The LeBron James Thread

[NYJets]

Re: The Official "Where is LeBron going?" Thread

I'm pretty sure the interview where Bosh said he wants to be "the guy" is from before the season even started, and for some reason has become news again. Everything he's said recently makes it seem like he wants to team up with someone.

I think, unless the Lakers or some other team without cap space comes out of nowhere with a sign and trade, that Bosh is going to team up with Lebron, or join Wade in Miami.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I don't think he'll follow either of them but that's just me.

I've tried to find stuff on Google reguarding both of those statements and didn't find anything on either(Bosh HIMSELF saying he WANTS to play with Lebron or saying he WANTS to be the man).

In any case, I can't wait for this whole charade to be over with and for Football season to finally start up because at least when that starts up, I don't have to turn on the Radio/TV and have the first thing be "Guess who (insert random name)said where Lebron and/or Bosh might end up at???".

[Bornindamecca]

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I don't think he'll follow either of them but that's just me.

I've tried to find stuff on Google reguarding both of those statements and didn't find anything on either(Bosh HIMSELF saying he WANTS to play with Lebron or saying he WANTS to be the man).

In any case, I can't wait for this whole charade to be over with and for Football season to finally start up because at least when that starts up, I don't have to turn on the Radio/TV and have the first thing be "Guess who (insert random name)said where Lebron and/or Bosh might end up at???".

I heard Bosh talk about wanting to play with the Team USAers in radio interviews. It wasn't in print, so I don't think the google search will turn up anything.

Here is the quote on not waiting for Lebron:

Bosh won’t wait on LeBron
by JASON LLOYD on JUNE 18, 2010 - 4:36 PM
in UNCATEGORIZED
Chris Bosh told SNY television in New York he will consider playing in New York, but he’s not going to wait on LeBron James to decide first.

“Anytime you have the opportunity to play with certain guys, you have to take that into consideration. When it all goes down, he’s gonna be one of the all-time greats,” Bosh said of James. “At the same time, I can’t just sit around and wait. I have to be proactive with my choices and what’s gonna make me happy. I have to make sure I take my time and make the right decision.”

In context, if you hear the interview, he's clearly saying he'd love to play with Lebron and wants to do that, but anticipates Lebron will take his time, so Chris will pick his city first and see what shakes out. Also, before Stern and Wade's agents squashed all of the talk about the "secret meeting", Bosh and Wade indicated that they were going to talk, figure out which way everyone was leaning, and then make decisions based on that.

That having been said, I don't think the meeting was squashed at all. I think the NBA just told them to shut up about it because it's a slippery slope to tampering. IMO, they'll have a meeting, nothing will be written in stone, but they'll all know where each other is definitely NOT going. They'll also probably exchange information about what the teams have told them personally, to distinguish the BS from the real deal.

[J_Posse]

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I don't think he'll follow either of them but that's just me.

I've tried to find stuff on Google reguarding both of those statements and didn't find anything on either(Bosh HIMSELF saying he WANTS to play with Lebron or saying he WANTS to be the man).

In any case, I can't wait for this whole charade to be over with and for Football season to finally start up because at least when that starts up, I don't have to turn on the Radio/TV and have the first thing be "Guess who (insert random name)said where Lebron and/or Bosh might end up at???".

The sad part is they continually add this William Wesley into the debate. Saying things like, "If you don't have a relationship with William Wesley, then you aren't getting LeBron." Please, this guy was an "insider" that no one outside of the NBA "circle" had heard of before this season. Now, we're supposed to believe that this guy has so much "pull" that he will influence the decision of LeBron, Dwyane, Chris and the rest of the elite free-agent class?

The ironic part, William Wesley himself says that he wants no part in LeBron or any other individuals decision.

(Side-note: Why isn't "I don't give a ****" a choice in the poll?)



