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It's going to be interesting to see how well the Miami fan base handles this. With LeBron gone and Bosh on his way out, wonder how much support this team will get going forward.
About as much as they got before LeBron and Bosh got to town which is close to nil.
Heat fans are probably the worst fan base in sports outside of maybe Yankee fans when it comes to fickleness, attending games as more of a fashion statement and lack of general knowledge about their team. I knew exactly one Heat fan pre decision.
If you're a Cleveland sports fan you should be feeling great about it. I guess you can call the last few weeks a spectacle and I wouldn't blame you from being turned off by it. But LeBron didn't perpetuate any of what has happened. It was generated almost entirely by the sports media machine who traditionally have little else to talk about during this time of year. If anything, I thought it was obvious that Lebron learned from what happened 4 years ago and did everything he could to keep this from being a spectacle. Cleveland sports fans should be about as happy as they've been in years. At least now there is some semblance of hope for one of their teams being able to win a championship. I doubt the Browns or Indians are going to be able to offer up any hope of that in the near future.
My general level of apathy towards sports has grown over the past ten years or so. I think it started around the time T.O. was leaving SF and Brett Favre was leaving the Packers. That is around the time I remember sports journalism taking the turn towards the hype/tabloid style reporting.
I agree that the Cavs have the best chance of winning a title short term but don't sell the Browns or Indians short. The Indians will remain in the hunt so long as they keep Francona around. As they stand today I see them as an 80 something win team this year but if they get hot or make a few moves they can have a deep playoff run. If they get in the playoffs and a pitcher or two gets hot they have as good a chance as any team in baseball.
The Browns have quietly been stockpiling a ton of good, young players. They just need a QB to step up. Even w/o Gordon (who you probably need to write off) they have a very solid roster and 2 first round picks next year.
If I were James I'd at least be looking. I'd have a hard time playing for a city that boos its own team. The Heat are in the Finals. That means they are in the top two teams in the nation. They certainly don't deserve to be booed by a bunch of classless morons. I think he needs to consider another team if the offers come, and I think the offers will come. Considering that James couldn't beat the Spurs by himself the past two games, he's still a force to be reckoned with. Imagine how good he could be if he had a T E A M to play with.
Yeah, the booing was really bad, glad it has been answered.
My general level of apathy towards sports has grown over the past ten years or so. I think it started around the time T.O. was leaving SF and Brett Favre was leaving the Packers. That is around the time I remember sports journalism taking the turn towards the hype/tabloid style reporting.
I sure Andrew Wiggins didn't think who would be on a championship contender in his rookie year, let alone playing right along side the best player in the NBA. I'm sure he is more excited than angry. This is probably the best thing to happen for Andrew Wiggins' career at this point as he will learn how to be a winner.
Not if they trade him as part of a package deal for Kevin Love....which is how it's looking.
Lebron is too old to wait around for Clevelands draft picks to develop.
They need to turn those future talents into NOW talents before Lebron heads over the hill.
Well, let's put it this way, the hatred for Lebron was nowhere near the hatred that a lot of Cleveland fans have and still do for the late Art Modell for moving the Browns. I'm long over that too, BTW, but a lot of fans aren't given the woes of the current Browns team (which I hope is coming to an end). At any rate, Lebron's apology letter was well stated, and so I say "welcome home." I won't reference him as a "King" but I'm happy that the positive vibe in this region continues.
And yes, Gilbert should have provided a little more help too. Will they win a championship immediately with this second go round? Not sure. I wouldn't necessarily say in the first year of him being back, but I think it immediately puts the Cavs into playoff talk.
Cavs, if they manage to get Love would immediately be the team to beat in the east.
I doubt they'd win a championship their first year given how tough the west is....but they'd certainly be in the hunt and then it'd be up to fate, chemistry and additional trades to see if they win one.
Now if Love goes to the Bulls.....then Clevelands path back to the Finals doesn't look so good.
Frankly I think the current Bulls squad is better than Cleveland but Love would up-end that.
Cavs, if they manage to get Love would immediately be the team to beat in the east.
I doubt they'd win a championship their first year given how tough the west is....but they'd certainly be in the hunt and then it'd be up to fate, chemistry and additional trades to see if they win one.
Now if Love goes to the Bulls.....then Clevelands path back to the Finals doesn't look so good.
Frankly I think the current Bulls squad is better than Cleveland but Love would up-end that.
For the sake of competitive balance I hope Love to the Bulls. It be nice for the Eastern Conference to not be pre determined for once.
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