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Where will LeBron play next year?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by theimpossibles1, May 12, 2010.

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Where will LeBron play next year?

  1. Cleveland

    78 vote(s)
    37.5%
  2. New York

    59 vote(s)
    28.4%
  3. New Jersey

    24 vote(s)
    11.5%
  4. Detroit

    4 vote(s)
    1.9%
  5. Other (please specify)

    43 vote(s)
    20.7%
  1. DieHard Rocket

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    I think a second round loss greatly increases his chance of leaving. The expectations there are so high and it's like it's in that team's culture to completely depend on him.

    I think New Jersey would be a better option for him. And I hope for our picks' sake he goes there instead of New York.
     
  2. TheRealist137

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    I believe he will go to New York.
     
  3. mattrbowers

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    GO BOSTON!!!
     
  4. AXG

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    I think he wants to win in Cleveland so bad but his teammates, although talented, are very soft and/or on the decline (Shaq, Jamison). James needs a superstar-level teammate to take the burden off of him so it wouldn't surprise me if he and Dwyane Wade sign together on the same team.
     
  5. Downtownbrown

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    China with Bonzi Wells.
     
  6. professorjay

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    This is probably my worst fear. Not that LBJ leaves, but that he's leaving because of Wes' influence.

    If I play conspiracy theorist, maybe Lebron petitioned to change his number to 6 for his impending move to Chicago.

    In any case, I do think Chicago is his best option. Just look at the Cavs/Bulls series. It was very close. Playing alongside Rose and Noah? That's got to be the most attractive of all teams. Rose can be his Pippen. Noah = Rodman. That would be sick.
     
  7. ASidd_1990

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    Yeah, I think all of the small things like his number change, Coach Cal and Leon Rose in attendance, and LeBron being oppositional towards Mike Brown add up.

    If not Chicago, he might go to Miami with Wade.

    Remember, the Heat also have the number 23 jersey retired.
     
  8. The_Yoyo

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    what about the clippers?

    they have the space

    Baron
    Gordon
    LeBron
    Griffin
    Kaman

    with
    Butler
    Jordan
    Smith
    top 10 first round pick

    and if they can resign Gooden and steve blake and outlaw they would have a very talented starting 5, maybe one of the best in the league and a very solid bench rotation


    edit: besides that he would be coming to probably the most talented team amongst those that have cap space he will also be coming to a large media market that kobe dominates right now but is getting older and considering the nature of the majority of fans here, they'll jump on the lebron wagon so fast.
     
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  9. ASidd_1990

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    Professor Jay, does World Wide Wes really have LeBron under his control?

    I always thought LeBron was his own man and made his own decisions?

    If so, this would severly tarnish his legacy.
     
  10. RockyChamp

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    Chicago

    - If he goes to NYC, its the same deal again he will have crap teammates to start and go to war with. D-Rose, Noah, Hinrich, Deng, Gibson, thats a good core right there to have as a championship supporting cast

    - Chicago is not as big as NYC when it comes to prospect of making $$$ and getting the attention but it is definitely the next best. Chicago's media isn't as ruthless as the NYC media, he won't feel as much pressure and he wouldn't get that much negative attention
     
  11. t_mac1

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    the only way lebron stays is if:

    1) mike brown gets fired. this dude doesn't know what the heck he is doing 99% of the time. the offense he runs is more archaic than what i used to see when JVG coached here. and the defensive philosophy he most likely stole from greg popovich when he was an assistant there.

    2) get a supporting cast that shows up in the playoffs. mo will, jamison, shaq have been scrubbing the floor more often than not.

    if they lose this series and nothing major changes, i expect him to bolt to new york. that will be the only place he will go to. and trust me, other stars or better players will follow in subsequent years, if not the first year.
     
  12. rockets934life

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    Clippers have always intrigued me as a suitor but I just get the feeling he would use them as leverage but would never go into such a dysfunctional situation. Unless they get a dam good coach to mold that talent, James probably wouldn't want to be in the Laker's shadow.
     
