NBA 2009/10

[Mr Q]

Well the East is looking very interesting next season

Especially Miami/Magic

[Superstition]

Showing footage of Cavs fans burning his jerseys, and then asking "how does that make you feel?" :lol: The highest level of journalism

The hate in Cleveland is gonna be maniacal. The first Heat-Cavs game will be a riot

[Aquaman]

Showing footage of Cavs fans burning his jerseys, and then asking "how does that make you feel?" :lol: The highest level of journalism

The hate in Cleveland is gonna be maniacal. The first Heat-Cavs game will be a riot

dust free zone

[bay_u]

King James been dethroned.

he aint king in miami.

[Trilliam]

[Trilliam]

Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;

As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.

This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.

Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.

The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.

There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.

You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.

You have given so much and deserve so much more.

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:

"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE"

You can take it to the bank.

If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.

Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there.

Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.

This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown "chosen one" sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And "who" we would want them to grow-up to become.

But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called "curse" on Cleveland, Ohio.

The self-declared former "King" will be taking the "curse" with him down south. And until he does "right" by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.

Just watch.

Sleep well, Cleveland.

Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day....

I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:

DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue....

Dan Gilbert

Majority Owner

Cleveland Cavaliers

[Trilliam]

"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE"

Could've swore a read this near the end of Of Mice and Men. Really hope this guarantee doesn't blow up in the face of the Lakers three-peat chances next season

Being reported that Shaq is going Miami as well. TYPICAL.

Heat about to become the most hated team in the league.

[Mr Q]

Wow, he went IN!

[Michel Kane]

Sounds like a jilted fiancee at the aisle.

Bar the whole TV special thing, what LeBron doing isn't wrong. And even from a business decision, I understand why the TV special was there.

f*ck*ng hell, people are emotional. LOL

[Uncle Man]

lmao @ gilberts rant

cleveland is the england of american sports

home of unrealistic expectation and years of hurt

glad he went heat instead of knicks though,this is where i thought team dream will happen given wades affinity for miami

shud be intresting however i hope cleveland do win a championship b4 he does,

thats a lot of heat on byron scott

[Mr Q]

TBH, the whole fanfare and tv thing was rubbing it in Clevelands face, don't act like you can't understand that.

But they did seem to base their whole economy on him, which is pretty pathetic.

Also, he isn't King any more, that is Wade's team, he is nothing more than prince. They need a good PG, i wonder who that will be, they need so many pieces actually. If they win a c'hip next year then i shall be very surprised, any man city.

[Michel Kane]

TBH, eventually, it WILL become James' team...

[Jam]

C/S Jubez.

Disappointed with LeBron - should've built his legacy in Cleveland (or become the Black Frank White)

[Trilliam]

'Source: FA Fisher to meet with Heat prez Riley'

Getting low-balled, Blake is the future, can see Riley telling Fisher he's underappreciated, a proven winner and demanding he seize the day.

[Michel Kane]

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhzpmHNFRsMSu24ejJ

[Trilliam]

James milking the applause.

Thought Bosh would get a lukewarm reception from the fans and the announcer but he cut a solid promo, the eight months since the olympics and the constant revision paid off.

Wade was there as well.

[Agony]

[Mr Q]

In the here and now, LeBron James probably did the best thing for himself.

By joining Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami to form an NBA superpower squad, James, who announced Thursday night that he was bolting Cleveland via free agency, will more than likely win a championship -- or two or three -- sooner rather than later.

And ultimately, that's what James so desperately wants after seven "failed" seasons with the Cavaliers.

But in the long run, James has clearly damaged his name -- his brand, if you will -- by joining forces with other star players at the height of his NBA career.

James, 25, can't ever truly be considered the greatest player, on par with Michael Jordan.

That has been the comparison for James from Day 1 in the NBA after coming directly from high school.

But it will be hard for many to not think that James simply took the easy way out. Instead of fighting and working to build his own legacy and win by leading the way, James took the path of least resistance.

He jumped on Wade's back, with a boost up from Bosh, in order to win.

It's a move an aging, ring-less veteran might take. But not a man dubbed "King James" and "The Chosen One."

That's the reason James didn't sign with the Knicks. Or even the Nets, who have a wonderful move to Brooklyn in the future.

Those gigs would have been too hard. Sadly, James wasn't willing to put up the risk for the reward at the end.

James had a great opportunity to go to the Knicks and win, put NYC on the NBA map once again. All the resources were in place. The stage was set. All it was going to take were a few more players and a little time.

The Knicks haven't won a championship since 1973 and have basically been irrelevant for more than a decade.

Had James been able to win, he would have been in a place where only legends exist. Add a second and third championship and James would have had a statue on 7th Avenue in front of the World's Most Famous Arena. Jordan, of course, has a statue in front of the United Center.

