LeBron All Star MVP – leave Cleveland
February 18, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Isiah Thomas, Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA All Star Game, NBA Basketball, NBA Championship, NBA Playoffs, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Player Movement, San Antonio Spurs, Shaq, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan
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LeBron James All Star MVP – Time to get out of Dodge err Cleveland!
With David Stern happy to have NBA Marketing Icon LeBron James as the MVP of the 2008 All Star game, the world can move on.
If you had to lay odds, it had to be James as MVP.
The NBA is a marketing organization, not a sports organization. Right now the future of the NBA seems secure, with possible expansion out of the USA and many stars in the league, but it can change fast and David Stern knows that.
Don’t get me wrong, LeBron is so good he probably would win the MVP of the All Star game anyway, almost every year.
It wouldn’t be long until these pulsating final minutes of this fabulous All-Star Game ultimately belonged to the genius of its Most Valuable Player with 27 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. It wouldn’t be long until commissioner David Stern passed him his second trophy at 23 years old, and the world would see who the star of stars was again at New Orleans Arena.
“LeBron is a freight train when he goes to that basket,” West coach Byron Scott sighed. “He’s so big, and so strong – so quick and so powerful. It’s hard to stop him when he gets the momentum going like that.” source
Now it is time to plan for LeBron to leave Cleveland.
The Cavaliers will have a hard time putting together consistent teams in Cleveland.
Over the summer, LeBron, Bryant and Jason Kidd were grumbling teammates with Team USA. Bryant wanted out of Los Angeles. Kidd wanted a trade to Cleveland. And James just wanted someone to share the burden with him. Well, the two point guards whom Cleveland GM Danny Ferry had tried to obtain for two years – Kidd and Mike Bibby – are on the way to Dallas and Atlanta.
The NBA needs to keep LeBron on the highest stage possible. That stage would be the NBA Playoffs and probably at least the Conference Finals. Hopefully the Championship series itself.
You can’t market Tim Duncan.
As much as it hurts your intrepid author (a huge Pistons fan), the League does not want anymore San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons series. To fans outside of those teams, it is boring. They play defense.
Think of Kevin Garnett’s Boston Celtics vs. Kobe’s Lakers.
Think of Steve Nash and the Shaq bringing the Suns in to play LeBron James when he is on the Knicks (without Isiah).
You will notice that LeBron only signed a 3 year contract the last time. He is smart enough to know that his already astronomical income would only go higher in one of the large cities like New York or Los Angeles.
Sorry Cleveland fans, it must be upsetting, but it is soon time for LeBron James to leave Cleveland.
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well, watever it might be, let it be. Don’t we remember? We are only the witnesses~
And Stern is the manipulator.
I will stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers organization until i retire.
or until David Stern says “you will be a Knick and make unreal dollars in advertising”
**** all you people who think lebron is leaving he will stay until he retires or danny ferry decides to be a **** **** and not re-sign him !!!!!
Editor note: this comment edited to clean up the language. My Mom reads my blogs.
James on the Knicks??? Are you kidding me? he needs to go to the Miami Dolphins and show Ricky Williams how to make touchdons while brushing his teeth and doing the chu chu train dance and lighting a fireplace all at once. Face it, just on advertisements alone th guy is golden. David Stern can’t dedcuct that. So as for his contract check I dont think that plays a detrimental factor in his decision.
Jonathon sees the ad dollars that may steer LeBron to NYC.
lebron will not go to NY necause he wants to go to a team that he can win a championship with. he wants to move forward not backwards, so if he goes to the knicks he will never get anywhere with them.
If Lebron goes to New York he will have to start all over again. I hope he’s not going to the Knicks for the money. I understand it’s hard times but I know it’s not for him. If he wants to win a championship he needs to stay with Cleveland. They did not match up well with Magic because they have bigger guards. Mo and West are excellent guards but can’t defend against bigger guards. Cleveland needs to find a Pippen for Lebron.
i hope lebron stay wit da cavs because the knicks aint going nowhere cause they sorry. so please lebrone stay with the cavaliers thats da #1 team u should stay wit
he will stay in cleveland. ecspecially if they win the championship. ohio is where his friends, family, fans, and where he was born. he won’t leave. he’ll be like kobe. and why go to the knicks where you can’t win a championship. the cavs will offer him a 6 year deal for 120,000,000 or more and the knicks will offer him a 5 year deal for 90,000,000 or 85,000,000 and wont win a nba ring. i bet he wins 1,2,or 3 etc… with the cavs in those 6 years.
The big money is easy to see, but can he match it with big endorsement money? Maybe he can in this day of electronic marketing. as for 3 championships? Kind of tough with no players around him.