July 8th, 2010: The end of the beginning?
by Seth on Jul 8, 2010 9:14 AM EDT
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Good morning, topcats. It's finally July 8th, which means that by midnight, we might actually be done guessing where the big-name free agents are headed. At 9 PM tonight, after some minutes of pageantry, LeBron James will announce what team he has chosen, and then he will sign with that team. Now, during the time I was asleep and blissfully unaware of free agency, (I dreamed I was a "laddersmith". I crafted ladders for all the townspeople.) shit got crazy. The word now is that LeBron James intends to sign with the Miami Heat, forming a hideous Cerberus with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. It's coming from national sources, but most importantly for us, it started with Alan Hahn. Hahn's just about the best reporter we've got in New York, so we're inclined to trust his every word. And I totally do. At the same time, though, there remains the distinct possibility that we are still being deceived-- not by Hahn, not by his sources, but by their sources. With all the secrecy shrouding this process, isn't it possible that LeBron and his henchmen are planting rumors and watching them grow? I'm not trying to manufacture hope here. I just won't believe anything until LeBron looks into the camera and tells us where he's headed. Shit, even then I probably won't believe him.
Oh, and if he does go to Miami? I don't care if he's ruining the NBA, or if he's a sell-out or a coward or a traitor or a tease or not the champion Kobe or Jordan was. I care about Donnie Walsh building a Knicks team designed to destroy him, his team, and every other team in the NBA. If and when James signs elsewhere, Walsh will have to get creative. It will mean that our summer is just beginning.
The potential sign-and-trade of David Lee to Golden State that's already been thoroughly discussed in these parts wouldn't be a bad start. Guys like Ronny Turiaf and Kelenna Azubuike would be instantly useful (unless Kelenna's still hurt. Is he?), while Anthony Randolph is one of my favorite individuals to ever set foot on a basketball court.
Let's take this one day at a time, though. There will be a press conference to announce the signing of Amar'e Stoudemire at noon today. It will be televised on MSG, and also streaming on the MSG website. I'll be at work, but there will be a thread for anybody who's watching the thing to comment along. For now, relax. Eat a wholesome breakfast. Watch the brook babble. Tonight, this schizophrenic opening act to the Summer of 2010 should end. It'll be okay.
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Very well put
with the hahn situation.. i did look twice like.. “is he serious”. But as you said, he could have very well been given some raw info.
At the end of the day tho, all is null n void untill bron speaks tonight.
To note though..ever since that espn conference with wade and bosh..all this shyt has been hitting the fan.. and daymit, i like my fan the way it is. Shyt free.
I wouldnt be surprised that after amare’s interview..although not live on espn, will create the same type of buzz that wades and bosh’s did.
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
good job there Seth
And I think we will be fine, if anything has come out of this, I believe there is a deeper respect for Donnie and his plans to rebuild the knicks. Like I have been saying since I joined this site, “Don’t worry Donnie got this.”
I want to believe it's all misdirections
With all the indications yesterday that Lebron goes to the Knicks, maybe they wanted to balance the rumors by saying he’s leaning toward Miami, so his ESPN special will be as special as this special player wants it to be.
regardless of what happens
they can’t take the Cock away from us. that’s our future. we will kick his egotistical King ass every year if he goes to Miami. no biggie lol
My name's Gus Johnson; I get buckets.
+1,000,000
definitely this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
GANG GREEN ALL DAY!
You see, it's not about how you won the game, it's about how you played the game.... there's a difference.
What if this is all to make NY love lbj?
If i was bron, although its grimey to put all ny fans through this.. but what better way to join ny than a large grand entrance? Suspense, drams, and finally at the end of the night, he chooses ny. He’ll have plenty of ppl on his nuts saying thank you lebron! smh… good idea by him. Id do the same it would shoot is already high status even higher..and give his business a surge entering his future in ny
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
they would be on his nuts either way. as i said yesterday this about him being a diva and wanting the stage and all the attention. if it wasnt then he would have handled it more like KD handled his business and got his max deal done quietly without the craving on the attention. yes being a ufa made the attention to some extent inevitable but when you see things like him creating a primetime special to announce it and reports that he leaked the bosh/wade news so he could have the stage all to himself that’s about feeding the ego.
