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ryrob {l Wrote}:http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

HOLY FUCK. While it's entertaining to read, that's one of the most unprofessional things I've ever seen.

Endless Mike {l Wrote}:

ryrob {l Wrote}:http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

HOLY FUCK. While it's entertaining to read, that's one of the most unprofessional things I've ever seen.

I like it. The fanbase and franchise are in disarray after their hometown hero told them to fuck off on a primetime special. What would you say?

branchinator {l Wrote}:

Endless Mike {l Wrote}:

ryrob {l Wrote}:http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

HOLY FUCK. While it's entertaining to read, that's one of the most unprofessional things I've ever seen.

I like it. The fanbase and franchise are in disarray after their hometown hero told them to fuck off on a primetime special. What would you say?

I liked it except for the championship guarantee. He should have just ripped LeBron and left it at that.

cvilleagle {l Wrote}:Also:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-08/lebron-should-sign-short-deal-buy-gold-anti-inflation-group.html

"“Everyone is so wrapped up in the LeBron story that they don’t see hyperinflation coming,” Adams says. “I hope LeBron is smarter.”

angryty {l Wrote}:I like the owners response. It is about the only honest thing that came out of this whole sad affair. Here is what we learned from this whole thing:

1. LeBron is a pussy. To compare him to Jordan or Bird or Magic is a sad joke. For all the talk about the talent that played around each of the aforementioned greats ignores the fact that they were all the unquestionable alpha dogs of the collection of talent around them. in contrast, Lebron is D-Wade's bitch. The only way Miami can conceivably win a championship with the thin talent that will surround D-Wade and Bron-Bron (Chris Bosh is one of the most overrated athletes on the planet in any sport) will be with D-Wade going for 25-30 points a game and Bron-Bron doing the dirty work and off-the-stat sheet stuff that is always handled by the second banana. That Bron-Bron would role over so readily should not have been suprising to anyone who watched his playoff performance. It was the epitomy of gutlessness.

2. The New York Knickerbockers are the most pathetic franchise in all of professional sports. After the Layden-Thomas debacles they brought in the most overrated GM in basketball (who is only a slight upgrade over the previous two imbeciles), gutted whatever was left and ultimately are left overpaying for someone who plays the same position as David Lee, was not as statistically good as Lee this past year (see the ESPN article that makes that point) and, oh yeah, has had microfracture surgery on his knee! So now they convert Lee for a collection of stiffs from Golden State and pray to God that Melo bails them out next year. It is unfathomable to me that a league would allow the franchise in the media capital of the world to suck for as long as the NBA has stood around watching the Knicks drown, but if you talk to some of his former partners at Proskauer they will tell you that Stern actively does everything in his power to crush the Knicks whenever possible (the Ewing lottery conspiracy theories are laughable).

3. Low tax havens are a draw for anyone with talent. There is a reason that blue states like California, New York, etc. are dying while Texas, Florida and the whole Sunbelt are booming.

angryty {l Wrote}:
I like the owners response. It is about the only honest thing that came out of this whole sad affair.

This was not sour grapes...this was fact AND 1,000 Espn TALKING HEADS AND HOUSE LACKIES never said one word about his playoff disappearing acts.......

Why the Knicks never had a chance at LeBron.....LEE is better than Amar'e!! (My post last night).... and the NBA GM's knew it and why no one went after Amar'e and even PHX wanted him gone....no defense and no balls and a perfect head Coach in D'Antonio..like Don Nelson...

2. The New York Knickerbockers are the most pathetic franchise in all of professional sports. After the Layden-Thomas debacles they brought in the most overrated GM in basketball.

IRISH DRUNKS.

