To me none of that fancy sideshow stuff was going to do it anyway. I felt that if DW and MDA had any hope of landing Lebron, it was going to be in how they planned to build the team this summer and next. They can easily make their intentions clear in that meeting without the pomp and circumstance.
1. Being able to pair him with Bosh or Amare, his choice.
2. Having the cap space coming from Curry's Exp. Contract will allow further enhancement of the roster. This new Knicks team could offer the best supporting cast he's ever had and room to grow cuz the Knicks would still have a good cap situation next year after Curry comes off, which is unlike Cleveland's caplocked status.
3. A roster having players that enhance his game and complement what he does best. He's a distributor almost as much as he is a devastating scorer, if not more so. We have guys that can knock down the open shot. Bosh, Gallo could be a really good pairing for him and it doesn't stop there if DW does his job with the rest of the roster.
4. The style of ball here would also be perfect for him. D'Antoni coached teams are always at 20 or more assists per game. There's tons of passing and high % scoring. They'd have to go over the plans on D and convince him that it can be effective with good players playing it and this time they plan to have the proper size inside to really enhance what the defense can do.
5. I think it would be easy to assume that Rose or Wade make a better situation for Lebron, but then in Rose he has to basically take away from much of what makes Rose special in handling the ball or in Wade he would basically be joining a guy that already has a title and his own city. Here he is the big kahuna despite what Bosh may think of himself. Bosh's game would be a complement as would Gallo's. We don't have a problem of duplication of what he does best.
6. People love to hate on Dolan, but his pockets are deep and he's not afraid to spend in order to help the team. This time tho it would be for the right players. The Knicks would never hold him up in an effort to try and save money. They made 304 Mil this year and the team stunk!!!
6/25/2010 6:32 PM