I think he's been planning this since he could
Some kids doodle the perfect fort in 2nd grade, he was drawing the perfect press conference. He’s got a diseased mind, is all I can say. Unless he signs with the Knicks.
i agree and was saying as much on antoher thread at the same time you put this up
There was an episode of the office where Michael found out Stanley (one of his office workers) was cheating on his wife. Loving a rumor, he told the whole office, which he then realized (thanks to Jim telling him) was a bad thing to do and was going to ruin Stanley’s marriage. So Micheal started to spread tons of rumors that were not true in order to mask the one true one.
I feel like that is what is happening here. LBJ starts seeing all these people say its chicago, so he puts out a little rumor that it is gonna be Cle. Then everyone says its def Cle, so he puts out a little info that hints NYC. Then everyone screams NY NY NY so he hints that he likes Miami.
I imagine there would be few things more enjoyable to a professional athlete then making sport reporters squirm.
I am a fan of both the mets and knicks... so just kill me now.
Nice one, but
Didn’t one of the rumors Michael made up turn out to be true? I think it was that Pam was pregnant.
Not sure what this means, but I wanted there to be a benefit from watching so much tv.
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on Jul 8, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
If he goes to Miami
I hope the Knicks get good enough to the point they can deliver category 5 type destruction to Heat every time we face that team. Deep down, of all the teams, I was worried about the Heat because of that smug piece of crap, Pat Riley. Still holding out hope things change.
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 9:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I also hope oil creeps around the coast of Florida and
he has no beaches to swim in. Then a hurricane picks up said oily water, lights on fire and Miami gets some real heat…this whole fiasco has got me annoyed.
really classy post man. you hope an entire city gets destroyed? just cause of a basketball decision?
by Dolphins21MZ on Jul 8, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
is it less classy than comin over here to chide us?
Cus you really believe what he said about burning Miami.
Of course you do.
"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."
by Chris Child's Fist on Jul 8, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope I'm wrong
but I don’t think he’s going to the heat. Would MJ go to a team with Barkley and Drexler on it? I don’t think so and I’m hoping JeBron thinks the same way.
Derives from the name "Jebroni"
which is name used in professional wrestling circles for knucklehead …. which is what Lebron will be if you goes to Miami.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
Olajuwon would.
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on Jul 8, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Interestingly, the guys at Peninsula is Mightier
don’t seem that hot on LBJ thinking that he & DWade are too much competition. A few even said that they wanted LBJ to the Knicks to stoke the rivalry again.
EST +5 hours is hard work sometimes...
Turiaf
He has a player option for 2011-2012. I would rather get all expiring contracts to go along with Randolph.
I saw the word "topcats"
and for some reason, this popped into my head:
This is how I combat panic: non-sequitors.
ooooooooooo shiiiiiiiiit
I forgot about those guys.
by gian casimiro on Jul 8, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
yuck
i just realized that if jebron signs with the nets, he will eventually be playing in king’s county.
twitter.com/aighttho
http://aightthen.tumblr.com/
I see all the reports and I believe that they are probably accurate
but for some strange reason I feel a little more confident now that the overnight word has come out that its Miami. If the word was NY, I would feel less confident because I feel like the team that is constantly talked about just may be the team that is the diversion. I really feel like its between NY or Cleveland.
Guys like Stephen A. Smith and Chris Broussard are pumping Miami by saying its the most logical choice and yet no one can answer why LeBron James would come all the way to CT to make this announcement.
Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitudes...
None of this makes any "logical" sense.
1) If the choice is Cleveland, wouldn’t he do this from a boys n girl’s club in either Akron or Cleveland?
2) If he wants to build up suspense, wouldn’t he just do it from ESPN’s studios in Bristol Connecticut?
3) If it’s Miami, why not just go to South Florida and put us all out of our misery?
4) If it’s NYK, why not do it at The Garden?
Really, Greenwich Connecticut?
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 10:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
.... Unless....
HE’S RE-STARTING THE HARTFORD WHALERS FRANCHISE AND LEAVING BASKETBALL FOR HOCKEY??!?!!!?!?!!!!?!?!?
You heard it here first.
Greenwich makes most sense if he's joining the Knicks
b/c it doesnt tip his hand, its close to NY, and its not close to either Miami, Bristol or Cleveland.
BUT… there’s no reason he couldnt have changed his mind after he selected the location (say from NY to Miami) no doubt brought on by the fact that the salary cap was unexpectedly larger than expected, allowing Miami to sign 3 max agents.
