Posted by rvhoss:
if shaq didn't already have a ring, I'd say he's assembled a last ditch barkley-esque houston attempt at a championship.
When will they learn that champions aren't made by assembling all stars, all stars are made by becoming champions.
They won't win. i said it here first.
Knicks bounce the heat in the second round.
this seems like familiar territory, again. the year brian grant traded to miami, everybody was screaming knicks wouldn't get a single rebound. shortly after, zo had kidney problems and miami was history.
riles probably feeling the same alignment may be possible but not likely his assembly of players during this off season should leave no doubt what goal riles have in mind for the city of miami and its fans.
in essence, you have some teams that will build to playoff status: cavs, and nets come very close to mind. very few teams can claim championship is this year's goal: suns can, and miami is obvious
"Like they always say, New York is the Mecca of basketball,"I read that in Michael Jordan books my whole life and I played here in the Big East tournament, so it's always fun to play in the Mecca of basketball."---Rip Hamilton
