GGN LeBron Discussion Thread
by John B on Jul 8, 2010 3:59 PM EDT
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PrintLet’s be honest. The real story isn’t about football today. It’s about LeBron James’ decision. It looks like he has six options right now.
Cleveland = Loyalty
New York = A chance to become a legend on the world’s biggest stage
New Jersey = Moving to Brooklyn in a few years and potentially becoming a hero on the level the Dodgers once were
Los Angeles = Taking on Kobe for control of the second biggest market in the country
Chicago = Becoming Michael Jordan’s heir apparent.
Miami = Being part of a super team
I know many of you are Knicks and Nets fans. I don’t root for any team in the mix. New Jersey and Los Angeles both seem like longshots to me. They are both perrenial doormats with nonexistent fanbases that always are the number two team in their respective metropolitan areas. The other four are realistic. I know the stories indicate Miami is the most likely at this point, but nobody can tell how accurate that is. LeBron’s such an egomaniac he may have planted that story to build suspense. It’s the same reason he’s having the announcement in Knicks Country in Connecticut.
It takes a special kind of arrogance to turn this saga into a television special. One of two things will happen. One is he could kill professional basketball in his hometown and break the hearts of his loyal fans on a television show he created. That would be low. The other possibility is that he could return to Cleveland. That would mean we had to endure all of this hype and this television special for him to make an announcement he could have made two years ago.
My gut says he ends up on the Knicks. Again I’m not a Knicks fan. I just think his ego demands he put himself front and center on the world’s biggest stage. I wouldn’t be surprised with Cleveland, Miami, or Chicago, though.
I’ll also say I wouldn’t blame him for leaving. His front office has never given him a decent supporting cast in seven years there. I only blame him for potentially creating a show out of ego to announce he’s leaving.
This will serve as the LeBron discussion thread.
I look forward to ESPN no longer being 24 hours of LeBron. It will be good to see it go back to being 24 hours of a mix of LeBron, Tim Tebow, Brett Favre, A-Rod, Kobe, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning.
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Can't believe he has an hour long special
Doesn’t it take about 15 seconds to announce where you are going? Whats the other 50ish minutes going to be?
Am I allowed to spoil this? Cause yahoo already announced that hes planing a party after the announcement, and the party is going to be in one of the Cities he could sign in.
The Swiss are Coming, The Swiss are Coming!
They said Miami I think.
Then I heard another rumor somewhere it was in Chicago.
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BDL is saying Miami, but re-reading the post what I found funnier is that the Police are ready in Cleveland in case a mob of unhappy fans attack his home.
The Swiss are Coming, The Swiss are Coming!
Pretty much everyone is saying Miami
Lifelong Knicks fan, who loves the team, and I can honestly say I don’t care. Don’t have any time for the guy. Respect his talent but all this publicity for his decision, the decision of a man who has no rings. No thanks.
The real story for me today was the signing of Amare, he stepped out from the pack and committed here without having anyone hold his hand. Amare + Gallo with the hopeful emergence of TD and the rooks, and anyone else the team brings in like Ant Randolph. Despite from Prince James says tonight, this is a good day for Knicks fans.
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This^^^^^^
And the fact that we got Jerome Jordan, the 44th pick in the draft. I’m a happy NY Fan right now… Specifically Gang Green and That old Orange and Blue. If Jebron (Jebroni) comes through and wants to be a part of the Mecca, then thats wassup. But if he doesn’t, then I hope Donnie Walsh and D’Antoni put together a team that is going to destroy the hopes and dreams of every team in the league, ESPECIALLY MIAMI.
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You don’t turn your nose up at LeBron if he wants to come, but he is an egotistical attention seeker. Never liked the guy, and his decision to not come here won’t effect me in the slightest. I don’t understand how any Knicks fans who have sat through the last decade of play can be upset tonight, regardless. We have a great player in his prime in with Amare (whose injury history is over stated, he’s played more games than Wade over the last 4 years, and only missed time for his eye injury). We have young talent in Gallo and TD, possibly Walker and Rautins, Jordan too. We still have a fair bit of cap space this year, and a lot when Curry comes off next year.
