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LeBron reaffirms his priorities... 

Post#1 » by tidho » Thu Apr 1, 2010 8:34 pm

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2010/03/31/20100331_alink_james.nba/
Nice comments about Jamison and the supporting cast. Best part was at 4:49...

"I got a goal, and its a huge goal, and that's to bring an NBA chamionship here to Cleveland. And I won' stop until I get it." - LeBron James to Kenny Smith March 31, 2010.
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Post#2 » by TheOUTLAW » Thu Apr 1, 2010 9:50 pm

yeah, but they'll spin it some way so that they can argue that Lebron is leaving.
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Post#3 » by Rise Against » Thu Apr 1, 2010 10:03 pm

I bet that won't be on the wiretap.
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Post#4 » by TheOUTLAW » Thu Apr 1, 2010 10:05 pm

You know it won't Exile, c'mon are you new?
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Post#5 » by Niko23 » Fri Apr 2, 2010 2:43 am

Congrats boys its on the WT now
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Post#6 » by Rise Against » Fri Apr 2, 2010 2:44 am

Well, for some reason, it did make the wiretap.
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Post#7 » by Niko23 » Fri Apr 2, 2010 2:48 am

Knicks fans new logic. If he wins a title, he will leave for sure!!! WTF??
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Post#8 » by TheOUTLAW » Fri Apr 2, 2010 3:01 am

What's funny is that yesterday they were saying he wouldn't leave if he won. Even if he signed an extension there'd be something about him leaving in 3 years (just like there was when he signed this most recent contract.
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Post#9 » by L&H_05 » Fri Apr 2, 2010 3:31 am

I don't think some Knicks fans are capable of tying their shoes... Some of them are just WOW !!!!
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Post#10 » by Triumph36 » Fri Apr 2, 2010 4:10 am

L&H_05 wrote:I don't think some Knicks fans are capable of tying their shoes... Some of them are just WOW !!!!
Reading all the delusion and/or illogical posts is so fun though.

I can't wait to read their board the day he re-signs in Cleveland. It's going to be great.
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Post#11 » by L&H_05 » Fri Apr 2, 2010 4:21 am

The thing is I get it..Hell, I remember being so incredibly excited when we won the lottery and were getting LeBron and that was before seeing what we're seeing now... We were only going based on his projected greatness and not what we see right now which is just bananas...

I don't think any of us could envision how great LeBron has actually become... Still can't believe the best player in the NBA is a Cavalier... So I can get why the Knicks are all over everything about LeBron..

But some of them just throw logic to the wind and personally I think that franchise has done a poor job in their efforts and is going about it the wrong way...

But yea, I would love to see their board when LeBron re-signs, which I fully expect him to... That has the potential to one of the best days ever on this site...
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Post#12 » by Rise Against » Fri Apr 2, 2010 6:40 am

And what do you know... ESPN with the retaliation.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/ ... nNY-100402
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Post#13 » by Knicksick » Fri Apr 2, 2010 11:24 am

LOL...Cavs fans are way more concerned with the Knicks than vice versa,you guys are obsessed with us. LBJ is the biggest FA since Shaq BUT 90% of Knick fans aren't looking at it "Lebron or bust"---there are way more opportunities with 35mill. capspace. Right now we are hopeful and confident we can put together a team good enough to compete for a title next season right away---with LBJ or not. It's definitely not like the Cavaliers are anyway close to the threepeat Lakers where they had an unstoppable force that just couldn't be denied(Shaq). If we get two great (Wade or Johnson or Stoudamire etc. etc.)guys we'll give everybody a run for their money the next 10 years, LBJ or not.
So for anyone looking for a "fun day" on the Knicks board when Lebron extends in Cleveland--well have fun because 90% of Knick fans won't be crying over it.....most Knick fans saw it as a 50/50 chance at best anyways. Now if Johnson,Wade,Bosh,Stoudamire,Boozer etc. etc.---all turn us down and we are left with the same team as today---then go to the Knick board because then 90% of Knick fans will go crazy.
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Post#14 » by bcortell » Fri Apr 2, 2010 11:27 am

Exile23 wrote:And what do you know... ESPN with the retaliation.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/ ... nNY-100402

Exile.. check the author of that article.

It's actually a decent read to learn a little about Bron.
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Post#15 » by bcortell » Fri Apr 2, 2010 11:35 am

Knicksick wrote:LOL...Cavs fans are way more concerned with the Knicks than vice versa,you guys are obsessed with us.

That's why you guys have way more LBJ threads than us, right? You guys report every little thing on your board. We don't. Most Cavs fans firmly believe he's coming back and aren't concerned about it.

Knicksick wrote:LBJ is the biggest FA since Shaq BUT 90% of Knick fans aren't looking at it "Lebron or bust"

Why don't you ask your fearless leader KnicksGod if it's Lebron or bust?

... I bet he has a completely different answer.

