The Gun Show
J.R. Smith (photo. Mark Mann)
Tuesday was “Bring Your Real-Life NBA Player to Summer League” Day, as J.R. Smith, O.J. Mayo and J.J. Hickson suited up for the Nuggets, Grizzlies and Cavs, respectively, for a dose of authenticity. Well, kind of. While O.J. is seriously working on his point-guard skills and J.J. is fine-tuning his game as the probable starting power forward in Cleveland, J.R. was in straight clownin’ mode. The stat line says J.R. only took five shots in 15 minutes (9 pts), but trust us: He was looking to shoot every single time he got the ball. The only time he passed was when he couldn’t find the look he wanted, and he usually called for the ball right back. Denver won in a rout, and while most of us had stopped paying attention by the time it was over, we wouldn’t have been surprised if J.R. left the gym at some point during the game … Mayo struggled again (11 pts, 3-10 FG), turning the ball over seven times versus three assists in an ugly game where Memphis only scored 67 points but still beat Milwaukee. Hickson looked good against the D-League Select squad. He had 18 points and 9 boards, but went 0-for-6 at the line. And they questioned whether Shaq could be a good influence on younger teammates … Which is more crazy: That just a couple years ago Al Jefferson was considered arguably the best low-post scorer in the NBA and now he’s being traded for a Cracker Jack box? Or that Minnesota GM David Kahn has earned a rep as arguably the worst front-office exec in the NBA in about 1/4 of the time it took Kevin McHale? We’re still not sure why it suddenly became so important for Kahn to trade Big Al, but yesterday he dealt Jefferson to Utah for two draft picks and Kosta Koufos. Yes, he traded within the division, too. “Kosta F***ing Koufos” already rolls off the tongue; we think we’ll be hearing it often from Wolves fans when they talk about this trade years from now … Great move for the Jazz, though, who replace one 20-and-10 guy in the paint with a younger version (albeit less effective at Deron Williams‘ vaunted pick-and-roll) who can play the four or the five. When you have Jefferson and Paul Millsap on the floor, who else is going to get a rebound? … If you’re a Cleveland Cavaliers fan, please explain this to us: Why was Zydrunas Ilgauskas‘ departure to Miami met with mostly understanding and some slight regret, but LeBron is having his jerseys burned in the streets? Isn’t Big Z also taking the “easy way out” by signing with the Heat? Since he was in Cleveland (as a player) longer than LeBron, shouldn’t he also be “loyal” to the area? Just wondering … Not long after reports spread that Michael Jordan and Larry Brown had combined to cancel the proposed Bobcats/Raptors trade that would have sent Tyson Chandler and Boris Diaw to Toronto for Jose Calderon and Reggie Evans — MJ didn’t want to give up his center, LB didn’t like Calderon) — the ‘Cats turned around and sent Chandler to the Mavericks with Alexis Ajinca for Erick Dampier, Matt Carroll and Ed Najera. And considering the ‘Cats will most likely waive Dampier to get rid of his $13 million contract, basically Charlotte is losing THREE centers in the name of cap space. Does this open the door for a Jordan/Kwame reunion? How about LB reuniting with Allen Iverson? … Other Vegas stat lines: DeMarcus Cousins went for 19 points and 12 rebounds in Sacramento’s win over the Lakers; and DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points (10-15 FG) in Toronto’s win over Houston, while Patrick Patterson had 14 and 9 rebounds in the loss … One of our summer interns goes to the University of Miami, so while we were watching the Bulls/Nuggets game he was all about his boy Jack McClinton. Eventually that led to an argument: In the history of the ACC, if you could take five players to take a big three-pointer with the game on the line, which five would you pick? … We’re out like Dampier …
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July 14th, 2010 at 12:02 am
Mr.Wang says:
His shot aint WET, its DAMP.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:08 am
Gerard says:
Guillermo Diaz all day.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:12 am
yentron says:
Jay Williams (no free throws though)
Juan Dixon
Grievis
Steve Blake
Juan Dixon
July 14th, 2010 at 12:17 am
Murdog says:
Not extremely familiar with the ACC… but surprised to see the list above duplicating Juan Dixon but missing the best shooter in ACC history, JJ Redick.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:19 am
JM says:
Just going back last 20 years or so…
Randolph Childress – WF
Donald Williams – UNC
Bobby Hurley – Duke – wasn’t a great shooter and normally wouldn’t come to mind, but hit many timely shots in his career. Was super clutch.
