osu45804
Posts: 6,188
Aug 3, 2010 12:55pm
I understand people are going to say stuff. And we accept it with open arms,'' Wade said. ``And even on the road, because every place is going to sell out when we come to town. So [opposing teams] can thank us now.''
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/03/1758605/new-look-miami-heat-will-open.html
Man they sure are full of themselves
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/03/1758605/new-look-miami-heat-will-open.html
Man they sure are full of themselves
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Aug 3, 2010 12:56pm
Lulz, NBA 2010-2011 will be a circus.
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mallymal614
Posts: 3,746
Aug 3, 2010 12:58pm
I love it!
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Aug 3, 2010 1:12pm
LOL....Lebron's ego is infectious.
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trackandccrunner
Posts: 1,283
Aug 3, 2010 1:14pm
God I hope the C's beat them in that season opener.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Aug 3, 2010 1:15pm
I like it, too. They know that the Heat will be hated outside of south Florida because of the whole "friends making behind-the-scenes deal to create super-team" deal, so they're playing it up for the lulz. Provides amusement for me!
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Aug 3, 2010 1:22pm
He didn't say anything that isn't true.
grodt
Posts: 1,588
Aug 3, 2010 1:33pm
He's definitely right when he says it, but the Heat better win a title this year because with the amount of pissing-off their doing acting like cocky assholes it will be a free-for-all to tear them down. Regardless it's going to be a wild ride this year.
KR1245
Posts: 4,317
Aug 3, 2010 1:35pm
grodt;440241 wrote:He's definitely right when he says it, but the Heat better win a title this year because with the amount of pissing-off their doing acting like cocky assholes it will be a free-for-all to tear them down. Regardless it's going to be a wild ride this year.
I might be true but I def think it will rub people the wrong way.
grodt
Posts: 1,588
Aug 3, 2010 1:42pm
Oh for sure. I think they're doing it on purpose to try to create this "Evil Empire/Team People Love To Hate" persona
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
Aug 3, 2010 1:49pm
Even if he's right about the sell outs, it'll be offset by decreased attendance when the other teams come to town. In other words, the Cavs will no longer have Lebron, The Raptors will not have Bosh....so those teams aren't going to sell as well.
Maybe D-Bag shouldn't be thanked....at all.
Maybe D-Bag shouldn't be thanked....at all.
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burt07
Posts: 600
Aug 3, 2010 2:38pm
Hits hit the nail on the head on what I was thinking. Sure the other teams are going to sellout when they come to town, just as MLB stadiums sellout when the Yankees come to town. Does that mean it's a good thing for those teams? No, it doesn't.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Aug 3, 2010 6:55pm
burt07;440313 wrote:Hits hit the nail on the head on what I was thinking. Sure the other teams are going to sellout when they come to town, just as MLB stadiums sellout when the Yankees come to town. Does that mean it's a good thing for those teams? No, it doesn't.
I know what effect you were going for there, but for New York's four games in Cleveland last week none of them even remotely approached a sell out. Same thing can be said for Boston earlier this year. But yes, the gates do jump when those 2 MLB teams come to town
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burt07
Posts: 600
Aug 4, 2010 12:48am
I know they were not close to sell-outs, but they were certainly more than the 15,000 they've been drawing for most games. One of games even got more than the Strasburg game and only trailed Opening Day.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Aug 4, 2010 1:05am
burt07;441166 wrote:I know they were not close to sell-outs, but they were certainly more than the 15,000 they've been drawing for most games. One of games even got more than the Strasburg game and only trailed Opening Day.
Yankees at Indians series
Game 1: 27,224
Game 2: 27,416
Game 3: 22,965
Game 4: 34,455 (sadly, this was the second largest attendance of the year, Strasburg was 3rd)
Strasburg in CLE: 32,876
(extra FYI: Strasburg debut in WAS: 40,315)
It was a small boost, but it has usually been a lot more in the past. It didn't draw nearly as well this year, and though the numbers were higher, the first 3 of the series were ho-hum (Fireworks nights inflate the attendance up to 27,000 when they do them)
Indians average is 17,499 (worst in baseball)
jpake1
Posts: 2,389
Aug 4, 2010 3:20am
It's true. Not very humble, but true. It's quite clear the attitude this team has going into the season. I just hope LBJ's sense of entitlement doesn't rub off on the whole team. They're a very confident bunch. I hope they know what they're getting themselves into.
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
Aug 4, 2010 8:01am
^^^it's only half true. The Heat will draw, but the Raptors and Cavs will not bring in as much. people who want to see the three superstars will only have to buy one ticket to one game instead of tickets to three seperate games.
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enigmaax
Posts: 4,511
Aug 4, 2010 8:45am
HitsRus;441220 wrote:^^^it's only half true. The Heat will draw, but the Raptors and Cavs will not bring in as much. people who want to see the three superstars will only have to buy one ticket to one game instead of tickets to three seperate games.
Good point, it is possible that there'd be a slight boost overall, but not a given.
Whatever the case, bringing it up and stating it the way he did is hilarious. I wonder if they are purposely adding pressure to themselves with all this talk or they think they are just having fun being bad guys.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Aug 4, 2010 11:58am
i really used to like D Wade but after Lebron went south my liking for Wade is going South as well!
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Aug 4, 2010 12:15pm
ts1227;441174 wrote:
Indians average is 17,499 (worst in baseball)
Wonder if Shaprio will pack up the team and move em to Miami... and replace everyone with other personnel...
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Aug 4, 2010 1:00pm
as a cavs fan (aka, a team that will have trouble filling it up every night other than lakers/celtics/magic/heat) i say, no thanks dwayne. we had a pretty good thing going before this all started.
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
Aug 4, 2010 1:48pm
If the NBA becomes the new WWF....I'm not so much for it.Whatever the case, bringing it up and stating it the way he did is hilarious. I wonder if they are purposely adding pressure to themselves with all this talk or they think they are just having fun being bad guys.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Aug 4, 2010 1:54pm
I think with what happened this year and what will happen next year with Carmello that is where the NBA is heading. It is quickly becoming a big turn off.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Aug 4, 2010 11:30pm
Agreed.
Give me football any day over the NBA.
Give me football any day over the NBA.
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
Aug 5, 2010 9:07am
hoops23;442212 wrote:Agreed.
Give me football any day over the NBA.
That is exactly why they don't try to compete with each other. There is a reason the play different times of the year.