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
because if he did it from an obvious location there would be no need to watch. if the reports of him flying to miami last night were true, it would be pretty obvious he was going to the heat and espn/lebron television would loose a huuuuge part of the viewer audience. theyre building suspense
by BronxBeliever on Jul 8, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Greenwich makes sense for the Knicks and LeBron for two reasons
1. He already been to the Garden but not the Knicks training facilities which would be the ideal location to hold a presser right after the ESPN broadcast. They could have the Garden presser on Monday with the city in an absolute frenzy. It would be counterproductive to hold it at the Garden tonight when you can promote a Garden presser over the weekend and have 33rd street literally shut down with fans.
2. He and his family would most likely go house hunting in that area if he signed with the Knicks anyway. Allan Houston, Donnie Walsh and D’antoni all live in the area and would help show LeBron and his family around the town on Friday.
Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitudes...
If it's about building suspense
how does leaking it out that you will sell your soul to the devil and go to Miami build up suspense? i have very little reason to make sure i watch this thing now.
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 10:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I wasnt planning on watching regardless
But now Im leaning towards purposefully ignoring this.
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 10:27 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh how it would have been nice to torment all the Nets fans tomorrow since I was gonna be in Jersey, but nobody really knows till he speaks and says I’m signing with…oh well atleast I can still make fun of their commie owner and tell them there gonna be called the Moscow Nyets
by mjbnyr on Jul 8, 2010 9:53 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Lebron's a coward is he goes to MIA!
"I'd like to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee." Joey D
by Nintendo vs Sega on Jul 8, 2010 9:54 AM EDT reply actions
I actually agree.
Going to Miami is basically saying he can’t win on his own and is not even confident to win with one other major player. He’s saying he needs two? Isn’t that going to lessen any championships they win? Maybe they can get Melo and CP3 to sign for the veterens minimum and they can field the US national team….
DISagree
Does that make KG and Ray Allen cowards for going to Boston to be with Paul Pierce?
Absolutely not. KG is probably one of the toughest SOB’s in the game right now, he plays with more fire than some entire TEAMS play with. He wanted to win, and he wanted to win right then and there. If a championship is truly the only thing on your mind, to hell with whatever people will say about your choices in free agency or perceived cowardice. You go where you can win, bottom line, end of story.
If LeBron thinks he can win on his own, then he will fall back on secondary criteria (and who knows what those are). And don’t for one second think that a championship isn’t his #1 priority.
??
COMPLETELY different situation..KG and Allen were past their primes without a championship. If Lebron goes to Miami, his legacy will be ruined because we’ll say that he played with two other superstars.
by schmosterballs92 on Jul 8, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Ummm not for nothing but if he believed he could win on his own he
would just re-up with Cleveland.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hence making him a coward if he goes to miami
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by zlander on Jul 8, 2010 11:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
lebron is choosing between cle and nyk….his ego is too big to allow him to go to miami….there arent enough balls on the court (pause)….lebron wants to be the king….if he goes to mia hes a truimvirate that ranks 1. wade (since its his team) then 2. lebron…he wants to be number one nyk is the place to do that….he cant pass up our financial flexibilty…favorable playing style…and 8 million people loving him when he brings us a ring within the next 2 years
by hopelessknickfan on Jul 8, 2010 9:56 AM EDT reply actions
They are/were debating that on First Take
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by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 10:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
MSG stock down 5%
wall street clearly thinks its not the Knicks
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 10:06 AM EDT reply actions
wall street
national… espn national…w/e the consesus is…wall street will have an effect
means nothing really if it goes up or down. what was the mood yesterday? very high right? what about today… down? yea..
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
they were betting he was at the end of the day yesterday, i think it finished somewhere around up 10%. good for lebrons camp, but a shitload of it tonight right before it closes and after he anounces hes coming here theyll make a fortune in the morning
by BronxBeliever on Jul 8, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
im out.. i'll be back around 12 when amare has his live conference
clicking the update button and reading bull shyt is getting me no where fast. Holla !
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
If Broni doesn't go to the Kniks...
Why wouldn’t we resign David Lee.? We’ll have enough cap space to sign him and a PG we need (Felton, Rednour). I don’t see Randolph (plus whoever we get along with him for Lee) as a worthy replacement for Lee.
Because he plays the same position as Amar'e
Defensively, he’s a liability at the 5 and we need a true 5 to be a contender.
But I think he'd be a great compliment..
