Dwyane Wade to Sign with the Chicago Bulls
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Stabby McSter
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oh my god
billy beane
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2016-2017 Bulls won't have Rose or Noah, but will have Rondo and Wade. Would anybody believe this in 2010?
who's making the thread
ToyMachine228
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The reason the Lakers are in such disarray is because they kept feeding an aging superstar who's performance and health were on a major decline, big bucks. They let nostalgia and loyalty come before business sense and wanting to win. And they're paying for it. They wasted tens of millions of dollars on Kobe Bryant in the last 3 years of his career and ran their franchise into the ground.
Pat Riley was not about to let the same happen in Miami. WhIle Wade was healthy this past season, the prior 2 or 3, Wade missed nearly 1/3 of the regular season games. His numbers have declined and time is not on his side. His style of play is not conducive to aging. He has no jump shot. And he's not going to be able to keep slashing, euro stepping and getting knocked around for much longer. It's a given that Wade's production and explosiveness will continue to decline going forward and while it's certainly hard for Miami to watch Wade walk away, good for them to have enough sense not to bet their franchises future on a player that wont be able to deliver them back to greatness. He's past his prime and he'll be lucky to be a starter 3-4 years from now.
Pat Riley was not about to let the same happen in Miami. WhIle Wade was healthy this past season, the prior 2 or 3, Wade missed nearly 1/3 of the regular season games. His numbers have declined and time is not on his side. His style of play is not conducive to aging. He has no jump shot. And he's not going to be able to keep slashing, euro stepping and getting knocked around for much longer. It's a given that Wade's production and explosiveness will continue to decline going forward and while it's certainly hard for Miami to watch Wade walk away, good for them to have enough sense not to bet their franchises future on a player that wont be able to deliver them back to greatness. He's past his prime and he'll be lucky to be a starter 3-4 years from now.
Second best team in the East. There's no future in it, but if everyone stays healthy and committed(like 1 in 3 chance?) then they're in the eastern conference finals maybe, that's something?
David H Wong
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Well they had set themselves up to have like $60 million in cap space next year for the FA bonanza (nine players under age 26, no bad contracts, Butler's deal now a huge bargain). Rondo is basically on a one-year deal (two with a team option for the second), Wade is on a two-year deal with a player option for the second. Lopez's deal is dirt-cheap under the new cap.
So to me it seems like they wanted to put together a respectable team this year (that is, no tank) and still leave themselves lots of flexibility for next. Even if Wade stays for the second year, there's still room to sign a max player. I think the idea is to have a respectable team someone would want to sign with, rather than a rebuilding tank job.
Crimson_Gold
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Not a bad move. His time in Miami had finally come to an end.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Pretty much.
chris121580
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I'll never understand this line of thinking. He's a coward for going to Chicago? In all his time at Miami, he's never been the top paid player and has continued to be faithful. It was time for him to move on and that doesn't make him a coward. There's hardly any talent left on that Heat team
LMAO
Holy fuck I was so sick of this meme but this changes everything
HarryDemeanor
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Who cares about D-Wade? Jose Calderon is coming to the Lakers!
Mitch is cookin' a championship in LA.
Mitch is cookin' a championship in LA.
Jose is all man.
Kayo Police
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What the hell J.R. Smith isn't on this list? I knew he was legit.
victreeb3l
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The Bulls are the new Knicks
Brruuuhhhh.
MiamiWesker
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I've been chatting with my friends about this, basically a therapy session. I am devistated, I can't even process what next season is going to be like.
I think Riley and the Heat fucked up. In the end it was for what McBob?! That's what we get now, yay we kept McBob. All this talk about how we are trying to keep the future open, you can find a way to keep the future open and do this deal.
The difference is now there is no Wade here to recruit players. Riley didn't get Lebron and Bosh, Wade did. Shaq is not winning shit on the Heat of Wade is not here. Wade is why we have three championships, not Riley.
What is the plan now? What we hope in 2017 a bunch of the super friends are going to decide out of nowhere to come to Miami and play with Whiteside? Lol yeah good luck with that.
No one is going to win a championship except GS for the next few years so we might as well lose with Wade, better than McRoberts and probably Tyler Johnson.
This is stupidity.
I think Riley and the Heat fucked up. In the end it was for what McBob?! That's what we get now, yay we kept McBob. All this talk about how we are trying to keep the future open, you can find a way to keep the future open and do this deal.