Dennis Scott – GT
JJ Redick – Duke
I am sure there are a few I a missing, but with exception to Hurley – all are prolific 3 pt shooters.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:27 am
Austin Burton says:
In my span of memory …
Juan Dixon
Curtis Staples
J.J. Redick
Randolph Childress
Trajan Langdon
July 14th, 2010 at 12:45 am
Andrew says:
I only like having scorers taking the last shot, despite what type of shot it is (i.e. I wouldn’t want Andy Rautins taking a game on the line 3 pointer).
So I could only come up with 2
JJ Redick
Juan Dixon
MAYBE Jon Scheyer, probably not
3 honorable mentions
Larry Bird and Pete Maravich (had they a 3 point line, they would be #1 and 2 in who I would choose), and Gerry McNamara (I loved watching him shoot especially that 1 year with Carmelo)
July 14th, 2010 at 12:50 am
Chaos says:
Juan Dixon
Curtis Staples
Jay Williams
Trajan Langdon
July 14th, 2010 at 12:51 am
Sambuu says:
Redick
Jay Williams
Langdon
Battier
Singler
July 14th, 2010 at 12:52 am
LeYawn "Just Games" James says:
Juan Dixon
JJ Redick
Rashad McCants
Jay Williams
Grevis Vasques
July 14th, 2010 at 12:58 am
Heckler says:
@ Dime–
when was Al Jefferson ever considered ‘arguably’ the best low post scorer in the nba?!!?
nonesense.
July 14th, 2010 at 1:38 am
netstar says:
its ok for Z to leave cleveland because when they thought he was tradable enough in feb. to get antwan jamison, he was hurt and felt betrayed, and had to be begged by cavs teammates to come back. lebron was given the world, while z suffered through some of the worst NBA seasons in the prime of his career. he paid his dues so much that the city of cleveland would love him no matter what he did
July 14th, 2010 at 1:47 am
Mr. Brogden says:
HEY HECKLER JUST HECKLIN…FUNSENSE
“one of the best low-post scorers in the league,” Jazz GM Kevin O’Connor
http://www.usatoday.com/…/nba/2010-07-13-jazz-timberwolves-al-jefferson-trade_N.htm
“Two years ago, Al Jefferson was arguably the best scoring big man in the NBA”
bleacherreport.com/…/408404-is-demarcus-cousins-putting-al-jefferson-on-the-trading-block
“He is arguably the best back-to-the-basket offensive threat in the NBA.”
http://www.slamonline.com/…/nba/…/reports-utah-jazz-about-to-land-al-jefferson
July 14th, 2010 at 1:51 am
yentron says:
@murdog
it was which 5 players would YOU pick. i would never pick jj redick for my team ever. unless it was the roanoke d-bags.
July 14th, 2010 at 1:53 am
yentron says:
yall remember that sign ”ly gay” the dude was holding next to the tool with the ”jj is redickulous” sign? that was priceless
July 14th, 2010 at 1:54 am
yentron says:
link to pic
http://media.photobucket.com/image/jj%20is%20redickulously%20gay/Terp1996/jj_is_redickulously_gay.jpg
July 14th, 2010 at 1:56 am
Stunnaboy09 says:
Big Al was pretty beastly 2 years ago, I was actually putting him over Howard as best center in the league.
And I put no one over JJ in the clutch shot department, guy was a killer
July 14th, 2010 at 1:59 am
OneZero says:
doez big Z had a gigantic billboard of him hanging in their downtown building?
geez Dime,…OF COURSE ITS DIFFERENT!
