Why yes there will be an open thread for LeDecision's press conference. And yes I and others will be mocking James, Cleveland, Miami, and New York in the process. So feel free to join us in this ESPN induced spectacle.My Pick, Cleveland: LeBron has come off narcissistic lately that pretty much everyone has turned on him. That's why I'm going with Cleveland. He seems like he's lost complete common sense that he would call a press conference to announce he's re-signing with Cleveland. Multiple sources though he will go to Miami to join Wade and Bosh. New York isn't without hope. If LeBron doesn't choose Cleveland it will be more of a stab in the back then the time Hulk Hogan turned heel and started calling himself Hollywood Hogan.
Leave comments, don't be a troll, and be here by 9PM ET/6PM PT.
Update: It's official, LeBron kicks Cleveland in the groin and chooses the Miami Heat over the Cleveland Cavaliers. I expect Cleveland is burning tonight and it's not the river.
I'll be back later, but what does LBJ owe Cleveland, exactly? If he leaves, it's on Dan Gilbert and Danny Ferry for not building a better roster to help James out.
ReplyDeleteKeith, the "why would he call a press conference to leave Cleveland" line of logic is the same refrain (although very nervously) heard most on Cleveland-area sports talk today. However, I also agree with this idea of him returning to the Cavs.
ReplyDeleteI just don't want LeBron to Terrelle Pryor this decision and drag it out another week or two weeks.
Rachel Nichols just had a LeBron James NY Knicks vuvuzela in her hand. Hatchi-matchi.
ReplyDeleteThe Oscar Grant verdict is in. A lot of unhappy people in the Bay Area.
ReplyDelete@RJBO today would have been the 1 day I'd have liked to listen to Michael Reghi...
ReplyDeleteMy Comcast guide still says "World Cup Primetime Special" from 8-10 pm. Must've been 'The Best of John Harkes' and it lasted for 45 seconds.
ReplyDeletekt, "Mr. Know It All" as his detractors call him was pretty measured, mainly because most of the people feel LeBron's coming back. Come tomorrow, if LeBron leaves, Reghi's gloves will come off for James & Dan Gilbert.
Did Derrick Rose have lockjaw? That mumbled answer he gave would make Mushmouth proud.
ReplyDelete@RJBO Does Reghi's station have an internet stream? I think I'd like to listen tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteOh and you're welcome for the 3 gimme wins earlier this week.
ESPN Cleveland streams all of their shows live.
ReplyDeletekt, had Luke Scott been healthy, the O's would've taken 2 out of 3.
Heh, the Clevelanfraude B-roll (The Drive, The Shot, The Fumble) being run on SportsCenter.
Shit! Even Brian Williams and the NBC Nightly News is talking about LeBron.
ReplyDeleteJeez ESPN please keep using random radio talk show calls as filler. It's so enlightening.
ReplyDeleteKeith, if Brian Williams is talking about it, Aaron Goldhammer was right: LeBron's signing is more important than the Gulf Oil Spill.
ReplyDelete/yes, WKNR has a more insufferable voice on their air than Reghi
//enjoy him filling in for Rome next week
Do you think anyone on Sportscenter has any idea there are actual GAMES being played at the moment?
ReplyDeleteIt's either watching the LeBron pregame or the MLL Lacrosse All-Star Game with Joe Beninati.
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone interview Jim Leyland about where LeBron is gonna sign?
/turns on Cincy-Philly on MLB Network
@RJBO: I haven't listened to a single show since Rome went on vacation. Besides John Feinstein, I don't care for his fill-in hosts.
ReplyDeleteBeninati's on?! Someone alert JFein!
ReplyDeleteStephen A. Smith allegedly tweeted that there were some "last minute developments." Bleh.
ReplyDeleteChris Broussard = Chip Brown of orangebloods.com
ReplyDeleteStu Scott?
ReplyDelete/Mutes TV
@RJBO gotta hype it somehow...
ReplyDeleteI've gone a 360 on LeBron: thought he was a diva that would never win, got my respect (not like that's worth anything) after 2007's Game 5 killing of the Pistons, now back to thinking he'll never win anything.
