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The proposed new LeBron mural doesn't do it for me

November 20, 2009

Imagine 10 stories of this across from the Q.
Ugh.

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An interesting vote

November 13, 2009

Waitingfornextyear.com is taking a poll asking for a vote on LeBron's best dunk. I pick the one against Boston, a spine-tingling moment if there ever was one.

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Jordan is not Jackie

November 13, 2009

Stan van Gundy makes this point when he discusses LeBron James' idea to retire Michael Jordan's number: "It's a nice gesture, but he (Jordan) is not Jackie Robinson."

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LeBron James suddenly refuses to discuss his impending free agency

November 12, 2009

My first inclination when LeBron James said he wouldn't talk anymore about free agency was to think, good for him, he shouldn't. Especially if he meant what he said about not doing so for his team.
But then you get to thinking, and you realize that James has done nothing but talk about his impending free [...]

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The Cavs win impressively in Orlando

November 12, 2009

Well, for one night the Cavs changes all paid off handsomely. They looked like a championship-caliber team with depth in Wednesday's impressive win in Orlando. LeBron James was his usual self, Shaquille O'Neal got Dwight Howard in early foul trouble and played Howard well, and the entire team seemed into the game. The play of [...]

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Impressive effort by the Cavs — through three quarters

November 11, 2009

The Cavs are playing quite a game against Orlando tonight. Mo Williams has been outstanding, and the Cavs have played a very strong overall game. At this point it's 81-64 Cleveland, so don't yell at me if they lose the lead.
Oh … by the way … LeBron James said before the game that he was [...]

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LeBron is in New York tonight

November 6, 2009

Which calls for at least one "where is LeBron going to play" next season link.

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Rest easy Cavs fans

November 5, 2009

LeBron James evidently will not attend the New York Yankees parade.

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A new take on LeBron's future

November 4, 2009

Sam Smith offers a new location for LeBron after this season: The Lakers with Kobe Bryant. He writes: "I believe James has no idea yet what he wants to do next summer. But I also believe the Lakers’ scenario makes the most sense for him if he wants a chance to be considered among the [...]

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Cavs lose their first two

October 29, 2009

Well the Cavs didn't lose two in a row last season until February, nor did they lose at home until February. They've done both in two games this season. This isn't your 66-win season anymore, Toto.
It's only been two games, but to date there's been a lot of talk about what needs to be done [...]

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Cavs lose the opener to Boston

October 27, 2009

Not a great opening night for the Cavs, who looked like a team still trying to find itself.
LeBron James called it a "transition period."
Coach Mike Brown said: "We will get better."
The cynic in me started to ask why Boson's transition seemed so much easier, but there is an easy reason. Boston's new guys — Rasheed [...]

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Someone suggests the Cavs might not be all that this season

October 8, 2009

It's been out a while, but it's still worth reading … One SI.com analyst is not all ga-ga over the Cavs acquisition of Shaq. He writes: “Aside from his abysmal free-throw shooting, the biggest flaws in Shaq's game are defending the high pick-and-roll and executing quick rotations in the paint. Put simply, he doesn't remove [...]

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Pondering LeBron and Braylon

October 7, 2009

Early this morning someone offered to me that Braylon Edwards' trade to New York ensures LeBron James won't sign there.
Theory being that the two don't like each other at all.
But the more I think the more I think the opposite would be true. James might prefer playing in New York to kind of/sort of hand [...]

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Braylon Edwards continues to impress

October 5, 2009

Braylon Edwards (allegedly) punched a friend of LeBron James in a bar in the wee hours of Monday morning. According to James, the guy weighs about 130 pounds. Nice. Real, real nice. What a joke.

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Maybe this is why LeBron James wanted to keep his options open in 2010

September 24, 2009

The NBA has another billionaire.
Russia’s Mikhail Prokhorov has bought the Nets, and most expect him to be a force in the league – especially with next summer’s free agent class. You might recall that class includes a certain guy named James.
Wrote Yahoo: “Once LeBron James meets Mikhail Prokhorov, the superstar’s sightline will reflect an unprecedented [...]

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Don't worry Cavs fans

September 11, 2009

LeBron’s mom says he’s staying.

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A couple things on the Cavs

September 3, 2009

Good read here by Tom Withers of the AP wrapping up LeBron James’ summer.

And here’s a way-too-early ranking that states the Cavs are the league’s second-best team, better than the Lakers.

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The psychology of Shaq and LeBron — from the Wall Street Journal

August 24, 2009

The Wall Street Journal (of all publications) takes a look at how Shaq and LeBron James will get along. The story is headlined “Is this basketball marriage doomed?” And it includes this: “Dr. Virginia Rutter, a sociologist, psychologist and co-author of ‘The Love Test,’ likens the Shaq-LeBron union to an arranged marriage, where ‘the well-being [...]

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In case you missed it on ESPN last night …

August 23, 2009

Pretty strong statements that LeBron James will become a free agent in 2010.

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LeBron's travels

August 21, 2009

LeBron James and Nike don’t mess around with their World Tours. The premiere showings for the documentary “More Than A Game” will be a true world tour. Sites after Akron: Beijing, Shenyang, Shanghai, Paris, London, New York City and Los Angeles.
First person who can identify the precise location of Shengyang without a GPS or map [...]

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A highlight from the "More Than A Game" Akron premiere

August 21, 2009

I was one of the lucky ones invited to the Akron premiere of the movie “More Than A Game” at the amazingly beautful Akron Civic Theater. The film is the documentary about the St. Vincent-St. Mary team that included LeBron James, Romeo Travis, Dru Joyce III, Willie McGee and Sian Cotton – and was coached by Dru [...]

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LeBron James need to know this

August 11, 2009

I took an informal poll in Ireland about what they knew about U.S. sports. Nobody knew of Carl Pavano. Or Eric Mangini. Or Dennis Northcutt.
So I went for the big gun: I asked two people, both relatives, if they knew of LeBron James. Both looked at me as if I were asking them a question in [...]

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Time to get the cash out of the mattress

July 29, 2009

Finally … a use for that extra quarter-mil we all have sitting around.

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The economy and the NBA's 2010 reality

July 22, 2009

I always enjoyed Randy Newman's song "It's Money That Matters." Now you know that it's true.
In the NBA, money really matters as it relates to the summer of 2010. The nation's economy could have a chilling effect on all those guys who planned to be free agents that summer, including our own LeBron James.
Steve Ashburner [...]

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Charley Rosen's regular rip of LeBron

July 15, 2009

This is dated, but Charley Rosen of Fox just really seems to have his monkey on for LeBron James.

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