This is the biggest no-brainer in NBA history. Still, as Bill Simmons might say, it got a little dusty when I heard the news.
Other notes:
> I love that Stockton and Sloan are entering the Hall in the same class. Just a sweet move.
> When MJ was asked, "Who's the one person that got you here?", his answer was, "Dean Smith." Wow. Not his dad. Not Phil Jackson. Dean Smith. Them Tar Heel roots run deep. (BTW, how pumped are you today if you're a UNC student, teacher, alumus, etc.?)
> Umi, Manu is now out for the season. Better rethink that Finals prediction.
> Speaking of, are you off your Prozac or something? Cleveland is going to crush the Lakers now. THAT is how the LeBron era will be ushered in -- just like MJ vanquished L.A. in '91. (That's serendipity trying his hand at poetry, Yo.) And yes, he's gonna make the fans of Cleveland happy and relieved...and then he's gonna roll. And he should. Not because the Cleveland fans aren't great ('cause they are; few cities in America have such die-hard fans), but because, as you alluded to, that organization is a joke. Mike Brown? Z? Anderson Varejao? These aren't people who belong in a future HOF player's bio. (Not long-term, anyway.) LeBron must seek greener pastures. And in doing so, he'll adds a wrinkle to his story that MJ never did: by rolling the dice with a new organization. What's more intriguing than that? Analysts are making it sound like LBJ is gonna sign with the Knicks and go on to win 5 more titles -- like it's a lock. What's the rationale? LeBron may, indeed, sign with NY and then go on a six-year title drought under Dolan's watch. But what if instead he goes to Brooklyn with Jay-Z's team? Or, or -- !!! -- what if he somehow gets to Chicago and plays the rest of his career in MJ's shadow? (Unlikely, of course, but how might that raise his level of competitiveness, as he guns for title of "GOAT"?)
Dude, whatever happens, I can hardly wait. I love this game!
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