ReplyDelete...is that Vince Cellini on NBA TV???
I'm thinking LeBron had his mind made up for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI still say Cleveland.
Ugh, here we go...
ReplyDeleteLeBron James: "I have agreed to take a massive paycut and join the Toronto Raptors where no one will ever talk about me again."
ReplyDeleteWe can only wish, right?
+ 1 for the Trading Places reference Jon
ReplyDeleteMagic Johnson must still be partying with Ron Artest to show up in Bristol.
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ReplyDeleteSo much for the "it'll be disclosed in the 1st 10 minutes" pledge...
ReplyDeleteFrankly, ESPN should lose all journalistic credibility for even putting this LeBron infomercial on. This is more over the top than even I thought it would be.
ReplyDelete@RJBO: If they made the announcement in the first 10 minutes, what will ESPN do with the final 50?
ReplyDeleteImagine if LeBron had actually won anything...
ReplyDeleteLeBron James has agreed to sign a contract with the Erie Sea Wolves. He truly is the next Michael Jordan.
ReplyDelete9 minutes in.....still no decision.
ReplyDelete/Knew the 1st 10 minute pledge was BS.
Wilbon can be a sycophant to any superstar for at least 30 minutes...
ReplyDeleteNo look of LeBron in a Clippers jersey? Heresy!
ReplyDeleteHas anyone on ESPN even brought up the possibility that LeBron might just stay in Cleveland?
ReplyDeleteOh, lovely photo-shopping ESPN. This is nauseating.
"Coming up next, The King will choose his next court." - Stuart Scott
Who writes this bullshit?
JFein is just bitter that the Ilya Kovalchuk decision isn't being televised...
ReplyDeleteThe only way I can stomach this whole thing is by drinking a beer. Too bad I'm at work...........
ReplyDelete16 minutes in......still no decision.
ReplyDelete@ kt: Nah, I can't stand Kovalchuk. He is the LeBron of the NHL for sure.
ReplyDeleteI can't listen to Jim Gray. He's the most uncomfortable interviewer ever. And that's saying something since Nancy Liberman once worked the NBA sidelines.
ReplyDelete"richarddeitsch
ReplyDeleteThe first 18 minutes of this LeBron show should be buried in Al Capone's vault."
I feel so dirty watching this.....
ReplyDeleteBut Jim Gray has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame*!
ReplyDelete*that allegedly he paid for
Down Goes Brown DownGoesBrown
ReplyDeleteThey tried to do Lebron wearing a ring, but there are some things even Photoshop can't do.
A fake College is sponsoring the event. Fitting since LeBron only has a high school education.
ReplyDeleteGET ON WITH IT ALREADY, JIM GRAY!
ReplyDeleteI'm ashamed to be a Kings fan right now, because they are employing Jim Gray.
ReplyDeleteA live pic from Jim Gray's Star....
ReplyDeleteThis............is................terrible.
ReplyDeleteHe decided this morning. That's gotta be a lie.
Merciful heavens....SIGN WITH THE CAVS OR HEAT, DOUCHEJUICE!
ReplyDeleteFire Jim Gray Now!
ReplyDeleteCRM_Stephen
ReplyDeleteHow amazing would it be if LeBron had a Freudian slip and said the wrong team first and had to correct himself.
@RJBO: Are you on Twitter?
ReplyDeletejerry crasnick: If LeBron really wants a challenge, he should take the Baltimore Orioles managing job
ReplyDeleteHe made his mind up this morning yet he has no doubts??????
ReplyDeleteHuh?
THE FREAKING HEAT
ReplyDeleteThe Heat? Sorry Cleveland.
ReplyDeleteShelley Smith better get out of RJ Bollins fast.
ReplyDeleteJim Gray should ask: "What does it feel like to kick the entire city of Cleveland in the groin?"
ReplyDeleteI feel terrible for Cleveland.
ReplyDeleteJust go and sign behind closed doors like any normal athlete should and would when leaving their hometown team. This is embarrassing.
