CB4 and a couple other guys are headed to Miami

So it's happened. LeBron, Wade and Bosh have all joined forces to make a bigger better three.

This isn't the most exciting possible result (see my previous post on the Brooklyn Nets for that) but it is going to be very, very interesting.

The team, as it stands right now is Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Michael Beasley. That's an instant power-team in the East but whether they're going to be able to get past Orlando, the Celtics or possibly the Lakers in the Finals is heavily dependent on who else is added and how this team is put together.

Who else needs to join this team in order for these guys to maximize their potential?

First off, you need shooters and defenders. LeBron and Wade are both streak-shooters from the outside and Wade had a particularly poor shooting slump this past season. Chalmers is a pretty terrible shooter in his own right so you can't expect him to pick up the slack there. And both Bosh and Beasley should be playing mostly near to the basket.

So the team needs a couple of guards/swingmen who can shoot and defend (Rafer would fit, Michael Finley, Keith Bogans, Q-Rich [all oldish who might take a min contract for a shot at a title]) and then another big or two. Bosh has played Center before so he can move over to the 5 if Beasley somehow gets something going over the summer and is ready to contribute in the starting five.

Coming out of all of this, the player who's game has the potential to improve the most is Chris Bosh. With LeBron knowing he has to prove himself desperately (by winning) and Wade's crazy competitiveness, Bosh is really going to have to learn to bring the intensity every night and on every possession. As a long-time Raptors semi-fan I can say from experience how frustrating Bosh can be. He has ridiculous talent but is mentally weak. I've seen nights when Bosh either got a basket or got to the line every single time he drove or made a move in the low post but still preferred to take fadeaway jumpers from the baseline and/or the high post. LeBron and Wade are either going to turn him into an absolute monster or crush his confidence forever.

Regardless, nobody can say how good this team is going to be until we watch the big three and the rest of the guys Pat Riley gets all play together as a team. I want to see these guys make the kind of beautiful basketball music we saw from team USA at the Beijing Olympics and hopefully get us a superstar-studded Finals match-up with the Lakers.