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• Russ Bengtson Posted: Sep.29 at 5:22 pm
  I heard LeBron will get an extra $590 quadrillion zillion ipskedrillion dollars from Nike if he plays in New York. You know, because playing in a bigger market will give him more exposure. Also, I hate Cleveland.

• Khalid Salaam Posted: Sep.29 at 5:22 pm
  I doubt if bron leaves but i think most people really could care less right now. When his deal is up then maybe it will spark some intrigue but until then ZZZZ. dan gilbert needs to worry about the fact that wally idontgiveafizuck is still on a team with championship aspirations.

• Shrugz Posted: Sep.29 at 5:25 pm
  he can come to toronto too and be an immortal hero to the entire country
  (JOE CARTER!!! - BLUE JAYS!!!)

• Eric Posted: Sep.29 at 5:27 pm
  It seems to me that Gilbert is fed up because the reports insinuate that Bron would be leaving the Cavs for the lowly Knicks or Nets, teams that are “literally” in disarray, and have rosters nowhere near as talented as Cleveland’s– two seasons before it can even happen at that. For as misguided as Ferry’s acquisitions of Hughes, Amon Ones, and Donyell Marshall were, he’s turned them into Wally and Ben’s expiring contracts and Mo Williams. Not bad. Much of this has also been turning around the terrible team that former GM John Paxson put together. Gilbert is a great owner who is willing to spend what it takes to win– Cleveland as it stands now will have room to resign LeBron to a max contract AND sign another superstar in the summer of ‘10.

• fluxland Posted: Sep.29 at 5:42 pm
  But it’s not an insult to him LeBron rocks NY baseball caps and supports no major professional team in CLV, or that he didn’t sign (as Lang pointed out) beyond 2010. Clearly those are all sings he has every intention to stay and people are drawing conclusions out of boredom. I dunno who the bigger dolt is.. him or Ferry. You are an insult to mankind and its intelligence Gilberto.

• TADOne Posted: Sep.29 at 6:14 pm
  Is this where the ‘I hate Cleveland’ line starts?

• neaorin Posted: Sep.29 at 6:17 pm
  As a Cavs fan I’m actually pretty satisfied with Ferry as a GM. Even his worst move so far - signing Hughes - is semi-defensible: his first two choices (Redd and Ray Allen) said no to Cleveland, and Larry did average 22ppg in Washington. Damon Jones was signed at 4 million per. And getting Wally will either free up tons of $$$ this offseason or get a good player at the deadline in a Gasol-type deal. He also drafted Gibson in the second round and refused to cave in to the holdouts of Varejao and Pavlovic.

• neaorin Posted: Sep.29 at 6:24 pm
  As for Mike Brown… he’s implemented a “new offense” in each of his three seasons as coach, and inevitably all possessions end up as “give LeBron the rock and get outta the way” plays. Good defensive coach though, when even Amon Ones tries on D more often than not you know you’re doing SOMETHING right. They need another coach though if they wanna go all the way.

• Z Posted: Sep.29 at 6:29 pm
  Give the whole story, Lang. 1- LeBron signed the same deal that Wade, Melo and CB4 signed. Do they all want to leave in 2010? 2- The writers are not talking about LeBron moving to some contenders but moving to NYK or NJN. How’s that for his championship aspirations? 3- Cleveland made the Finals in 2006 but nobody in their right mind thought they had a chance against the Spurs, whereas last year they could have gone all the way if they had made a couple more shots in that game 7 against Boston.

• alx Posted: Sep.29 at 6:35 pm
  lol @ calling out the Ben Wallace deal Lang, I was thinking the same exact thing when the deal went down.

• neaorin Posted: Sep.29 at 6:38 pm
  It seems there are people who seriously believe that Ben Wallace was the centerpiece of that deal…

• B. Long Posted: Sep.29 at 6:43 pm
  On point. From now on I only refer to Lebron Cav’s jerseys as throwbacks just to piss off Dan Gilbert.

• bumarty Posted: Sep.29 at 6:45 pm
  This article is dumb. Neaorin and Z have already pointed out a lot of the reasons why. It’s an insult to Cleveland because a lot of what’s being written is not based on Championship aspirations. Finals in ‘07 and taking Boston to a game 7 prove the Cavs are on the right path. It’s based on Cleveland being a “small market” and a historically bad franchise. Why can’t Lebron win in Cleveland? The coach part is completely absurd. When all of this talk started about going to NY, Isiah Thomas was the coach. What a joke that turned out to be.
  Congratulations Lang, you successfully wrote half an article. You conveniently left out any facts not validating your point. I repeat, dumb.

