The LeBron James Thread

[Gibbz]

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We all thought that too. But we've given up hope that he wouldn't go to Miami. It may not be a guarantee, but it doesn't look good for others. There are too many signs.

I actually like Wade, Lebron and Bosh, but if those 3 all end up on the same team I hope they don't win a damn thing.

[spyder23]

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Lebron is all about image, so I don't think he goes to Miami.


Think about it...If "The Miami 3" don't win a title, it will be considered the biggest team fail ever. If they do win a title, people will be saying LBJ had to have 2 other superstars to win anything.

I have trouble believing LBJ would be cool with that.


I still think it's between Cleveland and NY.

This

[elprez98]

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back to back nights benefit younger teams and the importance of having a really good half court offense isn't as big in the regular season compared to the post season

Exactly. This is the reason that they lose in the playoffs. They need to run a gotdamn offense. Byron Scott will give them that. Lebron knows this and, therefore he remains in Cleveland.

[Starlin4Prez]

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I've been sitting here baffled by this myself.

I'll put it like this. If LeBron had Dwights cast, we wouldn't have spent the last two weeks scrambling around the web trying to figure out where LeBron was going to land. He would've confirmed that he was staying in Cleveland on July 1st, if not seasons end.

He probably would of signed an extension before the year was even over...

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Hold on, who exactly was "comparing" the Magic and Cavs rosters because all I've seen were a bunch of people all saying "The Magic Can make the Playoffs without Dwight", "The Lakers can make the Playoffs without Kobe" and a whole bunch of other hypotheticals that'll never be proven.

[Nike Fattz]

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He probably would of signed an extension before the year was even over...

In all honesty, he'd probably have a ring by now.

And to anyone who's holding on to hope that he remains in Cleveland. I believe that ship has sailed.

[da ThRONe]

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I didn't watch enough Cavs games to know exactly what they were doing on O during the regular season but I know they were running, I know Hickson was playing and I know Mo and West spent more time controlling the offense. It seems that playoff time, Mike Brown decided the offense should be a 1-4 clear out 90% of the time with Lebron deciding how things would flow, along with keeping the runners on the bench.

Fisher is proven at what? He's a great role player but if his team didn't win the title he would never be mentioned in the same sentence as Mo Williams, and I'm not even calling Mo more than a decent player. Like I said in that post you quoted, Gasol was considered soft when they lost... now he's top 3. Winning does a lot for perception. And Artest would've been considered a waste if they lost. Shaq was brought in for defense too and he did that and more but now he's grouped with all the players that sucked around Lebron. I don't think Shaq's got much left but you're saying last year's team sucked and Shaq was on that team and played well in the playoffs.

Why isn't it that Boston matched up well against the Cavs? They did almost beat the Lakers after all, but somehow the Cavs losing to them is horrible. Why can't we evaluate the performance of Howard's teammates when Boston didn't have to double team him?

Hitting clutch shots at key times.

Once again it's not the lost it's how they lost. Jamison ,Mo ,Shaq, Jamario, Parker, and West give them nothing. And Hickson couldnt get in the game.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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That ship was nuclear powered and went warp 9 as soon the Cavs season ended. Lebron was like ensign warp 9, anywhere but here, make it so.

[Nike Fattz]

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Hold on, who exactly was "comparing" the Magic and Cavs rosters because all I've seen were a bunch of people all saying "The Magic Can make the Playoffs without Dwight", "The Lakers can make the Playoffs without Kobe" and a whole bunch of other hypotheticals that'll never be proven.

We're not allowed to discuss hypotheticals on a basketball forum?

Btw, the Lakers beat Boston in game 7 with minute offensive production from Kobe. I can't pass this off as fact, but I'd bet my mortgage that the Cavs lost any and every game in which LeBron shot 25% from the field. Well, upward of 90%.

[Starlin4Prez]

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Proving wrong that they're healthy? How about the biggest defensive presence in the league is taken off the team... and the offense is built with a bunch of perimeter players that get open bc of doubling him. Remember how the Celtics didn't have to double team Howard and the others struggled to score? LBJ is better than Howard, no doubt. But that team is built around Howard much like the Cavs are built around James. Any team built around one player will take a big hit if you remove that player.

Ok, now taking PPM's lead bc this is a tired argument that should've been buried when it came up during the playoffs.

This is what sparked the argument...followed by someone saying that the Magic would get swept without Dwight... @ProfessorPackMan

[Bornindamecca]

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I don't even know why you gave some of those post the time. You must have had that Jordan/Kobe killer instinct and wanted to completely destroy their arguments because you definitely weren't doing it for the attention aka the Miami 3

Good stuff

So it's settled then. The Cavs will become the first team in NBA History to go 0-82, assuming Lebron doesn't come back.

Brilliant!

Lebron is all about image, so I don't think he goes to Miami.


Think about it...If "The Miami 3" don't win a title, it will be considered the biggest team fail ever. If they do win a title, people will be saying LBJ had to have 2 other superstars to win anything.

I have trouble believing LBJ would be cool with that.


I still think it's between Cleveland and NY.

I have yet to wrap my head around Lebron dragging Cleveland sports onto ESPN and shooting them in the back of the head on nat'l TV.

I don't know, I still feel the same way I said last night. All this Miami talk is just a smokescreen. That team would be too depleted to contend for years.

I'm warming up to him either staying in Cleveland or going to NY. LBJ-Amar'e vs Wade-Bosh would be great.

Even as a person never pulling for LBJ to NYC, the two on two matchup would be very compelling. Both teams are in nearly identical situations going forward, and they could have battled over the east for the next 5 years. Woulda been ****!

Exactly my original thoughts on the subject. It is a very convenient excuse. I can understand if you are a #4 seed, but not when you have homecourt THROUGHOUT the playoffs. It is just too funny. I am done with this, lol.

I may even have to root for the Lakers in the Finals this year.

Come to the dark side. I sense much conflict in you. We will show you the meaning of true Powah!

I actually like Wade, Lebron and Bosh, but if those 3 all end up on the same team I hope they don't win a damn thing.

Unless you're in Miami, I think it's a very hard team to root for.

[Brankles]

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I don't understand how people can say "Lebron" is good enough to win 60 games, by himself no less, and in the same breath say that "the team" is not good enough to win in the playoffs?

You cannot convince me that if your TEAM can win 60+ games in the regular season, two years straight, but your team is not good enough to win a championship.

Ask Mark Cuban how that works.

Regular season success doesn't equal post-season success. Mo Williams isn't a good point guard, Jamison isn't a good power forward, Shaq is 37 and Anthony Parker shouldn't be starting anywhere in the NBA. LeBron carried this team, and when the playoffs rolled around, nobody else was there to show up when he disappeared after the Celtics planned for him.

I'm done arguing that, because no matter how many times I repeat their starting lineup and compare it to other teams of similar regular season success, it just doesn't register to some. LeBron made Cleveland. Without him, they would be a lottery team.

[ehh]

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Wow this thread went way OT.

[Altimus]

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So since CP3 signed with LBJ's agency, media is now thinking some how he ends up in Miami and they put a line up of:

CP3
Wade
LBJ
Bosh
Robert "Tractor" Traylor

[ProfessaPackMan]

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We're not allowed to discuss hypotheticals on a basketball forum?

Btw, the Lakers beat Boston in game 7 with minute offensive production from Kobe. I can't pass this off as fact, but I'd bet my mortgage that the Cavs lost any and every game in which LeBron shot 25% from the field. Well, upward of 90%.

Who said you couldn't? But leave it to some of ya'll, you guys are passing off as FACT like it's already happened.

But hey, at least will see history being made next year though.