NBA Offseason Thread.

[MrSaigon]

Let me try to remember Shakespeare here.

'Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them. And also there is LeBron."


I skimmed Simmons mailbag and one reader made a really good point.
Where was this outrage when Stern/Bennett effed Seattle in the a? Cleveland has at least the option of hope (if they're so inclined, as dim as it may be), and Seattle doesn't even have memories, because Bennett got to keep their championship trophy. I think it illustrates a huge problem in sports coverage and that coverage probably has a lot to do with LeBron's faulty sense of propriety.

[thrill]

I understand that losing your team is worse but at the end of the day, you'd rather be a Sonics fan who lives in Seattle than a Cavs fan who lives in Cleveland. It's still Seattle.

[Lesson]

I understand that losing your team is worse but at the end of the day, you'd rather be a Sonics fan who lives in Seattle than a Cavs fan who lives in Cleveland. It's still Seattle.

At least the Sonics won a championship in Seattle.

[Popeye_Card]

It is fun to rag on Cleveland, but it really isn't a bad city.

Losing a team is much worse than losing a player. I would rather lose Pujols any day over losing the Blues. The Rams, maybe not so much since we kinda stole them in the first place.

[stlouie_lipp]

I wonder if Mike Wilbon will disappear?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20 ... ron-a-thon

[jim]

Jesse Jackson is weighing in on the owner thing. Something about slaves and owning property and ... I don't know what else. He's all upset.

[Lesson]

Gilbert fined 100k from the NBA, according to ESPN.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Gilbert fined 100k from the NBA, according to ESPN.

lol

And Mark Cuban gets fined the same amount for saying this...

“Come July 1st, yeah, anybody would be interested in LeBron James,” Cuban said. “If he leaves via free agency, it’s going to be tough. If he does like I’m guessing, I’m hoping that he will, which is to say ‘I’m not going to leave the Cavs high and dry’ -- if he decides to leave -- there’s still a better chance he’s going to stay -- then he’ll force a sign-and-trade and that gives us a chance.”

[vinsanity]

I wonder if Mike Wilbon will disappear?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20 ... ron-a-thon

I hope not. I like him more for this.

And I doubt he made those comments recklessly. I'm sure he knows the extent of the motherships power on these things.

[Maclowery]

As much as people [expletive] and moan about Around the Horn and PTI, I always liked Wilbon + Kornheiser. You can tell that they are both bound by ESPN's shackles, but they both definitely push the limits by badmouthing people here and there. I enjoy both of them. I think they'd be great hosting the identical show on, like, Showtime. It'd be awesome.

Anyway, kudos to Wilbon. Bill Simmons is also vehemently against the Leborgasm festivities, but everyone knows how much he hates ESPN anyway. They already dropped him from the Magazine, and would probably ditch him outright, except I assume he gets massive page hits from people like me who have been reading his column for years and years.