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Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:57 pm
Posted by DelU249
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Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:57 pm
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Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
32446 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:58 pm to
Huge failure
Posted by boXerrumble
Member since Sep 2011
52279 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:58 pm to
Any fan of an NBA team would love for 2 championships in 4 years.

So it would be a success IMO.

Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123637 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:01 pm to
Well you have the whole not 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 thing
Posted by RTR America
Memphis, TN
Member since Aug 2012
39600 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:01 pm to
Not at all. Now if the new CBA didn't exist then I would say it was.
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:03 pm to
very true
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125418 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:04 pm to
yes

b/c not 3 not 4 not 5 not 6 not 7
Posted by D011ahbi11
Member since Jun 2007
13621 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:04 pm to
Not a failure but I think it's below what they expected.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125418 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:05 pm to
quote:

Any fan of an NBA team would love for 2 championships in 4 years.

So it would be a success IMO.



Of course but 3 top 15 players at the time forming and stacking the deck in the awful eastern conference. They were pretty much never tested until the finals.
Posted by WB504
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
5874 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:09 pm to
quote:

Not a failure but I think it's below what they expected.


This. Two rings is still two rings.
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
127418 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:14 pm to
People calling this a failure needs to take a look at the Nets and Knicks who had higher payrolls than the Heat.
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
31921 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:16 pm to
Its not like they were the first and only superteam. Theres been plenty before them. They were just the first to do it through free agency. The Lakers with Magic Kareem and James Worthy only went back to back once ~.500 in finals appearances together. The Celtics big 3 only one one. The lakers with shaq, kobe, payton and malone got beat by the pistons.


Did they not meet their own stated expectations-sure. However going to four straight finals and winning 2 is certainly not a failure.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125418 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:17 pm to
quote:

People calling this a failure needs to take a look at the Nets and Knicks who had higher payrolls than the Heat.



Thats due to taking on big arse contracts in shitty trades and overpaying for free agents.

Stop being intellectually dishonest on this.
Posted by Walking the Earth
Member since Feb 2013
17260 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:18 pm to
A resounding success. I don't care about the "not 2, not 3..." part. I don't think anybody was deluded or thought LeBron thought he was going to win 8 in a row.

4 straight trips to the Finals, 2 wins. I think anybody takes that deal.
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
72129 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:19 pm to
Pretty successful if you ask me. Two championships is a pretty big deal, no matter if you like LeGOAT or not.

From a monetary perspective, I bet Miami isn't too peeved. The amount of merchandise and ticket sales they've made off this team probably more than made up for what they cost to get them together.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125418 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:20 pm to
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4 straight trips to the Finals, 2 wins. I think anybody takes that deal.



Coming out of an awful East the finals for those 3 was a given.
Posted by RTR America
Memphis, TN
Member since Aug 2012
39600 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:20 pm to
quote:

People calling this a failure needs to take a look at the Nets and Knicks who had higher payrolls than the Heat.


Neither one of these teams is about to be hit with the repeater tax, so they can afford to overspend right now.

quote:

The Miami Heat waived veteran guard Mike Miller via the amnesty provision ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

Miller's agents already have begun reaching out to other teams who may have interest in Miller, according to sources. More on ESPN.com It was only a matter of time before the Heat waived Mike Miller, who was a luxury the team no longer could afford, writes Michael Wallace.

The move will save the Heat nearly $17 million in luxury taxes this season and reduce their expected tax bill, projected to be $33 million, by half. The Heat still owe Miller $12.8 million over the next two seasons as part of a contract he signed in 2010.


Plus the Nets lost Lopez for the entire season.
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:20 pm to
Obviously lebron was delusional then

He said it
This post was edited on 6/15/14 at 2:21 pm
Posted by Fearthehat0307
Dallas, TX
Member since Dec 2007
65256 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:21 pm to
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A resounding success. I don't care about the "not 2, not 3..." part. I don't think anybody was deluded or thought LeBron thought he was going to win 8 in a row.
so LeBron is a liar?
Posted by Walking the Earth
Member since Feb 2013
17260 posts
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:21 pm to
quote:

so LeBron is a liar?


Sure. Sue him.

quote:

Coming out of an awful East the finals for those 3 was a given.


When they start handing out half trophies or sort-of-titles, this becomes relevant.
This post was edited on 6/15/14 at 2:23 pm
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