LeBron to make announcement at start of show?

[red33]

....they have four players. Might want to hold off your judgement until you see what the supporting cast looks like.

That "playoff team before" is gone, they let them all walk in FA.

its going to be fine. they are enough veteran guys out there they could have a legit good team.

Its hard to believe as an organization they couldnt have seen this coming. They OBV have a plan in place.

 

[Sportsbuck]

HAHAHA so LBJ when you write that the Cavs couldnt handle the Cs as a team then you write the team is fine are you saying you are OK with winning 60 games in the reg season and losing in playoffs?

Yeah, because the the reason we got exposed was because of poor rotation management on Brown's part. , but he has no idea how manage a rotation or design an offense, and you could definately tell. He saw Jamison getting eaten alive by KG, and then promptly decided putting Shaq on him would make things better. Or deciding to go back to having Mo on Rondo after Lebron shut him down for a half.

If you think all Cavs need to do is run a faster offense then I want to know whos going to run it?

Same people who always do... Mo and Lebron. Mo is pretty good from an offensive standpoint (Defensively though don't even get me started), and we all know how dangerous Lebron can be on the break. When we went small with Shaq out from February-April, we were much improved and Hickson and Andy both flourished finishing on the break.

Also what was this whole FA off season about then if LBJ has all he needs to win in CLE?

Have you not noticed all of the marketing and PR from the Lebron camp.

Also if he is staying didnt he screw himself by not signing earlier so CLE could try to get another player instead waiting til the last minute after everyone has signed?

If Lebron signs all we've got is the MLE.

Frankly, Lebron is my favorite player, but I'm so tired of dealing with this FA shit. I grew up with a terrible Cavs team, so its not like being bad would be new, but you all have no idea how devestating Lebron leaving would be to the state of Ohio as a whole. Honestly, if he announces he's staying, it'll be the best moment IMO since the Buckeyes won a NC in 2002.

 

[Rayman]

Yeah, because the the reason we got exposed was because of poor rotation management on Brown's part. , but he has no idea how manage a rotation or design an offense, and you could definately tell. He saw Jamison getting eaten alive by KG, and then promptly decided putting Shaq on him would make things better. Or deciding to go back to having Mo on Rondo after Lebron shut him down for a half.


Same people who always do... Mo and Lebron. Mo is pretty good from an offensive standpoint (Defensively though don't even get me started), and we all know how dangerous Lebron can be on the break. When we went small with Shaq out from February-April, we were much improved and Hickson and Andy both flourished finishing on the break.


Have you not noticed all of the marketing and PR from the Lebron camp.


If Lebron signs all we've got is the MLE.

Frankly, Lebron is my favorite player, but I'm so tired of dealing with this FA shit. I grew up with a terrible Cavs team, so its not like being bad would be new, but you all have no idea how devestating Lebron leaving would be to the state of Ohio as a whole. Honestly, if he announces he's staying, it'll be the best moment IMO since the Buckeyes won a NC in 2002.

The one thing I have trouble wrapping my head around is the whole "Cleveland will die without you" thing.

I think the area will be just fine should he move on. A little heartbreak for a few weeks, but nothing earth shattering.

I don't think the people of Ohio are that shallow.

 

[dave]

The one thing I have trouble wrapping my head around is the whole "Cleveland will die without you" thing.

I think the area will be just fine should he move on. A little heartbreak for a few weeks, but nothing earth shattering.

I don't think the people of Ohio are that shallow.

The economic impact of James leaving the Cavs is actually pretty significant.

 

[Rayman]

The economic impact of James leaving the Cavs is actually pretty significant.

He's only been there for 7 years.

I refuse to believe he's the only reason the franchise is stable. They were alright before him, they'll be alright after him.

It's overblown.

And he'll still bring in money via Akron because he's not abandoning his hometown, which is not Cleveland.

 

[Rudi]

Its official he's going to Miami

 

[EmpireWF]

Shit!!!

From Alan Hahn's twitter

Multiple sources are telling Newsday that LeBron James has decided to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami. The new Big Three is here.

And Chris Broussard reports James is leaning that way.

 

[Juggernaut]

well see at 910pm tonight. either way Im happy the knicks didnt come out with nothing.

Oh and if LBJ does does to Miami, I'm going to instantly become an anti-miami heat fan.

 

[EmpireWF]

Oh and if LBJ does does to Miami, I'm going to instantly become an anti-miami heat fan.

as will many millions of other people

 

[USCChifan]

Why would an ESPN employee break the destination w/ a much hyped special on ESPN...
Something's fishy here...

 

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

Im not going to overreact yet... but my god this feels good... I figured we'd get Wade... maybe Bosh or Boozer, and some role players... Now we have the best SF in the league, top3-5 PF in the league, and top 2 SG in the league

:chomp:

 

[SHOGUN]

 

[IamMedellin]

chris broussard doesn't know shit

its either NY or Cleveland

 

[red33]

if LBJ goes to MIA how are they going sign 7 more guys?

 

[Rayman]

I stand behind what I've been saying.

Going to Miami goes against all the brand-name talk we've heard from him and his camp the last few years.

 

[hoodyallen]

When the Heat go over the cap can't they sign players with their MLE?

 

[Argath]

When the Heat go over the cap can't they sign players with their MLE?

1 player IIRC

 

[hoodyallen]

1 player IIRC

I thought you could use the 5.2 (or whatever it is) million on how ever many players you want. Like you can offer player x 2.5 mill and player y 2.5 mill etc...

 

[red33]

you can exceed cap space by signing minimum salary players... so they would sign their 3 second round draft picks to minimum contracts, and try to pick up some veteran free agents who "want to contribute to the cause" also with minimal salary contracts.

aka... brb, blowing 15 point leads constantly anytime any of the studs needs to be benched (breather, fouls, etc), or injured.

also, there has been speculation that the 3 big dogs would take a hit in their 1st year salary in order to be able to keep Beasely on the roster (only like $2.7mil short on cap space, so ~$1mil/player for Wade, Bosh, and LeDrama)

so signing them to minimum contracts does not affect the luxury tax?

 

[Argath]

so signing them to minimum contracts does not affect the luxury tax?

luxury tax only comes into play when you exceed the hard cap which I believe is around 69 million