They just won the championship last year. They let 6 key contributors walk. Six. That means they're going for the big guns. They have an opportunity to go after established talent who are either the best at their positions or in the top 3 or 4. They can't pass that up in favor of trying to catch lightening in a bottle again. They sign DWill and D12 then keep the cast that they have right now that's guaranteed Western Conference dominance for the greater part of this decade. They beat the so called new "Big Three" in last years Finals with one superstar and a strong cast of supporting players. They get two more and it's over. Payroll might be crippled but so what, as long as you're paying reliable guys who give you what you need you'll be aiight.
well put, im just playing devils advocate
Winning playoff games only matters when you have no rings to show for it. They do and they'd like that to continue so it's best that they go with the guaranteed option. Sign premier players and you're guaranteed to be in the Finals again. The lightening in a bottle strategy they won with last year can't guarantee you anything in the long run and neither can signing Chris Kaman. Dwight + Deron + Dirk is guaranteed buckets, all day. How do you even guard two 7 footers who can score at will? Who can take on that task and succeed? Plus an elite point guard? Aww man...
Will Chris Kaman hurt Dwight's trade options?
Where would any owner move them where they'd get a significant increase in ticket sales? (excluding a comeback to Seattle and keep in mind they can't go to Vegas) Another team in Cali? 3rd team in NY? 4th team in Texas?
Originally Posted by Scientific Method
It's Stern's vision though. He already has NBA offices all over the world, in China, in Africa, in South America; what they do there I have no idea. Acrtual quotes from Stern on the topic from a 2010 interview so 10 yrs = 2020. Stern envisions not one team but 5 there so now your Europe division road trip is looking like an entire month.
"It's a wonderful topic, because 10 years ago, I said, 'Oh, it's inevitable, it'll happen in 10 years,' And now what I'm saying is, 'It's inevitable, it'll happen in 10 years.' But in terms of globalization, we're going to see a desire for franchises in Europe -- and in about 10 years, you'll send me a postcard."
"I think we'll have a division and I think the Heat will play in Boston one night and then they'll go to Paris and spend a couple days on the Champs-Elysses shopping and relaxing. And then they'll go and play five teams. And when they finish that, they'll play them again. Then they'll come home, having had a nice trip to Europe and they'll be finished with their European obligations."
, then when you return you probably give them another 5 days to a week off before their next game after their projected stateside touch down. I'm excited at the prospect of it, assuming it really happens. Of course, how you conduct the playoffs becomes a problem. Do you take the European Division team with the best record and just give them the 8th seed in the East? Have the Europe division play their own playoffs (1 game probably) then crown a European division champion? Then what? Maybe we get an "North American" NBA champion the normal way, and then they play the European division champion for the ultimate World Championship trophy. The travel in a 2-2-1-1-1 would be unGodly so does "home" for the Madrid Itsnotracistbecausewehavenodiversityheres, might just have to be a neutral location if and when they face a domestic team. If it ever happens, I'm sure there are people a lot smarter than me who get tons of money to figure it out. I think it would be good for a lot of these guys to go overseas and get a look at another culture. Let them take a few guests and family members too.
