Here is an Easy Prediction
by edwzipper on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 at 07:31am
The next two years will be lllloooooooonnnnnnngggg ones for Cleveland Cavaliers fans as they suffer through daily reminders that Lebron James is eventually going to be in New York. Today’s reminder? James’ comments yesterday in New York, there with the 2008 Olympic team:
“Knicks president Donnie Walsh’s every move is designed to make sure they are enough under the cap to go after James as a free agent. The hiring of the popular D’Antoni was done partly to entice King James.
The Nets are in better position for now after dealing Richard Jefferson Thursday and with minority owner Jay-Z one of James’ best friends. “They have a right to dream about it,” James said yesterday after visiting Rockefeller Center, the Statue of Liberty and Harlem. “I can’t take that away from them. “My friendship was way before Jay-Z was part owner of the Nets.
I loved the Garden way before I got in the NBA.” Last March at the Garden, James scored 50 points with 8 rebounds and 10 assists, falling two short of a triple-double. “For some reason when I get to the Garden, I always play well,” James said yesterday. “So they want me to do it for 41 games instead of two games a year.”
D’Antoni admitted he’s in an advantageous position coaching James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Chris Paul, all free agents in 2010. “It doesn’t hurt any,” D’Antoni said. “I’m not going to be real hard on them, that’s for sure. They’re going to like me before this is over with.”
Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip.