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dcfaithful wrote:

Indeed. Much more prospects for LeBron in Chicago.

So waht if NY is a money market, LeBron can name his price and I'm willing to bet a lot of offices will meet it. He's just that player that people want. I think Chicago sees what we're all seeing: A better fit for a championship.

The Bulls have been trying very, very hard to be contenders lately...I think this is their missing piece.

rumor has it, Lebron gave D. Rose a call after the Cavs were elimiated...

http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=381195

Shortly after Cleveland was eliminated by Boston in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, LeBron James placed a call to Bulls guard Derrick Rose.

What did they talk about?

Word is, James said he likes Rose's game, likes his team and would welcome the chance to play together.

Before putting LeBron's No. 6 Bulls jersey up for sale, keep in mind that it's possible James made similar calls to Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Maybe even Nets center Brook Lopez. But it has been made clear through various channels that James is very interested in joining the Bulls when he becomes a free agent on July 1.

New York, New Jersey and Miami figure to be James' top options, along with re-signing in Cleveland. Staying with the Cavaliers is starting to seem less likely after the early playoff exit exposed flaws in the team's winning formula.

The James phone call to Rose was mentioned by ESPN reporter Scoop Jackson and confirmed by a league source. Rose has been taking things slowly since the Bulls season ended with a first-round loss to Cleveland, but he visits the Berto Center on occasion. The source said the James-Rose conversation did not last very long.

The Bulls will have roughly $20 million in cap room this summer, enough to sign the two-time MVP outright. They're often mentioned as James' best chance to win right away, since he could step into a lineup with Rose, Joakim Noah and Luol Deng.

James will have other attractive options. New York has enough cap room to pair him with another big-time free agent such as Bosh. Miami could offer a unique pairing with all-star Dwyane Wade.

New Jersey probably can't be counted out, either, despite posting the league's worst record last season. The Nets have some good young players and money to spend now that Russian kazillionaire Mikhail Prokhorov owns the team. Plus, one of the Nets co-owners is James' good buddy Jay-Z and the team is supposed to relocate to Brooklyn in two years.

In the meantime, the Bulls' coaching search has slowed down as the team contemplates whether a big-name coach would give them a better chance of landing James.

The biggest prize in coaching is obviously Phil Jackson, whose contract with the Lakers is about to expire. He also figures to stay busy through the end of the NBA Finals.

There is no evidence the Bulls have any interest in Kentucky coach John Calipari or that playing for Calipari would even appeal to James. If the Bulls can't bring back Jackson for a second stint on the bench, former Portland and Philadelphia coach Maurice Cheeks appears to have the best chance at the job.

None of other NBA teams in search of a head coach - Philadelphia, New Orleans, Atlanta and the Clippers - has made a hire.

dcfaithful

So, I'm just curious...where did this talk of him wearing a #6 come from?

Not that I give any amount of shit, I'm just wondering.

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dcfaithful wrote:

So, I'm just curious...where did this talk of him wearing a #6 come from?

Not that I give any amount of shit, I'm just wondering.

he wants to retire #23 league wide,...if memory serves, he has already annouced he is switching number for next season


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James

On March 1, 2010, James filed an application to the NBA to wear the #6 starting the 2010/2011 season. [68] He started a petition saying that no one should be allowed to wear the #23 in the NBA to honor Michael Jordan. It will be the first time James will not be wearing the #23 since his freshman year in high school, when a senior on his team wore it.

Bathgate66

81 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

81 wrote:

when you only own 2.5%, you really don't get a vote. JayZ is the russians dude's bitch at the Nets Owners meeting.

Oh yeah, for sure, but Jay-Z sure as fuck is not going to be recruiting Lebron to play for the Knicks.

duh...that just clicked for me. the article for the knicks and jay z recruiting for the nets.

you are correct sir

its not so much Jay Z recruiting for The Knicks,
but rather NYC in general, no ?

dcfaithful

81 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

So, I'm just curious...where did this talk of him wearing a #6 come from?

Not that I give any amount of shit, I'm just wondering.

he wants to retire #23 league wide,...if memory serves, he has already annouced he is switching number for next season


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James

On March 1, 2010, James filed an application to the NBA to wear the #6 starting the 2010/2011 season. [68] He started a petition saying that no one should be allowed to wear the #23 in the NBA to honor Michael Jordan. It will be the first time James will not be wearing the #23 since his freshman year in high school, when a senior on his team wore it.

That's a very respectful action for him to take. But, in that case. Let's eliminate number 32 (Magic), 33 (Bird), 13(Chamberlain) and oh...6 (Russell)

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dcfaithful wrote:

That's a very respectful action for him to take. But, in that case. Let's eliminate number 32 (Magic), 33 (Bird), 13(Chamberlain) and oh...6 (Russell)

pretty much.

norm

81 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

So, I'm just curious...where did this talk of him wearing a #6 come from?

Not that I give any amount of shit, I'm just wondering.

he wants to retire #23 league wide,...if memory serves, he has already annouced he is switching number for next season


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James

On March 1, 2010, James filed an application to the NBA to wear the #6 starting the 2010/2011 season. [68] He started a petition saying that no one should be allowed to wear the #23 in the NBA to honor Michael Jordan. It will be the first time James will not be wearing the #23 since his freshman year in high school, when a senior on his team wore it.

what a tool

bron, not you 81

dcfaithful

norm wrote:

what a tool

bron, not you 81

Yup.

Sometimes...close to all the time I feel LeBron needs to get over himself. But, in his defense...I've never seen him be the ass that he could be. So kudos to him for not stooping to that level, I guess.

So...how many of you wonder if LeBron congratulated the Celtics to avoid the flame he did for his very poor sportsmanship last year with the magic, or has he really gained one year's worth of integrity and honor?

I thought he might pout again with those subpar games he put up.

UpSideDown

I hope somebody teaches Lebron how to hit a jump shot at the end of a game in this thread.

Cliffy6745

UpSideDown wrote:

I hope somebody teaches Lebron how to hit a jump shot at the end of a game in this thread.

i hope someone teaches lebron to not settle for jumpshots and go to the hole at the end of the game

81

i hope D. Rose teaches Lebron to not quit at the end of games

g under p

dcfaithful wrote:

norm wrote:

what a tool

bron, not you 81

Yup.

Sometimes...close to all the time I feel LeBron needs to get over himself. But, in his defense...I've never seen him be the ass that he could be. So kudos to him for not stooping to that level, I guess.

So...how many of you wonder if LeBron congratulated the Celtics to avoid the flame he did for his very poor sportsmanship last year with the magic, or has he really gained one year's worth of integrity and honor?

I thought he might pout again with those subpar games he put up.

Lebron was beaten, outplayed by a better team and the appropriate thing to do was to congratulate your opponent after the game is over. So he did.

Peace

pureoc

How bout this rumor floating around that Delonte West is hittin' Lebron's mom and that's why they collapsed in the series vs BOS since LJ was so PO'd and it tore the team apaprt since he found out right before game 4. Personally I don't think this is true (probably started by someone from NY who wants him to come there, not happening by the way). However, if it is true, WOW, Delonte West will never be allowed to step foot in Cleveland again.

davidtrios

81 wrote:

i hope D. Rose teaches Lebron to not quit at the end of games

Game 6 vs the Celtics was pathetic. The entire Cavs team quit. If that was Viny Del Negro's Team. They would've called 4 timeouts and a 20 and lose by 4 instead of 10

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pureoc wrote:

How bout this rumor floating around that Delonte West is hittin' Lebron's mom and that's why they collapsed in the series vs BOS since LJ was so PO'd and it tore the team apaprt since he found out right before game 4. Personally I don't think this is true (probably started by someone from NY who wants him to come there, not happening by the way). However, if it is true, WOW, Delonte West will never be allowed to step foot in Cleveland again.

i don't buy that at all. although West is a nut job.

loadedgun

81 wrote:

pureoc wrote:

How bout this rumor floating around that Delonte West is hittin' Lebron's mom and that's why they collapsed in the series vs BOS since LJ was so PO'd and it tore the team apaprt since he found out right before game 4. Personally I don't think this is true (probably started by someone from NY who wants him to come there, not happening by the way). However, if it is true, WOW, Delonte West will never be allowed to step foot in Cleveland again.

i don't buy that at all. although West is a nut job.

But its crazy enough that some people will believe it. Quite funny I think. I'm going to start spreading it around.

dcfaithful

g under p wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

norm wrote:

what a tool

bron, not you 81

Yup.

Sometimes...close to all the time I feel LeBron needs to get over himself. But, in his defense...I've never seen him be the ass that he could be. So kudos to him for not stooping to that level, I guess.

So...how many of you wonder if LeBron congratulated the Celtics to avoid the flame he did for his very poor sportsmanship last year with the magic, or has he really gained one year's worth of integrity and honor?

I thought he might pout again with those subpar games he put up.

Lebron was beaten, outplayed by a better team and the appropriate thing to do was to congratulate your opponent after the game is over. So he did.

Peace

Oh I know...I think he did a very admirable thing, but I still like to remind people of his poor choice last post-season. :P

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http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=381451&src=150

Team LeBron suits up: Well, after originally focusing on the Bulls' coaching search, this space has become more of the LeBron watch. Fortunately, a definitive bit of information came across Monday when a staff member from ESPN Radio in Cleveland tweeted that members of the LeBron James "team" were spotted wearing Bulls gear at a Troy Smith event.

norm

81 wrote:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=381451&src=150

Team LeBron suits up: Well, after originally focusing on the Bulls' coaching search, this space has become more of the LeBron watch. Fortunately, a definitive bit of information came across Monday when a staff member from ESPN Radio in Cleveland tweeted that members of the LeBron James "team" were spotted wearing Bulls gear at a Troy Smith event.

if bron really wants a jordan-type legacy then he should stay in cleveland and win numerous championships there...the bulls were nothing before jordan

davidtrios

A guy at work here HATES LBJ because of his antics (dancing, power thing, etc), immaturity and lack of rings.

I say he's 25 and with the right coach and cast, is capable of winning titles. I really hope the Bulls land him.