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    the thing is if the whole calipari thing has any truth to it the clippers pretty much laid out to lebron he can choose his coach

    the dysfunction came from Dunleavy who was a terrible coach and had really lost his players after the playoff season they had like 4 years ago. He was just terrible.

    New coach and I think (and hope) Sterling would be a bit more open with his wallet if he was able to get a mega star like James (which the clippers have never had)


    the lakers shadow would suck but seeing how quickly everyone was jumping ship the year the clippers advanced in the playoffs further than the lakers i dont think it would matter. If both teams are good (and they would appear to be) there would be plenty of hubbub surrounding both
     
  14. professorjay

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    We'd never hear the end of it from Bill Simmons (even though he's already backed off this scenario).

    Interesting proposition, but I'd say Sarver is a huge negative, I'd even consider Davis a negative, Griffin is not technically proven yet (although I think he'll be great), and the LA scene could count as a negative too. I don't think that city, as big as it is, is big enough for him and Kobe.

    And Derrick Rose is the best 'sidekick' available out of all the realistic situations right now. What 2 man duo would top LBJ/Rose? Maybe Kobe/Gasol?
     
  15. hiephopp

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    lebron in new york would take his career to another level. Imagine all the publicity he would receive. I imagine a big bill board in the middle of time square. :eek:
     
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    If the Bulls land a real coach and Lebron in the off season, this city might finally start watching the NBA again...
     
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    With all the alleged corruption in the NBA, I'm surprised Stern has let the Knicks stay so horrible for so long.
     
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    Davis can be a huge negative i think his time in LA needs to be looked in the sense that he came there thinking his buddy Brand would be there and Brand ditched him and he never got along with Dunleavy who was a terrible coach to begin with. Give him a megastar like James and a good coach I think Davis can go back to being the all-star threat he was (though he still would need to take a page from Josh Smith's I am not gonna shoot more than 20 threes for the season)

    Griffin is unknown but considering the way he played in college and how he did play at least in the summer league and preseason he is probably going to give you the same output as Jamison is now if not more.


    I think LA could hold both stars its a big enough town and there are plenty of non-lakers fans here as well that would jump onto the clippers bandwagon. He has the same endorsement opportunities here and there are still a lot of companies that stay away from Kobe given his past. LeBron has no legal issues like that.

    Also imagine igniting a local Kobe/LBJ rivarly - Clippers/Lakers I mean it would be a media field day


    While a LBJ/Rose would be more star power the clippers roster 1-8 is much stronger than the Bulls roster.

    Also who knows if the Clippers manage to get a top 3 pick thats even more talent and maybe even Wall on the team.


    Sterling is a business man first and foremost and I think he will base his decisions on if he can make money otherwise he is as cheap as it gets. He opened his wallet to match Maggette and Brand, but let Odom go. He was willing to give Brand the max along with Davis but the GM and head coach really messed up the negotiations there.

    Clippers have made some FO changes not saying that will change the culture there overnight but getting a star like James would start that process really quickly.

    with James its more like if Sterling spends 80 million he can make 160 I think he will do that.


    I dont think James would come to LA personally but I do think that there are so many factors in favor for him both from a basketball and endorsement standpoint for him to do so
     
  19. ryano2009

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    I think you got mistaken Detroit for Chicago, bcuz there is no way on earth that he'll play in Detroit.
     
  20. brian_chapman

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    He is going to Chicago. He has known this for months. Thats why he changed his number.

    Wes is VERY close to D Rose. And guess who is the next coach of Bulls. James is going there. Wes is teaming up his two 'clients' james and rose. Im not sure if this is considered tampering, well actually it is.

    Stern knows all of this,so do all the agents. Its supposed to be secret. It goes so far that Wes can even pay off mafia if a player has millions in owe. Wes also threatens people if you write something wrong about his 'secret' but uses clues instead of direct threats. I might be in danger.

    He also is ties with Bosh and Wade. How is that relevant to Rockets? Very. Just like he will tie rose and james together(to make profit,use them together to make each more $$$$). he will tie wade and bosh together.

