It's a totally different sport, and when Mark Messier led the New York Rangers to it's first Stanley Cup in 54 years (in 1994), it was also a different time. But when Messier left his hometown of Edmonton, he came to New York and became a Rangers legend, helped the team break its championship curse and became an iconic sports...
LeBron James It's a totally different sport, and when Mark Messier led the New York Rangers to it's first Stanley Cup in 54 years (in 1994), it was also a different time.
But when Messier left his hometown of Edmonton, he came to New York and became a Rangers legend, helped the team break its championship curse and became an iconic sports figure.
New York Post reporter Marc Berman writes LeBron James might want to learn from Mark Messier's experience.
Messier believes James, no matter where his free-agent tour takes him, will not get a better offer than the Knicks can present to him in nine days.
"It will be up to him what kind of challenge he needs at this point of his career," said Messier, who left Edmonton at age 30 in 1991. "I know he will be disappointed he hasn't brought a championship to Cleveland, that will weigh heavily on him. But the opportunity to play in New York City and being a champion for a storied franchise is also going to be tremendously appealing. There'll be other great offers from all the teams when he goes on tour, but in the end, I can't imagine it being better than New York."
No LeBron in this rally
LeBron James made a surprise appearance at the rally held for him in Akron last Saturday. There was no such surprise during a similar rally for LeBron in Portland last Sunday.
A rally in Portland didn't bring out as many as in Akron, but the small crowd was just as exuberant in their shouts for LeBron to play in Portland next season. On OregonLive.com:
The group mainly consisted of college-aged fans but that didn't stop season ticket holder Dave Vecsi, 47, from attending the rally.
"We have Brandon Roy and he's a great player," Vecsi said. "But LeBron is a superstar."
Just say no to New York
Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News writes a letter to LeBron about not joining the Knicks.
Unlike most of the writers in New York, Samuel takes a different approach. Samuel wants to let LeBron know that if LeBron is about winning, he will look the other way before signing with the Knicks.
Think twice about coming to New York. Contrary to the Big Apple belief that The King plus a superstar sidekick equals the first NBA title in these parts since '73, your signing doesn't guarantee a ring.