<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (NetsDaily)</div><div class='quotemain'>The Boston Globe’s Marc Spears wraps up the Lebron James speculation in one neat package Sunday: detailing just how close Jay-Z is to the Cleveland superstar (thisclose) and gets Kiki Vandeweghe to admit that the Nets’ recent moves have been driven, if not dictated, by the need for cap space in 2010, when Lebron is a free agent and the Barclays Center is close to opening its Frank Gehry-designed doors.</div> His next stop, Brooklyn? - Marc J. Spears - Boston Globe Please please pleeeeeaaasseeee get us Lebron! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"We didn't have cap space in 2010," said Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe. "This deal brings us some cap space."</div> Haha, I like how Kiki specifically said that. BTW, I don't really like the way the article was written - well, 1st of all, it was all speculation. 2nd of all, he used the line from "Hello Brooklyn" by Jay-Z way too much - "So in a couple years baby, I'm a bring you some Nets."
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FrankieNetsLBJ6 @ Jun 29 2008, 02:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>man it would be a HUGE dissapointment if James didnt come here</div> The speculation is getting intense now, it sounds like even Baastan is worried.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Special_Delivery @ Jun 29 2008, 02:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FrankieNetsLBJ6 @ Jun 29 2008, 02:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>man it would be a HUGE dissapointment if James didnt come here</div> The speculation is getting intense now, it sounds like even Baastan is worried. </div> haha...baastan. I'll remember that one. Welcome to S2, Special_Delivery! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jun 29 2008, 02:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Special_Delivery @ Jun 29 2008, 02:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FrankieNetsLBJ6 @ Jun 29 2008, 02:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>man it would be a HUGE dissapointment if James didnt come here</div> The speculation is getting intense now, it sounds like even Baastan is worried. </div> haha...baastan. I'll remember that one. Welcome to S2, Special_Delivery! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. </div> Thanks, this forum looks awesome.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Special_Delivery @ Jun 29 2008, 02:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jun 29 2008, 02:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Special_Delivery @ Jun 29 2008, 02:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FrankieNetsLBJ6 @ Jun 29 2008, 02:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>man it would be a HUGE dissapointment if James didnt come here</div> The speculation is getting intense now, it sounds like even Baastan is worried. </div> haha...baastan. I'll remember that one. Welcome to S2, Special_Delivery! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. </div> Thanks, this forum looks awesome. </div> It smells good, too. Kind of a mixture of Brut by Fabrege, Beef Jerky, Colt 45 and wet dog.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Jun 29 2008, 02:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Special_Delivery @ Jun 29 2008, 02:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Jun 29 2008, 02:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Special_Delivery @ Jun 29 2008, 02:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (FrankieNetsLBJ6 @ Jun 29 2008, 02:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>man it would be a HUGE dissapointment if James didnt come here</div> The speculation is getting intense now, it sounds like even Baastan is worried. </div> haha...baastan. I'll remember that one. Welcome to S2, Special_Delivery! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. </div> Thanks, this forum looks awesome. </div> It smells good, too. Kind of a mixture of Brut by Fabrege, Beef Jerky, Colt 45 and wet dog. </div> Beef Jerky courtesy of myself. Not sure where that other stuff comes from, though.
We better land LBJ with all this hype. Welcime to S2, SD! If you have any questions fill pegs PM box, don't bother me with them. Just kidding, you can PM me... If you really want to.
you know what would even be more amazing... if lebron held out of cleveland and forced a trade to the nets! haha
Hopefully by that time the Nets have a set of core players ready to support lebron. They shouldnt just focus on signing him but should focus on building him a competitive team.
Threads like this depress me... In all honesty, though, cap space in 2010 doesn't necessarily mean LeBron; aren't a lot of the players from the Class of 2003 going to be FAs in 2010 since a lot of them followed LeBron's lead. Also, if you read Cleveland's news and forums, they have a different picture of this situation: they recall LeBron saying that he wants to be a one-team player and to put his native Akron on the map. I hope that's the case, but you never know.
get rid of vince carter for a player with 2 years or less with nash and bell and shaq by 2010 and expired as well...amare will sign with us also. (amare FA 2010 also) PG Devin Harris SG LeBron James/CDR SF Yi!/Ryan Anderson PF Amare Stoudemire/Sean Williams C Brook Lopez/Josh Boone And whoever else we get by now and 2010
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chingy0007 @ Jun 29 2008, 05:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Threads like this depress me... In all honesty, though, cap space in 2010 doesn't necessarily mean LeBron; aren't a lot of the players from the Class of 2003 going to be FAs in 2010 since a lot of them followed LeBron's lead. Also, if you read Cleveland's news and forums, they have a different picture of this situation: they recall LeBron saying that he wants to be a one-team player and to put his native Akron on the map. I hope that's the case, but you never know.</div> I wouldn't buy into that...if he comes to Brooklyn you are looking at endorsements that will be doubled, billboards over times square, commercials that would be 2x more than derek jeter....the guy wants to be the 1st billionaire player...thats not going to happen in a city like cleveland no disrespect
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Carter15Nets @ Jun 29 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>get rid of vince carter for a player with 2 years or less with nash and bell and shaq by 2010 and expired as well...amare will sign with us also. (amare FA 2010 also) PG Devin Harris SG LeBron James/CDR SF Yi!/Ryan Anderson PF Amare Stoudemire/Sean Williams C Brook Lopez/Josh Boone And whoever else we get by now and 2010</div> Haha we'll need to have a 5 man roster in order to afford both LeBron and Amare. Keep dreaming. As for The King, as pegs said it's all speculation...don't get your hopes up too much.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kobimel @ Jun 29 2008, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Carter15Nets @ Jun 29 2008, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>get rid of vince carter for a player with 2 years or less with nash and bell and shaq by 2010 and expired as well...amare will sign with us also. (amare FA 2010 also) PG Devin Harris SG LeBron James/CDR SF Yi!/Ryan Anderson PF Amare Stoudemire/Sean Williams C Brook Lopez/Josh Boone And whoever else we get by now and 2010</div> Haha we'll need to have a 5 man roster in order to afford both LeBron and Amare. Keep dreaming. As for The King, as pegs said it's all speculation...don't get your hopes up too much. </div> lebron 1st year = 15-17 mill+ rj was going to be 15 mill that cancels out vc 2010/2011 = 17 mill amare will prob get 13-15 mill+ also 1st year what u talkin bout?
Okay, here it comes: BLASPHEMY. I don't know if I want Lebron James in a Net Uniform. I have respect for him and am in awe of his game. But I have rarely enjoyed watching him play. More opportunities may change that, and if his game were to continue to develop more like Magic's, that would help also. However, visually, his game is predicated partly on size and strength. In a aimilar way, I HATE watching Shaquille O'Neal play. Again, it is unfathomable that anyone could get bodies of that size to do the athletic things they do, but is it pretty to watch....not so much. I hated Jordan, but he was beautiful to watch play. Same with Kobe. JKidd, Shawn Kemp, Nash, Gervin, Bird even, most of all, Dr. J. There was a fluidity, an art, a gracefulness, a true 'basketball' way of playing in all those. Lebron's....not so much. Winning is the ultimate prize, but I guess more love watching and enjoying the art and beauty in getting there.
I think LeBron is actually a pretty entertaining and exciting player to watch. The problem is that he plays for Cleveland, where they make every game into a brickfest.
Lebron or no Lebron we will be in great shape in 2010. There are plenty of other big name FA's and we will have a ton of young assets
