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A serious question to Cav fans

  • krazie45
    Eric Taylor wrote: Championships have everything to do with it.

    He will not stay in Cleveland to just get to the Eastern Conference Finals.

    He wants to win multiple championships like MJ and Kobe.

    If the Cavs do not win this year I would bet he is gone.
    While you're correct, where is he going to go that's closer to a championship right now than Cleveland?
  • Nate
    krazie45 wrote:
    Eric Taylor wrote: Championships have everything to do with it.

    He will not stay in Cleveland to just get to the Eastern Conference Finals.

    He wants to win multiple championships like MJ and Kobe.

    If the Cavs do not win this year I would bet he is gone.
    While you're correct, where is he going to go that's closer to a championship right now than Cleveland?
    The only other teams are ones that can't afford him.
  • Footwedge
    Why did Jordan stay in Chicago for all those years? Up until the Bulls run with Jordan, they never won shit.

    The NBA structure is far different than pro baseball. LaBron will make less than .5 of 1% more going to a large market. LeBron's contract with McDonalds is the exact same whether he plays in Cleveland, Newe York, LA, or Bumfuck Idaho.

    There is a salary cap in place too. It's not like the Yankees buying penants. It doesn't work that way in the NBA.

    If he leaves, I'll be stunned.
  • jpake1
    krazie45 wrote: I don't see him leaving regardless. There's nothing he can do in any other city that he hasn't or can't do in Cleveland. This has been proven already throughout his career. As for the Nets "core", if they were THAT good they would have won more than 4 games by now. Obviously you take LeBron off the Cavs and they are a much worse team but I'd bet my life that they'd win more than 4 games by now. The Nets won't be in Brooklyn for at least another 3-4 years MAYBE. I doubt LeBron wants to be in NJ for that long. In Cleveland he has his friends and family, a fanbase that considers him a savior, a more lucrative contract, plus his legacy is better for staying in the same city. Also he has a front office and owner willing to do what it takes to win a championship. I just don't see a logical reason for LeBron leaving Cleveland. 20 years ago, yes....but in the new age of technology LeBron is already a world icon playing in lowly ol' Cleveland Ohio.
    While I agree with most of what you said, I just have some follow up. The one thing that he could do in another city that he hasn't YET done in Cleveland is win a championship. I'm not saying he can't win one in Cleveland though. It'll just come down to which place he has a better chance to win at and be happy at. There is one place I think he could go to and have more success than he's had at Cleveland, but it's a long shot. And I don't think he'd be as happy there.
  • Footwedge
    While you're correct, where is he going to go that's closer to a championship right now than Cleveland?
    This........plus 1 AND the ball out of bounds.
  • krazie45
    jpake1 wrote:While I agree with most of what you said, I just have some follow up. The one thing that he could do in another city that he hasn't YET done in Cleveland is win a championship. I'm not saying he can't win one in Cleveland though. It'll just come down to which place he has a better chance to win at and be happy at. There is one place I think he could go to and have more success than he's had at Cleveland, but it's a long shot. And I don't think he'd be as happy there.
    See but you're assuming he could win in another city based upon pretty much nothing. I don't see him being in a much better situation than he is now, and obviously I don't know LeBron but it appears that he's happy in Cleveland. I mean it's clear he's got great friendships with many of his teammates, he has complete control of the organization and pretty much the coaching staff. He'll never be questioned by the local media like he would in New York. LeBron's best bet is staying in Cleveland, I mean they have the #1 record in the NBA right now. How is he going to improve?
  • 2quik4u
    krazie45 wrote:
    jpake1 wrote:While I agree with most of what you said, I just have some follow up. The one thing that he could do in another city that he hasn't YET done in Cleveland is win a championship. I'm not saying he can't win one in Cleveland though. It'll just come down to which place he has a better chance to win at and be happy at. There is one place I think he could go to and have more success than he's had at Cleveland, but it's a long shot. And I don't think he'd be as happy there.
    See but you're assuming he could win in another city based upon pretty much nothing. I don't see him being in a much better situation than he is now, and obviously I don't know LeBron but it appears that he's happy in Cleveland. I mean it's clear he's got great friendships with many of his teammates, he has complete control of the organization and pretty much the coaching staff. He'll never be questioned by the local media like he would in New York. LeBron's best bet is staying in Cleveland, I mean they have the #1 record in the NBA right now. How is he going to improve?
    He wants to be the King Of New York
  • ytownfootball
    King of New York is a sub title of what he already is...King of the NBA
  • Midstate01
    This is just my opinion, but I don't think the NBA would let it happen. We'd probably all agree the NBA made sure the cavs had the #1 pick to get lbj. They aren't gonna let him leave, because if he does. They might as well move the franshise! The city of Cleveland will explode in violence!

    Personally, I think he just loves all the attention this is bringing him, but in the end has no desire to go anywhere.
  • Eric Taylor
    On a grand scale, he is worth more in Los Angeles, Miami or even New Jersey with who is running the show there.