July 14th, 2010 at 1:59 am
Joe Cooley High says:
@netstar — So LeBron didn’t pay his dues in Cleveland? He made the team a high-profile, popular team. (Nobody was tuning in TNT every week to watch Varejao and Hickson play.) He put up the closest we’ve seen to Oscar Robertson numbers for 7 years while carrying mediocre to above-average supporting casts. He’s done plenty to give back to the Cleveland/Akron community off the court. But that’s still not paying dues? Just because he didn’t get hurt all the time like Z doesn’t mean LeBron didn’t pay dues. Cleveland should love LeBron because he did more for the franchise than Z ever did, financially and on the court, but you all feel like he still owes you every piece of himself.
July 14th, 2010 at 2:09 am
Stunnaboy09 says:
Uhh
1.) Big Z aint from Ohio last time I checked
2.) THEY TRADED HIS ASS for Jamison. That comes after they benched him. Looks like Cavs fucked him over first.
And lastly Big Z is an fing role player. LeBron is a franchise changer. And Big Z didn’t go on TV for an hour screwing over the Cavs. So fuck it saying both things are the same is like saying Scal as a top class contributor to the C’s winning 2 years ago.
July 14th, 2010 at 2:10 am
pipdaddyy says:
Was there some serious incident involving Al Jeff that we don’t know about? I could understand them not wanting a player duplicated (Love’s game is similar, although Jefferson is better), but c’mon, why give the guy away for almost nothing? And this trade was not even between Jerry West and the Lakers.
July 14th, 2010 at 2:11 am
yoda says:
do you really have to ask what is different between big z’s and lbj’s way out? first one was TRADED once so why he should be loyal? plus, he didn’t have an hour long public humiliation of his former team on national tv…
do you have any more stupid questions?
July 14th, 2010 at 2:25 am
bakedbeing says:
The difference is LeBron is really, really, really good, whereas Z is solid but replaceable and ageing. He also brings lots of cameras and makes it very exciting to be in Cleveland.
Some Clevelanders are really bitter about losing money/excitement/wins/short-term-vicarious-self-respect and aren’t dealing very well. A bit like when you make a kid share his toy with his sister and starts wailing because he hasn’t experienced loss before, and hasn’t grown up enough to enjoy the memories and look to the future.
July 14th, 2010 at 2:29 am
Joe Cooley High says:
Big Z didn’t have an hour-long show because NOBODY WOULD HAVE WATCHED IT. Nobody asked him to do a show. You all can bash LeBron for going on TV all you want, but everybody watched it, didn’t they?
Second, it’s obvious LBJ scheduled the show before he’d made his mind up about his future team. When he decided it wasn’t going to be the Cavs, should he have canceled the show the morning of? That would piss off a lot of people at ESPN and his other business ventures (Vitamin Water) who’d shelled out money to put on the show.
Basically because LeBron is from Ohio, and because the Cavs got lucky enough to draft him, it seems like people think he HAD to stay there until he won at least one championship. Stop all the “loyalty” talk. If LeBron hadn’t lived up to his draft hype, or if he’d gotten hurt and ended up being the next D-Miles, the Cavs would’ve traded the hometown kid in a second.
July 14th, 2010 at 2:39 am
This_Will_Hurt says:
Haha, Okay this is fun I grew up with ACC.
- JJ Redick…as much as i hated him at Duke
- Juan Dixon
- Randolph Childress/ Justin Gray/Taron Downey/Robert OKelly (WF fan)
- Dennis Scott
- Rashaad McCants idk haha
and Jesse Jackson would say Big Z’s sitch is racism in America no doubt…nahhhh Just Playin
July 14th, 2010 at 2:40 am
This_Will_Hurt says:
Oh shit any1 that knew winston-salem around ’01 knows this….
CRAIG DAWSON FTW
July 14th, 2010 at 2:43 am
sans says:
Z was loyal for a generation of time already….nuff said….
