If LeBron had stayed in MIAMI... the Heat vs. Warriors, who wins?

[Buggsy Mogues]

I think Pau Gasol was gonna go to Miami if LeBron stayed, so they probably have him and not Hassan Whiteside. Doubt they get Dragic if LeBron is there, and they probably keep Norris Cole and let's assume Bosh still goes out. They wouldn't get Deng, and probably keep Birdman Anderson. fukk maybe Ray Allen comes back since its Miami?

Chalmers/Cole
Wade/Allen??
LeBron//James Jones/Granger
Gasol/Haslem
Anderson/whoever

vs. the Warriors

who wins?

 

[Brozay]

Does it really matter though?

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

Does it really matter though?

it's just a discussion nikka, don't trip

 

[Consumed]

I'd go Warriors in 5, maybe 6. Miami wasn't a strong defensive team last season and now they replace Chris Bosh with Pau Gasol which is huge downgrade. Warriors would likely score at will against them and he'd be a huge liability when they go small. Messes up their floor spacing too. Dwyane Wade would wear himself out chasing Klay around screens like he did against the Spurs who made him work defensively and is likely dealing with an injury around this time of year that hampers his ability to perform at a high level. Very weak bench support. First reserve big is Udonis Haslem. Don't really have the ability to blitz the P&R as successfully without Bosh who was arguably the biggest key to their defensive scheme. So Curry would be having more success than he is against the Cavs great P&R D right now

 

[The War Report]

Pau Gasol?

 

[FTBS]

That MIA team was done. They don't even make the Finals this year, especially with Bosh out.

 

[Kaypain]

They'll match up better with the small ball lineup GS has but thats not saying much

depends on the play of Wade and Bosh. they play decent they have a chance

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

That MIA team was done. They don't even make the Finals this year, especially with Bosh out.

Who'd stop them from the finals?

 

[FTBS]

Who'd stop them from the finals?

Themselves . That team, as constituted was done.

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Themselves . That team, as constituted was done.

Nah bruh no one stoping that team, it's the East my nikka

 

[FTBS]

Nah bruh no one stoping that team, it's the East my nikka

Yet that team minus Lebron couldn't even make the playoffs in the East with Dragic and Whiteside added to the mix.

 

[Sccit]

THIS IS LEBRON'S KARMA FOR BAILIN OUT ON HIS TEAM AGAIN........THEY WOULDA WON THIS YEAR, BECAUSE PAT RILEY WOULD MADE MOVES REGARDLESS TO IMPROVE THE TEAM. PROLLY WOULDA HAD SOMETHIN LIKE

C BOSH
PF LEBRON
SF DENG
SG WADE
PG DRAGIC


BUT LEBRON WAS TOO SCARY, SO HE WENT TO THE TEAM HE THOUGHT WAS GUNA BE THE MOST STACKED AND CHALKED IT UP TO "COMING HOME"....KARMA IS A MUFUCAA.

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Yet that team minus Lebron couldn't even make the playoffs in the East with Dragic and Whiteside added to the mix.

They weren't healthy plus you adding Gasol to the mix at least so Boshs missing games won't count. Dragic/Whiteside weren't on the dam for the beginning and Lebron elevates teams breh lol. Cleveland was a bottom feeder in the East and now they are in the Finals

 

[FTBS]

They weren't healthy plus you adding Gasol to the mix at least so Boshs missing games won't count. Dragic/Whiteside weren't on the dam for the beginning and Lebron elevates teams breh lol. Cleveland was a bottom feeder in the East and now they are in the Finals

They wouldn't have been healthy if Bron was there either. Who you replacing Bosh with? You see that Pau ended up getting hurt in the playoffs. Whiteside was there for long enough and when Dragic arrived they were a 7th seed still. Elevating a young fresh squad is not she same thing as elevating an old squad that has been through the ringer the last 4 years. When a team is done, it's done barring a major shakeup.

 

[Trip]

He'd have a better team/franchise long term....he jumped out of there on a whim. What's Cleveland's future?