The LeBron Thread

[ijag23]

http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2010/05/why_is_everyone_against_lebron.html#comments

They've been on point lately with their Knick coverage.

Yep that pretty much sums it up. It has become almost impossible to follow national media coverage because of this anti Knicks thing.

[Knicks_Fan2]

Does anybody actually think the LBJ "team" would show their hand this early? If anything besides coincidence, it's to just keep the rumor train running as that team will, regardless of where he ends up, all season long.

[Capn'O]

http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2010/05/why_is_everyone_against_lebron.html#comments

They've been on point lately with their Knick coverage.

Wow. That article says it PERFECTLY.

The rest of the league is scared stiff by what Donnie has been able to accomplish.

IB4T"LeBron doesn't have the heart to win/play in NYC" talk that WILL take place if he signs here.

[slamvangundy]

http://www.break.com/index/we-are-lebron-video.html

[KnickFanAL]

I just want to point this out to some of you, because its not a conspiracy and is what is going around right in front of our very eyes whether you to choose to believe it or not.

Williams Wesley is the most influential power broker in the NBA. He was at Tyreke Evans and Derrick Rose's high school games. Both those players chose Memphis over many other top basketball programs such as Kansas, UNC, and Duke. Callipari has known Wesley since he played at Louieville and is always on the sidelines at Memphis games.

Lebron's agent is Leon Rose, who has known Wesley for decades. They grew up together. Rose was a nobody until Wesley's connections led him to court Iverson and represent him. Lebron was introduced to Wesley by his surrogate Father, and one thing led to another where Lebron fired Goodwin and buddied with up Rose who is a promient figure at CAA, LA's biggest talent agency.

Derrick Rose plays for the Bulls. Wesley runs the city of Chicago. He is trying with all his might to form a powerful tandem where he, his friend and attorney Leon Rose, can have Lebron in their home base of Chicago with their good friend Calipari who gets them top recruits and has become close with James.

Now, Calipari is in a great situation at Kentucky and will continue to work with Wesley in getting top recruits (see John Wall), so he probably will just stay where he is.

But make no mistake. Between Rose and his CAA prominence, and Wesley's deep connections throughout all of sports, these men are going to everything in their power to make sure James ends up in Chicago.

With their connections and power, they don't need Lebron in NY at all. They want him right in Chicago, the city they operate out of, and they will do their best to bully a team like the Bulls and Calipari to go along with their plan.

The plan Lebron said him and team had in place, and will execute.

[ijag23]

Well it sure sounds like Lebron is a pawn for this Wesley guy and will end up in Chicago. I hope Calipari joins them, they deserve each other.

[SportsWorld]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baske ... tml?page=1

Besides the Knicks formally calling James at midnight and giving him a tour of what the renovated Madison Square Garden will look like, little is known about the team's plans.

Several sources claim the Knicks will seek the help of James' favorite team, the Yankees, as well as an assortment of celebrities from movies and music. And since James has talked about becoming the pro sports' first billionaire team athlete, the Knicks will likely call upon a number of power brokers from the business world. Expect Donald Trump to be available.

[ITGM]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2010/05/17/2010-05-17_a_kings_ransom.html?page=1

Besides the Knicks formally calling James at midnight and giving him a tour of what the renovated Madison Square Garden will look like, little is known about the team's plans.

Several sources claim the Knicks will seek the help of James' favorite team, the Yankees, as well as an assortment of celebrities from movies and music. And since James has talked about becoming the pro sports' first billionaire team athlete, the Knicks will likely call upon a number of power brokers from the business world. Expect Donald Trump to be available.

[GONYK]

I saw this on the Cavs board thought I'd post FWIW

I cant link because it is premium content. But the OSU insider over at Ohiostate.scout.com has made an announcement on Lebron over the insider forum there. He occasionally ventures outside of the realm of college football to make calls on other topics.

This guy is usually very plugged in to the sports world. He has connections to vegas and a ton of connections all around the sports world. He usually hits about 90 percent of Ohio State football's verbals before they announce.

He was extremely plugged in on the issues surrounding USC during their scandals and revealed a lot of that stuff before it was revealed on yahoo.

In short this guy usually bats around 90 percent or so on his calls. And as of two days ago, from a source as close to Lebron as could possibly be without being Lebron.

He said Lebron isnt going anywhere. It will be a tremendous news event. Lebron is happy to have his name in the papers and on ESPN. He wont stop it. He will make a spectacle of his announcement.

But he isnt going anywhere. Biggest non news story of the summer.

Enjoy the ride!

[mrpoetryNmotion]

I always thought the guy would stay in Cleveland because of his loyalty and how much heat he would take for leaving them...but he would be putting himself in bad position because that team really doesn't have the flexibility of other teams that he could possibly sign with, nor the upside.

[nyknicks09]

This thing is like a turtle race at Martinsville. You don't know which turtle is going to win even if one of them speeds up a little bit.

[Legendary 33]

. I thought there were homers on the Knicks Board but Bulls fans beat us easily. They're definitely worse than us.

