****The Official 2014-15 NBA Thread****

I don't think LeBron is worried about 2017.

He's already starting to decline physically. I'm sure he can feel it.

"Boik14 wrote:

I hope they dont even add Love. I dont really dislike Cleveland but I am not a fan of Lebron. Like I said, I hope he gets shut out of rings the rest of the way.

I would be happy with that as well.

Wade standing over the port of Miami with every cruise ship needing to sail underneath his apple sack would make me so happy.

My question is this... if we get a Wade statue... will there be a Bosh statuebomb in the background.

There is an obvious difference in organizations.

The San Antonio Spurs contacted the Heat a week ago concerning their interest in Greg Oden. (Spurs offered him a contract last year). The Heat informed the Spurs that they still had plans for signing Oden.

Well, now it turns out that Greg Oden was contacted by the Cavs this week, and he made it known to the Heat FO. Heat FO got a chuckle out of it.

If you are keeping score..the Cavs have contacted:

Chalmers
Miller-signed
Jones-signed
Birdman
Allen
Oden

Is Ray Allen going to retire?

Turns out that Riley got a commitment from Luol Deng to play with the BIG 3. Would have been best Heat team yet.

After Lebron signed with Cavs, Deng re-negotiated his deal.

His commitment was gonna be at the expense of Bosh and Wade's salaries. After we lost Lebron, there was no sense in operating as a capped team and the Heat then maxed out Bosh.

"ckparrothead wrote:

Is Ray Allen going to retire?

Nobody knows.

Heat hasn't told me anything on Ray.

"Section126 wrote:

Turns out that Riley got a commitment from Luol Deng to play with the BIG 3. Would have been best Heat team yet.

After Lebron signed with Cavs, Deng re-negotiated his deal.

His commitment was gonna be at the expense of Bosh and Wade's salaries. After we lost Lebron, there was no sense in operating as a capped team and the Heat then maxed out Bosh.

Unbelievable.

Wade/Bosh were willing to sacrifice to get You Know Who the max and Deng?????

And then one guy decided the party was over. Walked away from maybe 6 or 7 finals in a row, unprecedented in the modern NBA.

And we're not supposed to be a little salty?

"Section126 wrote:

Turns out that Riley got a commitment from Luol Deng to play with the BIG 3. Would have been best Heat team yet.

After Lebron signed with Cavs, Deng re-negotiated his deal.

His commitment was gonna be at the expense of Bosh and Wade's salaries. After we lost Lebron, there was no sense in operating as a capped team and the Heat then maxed out Bosh.

One question Sec, which you may not know the answer to.

Did You Know Who know that Deng was on board in the Vegas meeting?

"schmolioot wrote:

One question Sec, which you may not know the answer to.

Did You Know Who know that Deng was on board in the Vegas meeting?

Not sure if they presented it to Lebron at the meeting, But Deng had given a commitment to the Heat and the Heat had a framework to give Lebron the MAX and Bosh/Wade a salary they had agreed to.

"Section126 wrote:

Turns out that Riley got a commitment from Luol Deng to play with the BIG 3. Would have been best Heat team yet.

After Lebron signed with Cavs, Deng re-negotiated his deal.

His commitment was gonna be at the expense of Bosh and Wade's salaries. After we lost Lebron, there was no sense in operating as a capped team and the Heat then maxed out Bosh.

Just bc you say it, it does not make it true. You know, statements have to be consistent with evidence.

"Section126 wrote:

Not sure if they presented it to Lebron at the meeting, But Deng had given a commitment to the Heat and the Heat had a framework to give Lebron the MAX and Bosh/Wade a salary they had agreed to.

Have to believe they would've presented it if they had it.

Not sure it would've made any difference.

Also, some funny stuff. You Know Who didn't see the need to call Spo on the way out and hasn't yet found the time or the need to call David Blatt on the way in. According to Ethan strauss who interviewed Blatt at summer league he hasn't spoken to LJ but doesn;t need to since "they will talk a lot in the future"

It's good to see 2 Wolverines leading summer league in scoring. (Rice Jr. and Hardaway Jr.)

Stauskas needs to step it up.

Also, Isaiah Canaan made Wiggins look so bad yesterday, lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xEnpznudA#t=72

"Section126 wrote:

Turns out that Riley got a commitment from Luol Deng to play with the BIG 3. Would have been best Heat team yet.

After Lebron signed with Cavs, Deng re-negotiated his deal.

His commitment was gonna be at the expense of Bosh and Wade's salaries. After we lost Lebron, there was no sense in operating as a capped team and the Heat then maxed out Bosh.

Wow, smh. Instead you retreat to a town best known for dropping a large load on someones chest.

"TooGoodForDez wrote:

Just bc you say it, it does not make it true. You know, statements have to be consistent with evidence.

If Section says it, its true. When it comes to the Heat. I'd bet my life and family on it.

People can be salty if they choose. It's up to them. Hearing that they would've gotten Deng anyway makes me sad, but it doesn't change my opinion regarding LeBron's going back to Cleveland. He was a free agent and he made the choice he felt was best for him and his family.

"TooGoodForDez wrote:

Just bc you say it, it does not make it true. You know, statements have to be consistent with evidence.

Deng also said it.

and if I SAY IT..it is 100% true. My track record is spotless.

I'm not suggesting LeBron didn't have the right to make whatever decision he wanted.

If going to Cleveland was that important to him, then fine.

But it is fair to question, and be upset if it's your team, walking away from a potentially historical basketball achievement, that even Michael Jordan didn't accomplish. Particularly from a guy who less than 4 months before Ohio became the most important thing in the world to him stated that he wanted to be on basketball Mt. Rushmore and that he knew he needed more titles to do it.

"phinswolverinesrockets wrote:

It's good to see 2 Wolverines leading summer league in scoring. (Rice Jr. and Hardaway Jr.)

Stauskas needs to step it up.

Also, Isaiah Canaan made Wiggins look so bad yesterday, lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0xEnpznudA#t=72

Damn you Knicks! Timmy H Jr was supposed to be a Heat!

There is nothing to suggest that Bosh was willing to play for less than max. Nor that Deng was looking to play with the Heat as a second fiddle, especially since Heat first secured commitments from Granger and McBob. These reports that you are peddling after the fact are outrageous, pure BS and inconsistent with facts as they were at the time.

"TooGoodForDez wrote:

There is nothing to suggest that Bosh was willing to play for less than max. Nor that Deng was looking to play with the Heat as a second fiddle, especially since Heat first secured commitments from Granger and McBob. These reports that you are peddling after the fact are outrageous, pure BS and inconsistent with facts as they were at the time.

Scandalous outrageous and preposterous!!!!

"TooGoodForDez wrote:

There is nothing to suggest that Bosh was willing to play for less than max. Nor that Deng was looking to play with the Heat as a second fiddle, especially since Heat first secured commitments from Granger and McBob. These reports that you are peddling after the fact are outrageous, pure BS and inconsistent with facts as they were at the time.

Bosh asked for 90 for 5 originally, and of course, there is the matter of him saying he wanted to stay even if it meant taking a paycut (how is that for evidence?).

They agreed to contract parameters with McBob and Granger first, and both of them were for the MLE and MMLE, Deng committed based on a proposal that never came to fruition.

I think you are missing the part where Luol Deng is confirming this today to local media.

and I am not peddling anything. I am telling you what media people are saying today and what Luol Deng is confirming.

I would rather that you just say Thank You, instead of your usual ******* act and BS attacks.