If Miami and Chicago are out of it, and LBJ making a one-hour show to announce his big time decision... oh oh oh !!!

nyk4ever wrote:it has to be new york or miami now... and i just can't imagine lebron going to "wade's team" i guess we'll see.

I think Miami is still in it though. However, I do find it interesting that his 1 hour special is going to be from Ohio - usually when you leave you don't talk about it for an hour.

Anyway, I don't see LeBron signing there to be Wade's sidekick. Do you really think someone with the ego to demand a special on ESPN to announce his decision, will come play for Wade's team? A team that Wade has already won a championship for? Regardless of how many championships they would win, Wade would always be one up on him.

As for going back to Cleveland, why would he do that when they wouldn't be able to put another star player with him? That team has hit it's ceiling as a 55 win regular season team that will win a round or two in the playoffs. And it'll only get more difficult as other teams improve.

I think it's between the Knicks and Chicago with the Knicks favored. In Chicago, it would still be Jordan's town and I don't think he fits well with Rose (they're both ball handlers who need the ball to make things happen) and Noah (more of an energy guy than a skilled scoring forward who can take pressure off LeBron). In New York, he'd be the unquestioned King of the biggest and greatest City on earth. Anything he'd do here would be magnified 1000 times. He has another star player in Amare and a chance at another next year (they should tell LeBron they'll renounce Gallinari and whoever else to get the cap room to sign Melo to a max deal). It's his best hope to take on Wade and Bosh for the next 5 years.

FrenchKnicks wrote:

OasisBU wrote:Well the speculation is fun - but it is just speculation at this point.

I think Miami is still in it though. However, I do find it interesting that his 1 hour special is going to be from Ohio - usually when you leave you don't talk about it for an hour.

If you leave and don't want others to know, would you do it in the city where you were going ??? "ESPN live from Chicago for the 1-hour LBJ special..." ???

He could have gone for a neutral site, I think it will just rub salt in the wounds of Cleveland if he does it from there.

OasisBU wrote:

FrenchKnicks wrote:

OasisBU wrote:Well the speculation is fun - but it is just speculation at this point.

I think Miami is still in it though. However, I do find it interesting that his 1 hour special is going to be from Ohio - usually when you leave you don't talk about it for an hour.

If you leave and don't want others to know, would you do it in the city where you were going ??? "ESPN live from Chicago for the 1-hour LBJ special..." ???

He could have gone for a neutral site, I think it will just rub salt in the wounds of Cleveland if he does it from there.

Neutral site would have meant he was leaving... doing it from his home makes the most sense of it all.

islesfan wrote:That was to be expected. Can Miami still sign LeBron? They have room for 3 max contracts? I thought they were in the same boat as us with not being able to re-sign Lee if we added 2 max deals.

Anyway, I don't see LeBron signing there to be Wade's sidekick. Do you really think someone with the ego to demand a special on ESPN to announce his decision, will come play for Wade's team? A team that Wade has already won a championship for? Regardless of how many championships they would win, Wade would always be one up on him.

As for going back to Cleveland, why would he do that when they wouldn't be able to put another star player with him? That team has hit it's ceiling as a 55 win regular season team that will win a round or two in the playoffs. And it'll only get more difficult as other teams improve.

I think it's between the Knicks and Chicago with the Knicks favored. In Chicago, it would still be Jordan's town and I don't think he fits well with Rose (they're both ball handlers who need the ball to make things happen) and Noah (more of an energy guy than a skilled scoring forward who can take pressure off LeBron). In New York, he'd be the unquestioned King of the biggest and greatest City on earth. Anything he'd do here would be magnified 1000 times. He has another star player in Amare and a chance at another next year (they should tell LeBron they'll renounce Gallinari and whoever else to get the cap room to sign Melo to a max deal). It's his best hope to take on Wade and Bosh for the next 5 years.

Who are you, and what have you done with Islesfan!!! Optimism?!?! Ha!! The jigs up imposter!

firefly wrote:

islesfan wrote:That was to be expected. Can Miami still sign LeBron? They have room for 3 max contracts? I thought they were in the same boat as us with not being able to re-sign Lee if we added 2 max deals.

Anyway, I don't see LeBron signing there to be Wade's sidekick. Do you really think someone with the ego to demand a special on ESPN to announce his decision, will come play for Wade's team? A team that Wade has already won a championship for? Regardless of how many championships they would win, Wade would always be one up on him.

As for going back to Cleveland, why would he do that when they wouldn't be able to put another star player with him? That team has hit it's ceiling as a 55 win regular season team that will win a round or two in the playoffs. And it'll only get more difficult as other teams improve.

I think it's between the Knicks and Chicago with the Knicks favored. In Chicago, it would still be Jordan's town and I don't think he fits well with Rose (they're both ball handlers who need the ball to make things happen) and Noah (more of an energy guy than a skilled scoring forward who can take pressure off LeBron). In New York, he'd be the unquestioned King of the biggest and greatest City on earth. Anything he'd do here would be magnified 1000 times. He has another star player in Amare and a chance at another next year (they should tell LeBron they'll renounce Gallinari and whoever else to get the cap room to sign Melo to a max deal). It's his best hope to take on Wade and Bosh for the next 5 years.

Who are you, and what have you done with Islesfan!!! Optimism?!?! Ha!! The jigs up imposter!

Medication adjustment.

I still don't believe that he wouldn't need a big prime time production to announce that he's staying in Cleveland.

djsunyc wrote:

Just reported on 790AM that if LeBron does not come to Miami the Heat will trade Beasley and Chalmers to Portland for Rudy Fernandez and Andre Miller...

Bayless, Chalmers and Armon Johnson gonna hold down the PG spot? They better call Pritchard back.

djsunyc wrote:

martin wrote:

djsunyc wrote:

Just reported on 790AM that if LeBron does not come to Miami the Heat will trade Beasley and Chalmers to Portland for Rudy Fernandez and Andre Miller...

Bayless, Chalmers and Armon Johnson gonna hold down the PG spot? They better call Pritchard back.

pritchard is interviewing with the nets today

great move for the nyets if they get KP.