NBA 2011-2012 Season: Free Agency’s frantic start sets tone for coaches, teams!

Good Lord, where does one begin?

What was the point of the lockout, again?

Dwight Howard wants to go from Orlando to Los Angeles or New Jersey, but not Chicago, it seems. Chris Paul won’t sign a contract extension unless he’s traded to Lakers, but to the right L.A. David Stern, in one fell swoop (one swell foop?), makes a decision that, somehow, manages to alienate…everyone.

It was like one of those old bits David Letterman used to do on NBC, when he’d go to the roof of a tall building and drop something, like a watermelon or cantaloupe, watch it burst when it hit the ground, then show the replay over and over. It was almost hypnotic watching all of the pieces splatter and separate.

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Lebron James 2011: James, Wade excited about end of lockout!

Lebron James 2011: James, Wade excited about end of lockout!

NEW YORK – Miami Heat stars Lebron James and Dwayne Wade said Tuesday they are excited about the tentative deal to end the NBA lockout and play a shortened season of 66 games per team starting December 25, 2011.

But they avoided any comments about the details of the deal that ended a 149-day shutdown and is expected to have players in pre-season training camps next week.

“It’s great moment for all of us,” Lebron James said.

“We’re going to discuss about how excited I am, how excited we are, about the game of basketball being back and about all the people who have been out of jobs and the fans who have been out of watching basketball for the 140-plus days from the lockout.”

It’s time to witness the vengeful season of Miami Heat, Lebron James , Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh will all of them and start winning a championships… Watch for them as they will dominate NBA 2011-2012 Season!

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Lebron James: Chris Bosh says he expects Miami Heat to start workouts soon!

Miami (AP) – Chris Bosh enjoyed just about every second of his jampacked offseason.

Nonetheless, he’s ready to go back to work for another title run together with his buddies Dwayne Wade and Lebron James.

Chris Bosh said Saturday that he expects the Miami Heat to reconvene sometime soon, even though the NBA lockout has entered its third month with no apparent ending in sight. This would ordinarily be the time of year where most players start ramping up workouts anyway, and Bosh said he will be ready whether training camps begin on time or not.

“We’re going to make some plans. We’re going to plan to do something,” Bosh said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles. “I think just getting around each other, I think it’s important as far as team-building is concerned and just getting something going. We’re pretty much still in the process of doing that.”

Chris Bosh was making an appearance Saturday with fans to help promote the video game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. “Kevin Love of Minnesota Timberwolves and Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics were among the group of other NBA players involved with the event.

Chris Bosh said he used to play “a lot of video games” when he was younger, and said he still dabbles when his schedule allows.

“It’s cool to do cool things,” Bosh said.

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