Funny comment from youtube (from ESPN video) about Wes:

He's from Camden NJ. He worked at a shoe store when he was 16 and he made friends with basketball players that went in to his store. He ended up following two of high school basketball players he met in the store to Louisville. Those players ended up turning pro and he followed them there also. That is how he ended up meeting Jordan.




In the music world you call people like Wes "groupies". They seek fame and attach themselves to it.

[HMcCoy]

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Wes definitley has Lebron's ear but the reality is that the guy can bedazzle poor kids/families with impromptu calls to Jigga and Beyonce, but he doesn't seem to have anything but peripheral influence in the league. His big key is that he's part of Lebron's little court of chumps pretending to be Big Willies, and the real powerbrokers humor them because they know Bron trusts them.

Bottom line, the last three kids Wes herded through Coach Cal and expected to build an empire with all said no thanks when decision time came. Couldn't even influence John Wall to go with Nike, whom CAA/Horseman camp have close ties to. If Wes can't influence college kids that he's coddled since AAU, he sure isn't going to have a major say in where a dominant brand like Bron goes.

I think CP3 will be a gamechanger. If I were CLE I would get another team involved and take on both Okafor AND Peja's contracts to get that guy.

[Vince]

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I'm sorry, but Amar'e and Bosh are not big men who can carry teams...**** no...

[BaselineBakes]

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Couldn't even influence John Wall to go with Nike, whom CAA/Horseman camp have close ties to. If Wes can't influence college kids that he's coddled since AAU, he sure isn't going to have a major say in where a dominant brand like Bron goes.

This statment is on the money, he's obviously around the players but his impact seems way overblown. Im sure he puts his 2 cents in here and there but in no ways do I consider him the Godfather here.

I think CP3 will be a gamechanger. If I were CLE I would get another team involved and take on both Okafor AND Peja's contracts to get that guy.

yep.

[Boltman]

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I'm sorry, but Amar'e and Bosh are not big men who can carry teams...**** no...

Why are you sorry about that?




I agree, they are both Robins.

[King_B_Mack]

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According to Broussard on Mike and Mike this morning, the Bulls and Clippers have been in talks about the Bulls sending the 17th pick and Deng to the Clippers for the 8th pick. Definitely hope that goes down, either that or a Hinrich deal. Moving either one of those guys frees up an extra ten million I belive which would get the Bulls thirty million to play with. I like Deng and think if on a team where he isn't the first or second option on offense he can thrive in, but I think I'd rather have the cap space than him. Tonight should be nuts. I think this is gonna be one of those drafts with a flurry of trades throughout the night.

[OSUFan_88]

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According to Broussard on Mike and Mike this morning, the Bulls and Clippers have been in talks about the Bulls sending the 17th pick and Deng to the Clippers for the 8th pick. Definitely hope that goes down, either that or a Hinrich deal. Moving either one of those guys frees up an extra ten million I belive which would get the Bulls thirty million to play with. I like Deng and think if on a team where he isn't the first or second option on offense he can thrive in, but I think I'd rather have the cap space than him. Tonight should be nuts. I think this is gonna be one of those drafts with a flurry of trades throughout the night.

Both sides have denied that report. And with good reason, the Clippers would be getting raped in that trade.

[Altimus]

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Both sides have denied that report. And with good reason, the Clippers would be getting raped in that trade.

It is the Clippers so anything can happen.

[Dice]

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Anybody still think the Clippers are a great fit for LeBron? Especially if he's trying to win a championship.

[wwharton]

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Anybody still think the Clippers are a great fit for LeBron? Especially if he's trying to win a championship.

Did something change since the last time we talked about it?

[Dice]

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Did something change since the last time we talked about it?

Not yet, BUT if the Clippers are dumb enough to trade their 8th pick for Luol Deng, then they wouldn't have a clue on how to actually build a championship contending team.

As a Bulls fan, I hope it goes through.

[ehh]

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Have people really not figured out yet that Broussard is the biggest Chicago dickrider in the media and that every thing he's said in the last month is pro-Chicago? Obviously that was a bogus rumor.