Who's running the point? Who's their center?
I feel a lot better about matching up against Wade and Bosh in Miami, versus a LeBron/Rose/Bosh/Noah/Deng combination in Chicago.
As do I the Bird, but there are plenty of players out there that would take a one year pay cut for one season to win a ship and then try to get a good deal next season. The new CBA could effect that, so you never know.
Not with the likely changes to the CBA. Good players in their prime need to sign their contracts NOW, before the rules change.
I don't see LeBron and Wade together; can't have two alpha dogs. Wade and Bosh; OK. LeBron and Bosh; OK. LeBron and Wade; nope.
Amare could solve their need for a center, but he's a dude that I could see not responding well to the temptations of South Beach! Doesn't play D, either. Gotta play D to win the title, regardless; Lakers beat us in large part because of that.
Who's the best free agent point guard on the market? Steve Blake? There's a lot of OK vet-min PGs, but seems like they'd have to make a trade to bring someone decent in.
I just don't see Miami's coronation as being a done deal. There's no bench there. They might be able to flesh that out with cheap vets, but that's still a concern.
Good for the Celtics if it happens, though... because the Bosh-N-LeBron scenario in Chicago gives me nightmares!