Knicksick wrote:Right now we are hopeful and confident we can put together a team good enough to compete for a title next season right away---with LBJ or not. It's definitely not like the Cavaliers are anyway close to the threepeat Lakers where they had an unstoppable force that just couldn't be denied(Shaq). If we get two great (Wade or Johnson or Stoudamire etc. etc.)guys we'll give everybody a run for their money the next 10 years, LBJ or not.
So for anyone looking for a "fun day" on the Knicks board when Lebron extends in Cleveland--well have fun because 90% of Knick fans won't be crying over it.....most Knick fans saw it as a 50/50 chance at best anyways. Now if Johnson,Wade,Bosh,Stoudamire,Boozer etc. etc.---all turn us down and we are left with the same team as today---then go to the Knick board because then 90% of Knick fans will go crazy.


If you got Wade and Bosh, then yes, you guys could be competitors. If you got Joe Johnson and Boozer, you're really not competitors.
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Post#16 » by Knicksick » Fri Apr 2, 2010 12:16 pm

Well on the Knick board there are 25000 topics and 700000 posts. On the Cleveland board there are 1500 topics and 40000 posts. For every Cav Fan there are probably 20 Knick fans so it is quite natural to have more posts about the biggest FA since Shaq if we happen to have enough cap room to sign him. The reason the last two years we had a lot of James threads is not because of James per se---it has MUCH MORE to do with the fact that we traded the whole team and sucked and we knew it the moment Walsh was hired. What do you guys expect Knick fans to talk about?About the possibility to win 28 games vs. 30 games? James isn't even the 1st topic--anyone following the Knick board recently knows that D'Antoni gets the most attention, followed by our own players like Douglas and Gallo. But even then we don't have much to talk about as 80% of our team won't be back---guys like Chandler/Gallo/Douglas get talked about a lot, we have had probably twice as many posts about the deadline deals in comparison to James and D'Antoni is the top topic by far.
As for our games there isn't anything to talk about---we don't even have our own pick so it is quite natural to talk about the biggest FA available. Don't act like that's something crazy.Actually seeing the Cleveland board and the number of fans etc. it is amazing that a guy like James would really want to stay.
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Post#17 » by bcortell » Fri Apr 2, 2010 12:44 pm

So what you just said proves that you guys are more concerned about this than most of us, right?

Also, you act like this is the only (or best) board for Cavs fans. Most don't care about this board as it frequently gets infested by Orl/LA/NY fanboys.
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Post#18 » by TheOUTLAW » Fri Apr 2, 2010 3:51 pm

L&H_05 wrote:The thing is I get it..Hell, I remember being so incredibly excited when we won the lottery and were getting LeBron and that was before seeing what we're seeing now... We were only going based on his projected greatness and not what we see right now which is just bananas...

I don't think any of us could envision how great LeBron has actually become... Still can't believe the best player in the NBA is a Cavalier... So I can get why the Knicks are all over everything about LeBron..

But some of them just throw logic to the wind and personally I think that franchise has done a poor job in their efforts and is going about it the wrong way...

But yea, I would love to see their board when LeBron re-signs, which I fully expect him to... That has the potential to one of the best days ever on this site...


I'm with you. Of course the arguments that we are more concerned about them is plainly ridiculous. Fact is, the vast majority of quotes you year about free agency 2010 come out of NY. The Knicks have cleared space specifically to try to get LeBron and felt that they needed a second FA in order to get him interested at all. That being said, I understand.
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Post#19 » by Knicksick » Fri Apr 2, 2010 4:14 pm

Considering the Knicks' state two years ago it was a very understandable way to go. Considering the Knicks' play the last two seasons it is very understandable that Knick fans spend a lot of time talking about 2010 FAs and especially James since he is the best by far. I don't think anyone can fault other teams' fans to talk about (what they feel) is their most realistic way at a title. I think even if you guys, as Cav fans, think about this you can't deny the fact that for the Knicks --LBJ-- is the most realistic chance at a title--That chance might only be 1% or so--but that is still more than 0%.

I bet when you guys were tanking a few years back prior to the LBJ draft , that topic was most talked about on every single Cavaliers board and no one would have faulted you guys for that even if you never had better than a 25% chance at him (even with the worst record).
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Post#20 » by mg » Fri Apr 2, 2010 4:42 pm

First off the Cavs didn't have to 'tank' to get LeBron. That 2002-2003 team was genuinely lousy with Miles, Ricky Davis, and Chris Mihm. The Denver Nuggets had an equally bad record but the ping pong balls just fell the Cavs way.

Secondly most 'real' Cavs fans avoid Real GM like the plague due to trolls such as yourself, Knicksick. There are other more popular Cavs boards on the net and most of the posters aren't losing sleep about LeBron since most think he'll stay.

Long before this latest interview, I didn't see LeBron leaving Ohio without a ring. Akron is 30 miles outside Cleveland and the Cavs played in Akron for many years. He isn't leaving without a ring.

If he leaves 3 years down the road, so be it. Maybe he leaves after this season if he wins a championship which would be strange but it could happen I suppose. Since Gilbert bought the team, the Cavs have a much better organization from top to bottom than the Knicks so I think they will be alright. It is ironic how the Knicks board is obsessed with LeBron. LBJ has your franchise and fanbase by the b@lls and you guys are living off his every word.

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