Cavs: Sheridan: James is returning to Cleveland

[Bynumite]

Moving trucks outside Lebron's home:

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

"Honey, children...how do you feel about moving back to Cleveland?"

Considering his wife just called Ohio home, yes, that want to move back. Most wives wouldn't want their husbands living in South Beach.

[TheGoldStandard]

Cleveland and Miami were the only two realistic choices. Between them, I see Cleveland having more potential. You think James really wants to drag Wade along for another two years and play alongside one of the oldest rosters in the league again?

Also, Blatt, I think, will make a good coach, since he was successful in FIBA, which seems to be brand of basketball the NBA is heading toward.

Blatt will actually run a system instead of Mike Brown offense

[manufan10]

With LeBron's Cavs jersey strategically placed.

[TheGoldStandard]

With LeBron's Cavs jersey strategically placed.

Miller is ultra clutch and actually stayed healthy this season

[midnightpulp]

[Clipper Nation]

Cleveland and Miami were the only two realistic choices. Between them, I see Cleveland having more potential. You think James really wants to drag Wade along for another two years and play alongside one of the oldest rosters in the league again?

Also, Blatt, I think, will make a good coach, since he was successful in FIBA, which seems to be the brand of basketball the NBA is heading toward.

I agree that Blatt will probably do well, but he still has to prove it at the NBA level.... other than that, they have a front office that is still clueless, the same owner who threw LeBron under the bus when he left, and a roster of overrated young "talent" that hasn't even made the playoffs.... I'm just not seeing how that's any better than Miami on paper at least....

I disagree that Cleveland and Miami were his only realistic choices - after all, going into this offseason, it was often said that he could go to literally any team in the league if he wanted to.... he's let the residual backlash of 2010 influence him too much this time around instead of making the best basketball choice, tbh.....

[Horse]

If true all we have to do is get back to the finals and 6 is ours.

[FkLA]

The problem with Lebronze is he always has to win this year at any cost with a super team. He never wants to go through a few years of hardship like Kobe after Shaq left.

outta here with that, bro.

He stayed in Cleveland for 7 years before he left. Kobe went through what 2 years before he cried, threatened to ask for a trade and eventually got Gasol gifted to him.

[Clipper Nation]

Amico has been wrong over and over again, tbh.... he got caught reporting someone's joke post from RealCavsFans about LeBron changing his jersey number as a real story, he spread that bogus rumor about LeBron announcing on his website tonight, he reported that other bogus rumor of Gilbert flying out to South Beach....

[FkLA]

Moving trucks outside Lebron's home:

srs?

[Dex]

Call me crazy but I don't think LeBron really cares about ringing anymore. I just think he's satisfied with 2. Sure, he wants to win but I don't think its a major factor in his decision. If he returns to Cleveland I wouldn't be surprised to hear him say that he regretted leaving in the first place.

Lebron is the best player in the game and just got blown out in the playoffs while still playing at an outrageous level because his team utterly imploded.

I'm pretty sure he is concerned about winning right now.

[baseline bum]

srs?

Confirmed by an ESPN radio guy in Miami. Though he says James moves his cars every summer.

[RsxPiimp]

Meh, I'm not convinced Cleveland gives him a particularly better championship window than Miami does, tbh.... rookie head coach, terrible front office, Kyrie is an overrated wannabe Marbury, Waiters is a scrub, Thompson is hardly anything to write home about, Wiggins is a huge question mark, Love is an overrated stat-padder, and Bennett is a historic draft bust.....

You can say the same for every Heat players during their le runs. Lebron made them winners.

[baseline bum]

I agree that Blatt will probably do well, but he still has to prove it at the NBA level.... other than that, they have a front office that is still clueless, the same owner who threw LeBron under the bus when he left, and a roster of overrated young "talent" that hasn't even made the playoffs.... I'm just not seeing how that's any better than Miami on paper at least....

I seriously think this is James giving the finger to Arison after he took a $12.4 million paycut to bring in Mike Miller only to see him get amnestied. If Miller was still on the team James would be too after tomorrow.

[midnightpulp]

I agree that Blatt will probably do well, but he still has to prove it at the NBA level.... other than that, they have a front office that is still clueless, the same owner who threw LeBron under the bus when he left, and a roster of overrated young "talent" that hasn't even made the playoffs.... I'm just not seeing how that's any better than Miami on paper at least....

I disagree that Cleveland and Miami were his only realistic choices - after all, going into this offseason, it was often said that he could go to literally any team in the league if he wanted to.... he's let the residual backlash of 2010 influence him too much this time around instead of making the best basketball choice, tbh.....

We all know James makes players better. If he goes to Cleveland, expect Kyrie to have an efficient, "breakout" year.

Clippers or Suns would've been his best basketball choices, but in his mind, for the reasons you mentioned, Cleveland or Miami were the only real choices.

[RsxPiimp]

We all know James makes players better. If he goes to Cleveland, expect Kyrie to have an efficient, "breakout" year.

Clippers or Suns would've been his best basketball choices, but in his mind, for the reasons you mentioned, Cleveland or Miami were the only real choices.

Lebron knows how to effectively use the players round him, but breaking out? expect each and everyone's numbers to dip, particularly Kyrie and Love.

[Clipper Nation]

We all know James makes players better. If he goes to Cleveland, expect Kyrie to have an efficient, "breakout" year.

LeBron makes his teammates better, but he's not a miracle worker.... he can't magically give the young kids on the team a ton of playoff experience to help him win rings immediately, and with hardly any defenders and so many chuckers, it's tough to envision the Cavs not getting obliterated by whoever comes out of the West just like the Heat were this year....

No matter what, even if they were to make the Finals, the Cavs would also have the same problem as the Heat of not being sufficiently tested enough in the earlier rounds.... that's why I never bought the idea that LeBron shouldn't go to the West because of the tougher path he'd have in the playoffs, as that tougher path can be just as much of an advantage as a disadvantage....

[Ron Swanson]

[My Fault]

I respectfully disagree, I think alot of people are living in the moment and not realizing that Pat Riley is capable of making power moves if Lebron stays. Not this season, but after wade is gone he can form another super duo to help LeBronze. Pat Riley is the key here, the heat team has a much better FO than that bag of a FO in Cleveland. I wouldnt trade all that in for 1 season with a 20% better chance of winning now.

The problem with Lebronze is he always has to win this year at any cost with a super team. He never wants to go through a few years of hardship like Kobe after Shaq left. I would like to see him return to Cleveland and right his wrong, but I think he is toying with the idea at best.

I get all the Lebron obsession now, you're a Kobe fanboy. Lebron went through that period in Cleveland, Kobe demanded a trade.

[Thebesteva]

outta here with that, bro.

He stayed in Cleveland for 7 years before he left. Kobe went through what 2 years before he cried, threatened to ask for a trade and eventually got Gasol gifted to him.

Ok bro

[Thread]

I get all the Lebron obsession now, you're a Kobe fanboy. Lebron went through that period in Cleveland, Kobe demanded a trade.

Ipso facto:::

Kobe: 5

James: 2

[Thebesteva]

Lebrons official website opens up with him saying "Just a kid from Akron, Ohio" Has this been there for a long time or is this recent?

Lebron suckers? Anyone know?

http://www.lebronjames.com/

[Thebesteva]

Ipso facto:::

Kobe: 5

James: 2

James career is done tbh. LeBronze fans are reeling

[djohn2oo8]

I really don't see how some can say staying in Miami is better than going to Cleveland. Old legs were the problem in the finals for them. Wouldn't be a problem in Cleveland.