http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2169443
1 year deal at the veteran's minimum. Seems Gary feel like I do that the heat, if they stay healthy, will win it all this year.

I hope so, the Bucks are my normal hometown team, but since they won't amount to anything again, I gotta cheer for Wade, since he has Milwaukee roots :)

San Antonio is still going to be the team to beat, I think he is a great addition for Miami. But will be hard pressed as much as I hate to say it, to beat S.A.

Nah, Heat won't do jack. Shaq can't live with ego's competing with his own internal image.

Heat lose before they get to the Eastern Finals....


'sides....Pacers for the win!

Fandros

People keep wanting to crown them the new kings, but they have yet to prove they can get out of the East, let alone beat the West.

Shaq can't live with ego's competing with his own internal image.


I dunno. His drive to win a title without Kobe so he can play the "I told ya so" card kept him pretty easy going with Wade breaking out. Add to that he played with Gary in LA and the rumblings were all about Kobe (not Payton or Malone).

I really think with he and Wade, add Payton, subtract Phil's triangle and you might have the mix. Add the pride factor of wanting to win a title while Kobe doesn't make the playoffs.

'course part of that is the fan in me talking. I couldn't stand Kobe's pouting and whining. I wasn't a laker fan, but I wanted to see Shaq win when he got traded. Part of that was wanting to see Kobe learn he got alot of those points because teams had to double Shaq and it left him more room to play.

Aye, I'm very anti Kobe as well.

Fandros