I Just Sighed

James+Bosh to Miami rumor gave me a sigh of relief this morning.

I understand that if LeBron/Bosh/Wade team up in Miami, it might be one of the most riveting teams to watch that I’ll ever lay my eyes on.  For the first few games.  But I can’t help but believe that fatigue will set in for NBA fans, and soon after they hoist their championship trophy in front of adoring crowds, within days they will become the evil empire. The tides will turn quickly after people have seen that the experiment worked, and there will be a sense that we’ve seen all we needed to see. They'll turn into the obstacle instead of the saviors.

And it wouldn't be a standard 21st-century restless “On to the next one” type of response, the reason being that this wouldn't be a team birthed from some imperfect world.  This would be a team that would have already answered all of the foregone conclusions of what the end of the story will read.  There will be nothing exciting about seeing them win a championship again (and again), because there will be no legitimate antagonist in the story if they play their cards as painstakingly measured as they always have.  I don’t see how rooting for them after 1 year will give any sort of joy. Only some sort of obligated cheer for a team that is now a hazy embodiment of a misappropriated dream.  

In fact, the only rooting interest will be for anyone that has a punchers chance at dethroning them.  That will be where the drama and excitement will lie, and the LeBron/Wade/Bosh trio will become a villainized caricature of its former self, with every NBA fan projecting their harshest critiques upon them. 

And will the Miami fans still have anything to root for?  I mean, I know their team will be winning, but is this the way you really wanted to win?  (If the Shaq championship left you feeling empty, then you will sink to even lower depths)  And do you really want your team to be viewed as gluttony incarnate?  I can’t see that being a highly sought after state of fandom when rooting for your local squad.  Lets hope 3 of our greatest superstars aren’t swallowed by an unintended narrative.