Why Lebron James Isn’t Going Anywhere
All of this grumbling about Lebron James leaving Cleveland after this season is starting to really get on my nerves. Don’t get me wrong, King James can pretty much pick his destination whether it be New York, Miami, or Australia. I just don’t see Lebron wanting to leave Cleveland unless they really do stupid things in the front office between now and the end of the season.
Bringing in Shaq is a good thing. Do you think Danny Ferry acted without first calling James and asking him for his opinion? Danny Ferry is one of the puppets who Lebron controls. If a player were out there and Ferry were to sign him without first contacting James, he would have a reason to pack his bags at the end of the season. Fortunately for Cavs fans, that doesn’t happen because James is basically the GM of this team.
Mike Brown won Coach of The Year. Brown replaced Paul Silas. Lebron didn’t like playing for Silas because he actually tried to coach the team. E=MC2? Catching on yet? Danny Ferry replaced Jim Paxson because Paxson got fired. He could not be puppeted out like Ferry. Mike Brown was basically hand-picked by James to coach the team. So now Lebron is not only the GM, but now he is the head coach and has a puppet for each hand.
Besides being the GM, Head Coach, and player, James also is basically playing in his backyard. A home game for the Cavs is a home game for Akron. Lebron’s mother can come up to watch. Granted, if he went somewhere else it’s not like he couldn’t afford to relocate his mother to watch games. However, an incredible amount of the people who own season tickets in Cleveland are people who were following James’ magical run at Akron SVSM.
We all know that Anderson Varajeo is not even close to earning the money thrown at him last week by the Cavs. He runs a good pick-and-roll with Lebron, so GM James said, “Pay the man“. Coach James said, “Pay the man“. Oh, and teammate Lebron James said, “Pay the man“. So guess what… the man got paid.
Anyone who thinks that Lebron James isn’t running every dimension of Cleveland Cavaliers basketball to some extent is naive and/or blind. This all raises the point that there is absolutely no reason for James to go anywhere for any reason. Lebron James will be in Cleveland as long as he has control of all of his toys and titles. Mario Lemieux owns the Penguins. Don’t be suprised is Lebron turns around and buys the Cavs someday. Then he can be owner, GM, Coach, player, vendor, etc…
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Lebron and Shaq are both great players, but bringing in Shaq will hurt Lebron more than help him. Lebron makes 70% of his shots in the paint; however, he usually carries a double team, which will go right into Shaq’s demanded double team in the paint…thus causing a crowded paint. That’s going be difficult for Lebron and Shaq, only making things worse for the troubled Cleveland Cavaliers. I’m sorry, but your argument is not convincing. Even if Lebron is the GM of the Cavs, he’s the GM of a low level organization. He’s moving on, and he’s going to win CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
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I’m a bit disappointed. The most obvious reason that someone could use as to why LBJ won’t move is the luxury tax thresh-hold getting ever lower.
Contractually, Cleveland can give LeBron the most money.
That said, I still think that James moves on post this coming season. I agree with Jesse that Shaq isn’t a good fit offensively for the Cavs, and defensively he’s a mere shadow of what he once was.
Just stating that because Cleveland panders to LeBron James isn’t really a convincing argument as to why he’ll remain a Cav.
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Said the same thing back in November at Frowns, along with explaining another very good reason why LeBron isn’t going anywhere.
http://www.clevelandfrowns.com/2008/11/king-james-burden-defense-of-lebron-is.html