where will LeBron go?

[Keller]

I would have said, before game 5, he was staying in Cleveland.

Now, I think it's entirely unclear.

[Swami71]

I would have said, before game 5, he was staying in Cleveland.

Now, I think it's entirely unclear.

Why? Cause he wants a team that can compete?

Arguments for staying in Cleveland:
1. Home town
2. Can get a bigger contract staying with the same team (I think?)
3. Seems to me they do everything he ask and really try to put people around him

Arguments for leaving:
1. New Yorks a bigger market
2. He's a Yankee's fan
3. He thinks the Knicks have a better chance at winning (really?)

I'm torn. I'd stay in Cleveland if I were him.

[Parkbandit]

[Keller]

I think he goes to the Nets, especially if they get John Wall.

He will have an owner with billions of excess cash to spend on the luxury tax (and an entire market to gain in NY). He will have another owner that is married to Beyonce. He will have a legitimate (young) center. I legitimate point guard (Harris) with the potential of having the "next" LeBron in John Wall.

[RichardCranium]

Why? Cause he wants a team that can compete?

Arguments for staying in Cleveland:
1. Home town
2. Can get a bigger contract staying with the same team (I think?)
3. Seems to me they do everything he ask and really try to put people around him

Arguments for leaving:
1. New Yorks a bigger market
2. He's a Yankee's fan
3. He thinks the Knicks have a better chance at winning (really?)

I'm torn. I'd stay in Cleveland if I were him.

Cleveland has done a shit job of putting players around him. Still, it's better than what the Knicks have. I think he should go to the Nets. Or ^

[ruineye]

Interesting take from Mike&Mike in the Morning:

"The biggest market is not New York, it's China. And unlike the US, in China the one thing they respect is championships."

[RichardCranium]

China is also the reason half the Rockets roster makes the all-star game every year whether they deserve to or not. Fuck them.

[Latrinsorm]

Can get a bigger contract staying with the same team (I think?)

This is correct. However, there is state income tax in Ohio that does not exist in certain other states (Florida, for one).

Cleveland has done a shit job of putting players around him. Still, it's better than what the Knicks have. I think he should go to the Nets. Or ^

Cleveland has done a good job of keeping reasonably worthwhile players and getting rid of bad ones reasonably quickly. The roster isn't the problem. J.J. Hickson playing 0 minutes in game 6 is inexcusable. Anderson Varejao playing a crummy 21 minutes a game is inexcusable. Having Mo Williams defend electric guards at any point is inexcusable.

It is also correct to say that the Cleveland organization does seem to honestly pursue his wishes. My guess is they fire Mike Brown and he stays. My hope is that Dwyane Wade decides that he's tired of playing in front of 9000 people, teams up with LeBron, and they win the next 8 titles.

One more thing to consider. In the past five years, teams have reached the conference semi-finals the following number of times:

Celtics, Magic, Pistons, Lakers, Jazz, Suns: 3
Spurs: 4
Cavs: 5

[RichardCranium]

If only they gave world championships for semi-finalists! He'd have almost as many as Jordan now.

[Keller]

It is also correct to say that the Cleveland organization does seem to honestly pursue his wishes.

What team wouldn't do whatever it takes to get LBJ?

If LeBron said he would sign with the Lakers, but only if they fired Phil Jackson and hired Oprah Winfrey, do you not think Dr. Bus would do his best Trump impression?