He's coming.

That leaves, lets see...the NY Knickerbockers!

Panos wrote:If I were Lebron, I go to Miami and win multiple championships with Wade.
No doubt about it.

Heat have no roster next year either. It would be Lebron, Wade, Beasley, Chalmers and thats it.

When you look at these scenarios the Lee, Gallo, Chandler, Douglas, Hill core is looking pretty good. Even JJ if he's still around. What will happen?????

stanleybostitch wrote:Chicago - ghost of MJ, take this off the list;
Miami - shared stage with Wade, no-go;
NJ - it's NJ, why play in NJ when you can have the real thing?
Clips - it's the Clips, plus you're in Kobe's shadow.

That leaves, lets see...the NY Knickerbockers!

Chicago: Ghost of MJ is no problem for him, its the quirty ownership and perhaps the team is not that good. But cap space and derrick Rose is very strong pull. I would not eliminate them. Central time game starts are very friendly to the east and west coast time slots. You want players on prime time, then Chicago is pretty good.

Miami: Want to win a "chip", then share the stage. ITs pretty well know you can't win it alone. Its warm all year round and Lebron can buy an island in Bermuda.

NJ: GOt a russian who got more money than anyone and will be In Brooklyn. Its more NY than than living and practiceing in westchester. Trust me, Brooklyn ain't New Jersey.

Room for two max players, have a good young core and perhapst he No.1 pick along with Jay-Z as a part owner I would not blow that off one bit. Fear the Russian.

Clips: What if the Clips beat the Lakes in the playoffs? LA better entry to biggest money makers opportunity which is Asian markets. I think this has the least possibilty as Lebron on the west coast means 10:30 game starts on the east coast during the week.

Cavs: They got the no front court but lots of cap space to spend. Im not sure Booze would be welcome back but winning forgives a lot, Elton Brand could be had for nothing (cap space is easy to trade with!) Bosh could sign there, Dlee could sign there, etc. Lebron could take less money to help build a winner also.

I am hopeful as most but I am being real. The "NJ IS NJ" thing does not hold anymore. The past is not the future there. Clips have been spending as owner has no more debt on the team and is spending. Beasly-wade-lebron in Miami is interesting and Chicago Noah-Rose-Deng-Lebron is just a player or two away from being a real contender, and the Cavs can retool very quickly to Lebrons taste. I hope he comes.

fishmike wrote:

Panos wrote:If I were Lebron, I go to Miami and win multiple championships with Wade.
No doubt about it.

it would certainly be a more fun place to play then NY... just look at the winter weather. Not really sure thats the perfect pairing though. Thats a lot fewer shots for both of them. Not really a Jordan/Pippen type pairing.

Heat have no roster next year either. It would be Lebron, Wade, Beasley, Chalmers and thats it.

When you look at these scenarios the Lee, Gallo, Chandler, Douglas, Hill core is looking pretty good. Even JJ if he's still around. What will happen?????

Wade is arguably the best or second best at his position in the league.
Lebron is the best.
Basketball is about your top couple of players, being better than your opponents' top players.
This combination wins championships.

Not to mention that Beasley, unless he self destructs, will be a 3rd year player coming into his own by then.
Beasley is scoring 16 PPG already. One could expect that he could be better than any second fiddle the Knicks
manage to get in 2010, and he'll only be the third fiddle in Miami.

Get a stiff that can put his hands up on D at center.
You don't even need a PG, this team could go 4 on 5.

fishmike wrote:whats the known quantity for the Cavs? After Mo they have crap. Shaq and Z are like 50 next year and dont have much gas in the tank THIS year. Who's left? Delonte? Varejo? Those guys are crap. Sorry but a Lee/Gallo/Chandler core is better than anything Cle has. I would not be suprised if Hill passes Varejo once his minutes come in.

To say he can make as much in Cle as in NY is silly.

The fact remains Lebron's current team is #1 in the East. They still have Big Z's expiring to get Lebron some real help. While Varejao isn't a star player he plays D and can do the little things while being a mobile big.

Lee/Gallo/Chandler are all forwards. Last time I checked Lebron is a forward too. If Isiah taught us anything it's talent doesnt win games by itself. You need to have pieces that fit.

I'd also like to mention you have teams LITERALLY trying to give away players to get under the cap or avoid the lux tax. I suspect Cleveland will get a good PF for Big Z around the deadline and that will probably be Jamison.

fishmike wrote:thats not fair. Wouldnt you say they are going to war with what they have?

Its not Lebron or bust, because after we resign Lee that core of Lee, Chandler and Gallo is looking better and better every game. This coach is looking better and better and we will still have cap space to either add a player (FA) or take on $$$ for a long term player a team doesnt want anymore. Then you have Curry and JJ's expiring deals as well... Knicks will have a lot of options IMO.

What did we really sacrifice to make a run at LBJ? Crawford?

talking about the fans. all every knicks fan has talked about the past 2 years is 2010. that's it. and if it doesn't deliver lebron or wade (and that's how the majority of knicks fans feel - you know that), you can bet there will be a huge contingent of fans very dissapointed.