Lebron/Bulls gossip & rumors (merging)

[dimez]

I didn't even notice LeBron

[Polynice4Pippen]

LBJ is not in Chicago...This is what hes doing

what boobies?

The milk's gone bad!!!

[Rusty Walrus]

http://splashnewsonline.celebuzz.com/mt ... =2&limit=6

That pic was posted January 2 of 2007 on that site. Nice try, though.

[miamiballer]

which team is better

haywood
beasley
lebron
wade
chalmers
bench: joel anthony, 1st rd pick, q, bell or cook, arroyo

or

noah
gibson
lebron
hinrich
rose
6th: deng

[BahamaBull]

http://splashnewsonline.celebuzz.com/mt/mt-search.fcgi?search=LeBron&IncludeBlogs=2&limit=6

That pic was posted January 2 of 2007 on that site. Nice try, though.

Really?? My father's friend told me it is recent

[ScottyKCMO]

FWIW, in that Cavs insider thread they are claiming that the Nevada Buck guy now says that Brown is out and Cal is in in Cleveland and that Lebron will be back.

I suppose we'll see.

Sounds like a desperation rumor to me. A rumor that is easy to make up, because it is literally the only move that Cavs fans can now dream up that might entice LeBron to play there again. They have no other moves to make. But it's funny to me, considering Calipari has never really done anything in the NBA, and consistently gets outcoached in the NCAA tournament with buttloads of talent. I think it's pretty easy to see that the Cavs roster will be worse next year than it was this year, and the fact remains that he doesn't have a legit #2 star on that team. A slimy, underachieving college coach will not fix anything there.

[ScottyKCMO]

which team is better

haywood
beasley
lebron
wade
chalmers
bench: joel anthony, 1st rd pick, q, bell or cook, arroyo

or

noah
gibson
lebron
hinrich
rose
6th: deng

I think it's fairly close for a year or two.....but long term, I think the Bulls squad has more potential, given that Rose is like 7 years younger than Wade, and LeBron, Noah, Gibson, Deng are all 25 or younger.

[umfan83]

FWIW, in that Cavs insider thread they are claiming that the Nevada Buck guy now says that Brown is out and Cal is in in Cleveland and that Lebron will be back.

I suppose we'll see.

Sounds like a desperation rumor to me. A rumor that is easy to make up, because it is literally the only move that Cavs fans can now dream up that might entice LeBron to play there again. They have no other moves to make. But it's funny to me, because considering he has never really done anything in the NBA, and consistently gets outcoached in the NCAA tournament with buttloads of talent. I think it's pretty easy to see that the Cavs roster will be worse next year than it was this year, and the fact remains that he doesn't have a legit #2 star on that team. A slimy, underachieving college coach will not fix anything there.

Yeah but this guy is putting his supposed 90% accuracy rate on the line here. Although it seems like that guy, while connected, has gotten most of his reputation through College football recruiting rumors.

[davhern]

FWIW, in that Cavs insider thread they are claiming that the Nevada Buck guy now says that Brown is out and Cal is in in Cleveland and that Lebron will be back.

I suppose we'll see.

Sounds like a desperation rumor to me. A rumor that is easy to make up, because it is literally the only move that Cavs fans can now dream up that might entice LeBron to play there again. They have no other moves to make. But it's funny to me, because considering he has never really done anything in the NBA, and consistently gets outcoached in the NCAA tournament with buttloads of talent. I think it's pretty easy to see that the Cavs roster will be worse next year than it was this year, and the fact remains that he doesn't have a legit #2 star on that team. A slimy, underachieving college coach will not fix anything there.

Yeah but this guy is putting his supposed 90% accuracy rate on the line here. Although it seems like that guy, while connected, has gotten most of his reputation through College football recruiting rumors.

He's doing it by predicting something that seems fairly likely. And the LeBron part itself is not going out on a limb very much. He's banking on the loyalty and the extra dollars. He could very easily be proven "right" by predicting what might be the most likely outcome.

[Ben]

which team is better

haywood
beasley
lebron
wade
chalmers
bench: joel anthony, 1st rd pick, q, bell or cook, arroyo

or

noah
gibson
lebron
hinrich
rose
6th: deng

Clearly, the Miami team. But if the Bulls were to trade Deng for Bosh or Boozer or even Al Jefferson, things would look a lot better from the Bulls' perspectivel

Noah
Bosh or Boozer or AlJeff
Lebron
Hinrich
Rose

[jax98]

Clearly, the Miami team. But if the Bulls were to trade Deng for Bosh or Boozer or even Al Jefferson, things would look a lot better from the Bulls' perspectivel

Noah
Bosh or Boozer or AlJeff
Lebron
Hinrich
Rose

Bingo.

