Lebron in Cleveland running out of time? By John Nguyen
07.10.2009 - Updated on 07.10.2009
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The NBA is disgusting. Is the rich getting richer? It appears that way as the bottom half of the league can go to hell. Free agency has truly created plenty of disparity. San Antonio got Richard Jefferson. Orlando got Vince Carter. The Lakers got Ron Artest. Detroit is rebuilding with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. The Boston Celtics landed Rasheed Wallace and they still have pesky leprechaun point guard Rajon Rondo! What did Cleveland get?
An over-the-hill Shaq Diesel.
The elite squads got better. Just when we thought that Cleveland getting Shaq was a step in some sort of championship title contention, other teams placed them a bit out of reach with their moves. Once again, Lebron is not guaranteed to make the way to the Finals, but then again, who is? The addition of Rasheed Wallace in Boston threw a wrench into the Cavs’ plans. The Diesel is a huge addition, but he’s running out of fuel.
Is Cleveland running out of time?
Dwayne Wade recently said that he will stay only if Miami can contend. Miami, in its’ current state, are a bunch of pretenders. They have to land Chris Bosh or Amare Stoudemire somehow. If Wade feels this way, it is a possible sign that Lebron feels the same way. They could not beat the Magic and if an over the hill O’Neal is the best that Danny Ferry can get then New York, New Jersey, and Chicago better clear plenty of space for 2010. Yeah, all the speculation about the infamous 2010 free agent class has been beaten down like a red headed step child, yet all the events involving other teams are connected to Lebron possibly leaving.
If the Cavs cannot reach the Finals, LeBron James will leave. He wants to be the first billion dollar athlete so opting for a big name city only makes sense to kick in that Nike contract. The 2010 NBA Finals, if Celtics and Lakers can stay healthy, should be those two squads again. The possibility of Lebron leaving has been beaten down like Rodney King. It’s brought up again because it’s looking more likely that he’s leaving. How can Bron and Shaq fight against a fully healthy Boston Celtic team with Rasheed Wallace? The time is ticking. I understand that he said he would not leave Cleveland until he wins one, but opinions change. Come to think of it, they had it great with Carlos Boozer, but hindsight is a bitch.
With all these moves, the present and future look bleak. Like Don Vito Corleone said to his son, Michael Corleone, “There just wasn’t enough time.”
Is Lebron and Cleveland running its’ course?
Big ups to Jordan Crawford dunking on LeBron James. I can’t believe Nike had the nerve to confiscate the tapes. It’s embarrassing for an MVP to be dunked on by a college player. I understand protecting his image. We can’t let the kids see that. Got to think of the kids.
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XPHENOMEXX
on 07.20.2009 | you could be the biggest retard on earth sheed is done no leggs all he does is shoot threes shaqs got more left then him and orlando no hedo or alxesander there not better with carter lakers no odom or ariza just artest in la good luck his focus will be gone he will be cutting bad rap albums far as lbj leaving going to ny no y would he start over he can make more money with cavs then anywere with a reduced salary cap it is even more likely he will stay shaq and z are gone next year they could get bosh he can make the same money in a cavs jersey or with a knicks jersey so much for your bleek out look with the cavs you sound like a ny fan ill enformed the celtics lol kg bad leg fat paul and ray allen who is 100 no poe or davis they have no depth the cavs have three allstars with shaq james and mo and with moon and barnes they have athletes that can gourd all over thanks for your opinion but you need facts and i gave them to you . | Posted by
Carlito
on 07.13.2009 | Somebody gotta have those tapes... . | Posted by
F22
on 07.13.2009 | & by the way, lebron with the help of his teammates in 07-08 basically brought that team to a game 7 without mo williams. i am more than certain that lebron, mo, shaq, d-west and the rest of the cavs can beat the celtics and their inconsistent loudmouthed player in rasheed wallace in a series. as far as i;m concerned, if lebron and d-west can bring the "CHAMPION" celtics to game 7, i am certain they can beat a celtic team with rasheed wallace, no james posey and probably no glen davis. . | Posted by
F22
on 07.13.2009 | too bad tiger woods is going to be the 1st billion dollar athlete... . | Posted by
Snika
on 07.12.2009 | LeBron is leaving... even if they win a championship, Shaq got what he wanted and so did LeBron, then he has done it in Cleveland, and all that’s left is the bigger stage. He’s gone, New York, and they will pull in another superstar... Joe Cool, DWade, Bosh, Nash, or Boozer... somebody will join him. . | Posted by
ok now
on 07.11.2009 | beaten down like a wine and gold headed left handed step child that hides in the basement when guests come over  . | Posted by
dominic
on 07.11.2009 | by the time the playoffs come shaq will be injured , sitting on the bench wearing a 2000 dollar suit. . | Posted by
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on 07.11.2009 | "beaten down like a red headed step child"......Hey John u can go f-yourself. . | Posted by
JA
on 07.10.2009 | I totally disagree that 2010 finals is celtics and lakers. And i hope D Wade wasnt serious about leaving if Miami doesnt contend because thats basically saying hes leaving. . |
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