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LeBron to to New York? McHale says it won't happen »
By Frank Isola
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"I'm not sure you want to be the first marine on the beach charging into New York City (to play with the Knicks) unless your name is LeBron James," said McHale, the former Minnesota GM now working for TNT and NBA TV. "I'm not sure who wants to go to New York City, it's going to be very interesting to see what's going to happen there. "I think players will look at what they have around them and make the best decision for them and where they can win a championship. If you win a championship, it doesn't matter if you're in a big market. Look at San Antonio, they've won four (championships). That's what all players want is to win a championship. I don't think there's going to be as much movement as people anticipate. I think LeBron and Dwyane are going to stay. There's the potential for a lot of these guys to stay and sign with their own teams. How they do in the playoffs will have a small bearing on that."
McHale's fellow TNT analyst, Charles Barkley, believes the Knicks will be in trouble if they don't land LeBron. "The only one that matters is LeBron James," Sir Charles said. "He's the only one that matters because if any of these other guys move, they aren't going to make a team a contender. Joe Johnson is a heck of a player but if he goes to the New York Knicks, they aren't going to be a contender unless LeBron James goes with (Johnson).
"All of these guys seem to think that the grass is greener on the other side but it's not. LeBron James is the key to all of what will happen this summer. These guys are all really good players, don't get me wrong but if some of these guys switch teams, they are going to be in a worse situation. Unless these teams get two superstars, they are not going to be in a better position." Barkley also said of the league's reigning MVP, "I am going to be crushed if LeBron James does not stay in Cleveland. Let me say this, Danny Ferry has done more in the last two or three years than any GM in the history of basketball to get a guy a championship in a small period of time. I am going to be crushed from a fan standpoint if LeBron James does not stay in Cleveland."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/knicks ... z0l3
QCnv
people are MEGA salty about the knicks.
and how is barkely gonna slurp ferry saying that quote when one of the men next to him is responsible for the quickest turn around in NBA history.
By Frank Isola
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"I'm not sure you want to be the first marine on the beach charging into New York City (to play with the Knicks) unless your name is LeBron James," said McHale, the former Minnesota GM now working for TNT and NBA TV. "I'm not sure who wants to go to New York City, it's going to be very interesting to see what's going to happen there. "I think players will look at what they have around them and make the best decision for them and where they can win a championship. If you win a championship, it doesn't matter if you're in a big market. Look at San Antonio, they've won four (championships). That's what all players want is to win a championship. I don't think there's going to be as much movement as people anticipate. I think LeBron and Dwyane are going to stay. There's the potential for a lot of these guys to stay and sign with their own teams. How they do in the playoffs will have a small bearing on that."
McHale's fellow TNT analyst, Charles Barkley, believes the Knicks will be in trouble if they don't land LeBron. "The only one that matters is LeBron James," Sir Charles said. "He's the only one that matters because if any of these other guys move, they aren't going to make a team a contender. Joe Johnson is a heck of a player but if he goes to the New York Knicks, they aren't going to be a contender unless LeBron James goes with (Johnson).
"All of these guys seem to think that the grass is greener on the other side but it's not. LeBron James is the key to all of what will happen this summer. These guys are all really good players, don't get me wrong but if some of these guys switch teams, they are going to be in a worse situation. Unless these teams get two superstars, they are not going to be in a better position." Barkley also said of the league's reigning MVP, "I am going to be crushed if LeBron James does not stay in Cleveland. Let me say this, Danny Ferry has done more in the last two or three years than any GM in the history of basketball to get a guy a championship in a small period of time. I am going to be crushed from a fan standpoint if LeBron James does not stay in Cleveland."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/knicks ... z0l3
QCnvpeople are MEGA salty about the knicks.
and how is barkely gonna slurp ferry saying that quote when one of the men next to him is responsible for the quickest turn around in NBA history.