GOAT
Reddick
Mark Price
Trajan Langdan
Juan Dixon
July 14th, 2010 at 2:55 am
john says:
So right now we have :
Chalmers
Wade
Lebron
Bosh
Big Z
Bench :
Mike Miller , Udonis Haslem , Juwan Howard , Joel Anthony + rookies.
I expect Riley to go after K. Dooling, Raja Bell and Erick Dampier, all for the minimum and we are set.
I love it
July 14th, 2010 at 3:49 am
quest??? says:
guillermo diaz is the truth.
July 14th, 2010 at 6:16 am
porkpiehat says:
@21
This is the major misconception. While Jefferson is a more effective one on one post scorer, and is a little bigger, Love is a far more effective player on the whole, and is in fact more productive than all but a handful of players in the whole league, despite his putrid defense.
Jefferson, as we all know, rebounds well, has an excellent one on one post game and the right combination of size and strength to put it to good use. As we also all know, he (like Love) is a terrible defender. What a lot of people don’t seem to see is that Al is also a terrible decision maker who consistently fails to hit the open man when double-teamed and therefore cannot be a number one option.
Love, while also not a number one option, is an even better (re: much better) rebounder and an incredible outlet passer, turning rebounding opportunities into easy points if his teammates remember to run the court. He also has range out to the three point line, and while not the post scorer Jefferson is, he is at least acceptable in that area and possesses a much higher “basketball IQ”.
Trading Jefferson and keeping Love is the smart thing to do, but doing it for Kosta Koufos and picks from a team that never misses the playoffs seems quite dubious.
July 14th, 2010 at 6:16 am
lord pancake sauce says:
kenny anderson
jj reddick
randolph childress
jaun dixon
michael jordan
July 14th, 2010 at 6:20 am
porkpiehat says:
BTW, came on here to post about something else entirely…
read some comparisons between Devin Ebanks and Trevor Ariza, I don’t think they’re the same as players but I’ll be damned if they don’t look a whole lot alike. Freaky.
July 14th, 2010 at 6:54 am
OneZero says:
seriously, the comparison of big Z and lbj’s exit annoys me alot, makes me wonder why am I reading dime..
you’re better than that
July 14th, 2010 at 7:11 am
len-e says:
maybe i’m completely stupid, but the timberwolves seem to stock mad talent. jefferson and love reminded me a lot of the millsap-boozer situation. and as i recall, dimes opinion on this was pretty clear: with the play of millsap, boozer became expandable
rubio(?)
beasley
flynn
KEVIN LOVE
another two draft picks instead of injury-prone al jefferson.
while it lacks the brilliance that is the thunder it reminds me of this other crew of young players that grew together in portland.
July 14th, 2010 at 7:16 am
ab_40 says:
dwight is gonna have a field day vs miami in terms of one on one matchups.
July 14th, 2010 at 7:57 am
DoubleA says:
Kahn views the little Spaniard as a “transcendant talent” and has built the Wolves built the team around even though he isn’t here yet.
Big Al, while being a great inside scorer, didn’t play much D and is a black hole once given the ball, he won’t give it up. As a Minny fan I’m good rollin with Love & Beasley at the 4.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:09 am
fallinup says:
Ya know. When you brought up Z, and then once again tried to dismiss why CLE shouldn’t be mad at Lebron for leaving. I stopped reading. Just friggin get off it, Dime. It’s to the point where I’m wondering if Brons camp is friggin paying you.
See you tomorrow.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:21 am
That's What's Up says:
@len-e
Boozer became expendable. Eddy Cuury is the one who is expandable
July 14th, 2010 at 8:22 am
james p says:
are you serious? a vet like smith and mayo are in the summer league.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:31 am
haslem says:
hey Dime I keep getting warned your site has malware. Just a heads up
July 14th, 2010 at 8:49 am
K.I.R says:
Donald Williams
Randolph Childress
Curtis Staples
JJ Reddick
Jay Williams
no specific order
July 14th, 2010 at 8:50 am
JAY says:
The malware warning you get is probably your computer giving you a heads up on the shitty writers.