There are no other players frozen in history with Jordan. That won't be the case if these three win the way many NBA experts expect.

Somebody better order more bronze.

Sure, James can enjoy South Beach and win there. People will still be excited and buy his sneakers.

But deep down, many will know James decided to put the onus on others and not take on the lead role in a movie everyone thought he was going to star in.

It should come as no surprise that owners, coaches and players around the league were shocked with his decision to join Wade's team. After all, Wade has already won a championship. LeBron went down there to join in on the winning he couldn't accomplish in Ohio.

Many thought James was looking for his Robin to win. Finally, he revealed to everyone that he's Robin and needed a Batman.

James has done nothing wrong. He was a free agent and had a right to go wherever he wanted, including Miami.

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Still, it just doesn't feel right.

James not only cheated the fans, but himself.

What made Jordan great wasn't just winning six championships in six tries. Or the six NBA Finals MVPs he won.

The journey and the struggle were just as impressive. Early on, many said he was a great scorer, but wouldn't win anything. Jordan didn't win a championship until his seventh season. Before that, he couldn't get past the Pistons, losing three years in a row before finally breaking through.

It was monumental when he finally got there. People marveled at his perseverance, his determination.

Jordan would have never asked to be traded to the Pistons or Celtics in an attempt to win faster and easier. Or even become a free agent to escape the burden of trying to win his own title.

In 2006, James told ESPN The Magazine, "I don't want to go ring hunting. I want to stay in Cleveland and build a championship."

James not only changed his mind, but, apparently, no longer wants a shot at being the greatest, either.

[Michel Kane]

TBH, he could win 3 rings with the Cavs, Knicks or Jets & still wouldn't be enough...

End of the day, most fans will look at it from a numbers game & be like, Kobe had 5, Jordan had 7, etc...

That's the standard people judge you by, look at how Kobe gets judged. People still don't like to count the 3 he got prior to this generation of Laker players, because he got his first with Shaq.

So people are pissed now that he wants to adhere to the standard everyone gets judged by. It's an impossible task.

[Uncle Man]

james is saying he doesnt want to ride out on some sam and frodo ting,

the journey to rivendell (free agency ) has been frought with many perils such as treacherous hobbits (west) etc

he is scared he wont get to mordor without getting carried for a vast section of the way

he wants a whole fellowship of the ring with gimley and them man

(derek fisher probly being gimley in this case if trade rumours of a few days ago are substantial)

pos me if ive taken this extended metaphor way to far for your liking

[Uncle Man]

supergroups are the in ting atm

Newsday’s spies at Melo’s wedding this past weekend say Chris Paul made a rather interesting speech (and pitch) during the ceremony: “Could Broadway get its own Big Three? While addressing guests at Carmelo Anthony ’s wedding in Manhattan on Saturday, Chris Paul made it known that he is open to the idea. According to multiple sources who attended the wedding, which was held at Cipriani on 42nd Street, there was a common theme among the best wishes to Anthony and his new bride, television personality LaLa Vazquez: that they should consider taking up permanent residence in New York and that Anthony should take the challenge LeBron James passed on with the Knicks. And with less-than-pleased Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke in attendance, Paul - during his address to the happy couple - said he wants to get Anthony to come with him and join Amar’e Stoudemire with the Knicks ‘and form our own Big Three’ to challenge the newly formed Miami triumvirate of James , Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Stoudemire, who also attended the wedding, loved what he heard. When he first arrived in New York the previous Saturday night, he reportedly said, ‘I’ve talked to Carmelo Anthony that he needs to come out here.’”

[Trilliam]

GO KNICKS.

Jefferson to the Jazz. 42 mill.

[Superstition]

Lebron getting booed at a wedding More of that to come this year I'm sure

Al Jeffferson/Deron Williams inside-out combo on the Jazz is an interesting prospect. Best post game in the league + top 3 PG. Al will benefit from playing under Sloan, and generally from being on a team which isn't tanking by Christmas for once. If he stays fit ofc

f*ck*ng Kahn giving Al Jeff away for nothing though...

. He ultimately traded Kevin Garnett for low first-round picks and Martell Webster. And is now signing Luke Ridnour, yet another PG after drafting two in the lottery last year. His continued employment is staggering.

Chris Paul, Carmelo and Amare trio in New York would be f*ck*ng sick, CP3 would beast in a D'Antoni system and it would reignite the Heat-Knicks rivalry in a big way.

Big Z has elected to bail on the sinking Cavs ship and join the Heat also

[Trilliam]

f*ck*ng LOL.

[Mr Q]

I am actually dying, Ron Artest is hosting a f*ck LEBRON PARTY!!

:lol:

http://www.sbnation.com/2010/7/14/1569901/ron-artest-is-hosting-a-fcuk