by Lundberg - June 2, 2010 - - Comment Now »
I won’t spend too much time on this (not now at least since I have and will spend a ton on it). LeBron James told Larry King that Cleveland has the edge in signing him. That’s all well and good, it’s just not the truth.
Listen to how he says it. All he did was rephrase the question as an answer and he sounded more like a guy not trying to hurt anyone’s feelings. I think it is going to be very difficult for him to leave Cleveland. It is going to hurt. I also think he has already decided that is what he is going to do.
He talked about being “comfortable” there. You shouldn’t stay some place because it is comfortable or safe. If he had said exciting and promising, that would be a different story. But his excitement seemed to be reserved for other comments, like…
“If u put me and Bosh on the same team, if you put me and Wade on the same team…a lot of teams would be much better.”
And
“It will be fun to get all the free agents together and figure out a way how we can make the league better.” (Just for fun, check out these comments from 2009, “I think the league is doing just fine. But with the Knicks being good, the Celtics being good, the Lakers being good, it makes the league that much better. I’m talking as a fan now, please understand that.” Notice the use of the word better in both instances? Shout out to RealGM board members for the reference.)
And maybe most telling
“No, I cannot play forever. And that is absolutely right. But the team that I go to or — or, you know, whatever the case may be, will have an opportunity to win championships in multiple years and not just because of LeBron James.”
Sounds like a guy who knows he needs a co-star (which can’t happen with the Cavs) and more importantly, a guy who is ready to move on.
Heck, he’s not even worried about the fact that his departure will turn Cleveland into a barren wasteland.
“As far as saving the city economically, I can’t get too involved. I can’t let that be a decision of mine or what I do with my future.”
Ok. I lied. I did spend some time on it. I love the guy and the story, what can I say?…WITNESS
Tags: basketball, lebron, nba, Sports