He can do all the dirty work, and amare can dunk on everyone
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by zlander on Jul 8, 2010 10:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
In theoru you're right but, you still need a Center
Amar’e has been reluctant to play Center in the past and D Lee has been ineffective defensively moving from his natural position. So basically you have two power forwards in at once. It may work in NBA 2K10 but not in the real world.
In d'antonis system amare or lee can run the 5
The only reason it didn’t work last season, because lee was running the 5 without a legit 4..having two great power forwards in dantonis system us ideal, because you will never be able to find a center that can run the floor like his offense requires
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by zlander on Jul 8, 2010 11:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I put some thought into this no legit 5 idea.
My first thought was that a team with a legit 5 could slow the tempo of the game which would hurt us as well as the 5 being dominant down low. Then I remembered the only legit 5 in the East that can really take over a game like that is Dwight Howard. So, I’m gonna pull an ESPN hear an use you as my source to flip on this idea and say it could work. You heard it here first, nevermind my source as their words mean nothing…but what they say is true.
D'Antoni would probably push for Donnie to sign him
He is an effective passer rebounder and he can step out on the floor and make shots. And if we do not sign Lebron, Pringles is gonna want to play fast, he has pretty much indicated that if he doesn’t make the playoffs this year then he probably won’t be back, and if Pringles is gonna go out, he is gonna go out playing his style. Hell he might even try to turn it into 5 seconds or less.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I woke up to ugly ass chris brousard..
And his ugly ass reports…i hate him, and if lebron goes to miami he joins a team where he won’t be the first option in crunch time (granted they might go 82-0 and never have a close game)…but still a bad career choice for him..and I think we can start calling him lebum
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by zlander on Jul 8, 2010 10:16 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hey listen
The LeBron team has been pulling everyone’s string all along. Isn’t that obvious by now?
Look…. if he’s making that announcement in Greenwich CT…. Dudes, it’s Knicks country up there. Everyone knows where he’s going to be. There are literally going to be Knick fans, and maybe a few Net fans, surrounding the place. If he decides to go to fucking MIAMI of all places, land of Riley and Mourning and Tim Hardaway and all that shit, there’s going to be AT BEST, a very unpleasant situation for him when he leaves that building and AT WORST, a serious security situation. It’s going to look bad. Why would he subject himself to that? Sure, Miami seems like a feasible option, especially with the higher cap figure, but really, I mean seriously, is he that stupid to put himself in a place where he can be surrounded by an angry mob?
Unless the location changes, I’m got to believe he’s signing with NY or NJ.
Good point
But this is the same guy who is potentially going on National TV to rub Cleveland’s nose into it.
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 10:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah, but a couple of things
1. people who know Lebron say its normal for him to make last minute decisions so its entirely possible he changed his mind after he picked the location.
2. sources say the location isn’t significant.
3. (and most importantly) reports are Lebron’s people are calling potential free agents to gage their interest in coming to Miami for less money if Lebron signed up. Why would they do that if the rumors to Miami were just subterfuge? That would seriously piss off his fellow players for no reason…
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
He's In Greenwich for Carmelo Anthony's wedding this weekend.
"I just Rashard'ed my pants!!!!"
by Wally Balls 407 on Jul 8, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Forgot source
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/made_for_tv_answer_coming_tomorrow_WV2sllfINUFNMu7lOiY0sK
Second to last paragraph. It’s the NY Post so you know it has to be true… [/sarcasm]
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by Wally Balls 407 on Jul 8, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
So he has to get there by Thursday for a wedding on the weekend
Wasn’t aware flights from Akron took two days to get to the NY Metro area.
I'm hoping he's in Greenwich for the same reasons you are
I’m just saying that Carmelo is getting married on Saturday in Greenwich. No need to attack me with sarcasm.
"I just Rashard'ed my pants!!!!"
by Wally Balls 407 on Jul 8, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
if your going to be a part of this board
be immune to sarcasm!! he didnt attack you lmao
ur acting like a bosh
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
Duly noted.
"I just Rashard'ed my pants!!!!"
by Wally Balls 407 on Jul 8, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
There are actually
parties tonight and a wedding type activity he and some of the wedding party are going to tomorrow…..so it was a benefit for him to come in today……I got it on a good “source”…lol
Your point 2
‘Sources’ can say whatever they want to say – the location is significant because it’s known and there are going to be fans there! It’s plenty significant, whether it is to LeBron or not.
Point 3> LeBron’s people are doing the string pulling and have been from the beginning. So why is this suddenly real info? Why wouldn’t he wait to call them until after he makes his announcement? Hm?
