The glow from the Larry King interview is wearing off like the buzz from a sugar doughnut, so the 'Meter is on the move.
Like everyone else in Cleveland, we wonder what LeBron James will do when his contract is up this summer. Will he stay home, or follow the bright lights to Broadway? Until he decides to talk, we have to rely on hunches, instincts and educated guesswork. We'll report our findings, more or less daily, using the LeBron-O-Meter.
We've been feeling pretty good the last couple of days on the strength of the now-famous Larry King interview, where LeBron James gives Cleveland "the edge" in competing for his services once he becomes a free agent.Now the inevitable backlash has set in. There's been no shortage of pundits pointing out that LeBron is less likely to be swayed by emotional ties to Northeast Ohio than by practical realities -- mainly his chances of winning a championship.
It's not a new argument, of course, but it's a potent one, and WKYC's Jim Donovan makes it very well in this video. He says the Cavs will have a hard time unloading several players with high salaries and low playoff success, and LeBron might have to look elsewhere for the supporting cast he needs to win it all.
"I don't know if the Cavaliers roster is going to get him there," Donovan said.
Plus, not a day goes by -- shoot, not an hour goes by -- without some new theorizing on possible player combinations in other cities. Some of the more interesting recent ones include this one concerning the Mavs, and this one suggesting LeBron is like Batman looking for a Robin.
For all these reasons, and because the buzz from the King interview is already wearing off, although it hasn't even aired, the 'Meter is moving today.
Today's meter reading:
