The LeBron James Thread

[FlyRice]

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Just looked up St Vincent-St Mary's Highschool on google maps and spotted a helicopter on the roof

LeBron's getaway vehicle after he announces that he's leaving?

Spoiler

JK. Can you imagine if that happened though?

[bjf1377]

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It took him 13 hours to get 200,000 followers on Twitter....insane

[wwharton]

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It always cracks me up when people who don't have millions of dollars act like they know the ins and outs of how big money works. Not that Lebron is even big money. He's more like medium money. Dolan, Prok and Bloomberg are big money, and they hire tried and trusted business specialists to know how to irrigate the flows of money depending on the details of the resources.

When people argue against it, they literally display no knowledge on the subject, citing anecdotal and peripheral information mostly gleaned from shoddy internet sources. I don't think there's a single person on this board who can explain how or why Dolan believes Lebron will earn at least 30% more in NYC, or why a championship would be worth 60mil more than in Cleveland. Nor can you give a detailed rebuttal of that reasoning.

If anyone can, please, please put that info up here, so the armchair business men have something as the base for their sarcasms.

Born, I expect better from you, lol. Lets start (and stop) with the part about how the thing was thin on the details for how they came up with their numbers. In that sense, Cebby's reply was pretty much on point. Also notice how the Nets were left off that list of teams in the hunt... possibly bc they have virtually the same local market and access to these super-business men.

If there is some actual equation out there that is just too special to share, I hope it includes the differences in cost of living, taxes, etc. since they're supposedly talking about earnings over a lifetime and all... I mean after all, it's clear they're already assuming that there will be multiple championships factored in.

[PVarck31]

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Great article: http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/...e_is_clev.html

[ex carrabba fan]

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He really wouldn't set all this crap up at his old HS just to say he's leaving Cleveland now would he.

I'm sure there's not much that can really shock most of us these days, but that would have me laughing for several minutes.

Dude is going to have a NY/CHI/CLE/NJ hat on the table just like he was picking a college. I'm hoping for extreme comedy.

[PVarck31]

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He really wouldn't set all this crap up at his old HS just to say he's leaving Cleveland now would he.

I'm sure there's not much that can really shock most of us these days, but that would have me laughing for several minutes.

Dude is going to have a NY/CHI/CLE/NJ hat on the table just like he was picking a college. I'm hoping for extreme comedy.

I still haven't heard any confirmation it will be at SVSM. If it is I agree. No chance he says bye and walks out of there in one piece lol.

[Scott812313]

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The reports of Bosh being unwilling to accept a S&T to Cleveland should be all LeBron needs to know about his decision. Free agents just don't want to come to Cleveland. Young pro athletes want warm weather and a good night life. Cleveland has neither. If LeBron stays for the extra 30 million I don't ever want to hear anyone say he cares about winning. He isn't good enough to win a title with the guys Cleveland can put around him. If he EVER wants a ring he had better leave and team with Amare or Wade or the boys in Chi-town. Thursday night will be a telling look into the real character of LeBron, the one I always assumed, that he cared more about money and fame than winning.

[ex carrabba fan]

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I still haven't heard any confirmation it will be at SVSM. If it is I agree. No chance he says bye and walks out of there in one piece lol.

I'm not even sure it makes a difference where in Ohio he has the conference, just the fact that he's actually having one to announce his plans...

It's not going to bode well should he reveal a Knicks or Bulls jersey from under his suit.

Would seem like an extra insult to injury to Cav fans should he end up bolting town.

[Sportsbuck]

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Thursday night will be a telling look into the real character of LeBron, the one I always assumed, that he cared more about money and fame than winning.

So Lebron staying in Cleveland and not going to New York, one of if not the media capital of the world, means that he cares about money and fame more than winning?

[PVarck31]

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The reports of Bosh being unwilling to accept a S&T to Cleveland should be all LeBron needs to know about his decision. Free agents just don't want to come to Cleveland. Young pro athletes want warm weather and a good night life. Cleveland has neither. If LeBron stays for the extra 30 million I don't ever want to hear anyone say he cares about winning. He isn't good enough to win a title with the guys Cleveland can put around him. If he EVER wants a ring he had better leave and team with Amare or Wade or the boys in Chi-town. Thursday night will be a telling look into the real character of LeBron, the one I always assumed, that he cared more about money and fame than winning.

Did it ever occur to you that if he stays at home maybe its because he is comfortable here, has a sense of loyalty, believes he can win here, and not to mention the he is a big fish in a little pond here. Its not just about the money, he has more money than he could ever spend in 5 lifetimes.

[Scott812313]

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So Lebron staying in Cleveland and not going to New York, one of if not the media capital of the world, means that he cares about money and fame more than winning?

You conveniently left out the reason why that is. Cleveland is hamstrung into doing shortsighted trades for players that are overpaid and aging, while the Knicks as well as the other destinations can attract guys to WILLINGLY come there. Not a complex concept.

[Nike Fattz]

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You conveniently left out the reason why that is. Cleveland is hamstrung into doing shortsighted trades for players that are overpaid and aging, while the Knicks as well as the other destinations can attract guys to WILLINGLY come there. Not a complex concept.

And he's already proven he can't win at Cleveland.

[Court_vision]

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Dude is going to have a NY/CHI/CLE/NJ hat on the table just like he was picking a college. I'm hoping for extreme comedy.

Just no...no...no....tell me that's not true man?

If it is, LeBron is just way too far up his own a-hole to realise how stupid this whole thing is looking right now. That's a joke, right?

[PVarck31]

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Just no...no...no....tell me that's not true man?

If it is, LeBron is just way too far up his own a-hole to realise how stupid this whole thing is looking right now. That's a joke, right?

I'm pretty sure he's joking. That would just be asinine on LeBron's part.

[nogster]

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I've lost a significant amount of respect for "king" James after this latest news that he is announcing his decision on a special 1 hour show on TV!!

I can just see it now.
1st a recap of the great mans career.
then the announcement.....will be after the break!!
after the break. more blowing his trumpet. then.......Lebron James is going to.......
"we will find out after these short messages"


Is it possible for someone to be more up themselves?
talk about narcissism.