He still has a home in Cleveland in the offseason, has a bunch of family/old friends ties there and his wife is expecting their 3rd child and reportedly wants to be closer to her family. Besides for all of Lebron's success, he very much seems to be a nostalgic "family" oriented guy and by that I mean he keeps to his small group of childhood friends & family for the most part. But everything you said is still true....
If Bosh stays he's basically willing to be a b**** to both Lebron and Wade. He was already crazy enough to be the third option even with an aging Wade and with the lowball offer, how is Bosh even thinking about staying? The Heat have shown nothing but disrespect to him..
It provides Houston with another defensive presence. We have Harden and Parsons to score and Dwight in the middle. Could easily get 60+ pts between Harden, Parsons and Dwight. Bosh can also add another 20+ per night with Beverly chipping in around 8pts. Now that's 88 pts without the bench and an all around good defensive team.
Bosh perceives himself as a max player. It doesn't mean he should get the max but the offer is already on the table.
Bosh should be second option, but to keep Deight happy, Bosh is third option. No way I go to Parsons before Bosh
The offense starts with Harden. Where it ends is dependent upon where the right basketball play is. That's why I was hesitant to even think about trading Harden for Love (and then make a play for Melo or whoever the pipe-dream FA was). Having an elite perimeter playmaker is ESSENTIAL to competing. Name an NBA finals team that didn't have that type of guard. Maybe the 90's Rockets team? Maybe you could say the 2000's Lakers team didn't have one when Kobe was more of a jump shooter. In the modern NBA, its very rare to not have an elite play making wing player and still be able to get to the Finals. If you move Harden, you are relying on whom exactly to make plays from the perimeter? Love him or hate him, the Rockets and James Harden are married to each other for better or worse... He's not perfect, but he should be good enough with that kind of talent around him.
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Bosh is a b****, it's no surprise he acts like one. As much of a goof d12 is watching these other FAs flounder makes me have a little more respect for him.