Come on Dime. Comparing Big Z’s departure to Lebron’s?? Get outta here with that BS. Apples and oranges.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:55 am
whitecollar says:
mark price
shammond williams
JJ
jay williams
kenny smith
July 14th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Professor J says:
KAHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
July 14th, 2010 at 9:11 am
pipdaddyy says:
@29 & 33 Minnesota will fight for the worst record in the NBA. As for the above lineup, you cannot really play Rubio and Flynn together + there is noone there to play any D. As for Jefferson vs. Love, I understand Al’s shortcomings, but I’m not a big believer in Love either, at least without a big center next to him. At an unathletic 6-9 he is a fighter and an intelligent ballplayer, but is even a bigger liability on D than Jefferson. Nonetheless, noone could explain why give Jefferson away for almost nothing?
July 14th, 2010 at 9:12 am
Legend 33 says:
I think Big Al was putting up 23 and 11 before blowing out his knee, dude had crazy moves inside the paint. If Dwight had half the post game of Big Al the Magic will win the chip easily.
And DeMarcus Cousins is too good for summer league, man among boys out there.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:17 am
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
Why are people talking about Rubio? He will never suit up for Minnesota.
With Al Harrington signing with Denver, the Nuggets now have the two biggest jackers in the League coming off their bench.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:19 am
haslem says:
@minnesota haters
Look Either K love or Al Jeff had to go. In return they got a lot of cap space (no one on wolves makes over 5 mill) so it works out pretty good. Don’t forget we also acquired Beaz as well.
Personally I trade K love but Al jeff was making a lot of money and K love is younger.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:19 am
haslem says:
@minnesota haters
Look Either K love or Al Jeff had to go. In return they got a lot of cap space (no one on wolves makes over 5 mill) so it works out pretty good. Don’t forget we also acquired Beaz as well.
Personally I trade K love but Al jeff was making a lot of money and K love is younger.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:53 am
pipdaddyy says:
Minnesota seems to have no concept. First they acquired Jefferson and Love, then drafted two PGs, now their #1 draft pick plays the same position as Beasley, their “biggest” offseason acquisition. And what to use the cap space for, who among the big names really wants to play for them with this supporting cast?
July 14th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Tbeezy says:
The Big Z/Lebron question is one of the dumbest basketball questions i have ever seen. It’s like asking why aren’t you as mad when precious finally leaves your ass after you been trying to get rid of her for years as you are when Rhianna goes on national tv and dumps you.
You need to issue an apology for that stupid question. Just tell us that you don’t really think it’s even comparable. We all know your better than that.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Christian Grant-Fields says:
Curtis Staples
JJ Redick
Jack McClinton
Trajan Langdon
Pat Cassidy
July 14th, 2010 at 11:19 am
Mr. Brogden says:
DIME ASKED “Why was Zydrunas Ilgauskasâ departure to Miami met with mostly understanding and some slight regret, but LeBron is having his jerseys burned in the streets?”
Because Lebron raised Clevelandâs profile to such a degree, some fans and area denizens actually thought an NBA championship was attainable and inevitable.
In addition, he is Ohioâs product, heâs from the areaâŚitâs very personal and thatâs why these two situations are different. Itâs like breakinâ up with your girlfriend, someone you grew up with, damn-near raised, you thought she was gonna give you the world and more. Forever.
DIME ASKED “Isnât Big Z also taking the âeasy way outâ by signing with the Heat?”
Big Zâs signing with the Heat could mean a lot of thingsâŚand all of those things are debatable…play with a friendâŚplay with a bomb squadâŚmaybe he didnât like what Dan had to say about his boiâŚfill in the blank but itâs too soon to know that heâs taking the easy way out.
DIME ASKED “Since he was in Cleveland (as a player) longer than LeBron, shouldnât he also be âloyalâ to the area?”