I think Bulls fans just get pissed off when Knicks fans leave stuff like this in our forum:

COCKY NEW YORKER HERE:

UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS ARE REACHING ON SO MANY LEVELS! YOU LET CHRIS BROUSSARD DISRUPT YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS! LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU 2ND. CITY LOSERS!

-NEW YORK IS THE MECCA OF BASKETBALL PEOPLE! THERE IS NO CITY LIKE NEW YORK PERIOD!
-LEBRON PAIRED WITH A LEGITIMATE 2ND STAR AND GALLO WOULD WIN MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NY CAPITALIZING OFF OF THE BIGGEST MARKET IN THE U.S. AND POSSIBLY THE WORLD!
-IF HE WENT TO CHICAGO (WHICH I HIGHLY DOUBT), HE'LL LIVE IN MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN'S SHADOW! WHO HONESTLY WANTS TO BE COMPARED TO THE GOAT EVERY NIGHT AND FOR THE REST OF YOUR CAREER??? HE WONT EVER MEASURE UP IN YOUR FRANCHISE BC HE SEEKS TO BE #1 AND DEFINE HIS LEGACY!
-REMEMBER WHEN GRANT HILL WAS ENTICED BY ALL OF THE MAJOR STARS IN NEW YORK AND HE TURNED THE KNICKS DOWN BC WE COULDNT AFFORD HIM AT THE TIME?? MAGNIFY THAT 10X THE AMOUNT OF STUNTS THE KNICKS MANAGEMENT HAVE UP THEIR SLEAVE!
-THE BULLS ARE ONE OF THE WORST SHOOTING TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE (TOP 3)!!! JOAKIM WILL BE AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT AND IS A NATIVE NEW YORKER (FREQUENTED RUCKER PARK), DERRICK ROSE DOMINATES THE BALL FOR YOUR TEAM AND THATS PERFECTLY FINE BUT IT ULTIMATELY MAY NOT BE WHAT LEBRON NEEDS. LETS FACE IT, EXCLUDING LBJ, CLEVELAND WAS A BUNCH OF OVERRATED SCRUBS WHO WERE BENEFITED BY LBJ'S PLAY. ROSE CANT SHOOT WHICH IS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR DEFENSES TO PACK IT IN, ADD THAT WITH NOAH'S SHOOTING WOES AND IT BECOMES A CYCLE.
-YOU GUYS DONT HAVE ROOM FOR ANOTHER MAX CAT, SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO PACKAGE DENG AND/OR HINRICH WHO'S STOCK ISNT AS HIGH AS THEY ONCE WERE. DENG ISNT THAT GOOD AND WOULDNT WARRANT A TRADE FOR A PLAYER LIKE A CHRIS BOSH/AMARE TYPE, PLEASE!
-LEBRON HAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED THAT MSG IS THE BIGGEST STAGE, AND HES LOVES NEW YORK. WE HAD THE YANKEES, JAY-Z, CHRIS ROCK, SPIKE, ETC. IN ATTENDANCE FOR LEBRON'S LAST GAME IN NY! CC WHO IS ONE OF LEBRON'S CLOSEST FRIENDS (PARTLY BC HE BOLTED CLEVELAND FOR THE YANKEES) TOLD LEBRON THAT "THERE IS NOTHING LIKE WINNING IN NY"! LEBRON'S FAVORITE TEAM IS THE YANKS! HE LOVES HIP HOP WE ARE THE BIRTH PLACE OF HIP HOP! MARKETING, SPONSORSHIPS, AND NOT TO MENTION HIS SNEAKERS WHICH ARE SELLING MORE HERE THAN ANY WHERE ELSE!

KNICKS ADVANTAGES ROSTER RELATED
-GALLO IS GOING TO BE A HELLUVA PLAYER! HE'S THE DEADLY SHOOTER THAT LEBRON NEEDS BUT HES ALSO MULTI DIMENSIONAL AND CONFIDENT! WITH DEVELOPMENT IN THE OFF SEASON, ADDED MINUTES, MORE SHOTS ETC. HES A 20PPG SCORER NEXT YEAR! HES ONLY 21.
-2 MAX CONTRACTS
-CHANDLER WHO IS BETTER THAN DENG AND HAS MORE POTENTIAL, WE CAN PACKAGE HIS CONTRACT AND EDDY CURRY'S EXPIRING CONTRACT (WORTH OVER $11.2 MILLION) FOR A TONY PARKER FILLING, THE ROLE THAT JEFFERSON DIDNT EXACTLY FULFILL.
-TONEY DOUGLAS WOULD BE A GREAT BACK UP AND STARTER FOR THE FUTURE!
-WE STILL HAVE THE MLE AND WE COULD CONVINCE A FREE AGENT OR TWO TO TAKE LESS MONEY TO PLAY FOR LEBRON/BOSH/D'ANTONI IN NY
-BILL WALKER IS A SLEEPER!!

