Bloomberg Business Week reporter Scott Soshnick writes that LeBron James should give the Cleveland Cavaliers one more chance. He writes that James should give the Cavaliers at least one more year, as in a one-year contract, as a gift before he says goodbye. Give the Cavaliers one more season, one more chance. Make it clear that, absent a National...
Bloomberg Business Week reporter Scott Soshnick writes that LeBron James should give
LeBron James the Cleveland Cavaliers one more chance. He writes that James should give the Cavaliers at least one more year, as in a one-year contract, as a gift before he says goodbye.
Give the Cavaliers one more season, one more chance. Make it clear that, absent a National Basketball Association championship, there won’t be another reprieve. Fans, local celebrities and elected officials shouldn’t bother asking, pleading or singing hokey songs. It won’t work. Nothing will.
Win or leave home.
He writes that at least one more year would give team owner Dan Gilbert one final opportunity to prove that he and management can figure out what it takes to win it all.
Cleveland wins
When it comes to the LeBron James free agency sweep stakes, only one team comes to mind as the winner when Pat Ewing was asked --- Cleveland.
That is what Ewing told New York Daily News reporter Frank Isola.
"The league designed it that way," Ewing added. "If you stay you can make $30 million more. And if you already have a good team, why leave?"
The Knicks, Ewing's former club, are hoping that James does leave money on the table to come to New York this summer and end the team's streak of nine straight losing seasons. Ewing lives by the credo of "once a Knick always a Knick," but he won't campaign, sway or advise James on what his next move should be because as an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic, Ewing's loyalty lies with his current employer.
Decisions, decisions
It was reported that LeBron James had nothing to do with the move to fire Mike Brown, but New York Daily news reporter Mitch Lawrence writes James is now looking at making two major decisions.
Not only will James decide which team he will play for this summer, but James, if he stays in Cleveland, will help make the decision on the next coach.
Among the coaches James and the Cavs figure to look at are Avery Johnson, who sits atop the Nets' wish list and also has drawn interest from the Bulls; ex-Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy; and Kentucky coach John Calipari, who is a friend of James but has insisted over recent weeks that he is staying in Lexington.
No more issues
Remember when Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah had issues with LeBron James during the playoffs? It was Noah who had a problem with James dancing, and it was Noah who put down the city of Cleveland.
But since you can't beat him, Noah wants LeBron to join him.
"I'm excited to have a chance to play with the best player in the world," the Bulls' center-forward said yesterday at the iS8 Nike Spring Classic in Queens.
"That's always your goal, to play at the highest level with the best players in a place like Chicago. It'd be a great opportunity to one day win a championship."