LeBron Will Make Announcement From Greenwich, CT
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jul 7, 2010 2:25 PM CDT
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PrintWe still don't know who LeBron James will play for, but we know when and where he'll make the announcement. ESPN will air a live one-hour special featuring LeBron's announcement to be shot from Greenwich, CT. While not officially in any of the NBA towns that wooed LeBron last week, one has to wonder about picking a location that close to New York and the Knicks practice facility.
This has to be especially concerning since LeBron has gone out of his way in the past to make Akron, his hometown, the focal point of huge events in his life - specifically his two MVP Award press conferences. LeBron also held his free agent meetings in Cleveland - in the offices of his marketing firm LRMR. It goes without saying that LeBron leaving his element to make such a big announcement is a bit of a surprise.
Should it be? Perhaps not. Just this week, LeBron has re-launched LeBronJames.com, and started tweeting from his Twitter Account. It is a far-cry from the private LeBron we have grown accustomed to. Perhaps all these changes are going to lead to the big change everyone in Cleveland is hoping to avoid.
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Rumors of NYK having legit shot at LeBron or him going to Mia seem like an attempt by LRMR to create suspense for Thurs show.
Are you serious? What kind of question is that?
We are really excited to be in a state of anxiety. Thanks for asking!
I appreciate that he set a date and a decision is made. He’s not really dragging it on since no one can even start signing contracts until tomorrow. Enjoy LA.
Just wondering
if you are ready to accept him open arms if he stays in Cleveland or if there will be some lingering bitterness.
Rec this also. Quite frankly, I’m getting pissed off. Pardon the language, but if LeBron’s going to leave like this then he’s the biggest douchebag in the world.
Eh, I wouldn’t say that. Yeah, he likes the publicity, but so do many athletes. He seems like a geniunely nice guy, though, and people who know him well always say that about him.
FLASH: Summit Co. processed request TODAY to change address on tax bill for BJ’S home from an LLC in Cleveland to a new address in Chicago
Heard this on Bruce Drennan and Eric Mansfield’s Twitter.
Well, there you go…
Do we really think that after this free agency circus, LeBron has had the time to find a new home in Chicago and is foolish enough to submit the request before he even announces it?
"Spring Training wins are good for the soul."
dont read too much into
it being made from CT. Its just where the espn studios are.
At best
its a shameless attempt to make a ratings grand-slam tomorrow.
LBJ now knows that
even if he stays, Miami, Chicago, Boston, and Orlando are better than Cleveland talent wise. That’s why he will end up elsewhere. You can’t blame the guy if he leaves. He tried to recruit Bosh to Cleveland and it didn’t work. It’s not his fault that Bosh didn’t want to come to Cleveland.
"I just Rashard'ed my pants!!!!"
That’s not true. So many people are forgetting that the Cavs had the best record in the NBA last season. All those teams aren’t better than the Cavs if LeBron comes back (and they can still make plenty more moves).
Ask anyone who's a true NBA fan
The Cavs are, at best a 40 win team next season without LBJ. The power in the NBA is shifting whether you like it or not. Where will the 30 points, 7 boards, and 8.5 dimes come from when he’s gone? Mo Williams?
"I just Rashard'ed my pants!!!!"
by Wally Balls 407 on Jul 7, 2010 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Recruiting
BS, LeBron has had 7 years to recruit people. That’s his own fault for waiting till last year and this year to do so. If he leaves all i have to say is don’t let the door hit you on the way out LeBron.
Really? You think that LeBron only waited until THIS YEAR to recruit people to Cleveland? Every single offseason the Cavs have brought in players, through trades or free agency, to make the team better. Do you think that LeBron never had anything to do with that before now? That’s ridiculous.
No not just this year but this year and last and when we got Larry Hughes. Every offseason the CAVS have brought in players not LeBron. Of all the years he has been a Cav the only thing I ever heard about him bringing somebody to the Cavs it was this year with Chris Bosh, last year with Ron Artest and when we got Larry Hughes. All other moves were by the GM and owner looking at picking up players and asking for LeBrons opinion on that player not LeBron taking the time to go out and take the player to lunch or asking them what they would think about winning a championship with him or so fourth.
Understandable. I’ve spent the last 7 hours in summer classes, mostly thinking about how awesome it would be to land Chris Paul next to LeBron in Cleveland next off-season.
Then I get the location, (combined with this whole 1 hour special crap, plus his personality as whole) and I think it’s all like a card house starting to come crashing down in slow motion.
I could be completely wrong, and I hope I am. But, I’m all for (even slightly overpaying if we have to) pushing for David Lee.
PTI just said that the announcement will come in the first 10 minutes of the show, so who knows what will happen for the last 50 minutes.
after annoucing a 6 yr deal with the Cavs
The only satisfying thing I can think of is him saying “And to all the following people, fuck you very much…” then reads off a giant list of all the other sport writers, celebrities, and pundits who talked shit about Cleveland, suggested he would have been better off elsewhere, etc..
This 1 hour show (errr. self aggrandizing spectacle) is beyond ridiculous – whatever he decides. I get the idea that hyping the persona LBJ should help him rake in the sponsorship deals but the guy is already at critical mass. Little kids in rice paddies in rural China know who LBJ is…come on.
It’s not his fault the Knicks started throwing games and dumping salary two year ago to make a run at him or that the media throws gas on this fire 24 hours a day, but he could have put out this fire if he wanted to a long time ago and still get paid the most jack possible.
by kingcrimson2 on Jul 7, 2010 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
It’s not surprising that they couldn’t keep it a secret. I think it’s pretty much certain at this point, he’s going to the Heat. At least from everything I’ve read over the past 8 hours.
I think it’s time to pay David Lee.
Yeah, thanks Chris Broussard… for taking away my hope, then giving me hope, then taking it away again… ever since the playoffs ended for the Cavs. Where were these sources yesterday?
And what? We even had Chris Paul trying to help us out?
Oh well, I’m sick now.
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