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      Rumor: Izzo interviewing with the Bulls

      June 2, 2010 /

      Brandon LaChance over at Bulls Home says he has a source that says Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is interviewing with the Bulls today.

      From an anonymous source from within the Tom Izzo camp, I have been informed that Tom Izzo will be interviewing today for the Chicago Bulls head coaching vacancy.

      I’m not sure why he put the word “anonymous” in there. Is the source anonymous to LaChance or anonymous to us? If it’s the former, someone could have just emailed the site and claimed he was in “Izzo’s camp” and knew about the interview.

      If it’s the latter and LaChance knows the name of the source and can verify that he’s an Izzo confidant, then this story could very well be true.

      There is a long list of very successful college coaches that have struggled on the NBA level. Larry Brown is the only coach to win a title at both levels.

      That said, Izzo is a very good coach and is smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. However, he won’t have the benefit of the stability of the Spartan program or his ability to out-recruit his competition.

      More on this story/rumor as it develops.

      Wednesday afternoon update: I contacted Brandon LaChance and confirmed that the source is known to him, but doesn’t want his name revealed.


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      LeBron: Cleveland “does have an edge” in signing him

      June 1, 2010 /

      LeBron James sat down for an interview with Larry King and CNN.com released a snippet of their conversation:

      King: Do you lean at all toward the place you know the best? I mean do they have an edge going in…

      JAMES: Oh, absolutely.

      KING: …your home team?

      JAMES: Absolutely. Because, you know, this city, these fans, I mean, have given me a lot in these seven years. And, you know, for me, it’s comfortable. So I’ve got a lot of memories here. And – and so it does have an edge.

      Hmm. I was expecting LeBron to be a little more coy when answering a question like this to avoid giving false hope to his fans in Cleveland. But by saying — “absolutely…[Cleveland] does have an edge” — it will definitely raise hopes of Cavs fans everywhere.

      The interview will air Friday night at 9 PM ET.


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      Everyone waiting on LeBron?

      June 1, 2010 /

      Carlos Boozer thinks so, per the South Florida Sun-Sentinel…

      “The summer is going to get kicked off in free agency wherever LeBron goes,” Boozer said. “Once he decides what he’s going to do for the rest of his career, it will be easy for the rest of us to figure out what we’re going to do.”

      Since LeBron pretty much has his pick of teams, will he make his decision quickly so that free agency can get moving or will he hold the entire league hostage, basking in his own ego all of the attention?

      I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the second-tier free agents — think David Lee or Rudy Gay — sign quickly if LeBron drags his feet and they’re made “an offer they can’t refuse” by a team that knows they’re not a player in the LeBron sweepstakes.

      Side note: Does Boozer regret leaving Cleveland? Had he stayed, there’s a pretty good chance that the Cavs have a title by now…right?


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      Who will LeBron play for next season?

      May 31, 2010 /

      Over the past couple of weeks, our poll has asked this very question and 1,094 of our readers have responded. Here are the results:

      (Click on the chart for a bigger version.)

      It seems our readers believe that the Bulls are the odds on favorites to sign LeBron, with the Cavs close behind. The Knicks finished third by a pretty wide margin, with the Heat, “other” and the Nets getting a decent amount of the vote. The Clippers appear to be the biggest longshot of this group.

      World Sports Exchange has set up a long-term market so that gamblers can buy and sell shares in certain teams. Here is a snapshot of the market as of 5/31/10:

      A share in the team that signs LeBron is worth $100, while all other shares aren’t worth anything. So someone can buy a share of the Cavs for $33 and if Cleveland signs LeBron, the buyer would make $67 on the transaction. This market essentially says that the Cavs are a 2:1 favorite to sign LeBron, the Bulls are 7:3, the Knicks are 3:1 and the Heat are 8:1.

      What’s not clear is what happens if Cleveland executes a sign-and-trade with LeBron. In that scenario, the Cavs would technically “sign” him, but his rights would be traded to his new team. The site should make the market more clear by saying “Who will LeBron play for next season?” instead of “Who will sign LeBron?”

      Regardless, this market is something to keep your eye on because it quantifies the pulse of the public’s opinion of the LeBron courtship. Also, be sure to check out my attempt to handicap the major players in the LeBron sweepstakes.

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