You are wrong, for starters
Lebron is 25 years old and does not think his shit stinks.
He really doesn’t know what real NY is like, he has been coming here for years and getting nothing but love,
He does not understand that if he announces that he is going to work with Pat the Rat Riley
that he is going to need a police escort to get out of that building. They think they are worldy but all they are is smug and Naive, so I could see him going to Knick country and not picking the Knicks. Because he and his crew are too Naive to realize the tremondous slap in the face it would be to Knick fans, You come to our own front door to piss on us kind of thing. I bet they don’t even know how close they are going to be to the Knicks facility or that virtually everyone in that area is a Knick fan.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I know LeBron is 25
and is probably naive about a lot of things, but about fans and crowds? I would be surprised if he’s that naive about that. I think he’s made the trip from NYC to Greenwich plenty of times. But we’ll see, I guess.
Actually I must apologize for saying you were wrong.
But I am trying to say that he probably is not even thinking about what is gonna happen if he announces that he is going to a team other than the knicks, while literally surrounded by Knicks fans. Nothing in his experience has prepared him or his crew to understand that.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
In pretty sure lebron being the great player that he is had studied the game
and knows the history…its not like a hobby to him, its his life
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by zlander on Jul 8, 2010 11:38 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Then I hope you are right
Because it could get ugly if he comes here to announce that he is working for Pat the Rat.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
he’s not getting roughed up in hoity toity Greenwich at a Boy’s and Girls Club.
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not saying he'll get roughed up
but camera crews will be there and he will get booed and have stuff thrown at him. I don’t care how hoity toity it is. Unless the cops get all ‘Freedom zone’ on people and don’t let anyone near the place.
Does LeBron have a deal with the Greenwich cops? Are the Greenwich cops Knick fans? Well, they aint Miami fans.
They're not known for their racial sensitivity.
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by Serious Garbage Time on Jul 8, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
dude people have already invested money into this!!
look at the MSG stock, he is pissing off people in high places if he chooses miami, not good for Lebron INC.
well, I think Team Lebron knows what they're doing....
they’ve already made a mockery of this whole process. It’s to the point where people are just sick of it already.
I think he knows this (at least I hope he does). I think the rumors are true….why else would everyone be reporting it? People say, well why is ESPN having a presser if they reporting it’s Miami….that’s what the press does….there leaches.
this is like when the Giants drafted JPP and when Ralph Vacchiano sniffed it out….sure, he caught hell b/c the fans didn’t like the pick….well, Ralph didn’t either but he had to report what he was hearing from his “sources”
"Throw the damn ball to Kevin Boss" - Andiamo708
This is the thing that keeps tugging at me
For weeks we rip Broussard on his “sources” now sentiments are LeBron is going to Miami, yet it was Broussard who broke this story on ESPN. I want to keep ripping him for his “sources” but then I saw this crap on theknicksblog.com . I just hope he’s throwing out a rumor and seeing how everyone reacts.
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by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 10:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I would enjoy it if they didn't do well.
Darrelle Revis once won a game of Connect Four in three moves.
Per Ken Berger
“If I don’t even want to write about an #NBA with LeBron/Wade/Bosh on one team, what fan would pay to watch it? "
Hey, at least
he’s not going all Brett Favre on the sports world.
I give him a few bonus points for that.
LBJ coming to the APPLE
Tell me why is Lebron having dinner with Allan Houston? Could it be because he was telling Allan nothing personal but im going to Miami. Or, its that we going to do this I will announce tonight so lets get this poppin & dont worry about the other reports.
by brooklyns finest on Jul 8, 2010 10:54 AM EDT reply actions
Allan & LBJ HAD DINNER LAST NIGHT
at SPARKS
by brooklyns finest on Jul 8, 2010 10:56 AM EDT reply actions
link to confirm this?
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
btw NYPost was reporting that Knicks are frustratingly in the dark about the decision....
so that would seem to contradict that
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
The only person at the post who might know what they're talking about
is Vescey… and he’s remained mum on this whole thing. The others are just engaging in BSPN style ‘write something – anything!’ speculation. All they have to do is mention the word ‘source’ and they no longer have to say ‘I think’ before what they think might be true.
Just replace ‘Sources say’ with ‘I think maybe’ and you will get a clearer picture of what’s going on.