That mansion in Bath Township better be fire-proof...
ReplyDeleteI'm probably the one person here who is loving that Cleveland got screwed.
ReplyDelete/still bitter about 1995-96
"Coach Spoelstra?" What? For the next 20 minutes?
ReplyDelete"Ever want to go through this again?- Gray
ReplyDeleteArt Modell can return to Cleveland!
ReplyDeleteLeBron: "When I called my mother, I thought I would here Delonte answer the phone."
ReplyDelete/internet rumor'd
Chris Broussard is busy throwing up in an ESPN bathroom.
ReplyDeleteAt least you can get Cavs season tickets for a song on Craigslist...
ReplyDeleteIt's still
ReplyDelete"I know how loyal I am." - LeBron
WHAT?????????? YOU GAVE YOUR HOME CITY ONE OF THE BIGGEST KICKS IN THE GROIN IT EVER RECEIVED!!! AND THAT INCLUDES GAMES INVOLVING JOHN ELWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
The city of Cleveland is being destroyed as we speak,
ReplyDeleteAnd, Wilbon gets an interview with Bron-Bron
Stu: "It didn't come as much of a shock to Cleveland..."
ReplyDeleteReally? There was some hope in Cleveland, even today. There's no hope now.
LeBron: "Thanks to the whole organ-i-zation..."
The Canadian coming out of LeBron.
This is cold, calculating, and heartless.
ReplyDeleteHe has no remorse for Cleveland.
This is cold, calculating, and heartless.
ReplyDeleteHe has no remorse for Cleveland.
WKNR is still running the simulcast of the ESPN TV feed. I'm surprised there isn't the crackling of fire & growling in the studios.
ReplyDeleteI guess this makes Jake Delhomme the new #1 sports star in Cleveland
ReplyDeleteHastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video: "Our economy's based on LeBron James." Not anymore.
ReplyDeleteThe Sklar Brothers SklarBrothers
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I saw that LeBron's beard didn't connect to his stache, I knew he was going to Miami. That's an old Cuban Jew facial hair move.
I'm done. Can't wait to listen to Reghi tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna check KNR after this ends. Reghi said "all hands are on deck" after the announcement, especially if he leaves.
ReplyDeleteHe just went third person. I hate him now.
ReplyDeleteLebron has another announcement to make, according to Stu.
ReplyDeleteReghi's on KNR right now. "Keep a level head. I've heard there are some 'situations' going on in Akron & Cleveland."
ReplyDeleteKenny Roda on KNR: "He would not man up and say why he left Cleveland. That was gutless."
ReplyDeleteLeBron on leaving money on the table in Cleveland: "It's business, sometimes. It had nothing to do with money."
ReplyDeleteI have to take a shower after this. I feel dirty.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone wants a good laugh....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.blogabull.com/2010/7/8/1558780/blogabron-7-8-decision-day-20#comments
What a cop out on the last second shot question. He wants D-Wade to take the last shot in a game.
ReplyDeleteJoel Anthony is not taking the last shot, LeBron.
ReplyDeleteThe Knicks sign-and-trade David Lee to the Warriors and don't get Monta Ellis?
ReplyDelete"How long would President Obama last in a game of H-O-R-S-E with you?" - Facebook question asked by Stu Scott
ReplyDeleteNothing about dissing Cleveland????? And yet, the most irrelevant question in the world.
So... what was that other announcement they were hyping before the last commercial?
ReplyDeleteNothing but a softball question would've came from LeBron's vitaminwater Facebook page.
ReplyDeleteLeBron should've donated the money generated from tonight's "decision" to pay for the tear gas & extra police in NE Ohio tonight.
ReplyDelete"Don't be made Cleveland. I shit all over your city for the Charity."-LeBron
ReplyDeleteIt's not like Cleveland is some sort of Utopia.
ReplyDeleteEither LeBron stays there under idiot management and never wins crap, or he goes to Miami and wins it all.
@ SSR: It's not LeBron leaving Cleveland, but the way he just kicked the city in the groin on national television.
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