The difference is now there is no Wade here to recruit players. Riley didn't get Lebron and Bosh, Wade did. Shaq is not winning shit on the Heat of Wade is not here. Wade is why we have three championships, not Riley.
What is the plan now? What we hope in 2017 a bunch of the super friends are going to decide out of nowhere to come to Miami and play with Whiteside? Lol yeah good luck with that.
No one is going to win a championship except GS for the next few years so we might as well lose with Wade, better than McRoberts and probably Tyler Johnson.
This is stupidity.
perfectchaos007
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Ninja Scooter
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Unless he pulls out of his agreement, Dwight is going to ATL. And I don't think Dwight has ever pulled out of anything or anyone in his life so it might as well be set in stone.
CherryWoodFuton
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Savage
Hypemaster
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Bravo.
CherryWoodFuton
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I wonder how bad the backlash is in Miami about this. Me and my sister are gonna cancel our season tickets....
How many more people are going to do the same???
MiamiWesker
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Probably a ton. You don't put out an exciting product Miami doesn't go. I don't think it will be a horrible change like Cleveland did but it will be a drop.
He had the best season in years and basically carried us in the playoffs.
theepicoftyler
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They want to able to sell tickets to a handful of playoff games.
Is that real?
psynergylover
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Everyone's going back home to win one for the land!!!!
Outdoor Miner
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As a Bulls fan I went from laughing at such a deal to being really happy they pulled the trigger within the span of a single day.
It is the best the team could do for the immediate short term, and the fact that its a 2 year deal makes it even better. We lose Dunleavy and Calderon as a sacrifice, big whoop.
C: Lopez
PF: Mirotic
SF: Butler
SG: Wade
PG: Rondo
If Mirotic can continue to grow and be that stretch 4 with Butler returning to 2015-ish 3pt shooting I think it'll be pretty solid.
People act like Wade is washed up. There's no doubt he's up there in age and wearing down, but dude still finished 4th in the league among SG's in PER (20.3) this season and played 70 games (more than Butler and Rose!).
The alternative was what? Tank the season, hope we luck into a Top 5 pick and watch Butler meltdown and bail on us by mid-season? Its easy to say "tank and rebuild" until your team is on the cusp of doing it.
It is the best the team could do for the immediate short term, and the fact that its a 2 year deal makes it even better. We lose Dunleavy and Calderon as a sacrifice, big whoop.
C: Lopez
PF: Mirotic
SF: Butler
SG: Wade
PG: Rondo
If Mirotic can continue to grow and be that stretch 4 with Butler returning to 2015-ish 3pt shooting I think it'll be pretty solid.
People act like Wade is washed up. There's no doubt he's up there in age and wearing down, but dude still finished 4th in the league among SG's in PER (20.3) this season and played 70 games (more than Butler and Rose!).
The alternative was what? Tank the season, hope we luck into a Top 5 pick and watch Butler meltdown and bail on us by mid-season? Its easy to say "tank and rebuild" until your team is on the cusp of doing it.
god damn
NBA fuckery has always brought out the best in everyone imo
Jay Shadow
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BadAss2961
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Heh, I thought he was bullshittin.
Welcome D Wade.
Welcome D Wade.
DeaconKnowledge
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Refs seem to think so, considering breathing on him is a foul.
Bosh's career is over. Seems everyone knows it but him.
https://twitter.com/sjo2009/status/750890349837611009
Good job burning the jersey of the guy who got you 3 championships
Good job burning the jersey of the guy who got you 3 championships
JHoNNy1OoO
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Baroquemantic
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Ummm wow. I never noticed this was the case.
GraveRobberX
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Fuck me, Scoot that's some Grade A+ Savagery
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Maybe he actually DID have a second meeting with the Bulls this time...
Monochromaticx
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Yeah and burning the shirt doesnt give a refund or make the player sad or anything. Burning a perfectly good shirt, give that shit to charity smh
Yoooooooooo
I kept hearing for years that Heat fans would NEVER take it that far (same way I heard they didn't care about Lebron leaving, insert laughing emoji with tears).
I can't believe this dude actually left though. Heat losing hard right now. I have to figure Bosh is for sure done for Wade to bounce, also that Riley tried too hard with the hardass angle and Wade was like oh you thought I was bullshitting, peace out.
I wanna see how Miami as a city reacts to this, besides the "I am not going to Heat games" stuff.
Finally, I guess Lebron is inspiring these dudes to go home. Time for Melo to hit up the Wizards.................... . . . . .
Would actually be a good look for him but who are we kidding, it's Melo.
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