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On the other side, it could be argued that guys like Prior and Nomar were fortunate to last as long as they did considering how fragile their bodies have proven to be. I think Prior proved to be as "fragile" as almost any other pitcher that would suffer those injuries. It's not like he just started breaking down: it took a pair of traumatic in-game injuries couple with rookie overuse to bring him down.

They should have just retired the halftime show after Prince completely owned it.

OK, that makes more sense.

I don't understand what you're saying here. Are you saying they're allowed to offer him whatever they want regardless of a cap? Because otherwise there's nothing stopping them from offering more than any other team so long as it fits into what they can afford or it keeps them under a cap (if they so wish to be).

Cutler obviously has his flaws, but I think him throwing more TD's last year than any other year of his career given the circumstances was pretty damn impressive. I don't think Cutler is elite, but he's still a franchise guy. He's always going to throw more picks than you'd ideally want; it's going to be a matter of coaching and constructing a team to minimize that while capitalizing on his obvious talent...somewhat similar to Favre.

I was in NY when the Knicks were last good, but I would not say they owned the town. They were no bigger than the Rangers who won the cup. Well, yeah, because they had just won the Cup and the Knicks hadn't won a championship. Whatever team wins the championship will be the biggest there when it happens. until a year goes by when they don't win it Uh, OK? Unless a NYC team is planning on winning a championship every year besides the Knicks that doesn't seem like a huge problem.

If they move while a LeBron-lead team is kicking ass there already it'll be a while before they provide anything. The nature of the Mets's fanbase was rooted out of the neighborhood mentality that dictated NYC baseball fandom for so long. It's not like that with basketball. It's not like the Knicks are the team of a certain part of NYC: they're just NYC's team. Obviously, but I wasn't saying that the Knicks trumped all other teams in all the other sports when it comes to fan loyalty.

I was in NY when the Knicks were last good, but I would not say they owned the town. They were no bigger than the Rangers who won the cup. Well, yeah, because they had just won the Cup and the Knicks hadn't won a championship. Whatever team wins the championship will be the biggest there when it happens.

I respectfully disagree. They do right now because they're the best team in the city, but when the Knicks are actually decent they top everyone. Probably because unlike football and baseball there's really nobody else competing with them for NYC fans (and anyone who says the Nets do really isn't taking this seriously).

That's arguably the appeal for someone like LeBron. If he can go there and get that team winning and get someone like Wade to show up, boom, that's bigger than he could ever get on any of the other teams out there. Despite the Knicks' crappiness, NYC is still NYC and the Knicks rule that town when they're good. Why would it be in two years and how would Wade show up after LeBron got the team winning? He's a free agent this year. I don't even think they could sign two max guys this offseason, but I could be wrong on that. Either way, I don't see it as likely at all that Wade would leave Miami for NY. Chicago? Maybe, but still probably not. Wade is free after this year if he opts out. He has a fourth year player option after this season. My guess is that he does not opt out after this season and becomes a FA after next year. I'm basing that mostly on the idea that he might want to test the FA market when it isn't as relatively crowded as it will be this summer.

Who said anything about endorsements? This would hardly only be about that. The "NYC thing" goes well beyond endorsements. There's simply no other city where an NBA player could go and be that huge if the team is winning. It's easy to forget because they've been crappy for a while, but the Knicks are gingantic in NYC, and that's by far the biggest market out there. There's nothing else like that out there. Plus him going there as they stand right now would be somewhat similar to the pseduo-myth of Jordan going to the Bulls and making that team his and turning it into the force that it was. If LeBron goes to the Knicks and they become contenders again the general perception will be that it was his team and those were his wins. Yeah, that could be the case in Cleveland, too, but then it comes down to Cleveland vs. NYC and which team is in the better position to give him what he wants. Cleveland is obviously further along as a team but seem to be at a breaking point in terms of what they can add to put them over the top. NY has a huge pile of money to spend. I just don't think you can underestimate ego in all of this. If he wins with NY, that's all him. That's his team, his championship, his legacy, his city. Again, same thing in Cleveland, but again, it's also just Cleveland. If he goes to Miami then he's just joining a regularly competing team that's already Wade's team. And it was Shaq's team just a few years ago. The Knicks would be all his on every level even if someone like Wade joins him there because it's like Wade came to him and not vice-versa. And do not underestimate how much money the Knicks have to spend. Yeah, they've only got a few decent players right now, but they could very easily buy themselves a contending team even after signing LeBron. LeBron + NY (both because it's NYC and because they have an assload of money) = instant draw.

That's arguably the appeal for someone like LeBron. If he can go there and get that team winning and get someone like Wade to show up, boom, that's bigger than he could ever get on any of the other teams out there. Despite the Knicks' crappiness, NYC is still NYC and the Knicks rule that town when they're good.

NO, I WILL NOT MAKE OUT WITH YOU.

Just like "Dewey defeats Truman." Bookmark this page, suckah. *Though if either ended up on the Bulls being wrong would be glorious.

LeBron and Wade will both be on the Knicks in 2 years. PRINT IT.

I'd rather have Bosh than Wade. Wade is obviously amazing, but Bosh is a much better fit for what this team needs.

Good move for an AL team.

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OK, psycho.

Ryan Theriot is a clubhouse cancer. I'm going to start derisively saying "Theriot-lovers," too. Us haters aren't the one with the problem.

Seems like Kanes are determined to suck at baseball: http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl/player_search.cgi?search=kane

Much better.

This is unfortunate and unnecessary.