2013-2014 NBA Finals - Spurs SMASH Heat 4-1 - San Antonio Spurs NBA Champions [RIP Dwyane Wade]

[a-friend]

lmaooooo no time, ever, was Wade, EVER, even maybe possibly the best player in the L. Not ever.

Some would disagree.

only you. No time was he ever better than kobe.

How do you know "only me".?
Because I actually don't think he was the best.
I think it could be argued that he was, and I know a generous amount of peeps that think he was, myself excluded.
Maybe try reading the entire post of mine, instead of stopping at the part you want to immediately refute, and beginning to type your rebuttal with that proverbial I'm getting ready to flame this dude smile on your face.

 

[mjsaver]

Swapping players and guaranteeing multiple championships is very different than talking about Bron going to the west coast.

If he somehow made it on a team with Chris Paul it would be something to see because he would finally have a chance to play off the ball something he's never done before....consistently anyway.

 

[flyerthandelta]

By Dan Feldman
Jun 19, 2014, 9:55 AM EDT
Report: LeBron James, annoyed with Micky Arison, not ready to commit to Heat

LeBron James reportedly doesn’t want to take a salary cut in order to save Heat owner Micky Arison money. That’s apparently not a new concern.

It’s been festering.

The Heat paid the luxury tax the previous two years, and they’ll pay it again this season. But in the last year, they’ve really dialed back their spending.

They amnestied Mike Miller.
Instead of using a draft pick to upgrade their roster, they used it as a sweetener to unload Joel Anthony’s contract.
They didn’t use the mid-level exception, their primary tool for adding another rotation-caliber player.
Miami has allowed its roster to stagnate and age, creating a lack of depth really showed in the Finals.

If the Heat had spent more to build a deeper team, maybe they’d be NBA champions – and not waiting on a mum LeBron.

Brian Windhorst of ESPN:

a victory for the Heat at this stage likely means getting James to commit for one more season. Again, this is not ideal. When that infamous “not five, not six …” speech was delivered, James was under the impression that he would be staying in Miami for a second long-term contract. Despite a strong and historic run, James isn’t ready to commit to that given the current state of the team.

The Heat are the favorites; this is not in question. But there is a window of doubt due to the way the season ended, Wade’s health and some bitterness James harbors that Micky Arison put the brakes on spending over the past year.

That is why his most likely path is to opt out of his contract after the draft so that he will maximize his flexibility while putting teams on the clock.

This would force the Heat to take action on the free-agent market to improve the roster and, essentially, spend money even though they are facing significant luxury-tax penalties. It would also buy time for James to meet with other teams and examine plans and for rival teams to make trades or signings to potentially make them more attractive. Some deals are more likely to happen in July rather than in late June.

Like Windhorst, I believe LeBron will stay with the Heat, the odds-on favorite to keep him. Nearly all the reasons he signed with Miami in 2010 remain in place.

But this is absolutely a time to apply pressure.

[RELATED: Clippers, Rockets to pursue LeBron if he becomes a free agent?]

Chasing Carmelo Anthony has been presented as a way to upgrade the roster. But if Miami creates cap room to sign him, there’s nearly no way they’ll pay the luxury tax season. It’s just too difficult, under Collective Bargaining Agreement Rules, to dip that far below the salary cap and then exceed the luxury-tax line within a single year. It’s not coincidence the Heat didn’t pay the tax in their first year with LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

Really, a run at Melo is a great stealth way to trim payroll.

In 2015-16, especially if LeBron signs a reduced one-year contract this summer and then sought to re-up for a max deal once Melo was in the fold, the tax hit could be large. But maybe by then, Arison will have found other ways to trim salary. Would LeBron give Arison a year’s cushion on the hope spending increased the following year?

LeBron could opt out now, and that would really apply pressure on the Heat. But if they’re not motivated already, something is wrong.

[RELATED: DeSean Jackson continues to troll LeBron James on Instagram]

The big three, especially LeBron, generate a lot of revenue for Arison. That doesn’t mean Arison must spend like the Nets to appease them, but quite likely, being thrifty and losing LeBron would be a net loss.

LeBron is just reminding Arison of that fact. If he opts out to really hammer it home, so be it.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...ommit-to-heat/

 

[imlive365]

only you. No time was he ever better than kobe.

You could make an argument wade was the best player in the league in 08-09

 

[noblekane]

If dude is gonna get you to the finals every year spend spend spend

Pat the rat getting the cement block shoes on deck just incase lol

 

[a-friend]

only you. No time was he ever better than kobe.

You could make an argument wade was the best player in the league in 08-09

A very good argument. Trust, I've had it in depth with a Golf buddy that bleeds Wade. I don't even play golf with him alone anymore cause he brings the Wade ish up

 

[finnns2003]

If dude is gonna get you to the finals every year spend spend spend

Pat the rat getting the cement block shoes on deck just incase lol

On what though?

 

[TipsyMcStagga]

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[flyerthandelta]

You pay what the King wants you dont jeopardize the Throne!

 

[lawdog1]

^^^ Timmy not giving any dambs in his old age.

 

[unclerukus]

You could make an argument wade was the best player in the league in 08-09

Having the best year of any player in the league in a given year does not make you the best player in the league if that makes sense. Wade had an MVP caliber year in 08-09 but at no point was dude ever better than Kobe. Bryant has had multiple years like Wade's 08-09 year. 

 

[antidope]

That picture is photoshopped. Tim Duncan two days ago

 

 

[tyonenine]

I'm pretty sure Micky isn't going to let lebron walk over a few Ms

 

[flyerthandelta]

YALL FORGET HOW KOBE WAS KILLING THE TWIN TOWERS WHILE NOT HAVING HOME COURT (4-0) WCF SWEPT




GM 1 (45-10-3)



GM 2 (28-7-6)



GM 3 (36-9-



GM 4 (24-2-11)

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[doyung9]

at Wade being better than Kobe. You could be the biggest LeBron > Jordan and Kobe stan ever and still agree than it's always been Kobe > Wade.

 

[acemaster193]

Since you guys won't drop the subject

MJ > Kobe > Lebron >












Wade

 

[acemaster193]

NBA on NBC > *

 

[lawdog1]

@darthSka - Since the Spurs have now had their parade (and nobody's really talking about the 2014 Finals in here anymore), isn't it maybe time to lock this thread?

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Wade > Jordan > Kobe > Pippen > Cheetos

 

[mister friendly]

I'm pretty sure Micky isn't going to let lebron walk over a few Ms

I think the luxury tax is more than a few million dollars more like tens of millions of dollars

 

[blastercombo]

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Just ******** on lebron.


He should of never said that

 

[blastercombo]

I think the luxury tax is more than a few million dollars more like tens of millions of dollars

Which he'll all make back during playoff game ticket sales alone

 

[antidope]

@darthSka - Since the Spurs have now had their parade (and nobody's really talking about the 2014 Finals in here anymore), isn't it maybe time to lock this thread?

Probably, this is turning into the offseason thread light. But this was a great year, I dont think I've watched this much basketball in a while, and I hope 2014-15 is just as good.

 

[Lovetohate3000]

True flyerthendelta.
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ppl don't remember Kobe putting in work in the wc playoffs of those title runs. Shaq got MVP of the finals cuz he got to go against the garbage ec big men.

wade never even close to being on kobes level . Kb is 2 sg ever. Wade ain't even top 5.

 

[mister friendly]

I think the luxury tax is more than a few million dollars more like tens of millions of dollars

Which he'll all make back during playoff game ticket sales alone

I sure he figures why spend that much when they should be able to win without spending that much