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Sep.29 at 6:48 pm
  Told you, I’m bored.

• Russ Bengtson Posted: Sep.29 at 6:55 pm
  I think LeBron wanted Ben Wallace on the team to distract everyone from his own lousy free-throw shooting.

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Sep.29 at 6:58 pm
  @bumarty: When did I say LeBron should go to New York?

• TADOne Posted: Sep.29 at 7:05 pm
  Wow, Clevelander’s don’t play. If they make it to the Finals, Lang might want to sit this one out.

• MENDEL Posted: Sep.29 at 7:27 pm
  Lang, your better then this. Just say you want Bron in NY, in either the city or the bourgh and that it. We seldom hear from you anymore so any guest appearence on your own channel and programing should be, well not trash talk cause that not your column to write. Respectfully, Mendel. And Happy New Year.

• niQ Posted: Sep.29 at 7:52 pm
  $590 quadrillion zillion ipskedrillion is quite the sum.

• what Posted: Sep.29 at 8:36 pm
  I just hate the prevalent media assumption that every mega-superstar in every sport is gonna leave their smaller-market team for NY or LA the first chance they get. Like Eric said earlier, my bigger beef is that it’s always New York’s two sorry-azz teams that are mentioned with LeBron, and always for some stupid reason like “oh he’s Jay-Z’s friend so he wants Jigga to write his checks”. Bullsh-t. Is the next superstar who likes Nelly gonna go sign a max contract with the Bobcats? Gimme a f-cking break. Why not any of the other bigger-market teams? Why does it always have to be NYC. Like others have mentioned earlier if LeBron is p-ssed off at the Cavs management why would he go associate himself with the even more f-cked up management of the Nets or Knicks. I’ve been a constant Links reader since 2001 but I gotta say this is the first time a Links column truly p-ssed me off. Dan Gilbert was perfectly, 100% justified in what he said, and he reflects the sentiments of every non-NY, non-LA sports fan in America. Lang, somehow I think your reaction would be a little different if the Hawks (my team too btw) had drafted CP3 and he had signed a contract expiring in 2010 and media rumors were swirling about how he wanted to leave ATL for some crappier bigger-market team.

• what Posted: Sep.29 at 8:39 pm
  And for the record, I think the Cavs have done a horrible job of surrounding LeBron with talent. I just don’t see any reason why that would motivate him to go to the Knicks or Nets of all places, where that situation has been even worse.

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Sep.29 at 9:00 pm
  Actually, I don’t think Bron should sign with either New York team. If he really wants a title he should take less thank market value and go somewhere like New Orleans or San Antonio. If he signs with either New York team it’ll obviously be just a marketing/money grab. but if Bron really wants a title, he should go somewhere he’ll have a real chance at winning.

• Kevin Posted: Sep.29 at 9:39 pm
  Amon Ones is most apt name in the NBA. good job to Eric (or whoever came up with that previously, if that’s the case)

• Russ Bengtson Posted: Sep.29 at 10:10 pm
  Had CP3 been drafted by the Hawks, he absolutely would have signed a short contract, and there absolutely would be rumors of his going to a bigger market. And if that was the case, he’d be stupid not to consider it. Not to mention I love how everyone wants to blame the media for these rumors. It has nothing to do with LeBron being a huge Yankee fan, or being Jay-Z’s protege (whatever you want to call him, he’s WAY more than a fan), or considering himself a business, man. Personally, I think he stays in Cleveland. But he’d be foolish (and he’s not foolish) to consider all the options.

• Russ Bengtson Posted: Sep.29 at 10:11 pm
  to NOT consider

• Gumdrop Posted: Sep.29 at 11:06 pm
  I firmly believe that the Cavs are one of the 5 to 10 worst managed franchises in the NBA. From terrible signings, inconsequential draft picks and a coach that doesn’t fit the style that would suit ‘Bron. The office needs a top to bottom overhaul and it gots ta happen fast.

