Well, ever since the Cleveland Cavaliers got bounced out of the playoffs by the Boston Celtics a few weeks ago, everybody & they mama been making their predictions about where LeBron James will end up when the free agency period starts July 1st. Its between Chicago, Cleveland, New Jersey, New York & LA(Clippers). Most analysts feel like he will choose Chicago because we have the strongest roster toward winning a championship & the whole "Michael Jordan played here" factors in as well...
While most Chicagoians want LeBron here & think that he would be good for the city, I think different. Lebron would be a great public figure for the City of Chicago & Chicago Bulls BUT(Yes, there's a But), WE DONT NEED HIM!!!! Yes, he would bring a lot of revenue to the city(estimated 2.7 Billion), he's not a good fit for the team. We have a All-Star point guard in Derrick Rose, why would you take the ball out of his hands?! That's like making Brian Urlacher quarterback when we have Cutler!! The prospective lineup with Lebron would be like this:
PG-Derrick Rose
SG-Kirk Hinrich
SF-LeBron James
PF-Taj Gibson
C-Joakim Noah
Now, that looks a solid lineup & it is BUT it could be soooo much better. Lets say the Bulls left LeBron alone & focused toward Dwyane Wade/Joe Johnson or Chris Bosh/Amar'e Stoudemire.. look @ the lineup:
PG-Derrick Rose
SG-Dwyane Wade/Joe Johnson
SF-Luol Deng
PF-Chris Bosh/Amar'e Stoudemire
C-Joakim Noah
Bench- Kirk Hinrich, Taj Gibson
Now look at that, you just put a solid backup point guard & a rebounding energy machine on the bench, there's 3 All-Stars & 1 potential All-Star in the starting lineup. thats a championship team right there!! Some might say that we dont need Wade either cuz he would take the ball out of D. Rose's hands but I beg to differ. The reason Wade had the ball so much in Miami is because they had nobody else to give the ball to, are you really gonna give the ball to Mario Chalmers?! Aboslutely Not!!! As for LeBron, he's not a great shooter, he is a great athlete. He uses his size and speed to score. He's good at handling the ball because he's too big for guards & too fast for forwards & centers. he IS a freak of nature but he's not for the Chicago Bulls. He would fit well in New Jersey who have up & coming players such as Devin Harris, Brook Lopez, Courtney Lee & Yi Jianlian. NJ also has the #3 pick, a boatload of Cash & A new owner thats not afraid to spend it. The right moves in free agency & the draft could have New Jersey in the playoffs next season.
This is why LeBron should NOT bring his ass to Chicago....
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The Funny
Cross out D_wade...he wont plat for the Bulls at all. Joe johnson not at all consistent enough to make a difference. I agree though Lebron should not come to Chi> He buckles under pressure and at times looks like he wants to be anywhere but on the court when it gets a little testy.
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