CHICAGO — It was the right thing to do. It was the right thing to do. It was the right thing to do.

Even though, at the moment, it feels so wrong.

They had to take a shot. They had to take a shot. They had to take a shot.

And so Kirk Hinrich had to take a bullet. As did, to some uncertain degree, the Chicago Bulls’ backcourt in the franchise’s all-in gamble on NBA elite free agents.

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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – Not everyone in South Florida is ready to roll out the red carpet forLeBron James and serve as the subjects of his new kingdom.

There is at least one voice, drowned out by a sea of others still giddy over the arrival of James (along with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, of course), begging for folks in and around Miami to ease up on the love affair with James.

Dave George of the Palm Beach Post is preaching awareness to Heat fans. He insists they should learn a few lessons about James from the way he exited Cleveland. It’s an interesting message after a solid week of euphoria fueled by the formation of Miami’s Big 3:

As exciting and promising as it is to have The Big Three in Miami, it might be wise to dial back the adoration a bit on The Chosen One. He craves it a little too much. He practically screamed it with a self-indulgent ESPN special centered on his choice of NBA suitors, a TV special that would have turned stomachs in South Florida for its pretentiousness if James had said anything other than “I’m going to take my talents to South Beach.”

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