• TruthisRare Posted: Sep.29 at 11:39 pm
  Langy, Never heard of you before… Now quick: 1. How many seasons has Dan Gilbert, Danny Ferry and Mike Brown been with the Cavs? Answer: 3 seasons. 2.Name the only three teams in the entire NBA (that’s out of 30 teams, Bubba) to win the first round of the playoffs over the last 3 seasons? Answer: A. San Antonio
  B. Detroit
  C. Cleveland The Cavs made a FINALS appearance for the first time in the sad 38 year history of the franchise under these 3 terrible guys. The Cavs came within 3 bad 4th quarter calls and their best shooter being out the ENTIRE game with an injury (Gibson: 2nd Round Ferry pick) from winning Game 7 in Boston. I think we all know that Detroit and LA had zero chance against the Cavs if they had not run into heartbreak in that Game 7 in Boston. A top defensive team in the NBA all 3 years. A Top rebounding team. Now they get the 2nd best 2 point shooter in the entire NBA and a clear future all-star in young Mo’ Williams not to mention it is consensus that Ferry stole JJ Hickson with the 19th pick in this year’s draft. Wallace KILLED Garnett in the playoff series. Wow Langy! You are brilliant. Have you ever tried actually doing the WORK? More than regurgitating what every other mindless, intellectually impotent InterNOT phony “writer” like you spews out? Does someone actually PAY you to repeat other moron’s “fad of the day column”? But LJ should bolt to N.O. where they have made the 2nd round for the first time in eternity last season?…Go to NY or NJ where they have super ownership and coaching staff’s?! Sometimes I actually think you “wannabe’s” may even believe your own written pollution every so often. Now that’s the sacry part…

• Dma Posted: Sep.29 at 11:43 pm
  if he leaves.. he leaves. oh well. things change for a reason. and in this reason, it’s because the cavs are probably the only team in league history to take steps BACK after going to the finals.

• gii Posted: Sep.29 at 11:45 pm
  bron should go to LAL - then he’d be in a big market, and win a chip…

• Brandon Hoffman Posted: Sep.30 at 12:02 am
  @ Lang: Two or three years ago, I would have agreed with your most recent comment. But New York and New Jersey (Brooklyn) have great front offices now. Donnie Walsh, Kiki Vandeweghe (contrary to popular opinion), and Rod Thorn are among the best at what they do. Sure, LeBron signing with New York or New Jersey could be looked at as a financial decision. And I agree that he’ll make more money in New York. But I think both of those teams will put themselves in position to win. Vandeweghe engineered Denver’s turnaround. I wouldn’t put it past him to do the same in Brooklyn. LeBron may have to take a few steps backwards in NY or NJ if he signs with them in 2010. But New York and Brooklyn’s attractiveness to free agents, their capable front offices, and the almost unlimited financial resources that teams in the Big Apple work with will help with the rebuilding efforts.

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Sep.30 at 12:25 am
  In unrelated news, I just spent the last hour playing NBA Live 09, and I’m not supposed to talk about it until the release date, but let me just say the Hawks are 1-0.

• Hursty Posted: Sep.30 at 12:42 am
  It took you an hour to play one game? I usually just play 2 minute quarters and (obviously) an 8 minute game Lang. Season is over on 2 or 3 days and into Dynasty Mode….

• Sesa Posted: Sep.30 at 1:30 am
  Ryan Jones don’t hate Cleveland. Where is he anyway?

• neaorin Posted: Sep.30 at 1:53 am
  Just for the record, LeBron only signed until 2010 because of the way the CBA is set up. He can get a much bigger contract as a 7-year veteran. And leaving some guaranteed money on the table for now won’t hurt him in the long run, since nothing short of amputation will prevent him from getting a max deal.

• neaorin Posted: Sep.30 at 1:54 am
  Also, I’m interested in hearing about how LeBron should take the MLE from either SA or NO since both teams are already over the cap.

• Dacre Posted: Sep.30 at 1:59 am
  The situation for LeBron really takes a LITERAL turn for the better if they can get hold of a 2nd capable allstar for LeBron side kick…other than that, this is LITERALLY a thread about nothing.

• Dacre Posted: Sep.30 at 2:00 am
  As a side point, the photo that accompanies the article in this thread is THE funniest pic of a professional I have ever seen!
  I’d lol for you all but I LITERALLY hate that.

• what Posted: Sep.30 at 5:11 am
  Russ, I don’t disagree at all that he should consider all options. I think it’s a huge jump from “considering all options” to “foregone conclusion that he bolts in 2010″, which is what the mainstream media seems to be wanting people to believe. Or at least that’s the way it seems to me as a fan of a non-NY non-LA non-CHI team. And if that’s p-ssing Dan Gilbert off I sympathize completely, because it p-sses me off too.