OUR STARTING 5 WOULD LOOK MORE LIKE:

PARKER
LEBRON
GALLO
C.BOSH
DEFENSIVE /SHOTBLOCKING BIG

SIXTH MAN :TONEY DOUGLAS
JR GIDDENS
PF/C FREE AGENCY
(D'ANTONI IS KNOWN FOR GOING 7 OR 8 DEEP IN ROTATION)

THIS IS A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM AND IN FRONT OF THE BEST FANS IN THE NBA...WOW

LEBRON WOULD BECOME THE 2ND ATHLETE BILLIONAIRE AND BE IMMORTALIZED. THIS WOULD POSSIBLY BE THE 2ND COMING OF A BABE RUTH TYPE FIGURE FOR NYC!

CHICAGO CANT COMPETE!

So yeah, Knicks fans are definitely worse. Factor in that a Knicks fan recently started a thread comparing Rose to Marbury in OUR forum, and you can see why most Bulls fans have a genuinely sour opinion of Knicks posters.. no offense

[GONYK]

^^^^

That guy is a fake. He has never posted here.

[Legendary 33]

what about this dude?

Rose wont even be as good as a prime Stephon Marbury....

[GONYK]

what about this dude?

Rose wont even be as good as a prime Stephon Marbury....

He's real. And also probably correct

That was said on our board though, right?

[Godzilla039]

I don't read comments from Bulls fans on the Knicks Board but it's always funny to read the Bulls Board and their own Lebron threads. I thought there were homers on the Knicks Board but Bulls fans beat us easily. They're definitely worse than us. There are 10 Lebron threads on the first page of their board. My favorite is "LeBron's "team" seen wearing Bulls gear...". If you read the Bulls Board, they're going to sign Lebron and then trade Deng/Hinrich for Bosh and Ray Allen will sign for the minimum and Phil Jackson will leave the Lakers to be their head coach ! LOL

Oh that's just wonderful. A comedic masterpiece of sorts.

Here's another funny one. The Associate Producer at a WGN Radio Station just tweeted that Bron was spotted looking at houses in Chicago

http://twitter.com/justinweiner

Probably BS tho

[IllinoisReppa20]

why do people insist that rose isnt a good shooter when from 16-23 feet he is shooting 44% better than most "shooters" from this range, or do you guys just watch the box score, and before you go to the three, thats not his job because he is so ball dominant , he is more a drive a kick player, and he has plenty of time to develop that part of his game being only 21

[BBALLER4FR]

I don't read comments from Bulls fans on the Knicks Board but it's always funny to read the Bulls Board and their own Lebron threads. I thought there were homers on the Knicks Board but Bulls fans beat us easily. They're definitely worse than us. There are 10 Lebron threads on the first page of their board. My favorite is "LeBron's "team" seen wearing Bulls gear...". If you read the Bulls Board, they're going to sign Lebron and then trade Deng/Hinrich for Bosh and Ray Allen will sign for the minimum and Phil Jackson will leave the Lakers to be their head coach ! LOL

Oh that's just wonderful. A comedic masterpiece of sorts.

Here's another funny one. The Associate Producer at a WGN Radio Station just tweeted that Bron was spotted looking at houses in Chicago

http://twitter.com/justinweiner

Probably BS tho

*wipes tear from eye* (sigh) Yeah, keep em comin'!

BTW, I'm gonna put on my new-found Bulls logic cap here (Just give me a second. I gotta cross my eyes and drool uncontrollably to set the scene). Ready? SetGo!

It's a lock. LeBron reached out to Curry! Couple that with the hundreds of Yankee cap pics and recent shots of a member of his team wearing an I love NY shirt...BANG. LeBron has already made up his mind. David Lee S&T for Joe Johnson. Bosh for the Max. LeBron/Gallo/JJ/Bosh with a head coach already in place(an offense gifted on at that)? Game over! When LeBron, JJ and Bosh all become Knicks Bulls fans are going to slit their wrists and I'm gonna enjoy it. There isn't a better feeling than watching that entire fan base fist themselves.

[Godzilla039]

:rofl:
*wipes tear from eye* (sigh) Yeah, keep em comin'!

BTW, I'm gonna put on my new-found Bulls logic cap here (Just give me a second. I gotta cross my eyes and drool uncontrollably to set the scene). Ready? SetGo!

*Didn't read after the bolded because feelings were obviously caught.

[BBALLER4FR]

:rofl:
*wipes tear from eye* (sigh) Yeah, keep em comin'!

BTW, I'm gonna put on my new-found Bulls logic cap here (Just give me a second. I gotta cross my eyes and drool uncontrollably to set the scene). Ready? SetGo!

*Didn't read after the bolded because feelings were obviously caught.

??? The statement you bolded is par for the course of what is permitted, posted and co-signed on your very board. It's funny, you know picking on others. But if you don't like it you can take that silly tone of yours and back to your board. You guys want to fornicate in threads about Knick fans over there, that's perfectly cool. Really, we don't mind that your mods allow you to call out posts from our board, even linking to them. But do us a favor and keep that crap over there. In your house, behavior by recent trolls is considered cute because you never have resistance. Over here,much like if I constantly claimed LBJ was coming to NY on your board throughout the season, it's not welcomed.