What are you on? No way in hell was Rose a top 5 player at that time and no way in hell was he better than Wade. Now? yes, Wade has massively regressed since Lebron has been there. I could give a shit who is MVP because it's almost always completely wrong.Too bad Rose is always injured, really like the kid. I'm speaking under the impression that Bosh doesn't go to CHI as well. Would Chicago be better than Miami? Unquestionably but that's not my point. You are arguing the point of a stacked team while I'm arguing the mind set Lebron had in making his decision. He chose to shack up with another top 3 talent at the time with an additional agreement that Bosh would come with the hopes of a super friend victory. The kind of conversations those three had to have, that they should combine their talents instead of going against each other bother me. If Lebron chose to be the final piece to make a solid team a contender like CHI, I would not only respect that, but have found it smart. Far smarter than going to Miami but that's relatively moot because Miami just won the big dance anyway.
What rank would you have given D. Rose then in 2010? You know the year he won the MVP? If not top 3 then what? You think he was some scrub at the time?
What difference does it make if he is considered top 5 and not top 3? He was already the established franchise player who was turning the Bulls around. Point is either team for Lebron would be considered teaming up with another superstar to win a championship rather than winning it all by himself. And again what difference does it make what his mindset is or was? Bosh was in never in competition with D Wade or Lebron. Different position and completely below their level. And even then Miami was so bad there was no rivalry between Wade and Lebron. This wasn't MJ joining forces with Isiah because he couldn't get past them.
This is the modern NBA. Players bitch, moan, and complain their way onto the 2-4 big market teams where they can both win and get paid. Kobe bitched his way onto the Lakers. Dwight cried his way out of Orlando. KG and Ray Allen teamed up with Paul Piece to make their own super team. Carmelo forced his trade to NYK. Darren Williams to Brooklyn. Probably some more examples I am forgetting but you get the point.
Why does it matter what his "mindset" was while he made his decision? He wanted to win a ring so Cleveland was automatically out. Then it was between the Knicks, Heat, and Bulls. Heat and Bulls were probably tied because they already had established top 5 talent. Knicks had nobody but was offering him the biggest market, MSG, and chance to become the billionaire superstar everyone assumed he was more concerned with becoming. He chose Miami mainly because they all decided to take cuts (Wade, Bosh, and Lebron) to play together. I honestly think him going to Chicago would have been the exact same thing in terms of perception and production.
And I also guarantee that if he was smart and savvy about how he left Cleveland no one would have a problem with him to the extent they do now.