• Flick Posted: Sep.30 at 5:26 am
  I just want to say thanks to Josh Howard. How does your foot taste? You should have been fired on the spot and banished from the game of basketball forever for saying what you did about the national anthem. I don’t give a rat’s mule how good you play the game, it is how you act, too. Did you smoke dope at ‘military school?’ Obviously that didn’t teach you one thing or you would put your fist in the mouth of anyone you ever heard say what you did. SHAME ON YOU! And also, thanks for sending racial equality back about A HUNDRED FREAKING YEARS by adding ,”I’m Black” after you dissed the anthem of the country that ALLOWS you to make such a good salary. Bet you have never worked a hard day’s labor in your life, have you? And another thing that really shows your intelligence (or lack thereof)… Learn to speak proper english. Oh, sorry- that would require you to THINK BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING. You faggot!

• Froggiestyle Posted: Sep.30 at 6:02 am
  Note to all Cleveland fans – don’t worry, you can always start some grief groups with your Midwest brethren in Minnesota…

• jay Posted: Sep.30 at 7:36 am
  I think he will leave cleveland and go to oklahoma.

• Darksaber Posted: Sep.30 at 7:49 am
  Oh snap, Flick is MAD at J-Ho 2008. Oh my, Josh went to MILITARY school? And he uttered such idiotic remarks on camera? W.O.W.

• TADOne Posted: Sep.30 at 8:07 am
  Good job Lang. I think you weeded out all of the retards.

• Ryan Jones Posted: Sep.30 at 8:32 am
  Sesa: I’m sitting this one out, because this topic is even lamer when it was last week, when I posted about how lame it was.

• Z Posted: Sep.30 at 9:55 am
  I’ll just add something to this. Cleveland’s record in the regular season is really deceiving because they’re built for the playoffs. They have 3 ingredients that make them competitive in any series : 1) Great rebounding 2) Exceptional half-court defense (the rotations are superb) 3) LeBron James. Sexyback and Snow come off the books this year, that’s 20 mil right there. And in 2010 it’s Z, Big Ben, Sideshow and Sasha. That’s 35!
  What I’m saying is that the Cavs could actually re-sign LeBron and give the max to another star like CB4, Dirk, Yao or Amare. I’m just saying.

• Robbi Posted: Sep.30 at 10:11 am
  Cant believe you actually wrote this, Lang. I know you know what Dan Gilbert meant. People (not just sportswriters) were actually going overboard with the stuff. They were actually over-analyzing things. Remember, these were the same people who actually thought Kobe and Bron would leave to play overseas. Also, these were the same people who took Wade’s quote on how he liked D’Antoni’s style and made it seem like he is thinking of going to NY. It really was becoming annoying. And yeah, I see your points, but how can you even say that after Ferry got Mo Will? And trading for Ben Wallace? Remember who they traded for him? Hughes! It’s not like they traded a stud for Big Ben. Plus, they got Wally and Delonte. So yeah, there may be other GM’s out there, and he really could take a smaller offer to play for a great team, but ignoring the moves the Cavs made was just confusing me. Still, though, I see your point CLEARLY. I just thought you’d be the last one to write an article like this. We all know what Gilbert meant by what he said. He may have said it a bit wrongly, but we cant just always take everything word for word.

• mookie Posted: Sep.30 at 10:14 am
  speaking of eric snow… anybody see him and his wife on “the real housewives of atlanta” show on bravo

• Myung Posted: Sep.30 at 11:13 am
  Bravo and NBA fans (or men for that matter). Not exactly the right demographic.

• Nguni Posted: Sep.30 at 11:26 am
  Does Gilbert mean the Cavs were geographically closer to the Finals last season than the year before?…. this had me laughing out loud. good writing Lang. I do hate cleveland for not putting a good coach and players around Lebron. But I don’t hate the midwest. Wish I was a beat writer so Dan cud include me in his statement too.

• Diesel Posted: Sep.30 at 11:41 am
  If Lebron leaves, how does he sell a house with a huge rock sculpture of his face on it? He better hope Greg Oden is looking for a house in the cleveland area.

