I know you're pissed off as a NY knicks fan. Your team (like mine) planned 2 years for a shot at LeBron by gutting out the franchise (clearing for cap space).
If the Knicks got LeBron, you'd be fired up. Don't lie and say you wouldn't. :lolBIG: I was happy to resign DWade and snag Bosh. Getting LeBron totally floored me.
JACKPOT! Remember, the Heat is only 22 years old. Your team is how old and has how many NBA championships? Getting LeBron insures I'll see more Heat championships before checking out of our planet.
Who can I thank? Pat Riley. Throughout the entire FA process, I was confident Pat and his "sales" team could pull it off. Alonzo Mourning was part of the effort, and he truly eptimozes the Heat organization. Any player meeting Zo will feel his intensity. Retired or not, he a tough S.O.B.!
I'm familiar with Haslem, and he is a true crowd pleaser for his toughness. He'll come off the bench and kick ass. Other players feed off his desire. Dwade does, and that's why he lobbied hard to keep him. Udonis took significantly less to return. Maybe he'll content for the 6th Man award.
Let's face it. What the Heat is doing has revolutioned the way professional sports and free agency coexist. :grandmais Current and future players will structure contracts with each other so they have FA options at the same time.
My hometown is getting a huge makeover. This is exactly the way it was in the early '80s with the TV show
MIAMI VICE. Usually, art imitates life. But it was actually life imitating art. Same vibe here with LeBron coming down to SoBe. Miami is still a football city (Dolphins and the "U"). But this makes the Heat right there! When I was growing up, I only had the Fins and the Canes. Look at Miami now.
Your team's turn for a major upgrade is next year for Mello and Parker. Hope you can pull it off so our teams will be competitive with each other for the next few years. :toast:
