Their Starting Lineup HASN'T Been as Stacked as Before, the Last Couple Years...It's Doubtful Wade Could Even START on Most NBA Teams Next Season... 2 Rings, 4 Finals Appearances, in 4 Years, Ain't Nothing to Be Embarrassed About, Bro... REED:elmo:
REED Heard Today Bron was NEVER the Highest Paid Player, when he was w/Cleveland & he's SHARED that Designation w/Bosh, Since Being in Miami... REED Wouldn't Blame Bron @ All for Demanding to Be THE Stand Alone, Highest Paid Guy on the Squad...As You Said, he DESERVES it...As Currently Constructed, Bosh & Wade ARE NOT On Par w/Bron, in Terms of Impact & they Should Be Paid Accordingly... REED:kidcool:
Why Would Bron Want to Sign for Max YEARS w/Out Getting Max MONEY???... REED Can't See him "Settling" for Anything Less than 20mil PER...Even w/his Endorsements & Other Business Ventures, that's Simply NOT a Smart Decision on Bron's Part...He WON'T Always Be THE Best, Most Talked About & Marketable Basketball Player on the Planet... Sometimes You Have the GET While the Getting's GOOD... REED:kidcool: REED:elmo:
Who knows. I just dont see Lebron being a selfish guy like that. THe man is making so much from endorsements, way more than duncan and look what Duncan did. I just think Lebron wants to win more than get paid. The guy probably has already over 100 mil saved. Now just get those rings.
Yeah, but We're Talking about a 30 Year Old, Married Father of 2, w/Another on the Way...He's Also Paying ALL of his Mothers Expenses & Who Knows How Many of his Homeys he's Covering... Point Is, the Time is NOW, for Bron to Get Max BASKETBALL Dollars...Maybe He Maintains Endorsements Post-Retirement (As Jordan Has), Maybe he Doesn't...It'd Be FOOLISH for him to Not Take as Close to a MAX Contract as he Could...Moreso, this Could Very Well Be THE Last HUGE Contract he Receives...Bron WON'T Be a Max Contract Guy in 4-5 Years... REED:kidcool:
100 mil is more than enough for him and his family and his boys. I just dont see bron asking for the max dollar amount if the team needs the money to bring in more talent to get him more rings in order to secure legacy that will allow him to have endorsement deals well into his 50s. It would be stupid.
It's still a two team race on the Love front. Warriors are still in the picture along with Houston. I'm calling it now, Love will be in Houston, they have more to offer, plain and simple. Warriors want to get rid of Lee's contract and don't want to give up enough, and also don't have much as far as draft picks to offer. Houston working on getting a 3rd team involved essentially to get rid of Kevin Martin for the Wolves. As soon as that happens, the trade will be done.
Why should Lebron have to take less? To me what it looks like the lockout did was force the superstars of the league to be the ones to decide if they have to take less then what they're worth for the team or look selfish and demand the max which is still millions of dollars less than what they're worth and what they bring to the league. Guys like Kobe, Durant, LBJ and the rest of the superstars of the league were already underpaid by several million dollars even with the full max deal allowed by the league. LBJ has already taken less than he's worth his last 2 contracts I believe. Why should he continue that trend? I don't think Miami or any team for that matter can afford a big three. They need to settle for a big 2. The smart move is to try to package Wade and Bosh for something better to help out LBJ and use the rest of the money to fill out the roster.
He doesnt HAVE to take less. He could take less in order to free up cap space to get more talent to get more rings. This shit is so fucking simple, a child can understand it.
Love for several reasons. 1. He's younger. 2. His max contract will be a little bit less than Melo's. 3. He is just a better fit. I wouldn't mind either, don't get me wrong.
Hell I understand it, but my point is he's done it enough. Kobe took a stand where he isn't going to do it anymore and I think LBJ should do the same. Personally I don't think it should be a superstar's job to take a pay cut. That isn't what the lockout was meant to do, but somehow it seems to be the outcome it has created. Those superstars are the ones who make the league, in essence they should be getting more than the damn owners.
WHat kobe did was selfish and most people called him on it. That is why Kobe will never been seen as anything but a selfish player. Lebron is the opposite of a selfish player. Always has been.
That's Easy for YOU to Say, but Spending Habits AREN'T Created Equal... Just Because Player A Manages his Money Well Enough to Navigate his Post-Playing Days, Doesn't Mean Player B Will... Not Trying to Insinuate Bron's Expenses are THAT Extreme, but @ the Same Time, we CAN'T Make Assumptions about WHAT he Can Survive On, for the REMAINING 50+ YEARS of his Life, 1nce Basketball is Over.... REED:kidcool:
I disagree. I think if someone makes 100 mil, we can absolutely make assumptions that he is set for life. If he is not set for life after a 100 mil, it's not a lack of money problem, but a lack of self control. In which case, no amount of money will be enough.
The OTHER Side of the Coin is, Bron Took LESS than he Could've Gotten, the ENTIRE Time he was in Cleveland, to No Avail & Receiving ALL of the Blame, Despite Dragging their SORRY Asses to the NBA Finals... Now, Bron's on a More HYPED Version of the Cavaliers, Getting the Same Amount of "Help" he DIDN'T Get in Cleveland, w/a HEIGHTENED Sense of Responsibility... Bron's OPTIONS are Simple for Sure, but his THOUGHT PROCESS Isn't...There's MANY Ways he Can Pimp This.... REED:kidcool:
You're Being Very PRESUMPTUOUS w/Another Man's WALLET, Homey... NOBODY has the Right to Dictate What "Should" Be Enough for Another Man's Family/Friends/Situation, etc,...& Just Because You Mismanaged 100mil DOESN'T Mean You'll Automatically Do Likewise w/300mil.... REED:nono:
Lebron just made $30 Million from the Beats deal. I think he will be alright. REED starting to sound like Latrell Sprewell. ::
sorry man. It's not about being presumptuous. It's a fact. 100 million is enough for one man and his family to be set for life. Im not saying he shouldn't get more. I am saying that he doesnt need it survive, since that is the argument being used. I am saying that the money he gets from the NBA, 1 isnt his primary source of income and 2, isnt the most important thing to him. Clearly winning a ring is.
What Kobe did was seen as selfish. Doesn't automatically mean it was. And who are other people to say what Kobe did is selfish? To be honest Kobe did take a pay cut by taking what the Lakers OFFERED him. It may limit they're cap space but seeing as how the owners wanted things this way I'd say that makes them the selfish ones. Even if paid the max contract allowed by the NBA, Kobe, LBJ and the rest of the NBA's superstars would still be severely underpaid. Now people expect them to take even less money than they're worth for the good of the team. It's ridiculous and it's the owners who are being greedy.
According to Forbes, Lebron made 53 million in endorsements as of June 2014. Chris Bosh made 2.5 million in endorsements as of June 2014. That's why I stated it really wasn't a big deal for Lebron to take a paycut, but for Bosh in what would be his last big contract, it is. The amount of money Lebron will make in endorsements THIS year alone, will be enough to cover Bosh's next 5 year NBA contract most likely. http://www.forbes.com/profile/lebron-james/ http://www.forbes.com/profile/chris-bosh/
Dude kobe has been selfish his whole life. The man is a piece of garbage. Fuck him. He aint worth that contract
I wish Bosh signed elsewhere. He's limited to a spot up 3 pt shooter in Miami. He got more game than that.
