There are rumors circulating that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have met and are planning to combine forces and play together in Miami. Chad Ford and Bill Simmons talked about this last week on his podcast and tried to debate whether or not they would be able to put a team around them. With the amount of money they would have, they would keep Mario Chalmers, maybe be able to pick up one other guy, but the rest of the team would have to be making the league minimum. The question is whether or not that would stop them from winning multiple titles?

A friend compared them to the Boston Celtics and said “look how they failed to win more than one title.” Of course, It’s not even remotely comparable. Kevin Garnett got hurt last year and hasn’t been the same since. Ray Allen is old and was a non-factor in the finals. And as good as Paul Pierce is, he isn’t one of the 5 best players in the league. LeBron and Wade are two of the top 5 and with Bosh they would be a virtual lock to have 3 of the 4 best players in any game for a few years at least.

Even with a team of mediocre players around them they would still easily make the playoffs and once in the playoffs, only 8 guys are needed who can solidly contribute. And it’s almost 100% for sure there are veterans out there who want to win so much they would play for peanuts. Would Ray Allen take that chance? What about someone like Juwan Howard, who can still contribute but has never won a title?

The biggest issue would seem to be the pressure associated with this threesome. What is the expectation for number of titles the Heat would have to win to consider it worthwhile. Is it two? Or three? Or more? With those salaries on the team, the Heat would be forced to raise ticket prices and getting to the playoffs year after year wouldn’t be enough. And of course there is Simmons’ “Alpha Dog” theory, would Wade or LeBron settle for being 2nd banana? Would Bosh be OK being the third?

Overall, it doesn’t seem like it will work out as rosy as it seems. Miami is a great town for young NBA players to have fun. And no state income tax means more money in their pocket. But what if one of them gets hurt? What if they fail to win a title in the first two years? Seems like too many ifs.