I don't think Berman is making up the stuff he's heard from the Knicks camp
about hearing
The Knicks remain mostly in the dark. Yesterday, team officials repeatedly called James manager Maverick Carter, but got no response.
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
It was actually lunch, and amare was there too
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by zlander on Jul 8, 2010 11:29 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
and the NY Daily News reports that it didnt go well
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
whoops I meant the Post's Marc Berman
http://twitter.com/NYPost_Berman/status/18033645612
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
It's amazing how much Broussard leans on his "sources" to break news
at least Legler says “I believe” when giving his opinion
by Wilson Chandler's Voicebox on Jul 8, 2010 11:04 AM EDT reply actions
Here's a little light shined upon what the Phoenix sign and trade involves
Link Courtesty of Happy Walters and TKB
Nice find
the most important thing in that piece was the 800,000 the Suns are giving us, it means that if Walker plays well this year, we can keep him and not have to let him walk to clear space for Melo.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
you dont have to clear space for melo since lebron isnt coming and curry’s deal goes away. still think melo worries to much about the lockout and takes the 3/65 from denver.
Well we would still probably have to clear a little
Because if Lebron is not coming, Donnie is going to sign at least a couple of guys. and if We re-instate Lee’s bird rights, we can give him max if we have to and still have enough to sign Ridnour and maybe Mike Miller and Earl Barron or another Big guy. So yeah Donnie might need to clear a little room we shall see.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
if lebron signs with heat
I purpose a section divided into 4 explaining how each became a nemesis. Also I would like a man made hurricane to destroy their stadium and their owner goes bankrupt. I would also like to see lebron blow both knees and have to retire. I would like to see bosh break his feet and lose his some of his burst. And I would love to see wade jus lose his game and start shooting 30% all around
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 11:18 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
So your basically a terrorist because you want to destroy a building?
how classless are knicks fans, already seen like 4 comments on people wishing the whole city of Miami would be destroyed or light up on fire.
by Dolphins21MZ on Jul 8, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
whatever your "team" is going to go through a whole bunch of public squabbling between the 3 egos
and I will laugh when they are at eachother’s throats following their second round playoff loss
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't mean you have to wish for people to die or a whole city to be destroyed
In any other blog if someone makes a comment like that, they get banned.
by Dolphins21MZ on Jul 8, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not saying he is right
but it’s not like he is going to do this.
Darrelle Revis once won a game of Connect Four in three moves.
Relax nobody is gonna burn your house down. Couple people just need to vent that's all
Of Course games at the garden might take on that 1997 feel though. James signs with you guys and drops 40 on us in the garden next year, we will not be chanting MVP! I can guarantee that.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
terrorist smh u can suck a dolphin lol j/k
No but seriously fuk miami, I’m gonna love watching one of them miss the game winner and get pissed at each other. They’ll prolly trade wade kuz riley is a deuche anyway. If lebron was to sign with miami I really hope his career goes south den miami will be on the hook for 3 superstars and they’d only have 2
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 12:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey Trolly Troll Troll
obviously your team is going to have alot more enemies with a move like this, as would the Knicks if we pulled this off. It’s basically like the Yankee’s buying a team and the hate that has had. Heck, and you guys did it with a salary cap because the players took less then the max which they would have demanded individually if they were seperated. The moral here though is to take it with a grain of salt an move on as people are just tired from the Bron Bron fiasco. People here are definitely not “classless” and great discussions have taken place in these few days alone. Stop focusing on the negatives and bask in your player monopoly if it happens.
too many egos in Miami
I think Lebron signs there, but this is going to break down, and there’s going to be ugly Shaq v. Kobe type rivalries going on…
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:20 AM EDT reply actions
For once I'm glad I'm 5 hours ahead the east coast
I’ll be sleeping through the madnesszzzzzzz……
EST +5 hours is hard work sometimes...
So you get to wake up to
happiness or anger.
Darrelle Revis once won a game of Connect Four in three moves.
Probably more like
“FUCKIN’ YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!” or “Hm. Thought so” ;-)
EST +5 hours is hard work sometimes...
seriously
wishing i was an average nba player right now
by wilson chandler's neck tattoo on Jul 8, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
i would like that
he blocks a miami field goal attempt, and does an over the shoulder trick to miami.
i want him to trick miami. more than i want him to come to new york, i want miami to be duped.
twitter.com/aighttho
http://aightthen.tumblr.com/
i would also
Personally boycott the playoffs if the heat make past the knicks, I will truly become a heat hater.
