guards?

What core is there?
Undersized stretch 5?
Wade?
Shabbazz or Napier in the back court?


Did you see your teams defense this year?

Still stuck on star power huh.
The roleplayers don't have to be superstars.
As proven with back to back championships

 

[lazarus]

LeBron is dumb if he goes to cle with this young ass team. kyrie is a poor shooter and needs the ball. not a good fit with LeBron. everyone else unproven. if you take the same mia team this year vs cle with LeBron, the mia team is way better. bron needs to go ahead and sign a two yr deal with mia

unless cle gets love. I think bron is waiting to see if they can do it.

 

[AwwDamn]

Unless he's copped the Flux Capacitor that Prime Time D Wade is dead and gone. The Wade I'M talking about, the one that disappears in big key games was like 6 for 30 the last two games of the finals when they needed him the most and was largely ineffective the entire series so...


You've got to perform today, your past career accomplishments don't get you a free pass!

 

[Complex]

Just like Houston is best for Bosh, Cleveland is best for Lebron

Chicago is best for Melo and it doesn't look like he's going

 

[AwwDamn]

Still stuck on star power huh.
The roleplayers don't have to be superstars.
As proven with back to back championships

So what did the Role Players AND their Star players prove during the most recent historic beat down

 

[gene cisco]

High school friend

And? Rich can collect his commission(millions) and then be dismissed. Makes it look even better that Lebron fired his friend(even though he is still taking care of him).

His team has created a potential PR nightmare in his home region. The local media wasn't even on it until his team started leaking shit.

 

[Spectrum]

Lmaooo don't know if that's accurate to say wade disappear on key games

Wade has taken over and hit more game winning shots in his career than anyone on the cavs FACTS

We're all shitting on Wade but it was just a couple of series last year and then this playoff run where he came up a bit short. He actually played well during the regular season (when he actually played). The "wade is done" meme is a bit overdone but I do think his days as an elite player are probably over. His body is really breaking down at this point...he's probably going to be good for 18 points a game this coming season..which is not bad but Miami is probably going to win 52-53 games next year with this lineup. That's not good enough to win a title.. only one team over the last 3 decades has won a title with that type of regular season record.