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They can be motivated all they want but they have to go against not just Lebron but Dwayne Wade. Unless they get lucky again and get another Lebron, it's not happening.Originally posted by BlzerLet me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.
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I don't know how motivated the players will be seeing as how most of them understand, and I don't think that that would play a role in a series between the Cavs and the Heat because the players don't hate LeBron. Now if the fans play...Originally posted by G PericoIf I ain't got it, then I gotta take it
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I saw the below post over at REALGM and summed up exactly what I've been thinking. I am posting it below to get people's thoughts.
Please NO LeBron specific talk in this thread....just purely "how will small markets / small fan bases" etc be long term? Will we see a whole era of some teams 'conceding' and simply tanking as they realise they can't beat the Heat come 2012 onwards? I just don't see any positives in this once the Celtics age (maybe they have one last run left) for the Eastern Conference and the entire L.
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This is such an abject disaster.
No 1: First off, Miami is a Dolphins town that is awful for all other pro sports. Heat aren't a huge draw, even when they had Shaq and Wade.
No. 2: It destroys hopes of NBA teams in Cleveland, Toronto, New York and New Jersey. It also harms Boston and Chicago because the team is so stacked. The Nets just got shutout. How about that Mikhail?
No. 3: The NBA needs rivalries. Celtics could beat that team, but they are declining. The Lakers have an aging Kobe Bryant. What happens when the Celts get old? The Magic and Heat battling for the ECF? THAT DESTROYS THE NBA. It makes anything North of the Florida all the way to the West Coast irrelevant.
No 4: It harms the NBA brand. LeBron and Wade need to be competitors. They should be fierce rivals that the NBA could sell. When one wins a title or Wade a second, then they can market them as all-time greats. But, together? They hurt each others legacy.
This hurts the NBA on so many fronts it is not even funny. You can just assume that Heat-Lakers is going to be some boffo revenue stream. I don't think it will be. It concentrates power to far south and lays waste to the Eastern Conference.
Its like some douche bag is controlling all-30 teams in NBA 2K11 and stacking one team in particular just because he wants to win win win. Then he's going to find some way to bring in some veteran talent and edit their contracts so he's under the cap.
...and to that person who does that we flame them in the "Assosciation Progress" threads, only this ish is really happening, and its like a 14 yr olds wetdream.Originally posted by Edmund BurkeAll that is needed for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.Comment
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A few things about the current state of the NBA now:
If Lakers > Heat in a championship, nobody can even make an argument that Lebron is better than Kobe. Heck, I think the fact that Lebron is willing to play second-fiddle to DWade alone is enough to knock LBJ off the pedastal of best player in the NBA since it pretty much proves he doesn't have the mental strength.
If Cavs > Heat in anything, the Heat and Lebron should be ashamed, and if they lose a playoff series somehow to the Cavs, forget about it. LBJ will be a laughing stock.
If Thunder > Heat in championship, it shows there is still hope for the NBA since Durant signed his extension to stay in his small market city and actually try to earn a championship rather than try to join New York or something next year and just get handed championships like LBJ is hoping.Comment
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I disagree for the most part. The only point I agree on is that Wade and Lebron should be rivals, not teammates.
No. 3: The NBA needs rivalries. Celtics could beat that team, but they are declining. The Lakers have an aging Kobe Bryant. What happens when the Celts get old? The Magic and Heat battling for the ECF? THAT DESTROYS THE NBA. It makes anything North of the Florida all the way to the West Coast irrelevant.
Also, people will love to watch this team lose if they fail. You already have guys replacing Kobe's face on their dartboards.
Toronto never had any hope to destroy.
I'm real curious to see how Gil responds in Cleveland. They need a starting SF and they're definitely not a lottery team, mark my words. Especially not with Scott running the show.
Nothing is harming Boston besides Father Time. They've been in two out of the last 3 NBA Finals, and when healthy, they are at the very least one of the top two teams in the league. Let's not start digging their graves just yet.
This isn't the best move for the NBA in certain areas, but there are a lot of variables right now. All these young PGs, Kevin Durant, the Trailblazers, the Bulls, the fate of Carmleo Anthony all will paint the future of the league, not just the LeWadenBosh Experiment.Comment
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It is horrible.
Its like some douche bag is controlling all-30 teams in NBA 2K11 and stacking one team in particular just because he wants to win win win. Then he's going to find some way to bring in some veteran talent and edit their contracts so he's under the cap.
...and to that person who does that we flame them in the "Assosciation Progress" threads, only this ish is really happening, and its like a 14 yr olds wetdream.
I didn't believe this was even possible. If this happened in 2k11's association we'd be saying this would never happen in real life.
The only thing that is giving me some solace, is the fact that right now Miami is as deep as an evaporating puddle.
But once they start adding some roleplayers at minimum pay (which i believe they will), It's going to make it hard for me to root for them."I'm addicted to Video Games, and i chase it with a little OS." -Winston ChurchillComment
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Pretty much. I am more worried about that, a lockout can really hurt the NBA moreso than this.
Parity I am worried about it...but not to the point that it can really hurt the league...there are still guys out there ballin. All over the world that will be drafted and can make a large impact on the NBA.
What if John Wall and Cousins tears up the NBA next year? Now we are talking about the Kings as a serious threat with Evans and Cousins, and wondering how the Wiz will build around their superstar.
While the NBA is more supserstar based, and sometimes we think a player is bigger than the game...that's never the case. Someone will eventually come into the NBA just as talented or moreso than Bron.Comment
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Does anyone think this Miami 3 thing will hurt negotiations during the next CBA with owners? What type of impact do people see on it? I think was really a rare occurrence but I could see the owners trying to use this."Ma'am I don't make the rules up. I just think them up and write em down". - Cartman
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Although i wanted to see LBJ go to Chi-town, i think this is good for the NBA. What i would love to know is what Melo thinks about all of this...? How CP3 feels and so on. I mean LBJ is said to be attending Melo's wedding and all, I just know he can't be too hapy about whats going down in Wade County.Comment
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Here's a post from Stephen Jackson. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/07/09/j...s=iref:nbahpt2 I love how he says him nor his team is just gonna lay down for south beach. I think if everyone in the NBA felt this way........this could really get good for NBA.Last edited by StankonYa; 07-09-2010, 07:25 PM.Comment
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Here's a post from Stephen Jackson. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/07/09/j...s=iref:nbahpt2 I love how he says him nor his team is just gonna lay down for south beach. I think if everyone in the NBA felt this way........this could really get good for NBA.Comment
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Great article here. It's a shame the potential 'golden era' isn't going to happen.
LeBron James, in one fell swoop, has dramatically changed the course of NBA history for the next generation.
Had he signed with Chicago or the Knicks or remained with the Cavaliers, the NBA almost certainly would have entered a golden age, similar to the 1980s, where there would have been three or four truly great teams led by superstars in their primes competing for all the marbles every spring. It would have been basketball heaven.
Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_pi...#ixzz0tGO3jyjN
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Re: The future for the NBA?
Great article here. It's a shame the potential 'golden era' isn't going to happen.
LeBron James, in one fell swoop, has dramatically changed the course of NBA history for the next generation.
Had he signed with Chicago or the Knicks or remained with the Cavaliers, the NBA almost certainly would have entered a golden age, similar to the 1980s, where there would have been three or four truly great teams led by superstars in their primes competing for all the marbles every spring. It would have been basketball heaven.
Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_pi...#ixzz0tGO3jyjN
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