The WorldBeaters

Lets get right to it.  I wanted him to stay in Cleveland for his whole career, title or no titles, it would have been nice. But things didn't work out that way.  He wanted to get some rings and avoid becoming the next Charles Barkley.  I'm sure Chuck feels nice and warm inside every time Kenny Smith reminds him that he is ringless.  But as Micheal Wilbon pointed out a few years back, to be considered one of the greatest players in history you have to win rings.  Not one, but more than one.  Ask anyone who they think the greatest player of all time is, I bet you get a lot of MJ (6 rings), Magic (5 rings), Bird (3 rings), Kareem (6 rings), Russell (11 rings) and those are just the retired players.  Look at the guys who are still playing, Duncan is considered by many to be the best power forward ever, he has four rings and counting.  Kobe, another all time great has 5 and counting.  So you see folks this is what Lebron is up against.  We ap...

Well it looks like free agent power forward Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade will sign with the Miami Heat and form a nice one-two punch. We all know who Dwayne Wade is, but who is this Chris Bosh guy? Heres a quick rundown: 1. He played a year at Georgia Tech 2. Was picked fourth by the Toronto Raptors in the 2003 NBA draft behind Lebron, Darko,and Carmelo. 3. Over his 7 seasons he's averaging a double-double (20 ppg) and (10 rpg) 4. He's the Raptors all time leader in virtually EVERY category. (I'm not kidding) 5. He's also a five time all-star His game: Good rebounder, on both ends of the court. He has a real nice first step that gets him close to the basket for dunks and layups. His mid range jumper is good at 44%; which means other big men can't play off him. Best of all he can make free throws! Shooting 80% lifetime from the stripe. There you have it, player profile: Chris Bosh. And if you don't know, now you know.

Hakim Warrick signed a 4 year, $18 million deal with the Phoenix Suns. I like the move, Warrick is young, has long arms and is athletic, he has great upside and I think his best years are still ahead of him. This move pretty much confirms that the Suns and Amare are a thing of the past. The Suns also signed forward Channing Frye , the 3 point specialist had some tough games against the Lakers in the playoffs, but when he gets it going the Suns are hard to stop. I would to see him post up just a little bit more.

I applaud D-Wade. It seems he is at the center of this Free Agency hype, but in a good way. It looks like he's trying to convince other players into playing for the Heat. Thats what superstars are supposed to do. You make great players come to you and build the team around you. I'm so happy he's not hopping on flights and being wine and dined by a bevy of hopeful teams. Props to D-Wade for that.

With NBA free agency less than 2 hours away and the world waiting to see who goes where, I sat back and thought about one Lebron James. The NBA's biggest star has a big decision to make and he must be feeling a serious amount of pressure on his shoulders.