Plus, if we draft James Anderson, we'd have a dead-eye shooter at the two with legit size. So I'll say Chicago assuming we get one of Bosh, Boozer or Jefferson for Deng.

[anorexorcism]

He's doing it by predicting something that seems fairly likely. And the LeBron part itself is not going out on a limb very much. He's banking on the loyalty and the extra dollars. He could very easily be proven "right" by predicting what might be the most likely outcome.

Forget that - it is still the most likely outcome. Vegas, all the insiders, etc, still say his most likely decision will be to stay in Cleveland.

But the Bulls are right behind as the next best option. IMO it's going to depend on whether Gilbert/Ferry can bring in a "wow" coach, and possibly pull off a blockbuster trade on draft night.

Right now, to me:

40% Cleveland
35% Bulls
15% Nets
5% Knicks
3% Wizards
1% Clippers
< 1% chance everyone else.

[BahamaBull]

If we keep Kirk as our starting sg Lebron will see his apg drop to 3.3 a game

[JackFinn]

which team is better

haywood
beasley
lebron
wade
chalmers
bench: joel anthony, 1st rd pick, q, bell or cook, arroyo

or

noah
gibson
lebron
hinrich
rose
6th: deng

This one:

Noah
Deng
LeBron
Morrow
Rose
Bench: Hinrich, Gibson, Omer Asik, Warrick, 2010 pick, Miller, johnson

Certainly better for more than a couple years. Interesting how you restricted us from using all our capspace, and limited us to 6 players, and had Deng benched as opposed to Beasley who's smaller and a far worse rebounder.

[davhern]

He's doing it by predicting something that seems fairly likely. And the LeBron part itself is not going out on a limb very much. He's banking on the loyalty and the extra dollars. He could very easily be proven "right" by predicting what might be the most likely outcome.

Forget that - it is still the most likely outcome. Vegas, all the insiders, etc, still say his most likely decision will be to stay in Cleveland.

But the Bulls are right behind as the next best option. IMO it's going to depend on whether Gilbert/Ferry can bring in a "wow" coach, and possibly pull off a blockbuster trade on draft night.

Right now, to me:

40% Cleveland
35% Bulls
15% Nets
5% Knicks
3% Wizards
1% Clippers
< 1% chance everyone else.

Maybe... I put might because really the percentages mean nothing. Lebron knows or will know what he's going to do and you can't really put odds on it, even though they have. They're odds based on everyone else's evaluations of his situation. Sure, there are percentages to what might happen, but they're really only in his head. The odds are merely a reflection of what the rest of the world thinks will happen.

I mean, it's very possible that he has made his decision already, which makes us trying to handicap it even funnier.

[Mr. Tibbs]

He's doing it by predicting something that seems fairly likely. And the LeBron part itself is not going out on a limb very much. He's banking on the loyalty and the extra dollars. He could very easily be proven "right" by predicting what might be the most likely outcome.

Forget that - it is still the most likely outcome. Vegas, all the insiders, etc, still say his most likely decision will be to stay in Cleveland.

But the Bulls are right behind as the next best option. IMO it's going to depend on whether Gilbert/Ferry can bring in a "wow" coach, and possibly pull off a blockbuster trade on draft night.

Right now, to me:

40% Cleveland
35% Bulls
15% Nets
5% Knicks
3% Wizards
1% Clippers
< 1% chance everyone else.

dunno how you could consider the heat to have less than a 1% chance. If winning is as important to lebron as he says, i'd have to put them in the same realm as the knicks and nets, if not higher.

[davhern]

which team is better

haywood
beasley
lebron
wade
chalmers
bench: joel anthony, 1st rd pick, q, bell or cook, arroyo

or

noah
gibson
lebron
hinrich
rose
6th: deng

As a base for the next 8+ years? This one:

Noah
Deng
LeBron
Morrow
Rose
Bench: Hinrich, Gibson, Omer Asik, Warrick, 2010 pick, Miller, johnson

my thoughts exactly

[miamiballer]

well see

i believe oakley that miami and chi are at the top of lebron's list

those are the two teams that give him the best chance to win IMO

its no coincidence

whoever loses out on lebron has first dibs on bosh IMO anyway

[anorexorcism]

aw crap, I forgot the heat. lol!

[Bulls423]

Rose, Lebron, and Noah vs Wade, SupercoolBeas, and Bosh. GAME ON.