    Nobody can offer more contract wise I know, but put LeBron in Miami or LA and see what happens.[/align]
  • Midstate01
    I think lebron is doing pretty well for himself in Cleveland, as far as endorsements go. And he has the name to sell anywhere.
  • 2quik4u
    Midstate01 wrote: I think lebron is doing pretty well for himself in Cleveland, as far as endorsements go. And he has the name to sell anywhere.
    he will do even better in a bigger market
  • jpake1
    krazie45 wrote:
    jpake1 wrote:While I agree with most of what you said, I just have some follow up. The one thing that he could do in another city that he hasn't YET done in Cleveland is win a championship. I'm not saying he can't win one in Cleveland though. It'll just come down to which place he has a better chance to win at and be happy at. There is one place I think he could go to and have more success than he's had at Cleveland, but it's a long shot. And I don't think he'd be as happy there.
    See but you're assuming he could win in another city based upon pretty much nothing. I don't see him being in a much better situation than he is now, and obviously I don't know LeBron but it appears that he's happy in Cleveland. I mean it's clear he's got great friendships with many of his teammates, he has complete control of the organization and pretty much the coaching staff. He'll never be questioned by the local media like he would in New York. LeBron's best bet is staying in Cleveland, I mean they have the #1 record in the NBA right now. How is he going to improve?
    Of course I'm assuming, the future has yet to happen. But don't be mistaken, you are as well. Just as much as you assume he can win a ring in Cleveland with the core around him, I assume that if he went to Miami and paired up with Wade, that they together would win ringS. How is he going to improve? This is the easiest question I've ever had to answer... win a championship.
  • Midstate01
    I don't really see why tho. I need to see this all figured up. He's the biggest athlete in china, not Yao. He's a household name in the states. Has his own shoe and clothing line with Nike. Big endorsement deals with mcyd's, state farm and others. Why does moving to la or Miami really change that? I think this may be the most overrated thing I've ever heard. I think it's just ppl jealous and ppl who don't like Cleveland and hope he will leave because they know he will win championships there.
  • ytownfootball
    2quik4u wrote:
    Midstate01 wrote: I think lebron is doing pretty well for himself in Cleveland, as far as endorsements go. And he has the name to sell anywhere.
    he will do even better in a bigger market
    Why?
  • hangonsloopy
    ytownfootball wrote:
    2quik4u wrote:
    Midstate01 wrote: I think lebron is doing pretty well for himself in Cleveland, as far as endorsements go. And he has the name to sell anywhere.
    he will do even better in a bigger market
    Why?
    Because he said so apparently.
  • Gobuckeyes1
    I'm saying 60/40 toward saying in Cleveland, whether the Cavs win this year or not.
  • 2quik4u
    A bigger market means more endorsements, which means more money, which would then lead to him getting closer to attaining his goal of being a billionaire.
  • krazie45
    2quik4u wrote:he will do even better in a bigger market
    20 years ago yes you would be correct. But now with the age of information and the internet this is no longer the case. The #1 endorsement guy in the NFL is Peyton Manning, he plays in Indianapolis. LeBron has a certain earning potential, and this potential will be maximized no matter what city he plays in.
  • Fly4Fun
    Eric Taylor wrote: On a grand scale, he is worth more in Los Angeles, Miami or even New Jersey with who is running the show there.

    Nobody can offer more contract wise I know, but put LeBron in Miami or LA and see what happens.[/align]
    How so? Or are you just saying this because you're trying to rile people up? I want you to explicitly state why he would earn so much more in those places?

    He already has some HUGE contracts... who else is going to endorse? If he goes to LA does the Catholic Church pick him up and offer him half of what the Vatican has? Is the Queen of England going to sponsor him if he goes to New Jersey?

    You're post is tired and old, people say this because they either

    A) Have no idea what they are talking about and are just repeating they heard from some other misinformed individual

    or

    B) Are trying to just get under people's skin.
  • ytownfootball
    2quik4u wrote: A bigger market means more endorsements, which means more money, which would then lead to him getting closer to attaining his goal of being a billionaire.
    What?...Like endorsing Ted's Tire's in the South Bronx?

    He has no shortage of endorsements now, and the one's he doesn't have he doesn't want.
  • LJ
    Eric Taylor wrote: On a grand scale, he is worth more in Los Angeles, Miami or even New Jersey with who is running the show there.

    Nobody can offer more contract wise I know, but put LeBron in Miami or LA and see what happens.
    This isn't true. There was a "Sports Business Economist" on the radio this morning and he said Lebron would only be worth more in a big market after winning a championship. If his only options are to go to big market teams who are a few years out, there is no monetary benefit.
  • 2quik4u
    LJ wrote:
    Eric Taylor wrote: On a grand scale, he is worth more in Los Angeles, Miami or even New Jersey with who is running the show there.

    Nobody can offer more contract wise I know, but put LeBron in Miami or LA and see what happens.
    This isn't true. There was a "Sports Business Economist" on the radio this morning and he said Lebron would only be worth more in a big market after winning a championship. If his only options are to go to big market teams who are a few years out, there is no monetary benefit.
    Well after him wade team up, he will get a championship in a big market but only after the Lakers win the next 3.
  • devil1197
    Yeah I mean the guy got a McDonald's endorsement in Cleveland, just imagine the best fast food franchise going after him after he leaves Cleveland.

    Oh wait?

    The endorsement argument is flawed. He'll make just as much in Cleveland plus MILLIONS more via his contract. Plus, the Chinese investors will be wise to create more endorsements for LBJ overseas coming up.
  • 2quik4u
    Playing in LA would help with the Chinese endorsements