lawdog1
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At a certain point, though, if you're LeBron, you look at what just happened in the Finals. You look at Wade. And realize that team just isn't going to get better. They can't afford it with three guys deserving of max (or near-max deals). It has more to do with that than Riley.
Yeah. I think Riles knew he didn't have a lot to work with in this situation. That's why he went to the "don't take the easy way out" card in his post-Finals presser. By trying to appeal to LeBron's pride and sense of honor, he gave the signal that he knew that he wasn't going to be able to do much more.
Question though - if LeBron signs with Cleveland, can McBob and Granger back out of their deals?