• Aaron Posted: Sep.30 at 3:00 pm
  LeBron James went out of his way during media day Monday to explain that his Yankees cap and where he stands on the sidelines during football games is not an indication that he will leave Cleveland when he becomes a free agent in two years.
  -Cleveland.com

• Brandon Hoffman Posted: Sep.30 at 3:21 pm
  @ Z: Signing LeBron and another player to a max deal in 2010 is a pipe dream. The Cavs would be forced to fill out their roster with D-Leaguers.

• Amar Panchmatia Posted: Sep.30 at 3:57 pm
  Lang-
  As someone who respects you as a fellow NBA writer/blogger, I really expected better from you. I wouldn’t expect YOU to be the one to join the masses of idiots everywhere to blatantly ignore LeBron’s own quotes from Cavs Media Day that he WANTS TO STAY IN CLEVELAND. Does it get clearer? Or is that some kind of cryptic message implying “I want to go to Brooklyn?” I’ll leave that for you, since you obviously are good at speculating.

• Sparker Posted: Sep.30 at 4:41 pm
  i defer to lang, russ and ryan’s superior judgement

• Sparker Posted: Sep.30 at 4:43 pm
  even misspelled, i thought you’d like to read that once

• Dan Gilbert Posted: Sep.30 at 5:18 pm
  Hey morons…why would LeBron have signed an extension past 2010??? Do you understand the market? It had nothing to do with wanting to leave Cleveland after 2010. I’m not saying he is going to stay for sure, I don’t care one way or the other, but the smart move was the sign a 3 year deal…that way he has room for 2 more huge “A-Rod” type contracts in his career. The longer his initial deal is, the longer it takes for him to make some real cheese.

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Sep.30 at 5:33 pm
  @Dan: Can I have a loan with favorable interest rates?

• dirtysouth5151 Posted: Sep.30 at 7:09 pm
  Why would lebron leave Cleveland, a team that was the eastern confrence champions and then the next year take the eventual champions in Boston down to the wire, for a Knicks team that isn’t very good and and Nets team that will be even worse by 2010. don’t forget that no matter what the ties are between money and his friends in new york, Cleveland can still offer bron the most money from an NBA team. (i’m not sure, but isn’t that like a rule that if u play for a team, they can offer you the most money to resign” so why would Lebron take less money, to leave his home, play for a less talented, non-contending team in New York? I can’t think of one. Neither Can Lebron here’s lebron in today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer “As a leader, I think I can lead these guys to a championship,” James said. “We really believe that. It’s not about making the playoffs any more for our team. It’s about winning a championship.” “I’m really happy,” James said in his first extended comments to local reporters since the end of last season. “They did a great job of going out and getting players who could help win a championship. “This is the best team we’ve had since I’ve been here, especially to start off the season. I see the talent from 1 to 14. From 1 to 14, everybody can contribute.” “I never gave an indication I was leaving Cleveland,” he said. “I never gave any indication I didn’t like being here. Every time I’m asked that question, [I answer] I love being here, I love playing in front of these fans. My family’s here. I grew up 30 miles away from here. I never gave any indication I did not like playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. I like the Yankees and Cowboys, but it has nothing to do with the Cavaliers.” so much for the big apple.

• Hersey Posted: Sep.30 at 8:29 pm
  Lebron + Amare 2010. Make it happen Kerr

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Sep.30 at 10:01 pm
  No, sportswriters aren’t the only people that hate Cleveland. We all hate Cleveland.

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Sep.30 at 10:02 pm
  Nowadays, even Drew Carrey hates Cleveland.

• fluxland Posted: Oct.1 at 9:20 am
  Yo Amar.. since you reading comprehension skills must be superior to mine (or I am missing it somewhere) I want you to give me the exact quote where LBJ say he “wants to stay” in Cleveland. Just because he says he LIKES his HOMETOWN!!! doesn’t mean he is not considering or will not consider leaving in the future. Just because he said that he didn’t give any indication (so far) doesn’t mean (again) he is not/will not in the future. If you think “I like my hometown” means “I am not leaving” that is pure speculation. Just to spell it out for you. I can’t find it anywhere where he says “I am not leaving”. Maybe I am missing it. So much for staying. (Notice he never says he LOVES Cleveland or I could never see myself playing anywhere else or whathave you.. whatever that means to you.) You are speculating like everyone else… now, calm down.

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Oct.1 at 8:13 pm
  fluxland, you must face the inevitable. Lebron to New York is going to happen by the forces of nature. Sorry Cleveland, but we need this guy, really. Business not personal.

