I've heard various reports that David Stern is laughing all the way to the bank with the news that Lebron is joining up with Bosh, Wade, and scummy Pat Riley in Miami. But to me, this move by Lebron turns the NBA in to even more of a circus than an actual competitive sport. If I want to watch a team beat the shit out of another team day in and day out I'll just watch the Globe Trotters take care of the Washington Generals. I think this is horrible for the league. It might be great for Miami, but it sucks for the other 30 or so teams to know that they're season is probably eventually going to be trampled upon by the Heat. I don't think there has ever been as dominant a combination of players assembled.
Another thing, for as narcissistic as Lebron appears to be (see: ESPN special last night), I don't think he realizes how this will tarnish his career and legacy. He failed miserably in Cleveland. He had the goods to deliver a title and choked. Now if he gets the title in Miami there will always be that huge asterisk next to it, nothing that he had to make a mockery of the NBA salary cap and form an all star team in order to get it. Some might argue that the Celtics did this too with the Big 3, but there's no way Pierce/Garnet/Allen are as dominant of players as Wade/Lebron/Bosh. And plus, they weren't free agents who took less money because they have gazillions in endorsements, they were acquired through respectable trades.
Lebron will now always be second rate to Jordan, Kobe, Bird, etc. when he could have risen above all of them.
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