Dagger wrote:

callmened wrote:I think Miami will win the next 3 rings since lebron is in his prime. but with that said, theyre one bad D.Wade knee away from being average. I DO think the pacers or knicks can SCARE the heat but youre right, i DONT think theyre better in a 7 game series

If Lebron is truly great they should still be able to contend without Wade.

+1, despite Lebron getting to the finals with nobody. The better statement is if Lebron = MJ, Lebron should win chips with nobody.
This is why I don't understand the whole LeQ love affair. He's this era's Wilt. An other- worldly, freakish physical specimen with the skillset to do everything and anything. But 10 years in the league and one chip. And he had to join a league of superfriends to do that. Sound familiar? West, Baylor, Wilt.

Jordan could have taken any group of losers on here and dragged them to a chip. Jordan would rip your heart and lungs out to win. He would have thrown Paxon and Kerr threw the basket to win. Do you ever read or hear about Lebron running people out of the league? Ever hear or read about Jordan pouting through a playoff series?

No, what you hear and read is LeQ and his investment portfolio. The man has other priorities. It is what it is.

CashMoney wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

Dagger wrote:

callmened wrote:I think Miami will win the next 3 rings since lebron is in his prime. but with that said, theyre one bad D.Wade knee away from being average. I DO think the pacers or knicks can SCARE the heat but youre right, i DONT think theyre better in a 7 game series

If Lebron is truly great they should still be able to contend without Wade.

+1, despite Lebron getting to the finals with nobody. The better statement is if Lebron = MJ, Lebron should win chips with nobody.
This is why I don't understand the whole LeQ love affair. He's this era's Wilt. An other- worldly, freakish physical specimen with the skillset to do everything and anything. But 10 years in the league and one chip. And he had to join a league of superfriends to do that. Sound familiar? West, Baylor, Wilt.

Jordan could have taken any group of losers on here and dragged them to a chip. Jordan would rip your heart and lungs out to win. He would have thrown Paxon and Kerr threw the basket to win. Do you ever read or hear about Lebron running people out of the league? Ever hear or read about Jordan pouting through a playoff series?

No, what you hear and read is LeQ and his investment portfolio. The man has other priorities. It is what it is.

MJ never won a chip without anyone. People forget that he played his career alongside another top 50 player of all time in Pippen. The best euro player at the time in Kukoc and the best rebounder in the league in Rodman. People seem to forget that after Jordan's 1st retirement the Bulls went 55-27 without him.

Jordan is still the greatest of all time IMHO but Lebron is the best of this generation. All players need help even the greatest of all time.

Pippen and Kukoc? These equal Wade and Bosh?
1) What did Pippen achieve sans MJ? Let me know what you find out. I heard that migraine was really awful in crunch time.
2) Kukoc could not clean up after Dirk's pets. They did play in the same era except while Kukoc was busy scoring 10-15pts a game while MJ was trancending reality. Best euro player? What does that equate with, being the best hockey player in Ecuador?
3) Rodman was a freak sideshow at the Bull point in his career. If it weren't for MJ, he would have been wrestling midget female goats full time.
4) One word, okay maybe a few words; Bill Wennington. Wil Purdue. Medical Bill Cartright. Slip LeQ into an equation with those words and tell me how many chips you're going to get.

Miami don't want no part of the New York Knicks.