Like Amare said “Knicks are back”, and after sitting through the last few years especially I can’t see how anyone can not be happy.
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Even if they miss out (and I think it’s far from a sure thing he chooses Miami), the fact the team put itself in a position to be able to sign him shows a competency in and of itself that has been lacking in the front office for a long time.
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Absolutely, this is the first time in a long time that I believe we have the right people in the power positions to not only make us competitive, but make us competitive without sacrificing the long term future. So not handing out stupid contracts to players as a reaction. Let’s hope it holds true.
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I look forward to ESPN no longer being 24 hours of LeBron. It will be good to see it go back to being 24 hours of a mix of LeBron, Tim Tebow, Brett Favre, A-Rod, Kobe, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning.
I believe you are forgetting professional bowling. You know, the stuff they show at 1pm on Sundays in the fall? That’s bowling time in my household!
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dont rule out
the jets… he may be coming to new york…. TO PLAY TIGHT END
LeBron is officially the biggest ass on the history of the planet.
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by John B on Jul 8, 2010 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Overstatement perhaps
but at least in the history of the NBA.
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He was pretty much the biggest ass since he announced he was doing a show to announce it. As a Nets fan, I was already like “oh god I’d rather we get another lottery pick next year than get LeBron now” after he decided to pull this stupid ESPN special stunt so I’m a little happy about it now.
…but of course deep down I wanted LeBron to come to Jersey :’(
is there a way in sb nation to ignore a thread?
So I don’t have to keep coming in and marking all these read?
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Pretty good excerpt from a Cleveland blogger’s take on LeBron:
“LeBron spoke of Miami being the best opportunity for him to win multiple championships. Perhaps he is right. What we can say, however, is LeBron James’ global icon status is no more. LeBron needed to build a team, and win a championship, as the greats in the past have. He did not. He chose to turn tail and run.
Something happened in the Boston series in which LeBron James decided he didn’t want the pressure of leading a team. LeBron James is not MJ, he’s not Kobe, he’s not Bird or Magic. LeBron James is a complementary piece on another great player’s team. Perhaps that is what he wanted all along.
“King” James? Nope. “The Chosen One”? Hardly." – John Bena
Jesus I come in my Jets room to take a break from the Lebron stuff and
Boom Lebron followed me here to. He is like a bad case of the clap that just won’t go away.
Since the face been revealed the game got real
The Nets are perennial doormats? What does this make the Knicks? Roadkill? I know this is a football blog but get the sports news straight. Nets have been to 2 NBA finals in the past 10 years and have been to the playoffs for 6 of them while owning the lowly Knicks in the process. Nets will have more wins than the Knicks this year too. Good luck with Eddy Curry and Toney Douglas in the starting lineup. Harris, Lee, Outlaw/Williams, Favors, and Lopez>Douglas, Chandler, Gallinari, Stoudemire, and Curry. Things are going to change for both teams, i.e., Luke Ridnour and Tyrus Thomas, but as of now the Nets are better and have been for a decade. (Although last year was an atrocity.)
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I can’t help but think about the Jets when I think of what LeBron did. Why can’t Revis sign for a reasonable sum in order to win a championship? After 10 million/year…I mean like how much do you really need? It just seems like it is more about his dumb a$$ pride then being real. Sure the guy in Oakland makes more….it makes sense he plays for Al Davis!!!!!
I can see where LeBron is coming from…he just wants to win. Revis just wants the money. Quite frankly if he wants to cry, he can leave….Rex has had many good D’s w/o Revis and I think we will survive without him
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I've tried to email Revis, but it just shuts down my computer.
Apple is releasing a special edition LBJ iPhone. Problem is, it only vibrates cause it doesn’t have a RING!!!
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by King A! on Jul 9, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
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