SNOOZE: Wade didn't live up to the free agent drama.
Wow. Has there ever been a free agent spectacle that has rivaled this whole LeBron, Wade, Bosh, Boozer, That’s Amar’e thing? Seriously, it’s been more interesting than the last decade of Knicks teams combined. And it’s gonna be capped off by an hour-long ESPN special on LeBron announcing his final decision tomorrow.
Man, I hope that special isn’t a bust like Geraldo and Al Capone’s vault. Hey, LeBron, please tell us we’re not coming up empty handed at the end. And, Geraldo, please stay away from that special. In fact, how about you just stay away from television in general?
So, already, the chess pawns are being moved around, as teams try to entice James with appealing teammates. The Knicks fans now love Amar’e, the Heat are giving a Bosh bash, and the Bulls got Boozed up. Frankly, I thought Wade’s decision to stay in Miami was — yawn — rather boring. See if HE gets an hour special next time he’s a free agent.
But at this point, you have to say that three teams are in the running for LeBron — the Cavs, the Heat and the Bulls. But clearly he has a chance to win with two of those — the Heat and the Bulls.
If he joins either of those clubs, the team automatically becomes an all-star squad. The Heat with Wade, Bosh, James and Michael Beasley (assuming they keep Beasley, but even if they don’t) and the Bulls with Rose, Deng, James , Noah (assuming they keep Noah, but even if they don’t) and Boozer. The only other contender would be the Celtics and the James-less Chicago or Miami team, and both would come up short.
Speculation is still abound. One source said James was seen looking into Billy Joel’s old pad in New York. Another says there’s no way LeBron would dis’ Cleveland in an hour special. But I’m still sticking to my long ago prediction of Chicago. Remember, he loves Chicago and Jordan. And Boozer is a former Cav that he liked playing alongside. Plus, really, if he joins Chicago, there’s no stopping them from winning 60+ in the regular season and easily making the championship.
Now how to the Lakers respond? Is this year’s championship team good enough to take on a LeBron-led Bulls or Heat? I say they’d have more luck finding Geraldo in Bugsy Siegel’s vault.
