THE KING HAS LEFT THE BUILDING...

THE KING HAS LEFT THE BUILDING...

For years LeBron James has been known as “The King”. Is he the best player in the NBA? That is debatable; however there is not a bigger name or more marketable face in all of the NBA. This has been the summer that basketball fans have been waiting for. LeBron, D-Wade, Chris Bosh. Some really good players were added to that list like Joe Johnson, Amare Stoudamire, Carlos Boozer, Dirk Nowitkzi just to name a few. Even with all of these great players, LeBron is the big fish. After all, he is “THE KING”!!!

Then talk of a Super Power begins. D-Wade began recruiting LeBron & Chris Bosh to Miami. Wade made it known he wanted to stay in Miami and he wanted the others to join him on HIS TEAM! The possibilities seemed to be great.

July 1, 2010…FREE AGENCY IS HERE!!! Meetings, meetings, and more meetings. Every player is meeting with every team and the entire time, we knew Wade was going back to Miami. LeBron and Bosh seemed to be a natural fit in Chicago, New York, New Jersey, or Cleveland. LeBron needed his Robin. You know the side kick that is always with every great super hero. Batman had Robin, MJ had Pippen, Kobe has Gasol…well LeBron needs his guy and Bosh seems like a perfect fit. Then it is announced that Toronto is talking about a max deal sign and trade with Bosh and Cleveland it looks like LeBron and Bosh are going to build something great in Cleveland. One problem, Bosh said no to playing in Cleveland. On Tuesday, LeBron announced that he made a decision and would announce it on Thursday. Wednesday morning, D-Wade and Bosh announce that they are going to WADE’S TEAM IN MIAMI. Make no mistake, regardless of where LeBron goes, THE HEAT ARE DEWAYNE WADE’S TEAM!!! That does not change for Bosh, James, or anyone else. Wade has a ring, James does not. Wade convinced Bosh to leave app. $30 million and James on the table to come to his team. What we have seen is Dewayne Wade has done one better than LeBron James during this entire process. He got Bosh, stayed home, and announced first stealing the headlines on a day that was supposed to be dominated by the what has he decided to do? I think we have a new king. Dewayne Wade has clearly become the King of the East. Sorry LeBron, you are going to have to do something major to get your throne back. Here is what I suggest…

Go to CHICAGO!!! For all of the talk about a Super Team in Miami, this would create all kind of problems for LeBron, D-Wade, and everyone in Miami. There are not enough balls to go around in Miami. James and Wade play a very similar style and both need the ball to be at their best. They are close to equals in terms of talent, there is no 1 – 2 punch, it is more like 1 – 1a, and James is the 1a on WADE’S TEAM! If he goes to Chicago, he is THE GUY! He rebuilds a storied franchise and he has all of the pieces in place to be a favorite to win the NBA Title for the next 5 years. He goes to a team with more talent than what they have in Miami. He has Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and the recently signed Carlos Boozer. These are all good players, but none of them are anywhere close to the talent level of LeBron James. They would all be his Robin. If he goes to Miami and wins, it would be like he cheated his way to his rings. Like on Playstation when you take all of the good players and put them on one team. Winning means nothing because of the fact that you stacked your team.

Lebron if you want to regain your throne the only choice is Chicago. Of course we will all know tomorrow at 9, I can’t wait and I will have plenty of analysis once we know where he is going.

Until Next Time…