• fluxland Posted: Oct.2 at 10:03 am
  Teddy I could care less… I’m just tired of people saying he is not going anywhere.. when he never said that he wasn’t (or was for that matter). Or people saying it’s wrong to speculate. WHY? Why can’t people speculate? If people can talk about cereal and Australian bus drivers on here.. methinks LeBron to NY is fair game. and about 10K times more relevant.

• Caleb Posted: Oct.2 at 6:30 pm
  “think we all know that Detroit and LA had zero chance against the Cavs ” Uh, what? I don’t think we know that all. The Cavs wouldn’t be the favorite in either series. I do think people pick on the Cavs a bit too much though… they’ve accomplished a lot over the past few seasons.

• Nashty Posted: Oct.5 at 5:09 am
  When u have Lebron, u are just one good trade away from winning a championship. I am not so worried for the Cavs. LBJ will win it all in a Cavs uniform.

• sam_e Posted: Oct.7 at 10:53 am
  i dont know who this writer is, but he’s not to bright. he thinks that lebron would be better off in new york or detroit bc of management. new york, new jersey, detroit? didnt the cavs already beat these great-managed teams? they should take his “writer-card” away. he’s a moron.

• ledgewood Posted: Oct.7 at 12:19 pm
  Mike Brown is the worst head coach ever to have so many wins. The man is a good defensive coach, but he cannot handle both ends of the court. Lebron will probably stay in Cleveland because he will make a lot more money. He’s a smart business man. He signed a shorter deal fot 2 reasons: A) he can make more money by singing again one year earlier, and B) just in case the cavs do go completely under he could go somewhere else. And it is an insult to CLE for all these d bag reports to talk about LBJ going to bigger markets, because they treat this City as if it is second-rate (no matter how true that may be). But this town has first-rate fans that deserve a winner, and I think one may be coming very soon with the King at the helms.

• The Truth Posted: Oct.7 at 12:29 pm
  You’re a joke…get a real job you hack.

• Cavsfan Posted: Oct.7 at 12:40 pm
  This article is the funniest thing i have read since Espn’s latest season preview of the cavaliers. The team is unbelievably talented this year, even without Lebron. How is Cleveland a small market by the way? we have been atleast the 2nd best team of the eastern conference for the past 3 years. The new york knicks suck, miami heat also suck, Oh and in D.C. the Cavs have embarrassed them 3 years in a row.
  Ledgwood says ” Mike Brown is the worst head coach ever to have so many wins” that does not even make one bit of sense. remember we have had one of the best defensives of the league the past 3 years as well.
  Everyone who has read this article, and written most of the comments has proved to me exactly why “Slam Online” means absolutely nothing to the the real world of the NBA.
  P.s. Lang Whitaker, I would not publicly announce that you hate a city, you reek of ignorance. plus I would watch your back, the bone thugs are coming to get you;) also I would like to know when and where Lebron James gave the indication he would leave in 2010.

• sam_e Posted: Oct.7 at 1:29 pm
  Hey Teddy the “boo-boo” Bear, (just kidding)…New York couldn’t win even if they had LBJ, KG, and Kobe. They have the worst management team in the history of the NBA. I swore Ted Stepian (RIP) was behind the scenes. So much great talent has been wasted in New York. SO SAD!!!

• DaveH Posted: Oct.7 at 11:11 pm
  That Cavsfan poster is delusional. “This team is unbelievably talented this year.” Uhh … right. Without James, I think they’d win 25 games, tops. Although, watching Ilgauskas stumble around would alleviate some of the distress by providing some much needed comic relief. Can’t even trade that guy, with his contract’s 15% trade kicker, he’s still got about $25.5 million left to go. Who the hell is going to barter for that? And Wallace is a lousy shell of himself, it’s like watching Travis Hafner if Hafner was 40. The only difference being Hafner was juiced. At least I don’t think Wallace used to be juiced. Who knows. Who cares.

• DaveH Posted: Oct.8 at 12:38 am
  Oh, one other thing: Will Amar agree to run nude at halfcourt during haltime of a game in November 2010, when the arena has about 8,000 people sitting and standing around in it? Seriously, some of this fanboy stuff I read is mind-bogging.

• DaveH Posted: Oct.11 at 5:51 pm
  Did I write “mind-bogging?” Wow. Typo. I meant “mind-boggling.” Still, the point remains. Fanboys see the sports world through fanboy eyes.