No, he should not. He should sign where he wants to, this is a business.
I STATE “To my dime posters â when Dime says or insinuates sumptin extreme or highly polarizing, we post more. posting more means more site traffic. Have u noticed the ads around the border that are paying their bills? Traffic is needed. This is a FREE site just in case u 4got. U guys are playin the game and u donât even know it. Well, some of you are. I know some of y’all know this. digital publications donât seem to abide by the same journalistic standards as more traditional media like print. Rules and standardsâŚon the internet?!? Please. Hence the blogs and our âcomment sectionâ and what not. Just think about it. Next time u wanna blast them for “slurpin” someone or sayinâ Big Al is the best post playerâŚkeep it in mindâŚeven if sometimes they fudge their ethics to get a response, this leads to divisiveness and tons of back-n-forth banterâŚthis my friends pays the bills.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Camron Ghorbi says:
If the game’s on the line and the question asked remains, “Who do I want taking my team’s last three-pointer?” the answers are probably different.
But to answer “the top five shooters in ACC history” question, the numbers speak for themselves:
Jack McClinton is the all-time leader in three-point percentage amongst ACC players.
Jack McClinton is second all-time free throw percentage amongst ACC players. (Duke’s JJ Redick holds the #1 spot).
Jack McClinton is second all-time in three-pointers made amongst ACC players. (Redick also holds the #1 spot here).
He also ranks in the Top-50 ALL-TIME in college basketball history in each of those statistics. To put that into perspective, Trajan Langdon isn’t in the Top-250 nationally in any of those all-time statistics.
And, keep in mind, McClinton had absolutely zero help in his three years at Miami, carrying the Hurricanes to the NCAA Tournament singlehandedly his junior year. Defenses were locked in on him each and every game, and he still dominated the ACC.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:46 am
fallinup says:
@ Brogden
BULLSHIT. They don’t have to rephrase the exact same question since last week in a different way every damn day. We all know where Dime stands on the whole “Decision” issue. The fact of the matter is, most of us have stated and restated our feelings for this.
Asking us readers to compare Z leaving to Lebron leaving is, as JAY stated… apples and oranges. Any Dime Reader who posts here on the usual knows how asinine of a question that is.
Dime has better writers… and more varied points of views then to be rehashing the same tired question day after day. They can do better. And I’m sure everyone and their mother isn’t going to be changing their minds on the whole “Decision” thing now. Hell, just thinking of the whole Miami “team” situation now opens up several… SEVERAL… OTHER topics we can discuss.
We’re not mindless robots here. The usuals visit day after day. Pay the damn bills… but shit, maybe we wouldn’t have to sift through pop ups and ads if Dime was coming up with more intriguing questions/topics/ articles to keep the readers coming.
tldr: Bron and “The Decision” is sooooo last week.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:51 am
LakeShow84 says:
^^^ haha shit Brogden beat me to it ^^^^
DIME puts that dumb shit up there so we can debate that kind of shit because opinions are like assholes..
Just so happens this “polarizing” question was presented incompetently and executed poorly..
Oh sorry that was the “Decision” hahahahahahahahaha
Ummmmmmm LeDime??
July 14th, 2010 at 11:58 am
AZ says:
comparing Big Z to Bron…REALLY? Dumbest basketball questions i have ever read on this site. Straight D$@K ridin
July 14th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Mr. Brogden says:
hahaha DITTO fallinup!
“Dime has better writers⌠and more varied points of views then to be rehashing the same tired question day after day.” —}}} TRUE INDEED
“They can do better.” — YUP
When I read the BigZ/Lebron question I immediately said to myself, Dime’s tryna start sumptin.
And in a slightly cornier sounding voice than ESPN’s Stew Scott
BOOO-YAO!
LMAO @ LeDime!!!!!
July 14th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Marparker says:
We can’t forget
Mark Price
or
Jordan
Other than that its a hard list.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
LakeShow84 says:
Who are the 3 best shooters in ACC history??