Melo may take less and go to Miami too...

bignick33 {l Wrote}:Ty is right about one thing: best-case for Miami, in terms of team make-up, is for Lebron have a glorified Pippen role.

angryty {l Wrote}:There is a reason that Massachusetts has robust Independent School and Catholic School sectors and it ain't because the public schools are good.

angryty {l Wrote}:The economic illiteracy of Militant is amusing if nothing else. Demographics is destiny. Yes, Florida has taken a temporary hit in home prices while Massachusetts is stable. Of course, Florida went up at a magnitude of ten times in comparison to Massachusetts, so, even with the give back, Florida real estate has been a much better investment over the last ten year period. The population is moving out of the blue states and into places like Florida. Population shifts mean prosperity shifts (and the Fortune 500 Companies have followed suit). The aging of the baby boomers will only steepen the trend as literally millions of wealthy boomers transfer their assets from places like Massachusetts, NY, etc. and go to Florida or Texas for that matter.

As to the debate about school systems, Fitchburg, Lowell and a two dozen other decrepit former mill towns called to tell you that you are wrong. There is a reason that Massachusetts has robust Independent School and Catholic School sectors and it ain't because the public schools are good.

angryty {l Wrote}:And what is the matrix being used. There are other matrix that suggest that Virginia--and in particular Arlington and Fairfax counties--have the best public schools in the country, others that suggest Westchester County, NY has the best public schools and still others that suggest Tucson, Arizona has the best public school system.

As for biases, I have none. I care little for either Massachusetts or Florida. What I do know, as does anyone who can read a demographic chart or a flow of business chart, is that from every economic matrix, Florida and the rest of the Sunbelt are kicking the ever living shit out of Massachusetts and its Blue State bretheren. I take it from your posts that you are an unthinking, wild-eyed, Massachusetts booster. Good for you. I am glad you like where you live. However, GDP numbers and population migrations do not lie. The economic engine of the country resides in the Sunbelt--an area which encompasses the old Confederacy and the Southwest. To the extent that blue states are still economically relevant, it is more an accident of history (i.e. New York still clinging to the title of economic and media capital of the world based on events that occured hundreds of years ago) than anything those areas are currently doing now. And unless there are certain reversals in philosophy, those states will continue to decline. There is some room for optimism in the election of Scott Brown or the great start of Doug Christie in New Jersey. But there are still many miles to travel before the decline will be arrested.

angryty {l Wrote}:and most economists are of the opinion that higher eductaion is the next great bubble to burst

angryty {l Wrote}:And what is the matrix being used. There are other matrix that suggest that Virginia--and in particular Arlington and Fairfax counties--have the best public schools in the country, others that suggest Westchester County, NY has the best public schools and still others that suggest Tucson, Arizona has the best public school system.

As for biases, I have none. I care little for either Massachusetts or Florida. What I do know, as does anyone who can read a demographic chart or a flow of business chart, is that from every economic matrix, Florida and the rest of the Sunbelt are kicking the ever living shit out of Massachusetts and its Blue State bretheren. I take it from your posts that you are an unthinking, wild-eyed, Massachusetts booster. Good for you. I am glad you like where you live. However, GDP numbers and population migrations do not lie. The economic engine of the country resides in the Sunbelt--an area which encompasses the old Confederacy and the Southwest. To the extent that blue states are still economically relevant, it is more an accident of history (i.e. New York still clinging to the title of economic and media capital of the world based on events that occured hundreds of years ago) than anything those areas are currently doing now. And unless there are certain reversals in philosophy, those states will continue to decline. There is some room for optimism in the election of Scott Brown or the great start of Doug Christie in New Jersey. But there are still many miles to travel before the decline will be arrested.

Endless Mike {l Wrote}:

ryrob {l Wrote}:http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

HOLY FUCK. While it's entertaining to read, that's one of the most unprofessional things I've ever seen.

I like it. The fanbase and franchise are in disarray after their hometown hero told them to fuck off on a primetime special. What would you say?

bignick33 {l Wrote}:

angryty {l Wrote}:and most economists are of the opinion that higher eductaion is the next great bubble to burst

only temporarily

BCMcG {l Wrote}:Back on topic...

No love for Mario Chalmers?

Shredder {l Wrote}:

BCMcG {l Wrote}:Back on topic...

No love for Mario Chalmers?

Why is no one talking about Chalmers? He's a point-guard that doesn't score a lot, perfect for the new team?