2010-11 NBA pre-Season

:eek:

If he couldn't succeed in talent evaluation on a FULL time basis, what in the world makes them think he will have better results in doing this on top of carrying a full time job with Florida International?!

In the world of James Dolan, anything is possible. If (and this is a very big IF) Isiah will just be used for player recruitment, he can do both jobs, I suppose. If he is named GM again, he cannot, in which case he would probably leave the college post.

Bizarre.


Sandra
 
I have not been this excited for basketball season since the late 90's....As a Laker fan I am happy that there will be worthy competition for the next couple of seasons....Miami made big moves to make them a threat....so cant wait ( Shaq signing with Celtics cements the fact that the number 34 jearsey will not go up the Staples Center)
 
No threats, no storming of his event in Akron, no heavy booing....just good fun to for the city of Akron, Ohio.:rolleyes:

But in Akron, at least, James is still very much loved by the people who watched him grow up. After giving his brief speech — and without answering any questions from the media — James hopped on a bicycle and joined about 400 children who received free bicycles along the one-mile course.

Most fans were pleased to see him, and didn't understand the vitriol that has been directed at James from the rest of northeast Ohio since he left.

"This is his home. He's been very supportive of us in the past," said Tony Morganti, a Cavs fan from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. "He said he's going to continue to be so, and I think this just proves it."

LeBron James thanks fans at annual bike-a-thon - Yahoo! News
 
For those who don't live in Ohio, Akron and Cleveland are two completely different cities! Akron is 40 miles South of Cleveland. Most people in Akron are very removed from the general feelings of those in Cleveland.

Yep. They love their home town kid unconditionally. No questions asked. THAT is why he will ALWAYS go back there without issues and they will accept with open arms.
 
ABC's Jeff Van Gundy: Miami Heat will break Chicago Bulls' win record - Sports Buzz - MiamiHerald.com

I don't think that will happen.

(Salsa covered that 72-win Bulls team, so he knows something aobut what it's like to travel with a team that, like we'll see with Miami this year, gets mucho media hype)

I think that is one record that will be very hard to break. EVERYTHING has to be prefect. No injuries, no bad calls that will kill a game, no big slumps. I don't think anyone will win 70 games again, much less breaking the record.

As far as those 72 win Bulls. Things sometimes seemed out of control. We used to have to stay in the same hotel...and the security was overwhelming. Being on the plane, it was like a casino....card games here, chess games there.
 
Just got through watching Shaq getting introduced to the Boston media and something occurred to me................

Most of the top iconic athletes on the current Boston sports team are on the Celtics. IMO, four of the top five Boston iconic athletes are Celtics (the other being Tom Brady).

David Ortiz is a Boston sports legend with all his late game heroics (especially in the 2004 postseason), but IMO he doesn't register that high nationally.

This is how I would rate the current Boston athletes on a national iconic level:

1. Shaquille O'Neal
2. Tom Brady
3. Kevin Garnett
4. Paul Pierce
5. Ray Allen

Obviously Brady has done more for Boston sports than Shaq (DUH!!), but IMO Shaq rates higher on an iconic level.
 
Just got through watching Shaq getting introduced to the Boston media and something occurred to me................

Most of the top iconic athletes on the current Boston sports team are on the Celtics. IMO, four of the top five Boston iconic athletes are Celtics (the other being Tom Brady).

David Ortiz is a Boston sports legend with all his late game heroics (especially in the 2004 postseason), but IMO he doesn't register that high nationally.

This is how I would rate the current Boston athletes on a national iconic level:

1. Shaquille O'Neal
2. Tom Brady
3. Kevin Garnett
4. Paul Pierce
5. Ray Allen

Obviously Brady has done more for Boston sports than Shaq (DUH!!), but IMO Shaq rates higher on an iconic level.

From a New York perspective I would disagree, Bill. Big Papi definitely registers very high here. At least number three based on your list, and an argument can even be made for number one.


Sandra
 
From a New York perspective I would disagree, Bill. Big Papi definitely registers very high here. At least number three based on your list, and an argument can even be made for number one.


Sandra

I agree. Papi is at least bigger than Ray Allen (and possibly Pierce) on a national level. What's Ray Allen done to "iconi-size" his career beside hitting a consistent 3 and making a bad movie? :D
 
Bosh: LeBron never asked me to play in Cleveland

Oh boy. Looks like Bosh just ratted his teammate out......

During an interview on SI.com’s Dan Patrick show , one of Miami’s “Big Three” provided some insight into this summer’s free agency process. Despite the rumors, Bosh said that LeBron James never asked him to come play in Cleveland.

At the time of free agency, rumors had swirled that LeBron tried to bring Bosh to Cleveland. But the acknowledgment from Bosh adds to speculation that LeBron never really had interest in staying with the Cleveland Cavs for another season.

Bosh: LeBron never asked me to play in Cleveland - Yahoo! News

Live everyone has been saying, there is going to be a whole lot of ego in Miami and Bosh keeps pointing at Lebron as the villain. He's like the snitch that would pin everything on your back in grade school to save his ass.
 
Championship or Bust? Bosh thinks so...

... also in the interview, Bosh says what everyone else are expecting....

During Wednesday's interview, Bosh said it will be a disappointment if the Heat fail to win an NBA title.

"With this group that we've assembled, we know we have to win a championship," Bosh said.
 
Oh boy. Looks like Bosh just ratted his teammate out......



Bosh: LeBron never asked me to play in Cleveland - Yahoo! News

Live everyone has been saying, there is going to be a whole lot of ego in Miami and Bosh keeps pointing at Lebron as the villain. He's like the snitch that would pin everything on your back in grade school to save his ass.

He did rat him out. It just looks like all those rumors that Lebron SUPPODELY talked to Bosh were just that...rumors. And suddenly, they have been squashed. It also points out that Lebron was never coming back to Cleveland and that is why alot of free agents were avoiding anything Cleveland like the plague.
 

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