The LeBron James Thread

[King_B_Mack]

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We gave y'all the 8th spot..And I truly mean no disrespect to your team, because on paper you guys have the better roster, but the Raptors collapsed in a big way. From 5th to 9th...Sad.

True to a point. Remember that the Bulls were also in position to get that 5th or 6th seed until Rose, Deng and Noah all got hurt.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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LOL So now we're comparing who had a "worse" roster over the course of the season? Hilarious.

[Anavar]

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LOL So now we're comparing who had a "worse" roster over the course of the season? Hilarious.

I love this thread and not in a sarcastic way either.

There will be some serious mud-slingin' up in here when he makes his decision.

[NYJets]

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Actually it is because we're dealing with absolutes and uncertainties, fact vs ficition. What is an absolute and fact is that the Bulls have the pieces to be a playoff team and with LeBron they more than likely are still a playoff team which is the first part of the goal. Meanwhile what the Knicks can get is not an absolute, it's an uncertainty. They could not land Bosh because someone else beats them to it, because Bosh could decide he'd rather play with Wade in Miami than go with LeBron somewhere and the Knicks could end up with Boozer or Ama're who could get their deals and turn out like Rashard Lewis for all we know. Having a million dollars in your pocket is superior to a Powerball ticket that COULD MAYBE get you one hundred twenty million.

I don't get what your point is. If the Knicks can't land Bosh, or a 2nd major free agents, than they aren't the best option for Lebron, and have no chance at getting him. Who is disputing that?

But Lebron is not going to just sign with someone on July 1 without seeing how, or having a good idea about how things shake out. If Lebron and Bosh are really interested in teaming up, I'm sure they will discuss it and see if they can make it work. So yea, right now, the Knicks situation is largely about potential and cap space. But right now doesn't matter. When we get to the point where moves are actually going to be made, there will be a much clearer picture of the different situations.

[brahmagoul]

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Free agency opens July 1, signings can begin July 8, and I don't expect LeBron to sign until mid-July at the earliest. That's the one certainty in this summer of free agency: LeBron said he wants to experience free agency. So, you'll probably see him spend two days in New York, then Chicago, Miami, etc. That's at least a week to a week and a half of visiting.

[brahmagoul]

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On another note, I think this column from SI's Joe Posnanski hits the LeBron situation right on the head -- particularly with the President's comments:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/joe_posnanski/05/25/obama.lebron/index.html

[King_B_Mack]

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On another note, I think this column from SI's Joe Posnanski hits the LeBron situation right on the head -- particularly with the President's comments:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ron/index.html

That's a terrible article in my opinion and not simply because of my obvious Chicago biasness in this whole thing. It's like he's saying you're a bad fan if you don't wish for guys like LeBron and Mauer and Pujols to stay in their cities. I don't think you're a bad fan either way, but you'd be more of a bad fan if you didn't want your team to land the best players available so that they could remain with their previous team, especially when that team is a rival. Yes, me as a Bulls fan should wish that LeBron will stay in Cleveland where they can continue to own the division and my Bulls every year. It doesn't feel wrong to want to see someone go elsewhere at all because that's the nature of sports. It's not illegal to go to another team. It's not illegal for someone to quit a job and go to another which is basically what this is in the end. It's one thing when a team leaves a city, but a player? Give me a break it's not wrong to want to see someone playing elsewhere.

[Jonesy]

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Yeah that article was pretty crappy imo.

[wwharton]

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That's a terrible article in my opinion and not simply because of my obvious Chicago biasness in this whole thing. It's like he's saying you're a bad fan if you don't wish for guys like LeBron and Mauer and Pujols to stay in their cities. I don't think you're a bad fan either way, but you'd be more of a bad fan if you didn't want your team to land the best players available so that they could remain with their previous team, especially when that team is a rival. Yes, me as a Bulls fan should wish that LeBron will stay in Cleveland where they can continue to own the division and my Bulls every year. It doesn't feel wrong to want to see someone go elsewhere at all because that's the nature of sports. It's not illegal to go to another team. It's not illegal for someone to quit a job and go to another which is basically what this is in the end. It's one thing when a team leaves a city, but a player? Give me a break it's not wrong to want to see someone playing elsewhere.

Generally speaking, all articles are going to have some kind of biased based on what the writer thinks Lebron should do. With that said, I don't really agree with your logic of wanting Lebron. I get wanting him because he's Lebron, but in terms of rivals I guess I just don't think that way. I hate seeing players on my teams go to rivals but I don't think I ever want players from rival teams to come to my team "because" of the rivalry. If I'm playing pick up basketball and one guy is killing us, I don't want him to switch over to my team. I want to beat him.

Wizards fans have a crazy notion that there's a rivalry between the Cavs and the Wizards (just like Terps fans with Duke... guess it's a MD/DC thing) and even though I don't think a single Wizards fan would be mad if LBJ came to DC, but I don't think there's one hoping for it. If anything they just want him to fail wherever he goes... at the very least, lose to the Wiz in the playoffs.

[King_B_Mack]

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Generally speaking, all articles are going to have some kind of biased based on what the writer thinks Lebron should do. With that said, I don't really agree with your logic of wanting Lebron. I get wanting him because he's Lebron, but in terms of rivals I guess I just don't think that way. I hate seeing players on my teams go to rivals but I don't think I ever want players from rival teams to come to my team "because" of the rivalry. If I'm playing pick up basketball and one guy is killing us, I don't want him to switch over to my team. I want to beat him.

Wizards fans have a crazy notion that there's a rivalry between the Cavs and the Wizards (just like Terps fans with Duke... guess it's a MD/DC thing) and even though I don't think a single Wizards fan would be mad if LBJ came to DC, but I don't think there's one hoping for it. If anything they just want him to fail wherever he goes... at the very least, lose to the Wiz in the playoffs.

I didn't say that's why I want him, I'm just saying that that right there is a very reason for me or Obama (or anyone with a dog in a race like this) to be rooting for the guy to go back to his previous team. I want him because he'll make our team better, he's the best player in the league and I truly believe that he can fit in with what we've got to help take us to that next level. Not because I don't want Cleveland to have him. But if the Bulls can't get him, I'd rather he not play in the division.

[zeroice]

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I dont know where he is going but i would run out of town if i heard this lol. Sad


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[tpe14]

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I dont know where he is going but i would run out of town if i heard this lol. Sad


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They were singing with so much passion! I wonder what their faces would
be like if he leaves.

[Jasong7777]

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Man this thread is funny as hell. With everybody making their case and point on why Lebron should come to their team. And I don't blame yall.

[Checmate101]

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Ozzie Guillen writes "bye bye Lebron" on an autograph baseball for one of the Cleveland Indians fans..For people dont' follow baseball, Ozzie Guillen is manager of the Chicago Whitesox

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[BlueNGold]

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Ozzie Guillen writes "bye bye Lebron" on an autograph baseball for one of the Cleveland Indians fans..For people dont' follow baseball, Ozzie Guillen is a ****ing douchebag.

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