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Wait Until Next Year … Well, this one may be a bit longer
Posted by Webmaster in Basketball on July 10, 2010
History repeats itself in Cleveland
*Our webmaster, Keith, usually lurks behind the scenes, making sure we don’t totally screw things up around here. However, as a native Clevelander, he had a few things to say about the state of Cleveland after LeBron’s departure. What he has put together is an exceptional piece about some of the more recent sports developments in Cleveland and how they have affected the city. Needless to say, it’s a must read.
It’s the age old mantra of a Cleveland fan: “Wait Until Next Year”. It is uttered in unison three times a year by a family of fans once their favorite teams hit the point of no return. The point at which they know the championship, the spotlight, the best of news for the otherwise troubled, battered, and beaten place they call home will simply not be happening … not this time.
Well, it turns out that for only a second time in the city’s history that phrase has been uttered a fourth in a single year. As with that prior time, this one was with a passion and pain that can only be truly understood by that family. As with the prior time, an asterisk went up after ‘Next’, a euphemism for what ultimately may be a lifetime of waiting.
Miami State of Mind?
Posted by Rene in Basketball on November 10, 2009
The idea of it sounds impossible, but it can be fiscally practical. LeBron James stated after his game against the Knicks that he would be open to the possibility of taking less than a max contract to play
They'd look so much better wearing the same uniforms
with a contending team. Chris Sheridan also wrote about it on ESPN.com. The Miami Heat have a lot coming off the salary cap this summer, and will have the room to re-sign Wade to a max contract, and then lure two other star players (Chris Bosh and Lebron James) that will take a non-maxed contract. Those non-maxed contracts will still be expensive, but they will be about $25 million dollars less than that player will get on another team. The Miami Heat can also just re-sign Wade and sign another star player to the max contract, but the dream to Miami Heat fans, like myself, is to arguably put the best combo of three players to ever play on a team on the same floor. If the Miami Heat re-sign Wade, and then convince two other players to take less than the max together, it can be a very tempting offer to players like LeBron and Bosh that want to play in a big city and a contending team.
Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James will not only start for the Miami Heat, but they will start for the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Throw in Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers, and you have an automatic contending line-up. You add a few solid bench players that won’t mind signing for cheap, and some will argue that the 2010 season will not even have to be played. Who will be Pippen and who will be Michael Jordan? I don’t even know if David Stern will allow this. Is it better for the NBA to have their stars scattered around, or have these three monsters together in one line-up? I know this is just a rumor, but hopefully it will catch some fire and these players will end up wearing the same uniform next year in Miami!
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