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 11:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
na but lebron to the heat wud put the nail in the coffin
I wud have nuttin but bad shit to say about that whole orginization
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 11:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ive been a Heat hater
1) Ever since that SOB Pat Riley faxed his resignation en route Miami.
2) If this Mf’er signs with Miami this is nearly as bad of a gut punch as PJ Brown’s body slamming of Charlie Ward sabatoging the 1997 Knicks in the Eastern Semis.
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 11:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Why?
Why would Bron follow Bosh to Miami after Bosh said no to come to him in Cleveland? Doesn’t make sense.
I also heard that
it was LeBron’s circle that leaked the Bosh and Wade to Miami info. Why would they do that, unless to provide justification for him leaving Cleveland to join the Knicks and make it appear as if that was the decent choice?
But you know, it’s damn near impossible to tell what’s going on here. I will tell you one thing for certain… the situation is being manipulated for maximum affect, probably by LeBron’s circle. I think it’s kind of playful though and I think they are laughing at how stupid people are.
i would also
Personally boycott the playoffs if the heat make past the knicks, I will truly become a heat hater.
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 11:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Actually that is the going rate for shooters, did you see Ray Allen got 10 mil for 2 years,
And Even Kyle Korver could be looking at a 50 mil payday from Utah.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Korver getting that much money
would make me violently throw up
by wilson chandler's neck tattoo on Jul 8, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude if you didn't lose your lunch when Drew gooden got 32 mil, you will be alright.
That is why I do not understand how Miami if they sign James will be able to fill out a roster unless they raid the D’League, cause in 2010 the scrubs are getting paid. I even heard that Detroit is considering a 4 yr 32 million deal for Kwame Brown
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
miller and korver are not in the same category as ray allen
ray allen is prob a hall of famer, miller and korver, afterthought.
if lebron signs with heat
Den deres no more kallin dat fool king. His name is a le-bra fukin bastard. If he comes to knick coast lol and says he’s signing with the heat and dat girly man pat riley den everytime dey come to the garden I will have a sign that says winners beat winners and le-bra don’t know nuttin bout it
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 11:52 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Should have never called him King in the first place. That level of dick riding is
so un Newyork. Let the Pukes at ESPN and the Fans in Cleveland call him King. Because if he is King James with zero rings, what the fuck to we call Kobe? GOD?
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I saw a twitter from someone about a new Lebron phone
It just vibrates because it doesn’t have a ring
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
i never called him king
But any1 who did and they from ny shud stop dat shit asap if he go to miami
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 12:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
sooo if they win in miami
do lebron and bosh have to ask for wades permission to wear their rings? or do they wear it around their neck like some gay promise ring?
i would also
Personally boycott the playoffs if the heat make past the knicks, I will truly become a heat hater.
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 11:53 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
aye son
dont forget to chk out amare at 12….5 minutes
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
In advance of 6pm Pacifc 9pm Eastern
I want to thank James Dolan, Scott Leydan, and Isiah Thomas for sinking this franchise to the depths that we are still feeling the effects of their inneptitude. Eddy’s Knicks couldn’t have been a bigger laughing stock nationally.
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 11:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
agreed btw is it just me or did our draft picks this year
also suck? How are we incapable of having a good draft? Man I can’t even count all the idiotic moves we’ve made….
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
second round picks
are always a crapshoot. really low success rate. if one of rautins, fields or jordan turns out to be a player it’ll be fine.
by wilson chandler's neck tattoo on Jul 8, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
how could they suck
when they havent even played a minute of basket ball
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
Perception wise
those guys are a buzz kill.
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 12:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
our perception doesnt really mean shyt though
they were drafted to fit this system and this system only.. not to be high ranked among the draft boards
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
ive watched a lot of Andy Rautins in college
he’ll suck. trust me.
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I see your a georgetown fan. You are still mad. I understand. and no you watched him beat ya hoyas, not alot of his games
Eddie Curry's Bills
by cusetownstomp on Jul 8, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
not in the Big East tournament baby
we kicked his little hair-gelled ass….
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
do you remember the first two games before the tournament?
game1: 15 points,6steals,6 assists,9-10 free throw
game 2: : 26 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
game 3 BET:14 points,10 assist 5 reb 1 steal 4-9 from three
not exactly kicking his ass. Hate on Rautins if you want, but if your a Knicks fan,that makes you a Rautins fan .
