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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 11:28 PM) It doesn't matter if you have a great villain if there's no one to challenge it. A lot can happen in one year in sports. A rival can arise.

QUOTE (T R U @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 11:26 PM) Man I am gettin tired of seeing people bash him for not "sticking" it out in Cleveland.. Gimme a break, he was there for seven years and they never put anything around him to get that team a ring.. I don't feel bad for them one bit.. Its absurd to sit here and say he should have stayed in Cleveland and tried to win championships there when he has no control over the roster and how their money is spent.. and secondly, if he would have signed with the Bulls no one would be saying anything about him right now.. but because he signed with Wade and Bosh hes some villain.. I don't get it.. and just to toss this out there, but the contract details aren't even done yet and LeBron himself has already said all three of them are going to be taking less money to make this thing work.. if all of them are only making 15 million next season that's still going to give them what, like 13 million to play with and fortify the roster? That team is gonna be fine, and I already expect them to win the title next year.. It's how he signed. He basically flipped off Cleveland by doing that special. If he had signed with the Bulls, it would have left the NBA some room for on paper competitiveness.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 11:21 PM) Ok, he needs to shut up too. This is going to be such an easy league to not care about. The other 29 teams should remove the Heat from the NBA and give Seattle a franchise back. That would be hilariously awesome.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 10:40 PM) He just lost $200 million to this 25 year old. His franchise might well wind up bankrupt in a couple years because of this. Especially after he catered to LeBron's every whim.

Shaq for the minimum is hilarious. Does anyone not remember how he was practically driven out of Miami? Or how he literally has nothing left in the tank?

Well, Bulls have 16M to fill out the roster. I really miss Kirk though, he'd mess things up for Wade.

Another thing: MJ, Kobe, Bird, Magic...all of them are laughing. They know LeBron wimped out and can't make a legacy on his own, and Wade will always have one more ring.

I honestly think that the Heat will always flame out in the playoffs unless a lot of old vets get desperate and go for min. contracts.

ESPN interviewed Leyland. My god. Stop it.

This coming down to the 11th hour. Wait, it's LeBron...adding a 13th hour for it to come down to.

Lillibridge is the DH solution.

My gut says LeBron again after feeling dead this morning. Go Boozer, go. Also, its hard to bomb a 3 hour presentation and come out smiling

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 10:02 AM) So you think they should have denied Wade the opportunity to talk with the team assuming he was a spy? The guy was going around in the media basically saying being near his kids could be a deciding factor in his decision. Seems very legit to me. Whats funny is I can imagine how outraged you would be if the Bulls snubbed hometown hero Dwayne Wade when he just wanted to play close to his family in Chicago.. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess but Ill bet almost all of us were giddy with the idea of Wade coming to Chicago. As far as suspecting it? Who knows, we dont know what was said or what information they made him privy to. I doubt they laid out the blueprint to success they were planning with him and asked for his opinions. Wade is just a shady guy I guess. People can guess where LeBron will go all day and I know it looks bad, but barring him going to Miami, Chicago is his only chance to be part of a dynasty to have the potential to get him multiple rings being "the man" and we know the ego this guy has. Exactly.

If the trade deadline comes by and the Sox can get an impact bat for Hudson and Peavy is still one or two starts from being back...does Torres take the spot or do the Sox go ballsy and use Sale?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 09:52 AM) So what does next year's free agent class look like? Melo, who has an empire state of mind and extending Noah.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 09:36 AM) If Wade was really a spy. What a douchebag, he used his kids for crying out loud. This. To everyone who is blaming the Bulls...can you really? No one was giving into the Raptors initially, and the Bulls could still offer a better package minus Noah against the Heat. Wade said he was doing what was best for his kids, had Bosh come into a meeting with him to discuss it, etc. The front office bought it and so did we, because Wade is a shady piece of crap. As for trusting World Wide Wes...a month ago, would anyone have said that was a bad idea?

Just for the record, I hate Wade. He is the one that mainly screwed over the Bulls, not the front office (who did just about everything right). **** Dywane Wade and his idiotic spelling of his first name. Have to hold out hope for LeBron at this point.

QUOTE (G&T @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 07:35 AM) LeBron set his time for the announcement last night and he probably already knew what Bosh was doing. His decision is made. Nothing the Bulls can do now to change his mind. Hell, at this point, he would be calling these guys and recruiting for whatever team he is going to. But, LeBron was trying to recruit Bosh as late as last night, so this could change his plans.

To calm myself a little. If the Bulls can get Boozer and Allen it'll basically tell LeBron "Look, this is the only place you can beat whatever mega team Miami is putting together." The Heat-Bulls rivalries would be insane if LeBron came here.

Oh boy. The Bulls need to pull off something big now...they need to trade Deng for some cap and a piece or two then go to Ray Allen and Boozer and get them to sign and convince LeBron its the only way he has a chance to combat a Heat team.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 06:30 AM) Mike and Mike have Broussard (sp) on and he is claiming Wade and Bosh to Heat is a done deal. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5360134 Not believing anything until tomorrow.

This team is not laying down at all.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 07:47 PM) Did somebody put a voodoo hex on the Red Sox or what? Kevin Youkilis had to leave the game in the 4th inning due to some freak calf or ankle injury while he was in the batters box. Looked pretty bad. The Curse of Yankees Rivals. Last year it was the Mets. Honestly...this could help Paulie, if Youk wins the final vote. That sounds horrible, but still.

This is good news.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 10:48 PM) if i was the bulls i'd have asked lebron to masturbate into a cup during their interview, steal an egg from candace parker, and find a nice surrogate to make a nice play for the 2035 free agency season with us having the major advantage in having conceived chairman craig - king of thieves, best basketball player in the worlds. Drugs or booze?