    Whether both wade/bosh goto Ny or stay in Miami, make no mistake they will be teammates just like Rose /james.

    Now,if look closely you see a brilliant business move. Tie your four 'clients' on 2 teams (miami/bulls) and that way you get the top 2 seeds EVERY year. And a guaranteed spot in finals EVERY year.

    If he was to have each of the "four" on four different teams like now,he misses finals and watches orlando or boston in it.

    Rockets lose out on Bosh sweepstakes because of this www. I would even go so far to say he can influence refs ,odd futures, game outcomes, free agent sign and trades to which teams. Basically, long story short with this much influence he can literally control the entire nba champion to whoever he wants whenever he wants.

    He doesnt seem to have any Houston connections,or players for us. Thats a bad thing. To make matters worse he probably doesnt like us. He is also very good friends with Tyreke Evens. Evens agent is also Tmacs agent. Are you following closely?

    Make tmac mad-which make agent mad-which make wes mad-you lose out on the great players since practically all of them are in 1 shape or form connected with wes. Even ones entering draft can pick out which teams to "tryout for" predraft. If the Rockets have an eye on 1 of wes's players,----wait scratch that,I will go so far to say he rigs the lotto also.

    Following very closely Wes last 10 years. He was following Lebron at age 14,before the at the time best pg in high school america wagner was out. Wes knew Lebrons wanted to play for cavs,wes tells teams to not draft wagner out of memphis and wagner falls to cavs.

    Then the next year ,cavs tank(on purpose) wes new friend lebron gets on cavs, but wagner had unexpected illnesses. So you can see, wes actually thinks 3 moves ahead,years ahead actually to have certain players land on certain teams to benefit both the players and wes.

    It effects the Rockets because unless Morey gets friends with Wes, then when Morey tries to woo Bosh,Wes gets in Boshs ear and says "play with Wade" and Bosh follows.

    Then Wes doesnt stop there, he befriends all the up and coming stars to,Tyreke Evans,pretty soon Durant.....so he tells them (and sets it up) to make them successful for Stern's empire.

    Sterns empire seems to be northeast and far west. (chicago/boston/ny/detroit)(lakers/suns/portland). Theres actually a $$$ benefit to this. You want a west timezone and east time zone games to fit into a tv schedule. Thats why you always see a night cap game with always suns or lakers. Its in the leagues best interest for a 1st double header game be a successfull east team followed 3 hours later by a successfull west team on tv. Rockets dont fall into this category and have always felt the wrath of bad calls/ref coverups mav series/lack of tv spots national/lack of respect sports illustrated.

    Plus the media markets are ny/chicago/la. It would be something if bosh and wade sign in Ny,James goes to Chicago (with rose) and then you have Lakers.

    The day Houston becomes a national big media market,they get more respect from media. Never will happen. We will always be the little underdog. MJ hinted to this during his first triology. He said "good thing Houston will never be in finals because we cant beat them".

    Now why would MJ say this? On the outskirts it looks like innocent compliment. But with MJs gambling issues,and connections to Wes from early ninties, I think it means he knew ahead of time that the refs will never allow favorable calls to Rockets thus preventing us from being in finals. MJ must have been so happy in 94 retirement because he knew he would have lost to us,and he was surprised we even made it to the finals.

    Bad move on rockets to piss of tmac. In fact, the Rockets arent even a blip on Wes radar. If he thought Yao would win a championship or make money he'd be with Yao or Brooks. He isnt. Wes has more influence over potential free agents or trades than Morey. You can have the best GM in Nba like Morey but it wont do you a world of good as long as Wes is alive.

    Oh,1 last thing, the only team to cause trouble to MJs bulls was the Rockets. Wes got his start when he met MJ.He even moved to Chicago and lives there. Its his home now. Thats why he wants Bron/Rose there. The bulls hated the Rockets because we are the ONLY team to have a winning record against GOD during those years. Wes will never help us . We are the enemy. Im surprised Pippen even came here, but after that failed,dont look for Wes to advocate any of his players to come to Houston.
     

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