Eddie Curry's Bills
by cusetownstomp on Jul 8, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bazinga!
"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."
by Chris Child's Fist on Jul 8, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
whatever the dude is gone in a year or two anyways...
its possible to like the Knicks and still think they made a dumbass draft pick, see Weiss, Frederic
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
also I notice your neglecting to mention his
6 turnovers in game 3…. small details
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it too much to ask
That Pat Riley and Miami not continue to get over on us? I understand teams, players, and every day people make their own destinys. How much longer do we have to keep getting our teeth kicked in for dumping Patrick Ewing?If you ask me, this franchise was f’ed the moment that day happened back in the summer of 2000.
Never underestimate the power of a neck brace and wheelchair. In Donnie Walsh I trust!
by Rohpuri on Jul 8, 2010 12:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yea its really gettin annoying
Riley kouldnt handle the ny pressure. So he dipped to miami (not a bad choice tho) fukin fag.
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 12:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Really?
Didn’t we beat them 3 years in a row in the playoffs, including as an 8th seed?
"Dishin' and swishin' in transition"
by Serious Garbage Time on Jul 8, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
If Lebron goes to Miami he will effectively transform into Prince James....
No more “King”….
"Throw the damn ball to Kevin Boss" - Andiamo708
my son amare wit the smooth suit
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 12:09 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
james dolan
looks and sounds like such a sleazeball. hilarious
by wilson chandler's neck tattoo on Jul 8, 2010 12:11 PM EDT reply actions
Hey hey hey, Leave the rich frat boy alone. Hey he is a scumbag
But he can party his ass off!.
by Robert Currence on Jul 8, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Seth's on the money
if LeBron comes to NY, great. if not, life goes on. what’s important is that the Knicks will field their best team in nearly a decade next year regardless of what James decides to do. sure that’s not saying much, but i’m so hyped up for the Knicks to be competitive again, that i haven’t wasted much time on the LBJ stuff.
there is no worst-case scenario here. at least the Knicks didn’t put up a huge billboard and fly their billionaire Russian owner around the country just to pay $35 million to Travis Outlaw. everybody can just chill tonight.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Jul 8, 2010 2:38 PM EDT reply actions
Not really on topic
But when I imagine the dynamic between Lebron and Maverick Carter, I think of Mugatu and Todd in Zoolander. I bet Lebron even throws his latte at Maverick Carter if it is too foamy
fuck laqueen like delonte did his moms.
In Donnie We Trust!
by IB on Jul 8, 2010 3:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
we all need to chyll
i mean, yesterday and today are completely diferent over here… most celbrated…now we are cursing bron.
lets just be easy until the decision is made.. and THEN we can either hype up the block or wrag on his ass.
Toney does what the douglas do. And no one can do what he does b/c doing it without being Toney Douglas just doesnt make it do what it do
Everybody was loving LeBron yesterday
They’re hating him today, and nobody’s said a thing. Chill guys, yesterday it was the Knicks, today it’s the Heat. I won’t be surprised if he picks Chicago tonight. They did sign Boozer.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
Who thinks LeBron's still making up his mind?
Cause if he goes on live TV and stutters the whole time, not knowing what to say, that’d be pretty goddamn funny. Maybe he has 2 teams picked out (Didn’t Boozer say it’s 50/50 between Miami and NY?).
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
im going to laugh
if there’s a pin wheel with divided into 6 and he spins it wheel of fortune style.
I don't think he's made his mind up...
call it what you want, but I don’;t thin he has.
People are spinning it to Miami, but this is absolutely nothing new. Broussard said Miami yesterday and his sources say Miami..so what changed? PEople actually believe him now?
Horseshit.
KEEP LEE!!!
Broussard is going on his bullshit
he has no mind think past anything.
"you're the Rod Thorn in my Chris Bosh side."
by Chris Child's Fist on Jul 8, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
he's already booked a party in Miami
this thing is done, son.
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
its being reported by at least 3 different newspapers
http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/lebron-james-plans-weekend-party-in-south-beach-201087
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
well he wouldn't party in South Beach!
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
that would be as dumb as announcing your decision to join the Heat
in Greenwich, 14 miles from the Knicks practice facility….
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
glimmer of hope on twitter
RicBucher
FWIW: disparate opinions among gms, agents, league HQ officials today about where LeBron is going, but consensus on 1 thing: it’s not Mia.
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Jul 8, 2010 5:45 PM EDT reply actions
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