I agree for the most part. My pre-free agency prediction was: Bosh+Wade to Miami, Joe Johnson+Amar'e to NYK (oops), Boozer and James to Chicago, David Lee to the Rockets as a possible sign and trade, and then Dirk stays in Dallas and the 2/3 of the Big 3 in Boston stay. So far, it's all worked out like that, except for Joe Johnson. (By the way, Ray Allen resigned and Chris Duhon is in Orlando.)
I don't see how the money would work out in Miami, and personally I think Bosh is a little overrated. He hasn't ever really had a true rebounder to compete with; Bargnani is more of a perimeter big man. The bench isn't very deep, so he gets a ton of minutes, and he scores a lot of points because only one or two other players on that roster can. I'm not saying he won't be good in Miami, but i don't see him averaging more than 20 points per game, and 11 rebounds per game is his limit.
Chicago is the perfect fit. You've got a great point guard, another first overall pick who's done everything he can so far in his career, and he's only going to get better. You have the pair of Duke alumni, Boozer and Deng, who are solid high-teens scorers, and Boozer can grab double digit boards while Deng can get you around 7 (not with Boozer around though.) Throw in Joakim Noah, a top 3 rebounder last season until his injury, will be a force down low for at least the next 6 years.
There's no reason for LeBron to go anywhere but Chicago if he wants to win. If he wants money, he goes to NJ, where he can eventually become the most popular athlete in Russia. After Russia, it's Europe, then the rest of the world if Prokhorov has his way. Still, the championships are too hard to pass up, and LeBron will be filthy rich anyway. Chicago all the way.
I agree for the most part. My pre-free agency prediction was: Bosh+Wade to Miami, Joe Johnson+Amar'e to NYK (oops), Boozer and James to Chicago, David Lee to the Rockets as a possible sign and trade, and then Dirk stays in Dallas and the 2/3 of the Big 3 in Boston stay. So far, it's all worked out like that, except for Joe Johnson. (By the way, Ray Allen resigned and Chris Duhon is in Orlando.)
ReplyDeleteI don't see how the money would work out in Miami, and personally I think Bosh is a little overrated. He hasn't ever really had a true rebounder to compete with; Bargnani is more of a perimeter big man. The bench isn't very deep, so he gets a ton of minutes, and he scores a lot of points because only one or two other players on that roster can. I'm not saying he won't be good in Miami, but i don't see him averaging more than 20 points per game, and 11 rebounds per game is his limit.
Chicago is the perfect fit. You've got a great point guard, another first overall pick who's done everything he can so far in his career, and he's only going to get better. You have the pair of Duke alumni, Boozer and Deng, who are solid high-teens scorers, and Boozer can grab double digit boards while Deng can get you around 7 (not with Boozer around though.) Throw in Joakim Noah, a top 3 rebounder last season until his injury, will be a force down low for at least the next 6 years.
There's no reason for LeBron to go anywhere but Chicago if he wants to win. If he wants money, he goes to NJ, where he can eventually become the most popular athlete in Russia. After Russia, it's Europe, then the rest of the world if Prokhorov has his way. Still, the championships are too hard to pass up, and LeBron will be filthy rich anyway. Chicago all the way.