The Lebron Safari 2014

[yTrac24]

It doesn't matter who we get in 2014; likelihood of them being the next Paul Pierce is extremely high.

[atlbraves]

I'm pretty sure this was facetious, but there's no way LeBron will be a 30-year-old Paul Pierce anytime soon. I think he'll follow a trajectory more like Kobe, where he plays at a consistent high level well into his 30s, albeit not as high as at his peak.

[The Edge]

I truly believe his next deal will be with the Brooklyn Nets and he will finish his career there. Coming back to Cleveland in his mid to late 30's doesn't change the past. Why would a guy on his last legs change the narrative or his legacy at all?

People need to move on and let it go....does he regret the way he left, yes absolutely. Does he miss what he had in Cleveland? I'm sure. Does he want to come back to Cleveland when he'll get to play the recruiting game all over again and re-create the next power team? Hell no. Not happening.

Guy is going to Brooklyn to chill with our generations Frank Sinatra and play in the largest spotlight. When Brooklyn starts unloading contracts next year, watch out...

This generations Frank!?!? LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Frank was NEVER a has been.

[BlueSeats626]

I truly believe his next deal will be with the Brooklyn Nets and he will finish his career there. Coming back to Cleveland in his mid to late 30's doesn't change the past. Why would a guy on his last legs change the narrative or his legacy at all?

People need to move on and let it go....does he regret the way he left, yes absolutely. Does he miss what he had in Cleveland? I'm sure. Does he want to come back to Cleveland when he'll get to play the recruiting game all over again and re-create the next power team? Hell no. Not happening.

Guy is going to Brooklyn to chill with our generations Frank Sinatra and play in the largest spotlight. When Brooklyn starts unloading contracts next year, watch out...

Please don't insult Frank Sinatra like that again.

[Wine and Gold]

Lebron will transition into a very very efficient point forward ...having him on a team with Kyrie will be a perfect fit offensively, and give our offense great dimensions intitiating outside or inside with great proficiency. He has the potential to play at a high level, much in the mold of how I anticipated seeing Magic Johnson transition his game and play late into his 30's ... but we never got that opportunity. By molding his game into one that allows him to play in more a point power forward type mold offensively. I see no reason to see him drop significantly in ability because his game has the diversity to do lots of things well as his physical abilities get effected by age. The best attribute to tap into with age is game intelligence, and Lebron has loads of that. I think he'll be a player/coach later in his career and eventually become a very good head coach in this league. That's how I would look for us to eventually tie him to us for the longterm... if Dan Gilbert decides he wants to do that. I have some things I found out a few days ago on just that. It's not a slam dunk he comes back here, even if that is Lebron's wish. Some things need to happen to patch some things that have yet to be patched.

[I-77 NORTH]

It's the Northeast Ohio and Lebron relationship that still requires some patching up. While some people are now more open to Lebron coming back than ever; their are still some bitter fans out there that hate him obliviously. Once the idea becomes more of a household thought, people will just become to anticipate it.

At this pace of how the hype is building, the fans and people of Northeast Ohio will begin to anticipate it by this time next year. It will than become evident that it may legitimately happen. What I'm wondering is what kind of impact and reaction will the Lebron-Heat departure be like?

[melecoaze]

It's the Northeast Ohio and Lebron relationship that still requires some patching up. While some people are now more open to Lebron coming back than ever; their are still some bitter fans out there that hate him obliviously. Once the idea becomes more of a household thought, people will just become to anticipate it.

At this pace of how the hype is building, the fans and people of Northeast Ohio will begin to anticipate it by this time next year. It will than become evident that it may legitimately happen. What I'm wondering is what kind of impact and reaction will the Lebron-Heat departure be like?

Miami doenst have any real fans so they probably won't bother at all

[blue_kahuna]

I can take solace in the fact that whenever the word "Safari" appears in the thread title, things usually never work out!

[randymoss1881]

I can take solace in the fact that whenever the word "Safari" appears in the thread title, things usually never work out!

Praying the streak continues

[shoes22]

What I'm wondering is what kind of impact and reaction will the Lebron-Heat departure be like?

For the fans, probably none. They'll just be happy he brought them (possibly multiple) championships.
As for the people in the Heat organization, there might be more animosity. Pat Riley takes that "loyalty" and "betrayal" stuff even more seriously than Dan Gilbert does.

[Jack Brickman]

For the fans, probably none. They'll just be happy he brought them (possibly multiple) championships.
As for the people in the Heat organization, there might be more animosity. Pat Riley takes that "loyalty" and "betrayal" stuff even more seriously than Dan Gilbert does.

Ironic given his history.

[STAT]

Shut this thread down.

Reggie Evans says: "Our team is defending the Miami Heat. If our team has to defend one person, LeBron isn't going to score nothing. LeBron is no different from Joe Johnson or Andray Blatche. No different."

Also, Dan Gilbert's guarantee to win a title before the Heat may still come to fruition, as Reggie clarifies the 'title' the Heat won last year: "It doesn't prove nothing. That was a lockout season."

Our favorite rebounder/flopper/whiner extraordinaire has spoken. Shut it down, LeBron = no titles/Andray Blatche.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/stor...ami-heat-title

[Jack Brickman]

Apparently Reggie Evans forgot: you don't poke the bear.

[SRStark20]

inb4 lebron quadruple-double

[randymoss1881]

Apparently Reggie Evans forgot: you don't poke the bear.

Just like he wasy taking mentel notes his 2st year with the heat, how did that workout in the biggest stage