1) Jack McClinton
2) Jack McClinton
3) Jack McClinton
Because he shoots hot fire :/
July 14th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
PJ310 says:
So your comparing LeBron’s impact on Cleveland as a city and a basketball team to Zydrunas Illgasukas, and you call yourself a writer?
July 14th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
LakeShow84 says:
Ooooooooo PJ ATE ‘EM UP!!!!!!!!!
July 14th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Shot In Your Face says:
Cavs fans would be burning Illgasukas jersey, except nobody bought one.
July 14th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
JAY says:
Karma will get to lebron. It all eventually catches up to all of us. I hope it happens during his career so we can all bask in the fall of Lebwrong James.
July 14th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Stunnaboy09 says:
No word on the Hornets firing Bower? If that doesn’t mean CP is gone I don’t know what does.
July 14th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Ballin 305 says:
Guillermo Diaz was sick, but Mcclinton could shoot his face off
Also, tired as fuk with all the whiney ass cavs fans. Overpay Kyle lowry and move the hell on. Bitches
July 14th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
We-It Athletics says:
@ 64
When you say Karma will get Lebron you must be talking bout GOOD Karma…Cause all he did was take less money and he disregard egos, stats,& celebrity all in the name of winning…I mean as a fan this is what I want to see..an athlete who truly wants to win and took action to do it. I hope KARMA gets him 3 or 4 Championships!
ACC Clutch SHOOTERS
J.J Redick– thats hard for me cause I’m a carolina fan
Donald Williams
Sam Cassell– any shot don’t want him taking the last one
vs my team
C.C Harrison– underrated clutch performer
Mark Price
July 14th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Claw says:
Stupid a** comparison, I don’t care if you are trying to solicit a response was just idiotic. Z was there longer? James grew up in Northeast Ohio his entire life!
All it showed was James can’t handle being a number one and winning a chip, he gives up his status as one of the best players in the NBA and of all time because he chose the easy way out. He isn’t mentally strong and isn’t a fierce competitor, he just want to hang with his boys in South Beach. That’s fine but now you will never be viewed as one of the best.
You now have CP3 and Melo talking about going to NY with Amare, will this be the norm, best players getting together in big markets. Can you imagine the Laker/Celtic rivalry if Magic and Bird decided “Hey lets play on the same team” instead of having a rivalry?
Don’t think it is good for basketball and I hope this blows up in their face. Kevin Durant has moved up the ranks, and I think becomes the next MVP candidate to compete against Kobe because Lebron is out of the running.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
K Dizzle says:
Comparin Lebron to Big Z as to their importance to Cleveland is embarrassing. Dime should make the writer of Smack put they name on it
As bad as that was, I then read this post:
“Second, itâs obvious LBJ scheduled the show before heâd made his mind up about his future team.”
If that ain’t the most brainwashed shit I’ve ever read. At this point, it’s pretty obvious that Lebron-Bosh-Wade planned this shit waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before we ever had a sniff.
Public Service Announcement:
If you think Wade met with the Bulls twice cuz he was actually thinkin about goin to Chicago or Bron actually tried to get Bosh to Cleveland, please give your head a shake. It was obviously to cover their asses so people who just a little lower leveled intellect could say they tried to rep their hometowns. Hardcore Wade fans will say he was goin to Chicago if Bosh signed with Cleveland and Lebron woulda stayed in Cleveland if Bosh had come. Well, it was clear Bosh was never goin to Cleveland and this whole elaborate plan was slick tho.
To those people, I hope u understand that those three were smarter than everybody else and had all of this figured out even as teams were makin their pitch to Lebron.
But please feel free to believe what you need to…
July 15th, 2010 at 7:57 am
LeGroin says:
shao KAHN wins. Flawless victory.
July 16th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
ballerartist says:
WTF? I don’t understand Kahn. Are you telling me he couldn’t trade Al for Favors straight up? Probably didn’t try.