Why are people angry about LeBron, D Wade, and Bosh making the decision to team up to form a super team? Miami is not assured of victory.

Isn't it about time for Kobe to retire and start batting for a minor league baseball team? I heard that Kobe is a great bowler too.

I wouldn't know about his bowling or baseball skills.
I agree about Miami. It'll be entertaining. It'll sell tickets. I think people are ticked off because for once, the players colluded instead of the owners. I don't have a problem with star players talking to one another, working out a deal so they can play on the same team. The only issue I have with it is LeBron's decision to make the announcement in an hour-long special. Even there, I don't have a whole lot of sympathy for Cleveland fans or ownership. I mean, think about it. If his heart were in Cleveland, would he even had anything to be undecided about? The mere fact that he had to make a "decision" should have been enough for those people to know he was leaving.

I like the addition of Blake. He kinda impressed/irritated me with his energy and tenacity when he played AGAINST the Lakers--and the fact the The Best Player in Basketball recruited him and lobbyed hard to bring him aboard speaks volumes and is good nuff for me. I also love that in Blakes first press conference he was already talking "we...and...team...Lakers" and as if he has beem a Laker for years! That impressed me for some reason. Meanwhile, Kobe had arthroscopic surgery on that knee that he denied was bothering him for the last part of the regular season and the playoffs-we could ALL see it was. Andrew also had surgery on his knee the same week...more serious, but not a major procedure. Both are expected to be ready for opening day!

It would be nice if Andrew could stay healthy for an entire season for once. Notice that Gasol and Odom missed several games early but they were there when it mattered.

PRESEASON STARTS MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Summer withdrawals weren't so bad this year, what with the LeBron circus keeping us tuned to the NBA almost until football season started.

I had no withdrawl symptoms cuz I am STILL on the adrenalin high of spanking Loston in game 7 of that tough, tough series. BOTH teams played exhausted and the Lakers Staples Center crowd helped energize the World Champions tn overcome that 13 pt deficit! BACK TO BACK! REPEAT! World Champions! SWEET! I DO like the 3 offseason additions- the defense-which had lapses, but ultimately-when it counted most-was stifling...well...the D SHOULD be even better with Barnes, Ratliff, etc. My main concern is to get Kobe`s knee back to full strength after his July surgery. And Andrew-we need Drew! With him we are near unbeatable. Without him we are just another great team. Only a few more preseason games to go!

Opening night next Tuesday on TNT. Yao is back with the Rockets. All is right, ha ha.

Wow-tonight was the last preseason game for the back to back World Champion boston vanquishers. LAKERS looked good-Blake impressed with 18 pts. Gasol impresses so effortlessly you have to guard against taken him for granted. Kobe did NOT play but will play in Tuesdays opening night game....said his knee feels stronger than it did three weeks ago. Matt Barnes is gonna be a big help. LAMAR and Ron seem ready! Also saw the last 12 mins of Hawks pullin away from Miami to win by 9 pts. Stories still abound that the backlash against James continues and has legs after the no class way he left the CAVS and CLEV.

Why the backlash? All the offers he had involved a lot of money, but like anyone who plays he wants to win. Going to the Heat gave him the best chance of doing that and the weather is a heck of a lot better then Cleveland! Ok he good have done without the circus that he created, but I have no real problem with his leaving, just with the way he went about it. We all have probably chosen to leave one place of employment (I know I have many many times) for somewhere else we thought would get us closer to what we planned for our lives. Why should ball players be any different? Now having said that I prefer to see my favorite player stay with my team as Reggie Miller did for 18 seasons with pacers. So I can also understand the loss that Cleveland Fans have, but hey he is gone so enough is enough move on already.