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More photos of some ad campaign shot —

http://lebron2010.com/?p=362#more-362

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Jan 12, 2009 10:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

This looks so right, I don’t want to believe it’s wrong.

by NickFantana on Jan 12, 2009 11:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

So weird. So natural.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 13, 2009 12:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

So mercenary, so phony. What they couldn’t find a Cowboy’s jersey?

by mauichuck on Jan 13, 2009 1:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was just wondering the other day what a LBJ football career would have looked like.

by Toxicadam on Jan 13, 2009 2:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

This Vietnam thing isn’t really working out, think I’ll go play football?

Oh.

by Logodaedalus on Jan 13, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The Texas Longhorns would have been awesome with longhaired LBJ on the sidelines.

by odradek on Jan 13, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Like Bo Jackson, minus the baseball?

by Pronk33 on Jan 13, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully it would involve a violent collision with Ray Lewis and Ed Reed followed by a quick trip to the orthopedic unit.

by mauichuck on Jan 13, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think he could take one of them out that badly, I bet the other would be able to walk off though.

by fwembt on Jan 14, 2009 12:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I can’t support positive comments about the Ravens, I am sorry. I am perfectly fine with your Celtics fanship, but rooting for Ed Reed and Ray Lewis in any way is too much for me

by Roger Dorn on Jan 14, 2009 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Damned if you do this weekend. I hate rooting for the Cardinals and/or Eagles. What a blegh postseason.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 14, 2009 12:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously. Four absolutely reprehensible teams to root for. I officially don’t care about the rest of the NFL playoffs.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 14, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

See, I actually don’t mind rooting for the Cardinals or Eagles. I would really like to see either team win it all

by Roger Dorn on Jan 14, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m rooting for the Eagles and Steelers… but man it would suck if we have to hear on and on…

a) All-Penn Super Bowl
b) Phillies and now Eagles

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Jan 14, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Would it really suck that bad? What’s the big deal?

by Jay on Jan 14, 2009 11:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Go eat a cheese steak, you.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 15, 2009 1:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Are you excited about the Eagles?

One good reason I could think of for the Eagles to win is that Philly fans would become like Boston fans, they couldn’t complain about sports for twenty years or so.

by NickFantana on Jan 15, 2009 9:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Philly fans will always complain, it’s an exceptionally obnoxious and ignorant fan base. “Passionate,” yes, but there is a serious deficit of class and nuance in the sports culture here.

Having said that, I just don’t see why anyone would find an all-PA anything all that objectionable. It just seems innocuous to me. What did PA ever do to anybody?

by Jay on Jan 15, 2009 7:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my vote is for the Eagles at this point. i can’t in good faith root for the Steelers or the Ravens, and Phoenix is just such a terrible place. and i have a lot of philly friends and generally like the town, so Philly it is. Of course I think Philly might be the worst of the four remaining teams.

by APV on Jan 14, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think the Eagles are pretty underrated. I don’t know why it took the benching to get McNabb motivated, but when he decides he wants to scramble and focus, he can move that team up and down the field. Westbrook is extremely dangerous when healthy. Their front 7 has been terrific at stopping the run all year, and Asante Samuel has finally decided to start making plays like he did in NE. They are very capable of beating the remaining teams

by Roger Dorn on Jan 14, 2009 1:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think we’re all missing the big picture here, and that is that I don’t like any of these teams. This is about me.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 14, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

why is phoenix a terrible place?

by talonk on Jan 14, 2009 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ugh. my experience with phoenix may be tainted by primarily experiencing it from the perspective of near retirement age people living in sun city (my parents), but it’s hot, has terrible air pollution, is a never-ending string of strip malls, and while it is surrounded by mountains, I find them to be the most unattractive mountains i’ve ever seen. i also can’t ever fully get past why so many people have decided to live in the middle of the desert with no water.

by APV on Jan 14, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well I guess my experience was a bit better than yours.

Yes, it is silly to have that large of a town in the desert, but I’d much rather live in a place like that than in Northern Michigan, Canada, etc.

Yes it is unbearably hot from May-Sept, but the rest of the year is just fine. And to me, there is nothing like riding around in the summer evening when it is 90 degrees at nite. Whereas in the North, you may have a decent spring and fall (usually surprisingly short), but then you have the muggy, sticky summers and brutally cold winters when you can’t even leave the house.

Sun City itself is a retirement community yes, but Phoenix is a normal city, while Scottsdale and Tempe are very nice as well.

Not to mention, it is very easy to navigate Phoenix since it is a square grid with a freeway around that square. Not like many older cities where you have to know each neighborhood because the streets all dead end or change names every other block.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

by talonk on Jan 14, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

but the traffic sucks. and those new speed cameras on the highway are brutal. i’ll fully admit it’s just not my style, though. i like buildings with multiple stories and I like the color green. and water. i will, however, happily be returning the last week of March to catch a little spring training.

by APV on Jan 14, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

….it is unbearably hot from May-Sept

You’re too kind. It’s just unbearable, period.

by mauichuck on Jan 15, 2009 12:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You’ll have to excuse most of the people here; if the city isn’t an old, rust-belt city, then it’s a hellhole.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 15, 2009 7:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah Brad – I’ll bet you went to OSU, didn’t you? No, a city has to have a little culture – a little flavor – some personallity. Phoenix has little, if any of this stuff. Told you before, luv Houston – it’s got all of that stuff and, no rust!!

by mauichuck on Jan 15, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Houston?

Really?

by afh4 on Jan 15, 2009 10:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about it.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 15, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think Houston came up in our discussion of the nation’s best looking ladies a few years back.

by supermarioelia on Jan 15, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It was more of a declaration that a discussion apparently.

by supermarioelia on Jan 15, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It takes time for a city to develop culture. Newer big cities, such as Columbus, Indianapolis, Phoenix, etc., don’t have the history of cities like Cleveland and Chicago to develop the culture. Give them a couple more generations and maybe they will.

To speak of Columbus specifically, I know it doesn’t have the history and culture of Cleveland, and it probably never will. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad place to live. I guess it’s all about what you want in a city, and people obviously have different preferences.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 15, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know, I tend to think these things take hold relatively quickly, based on the character of the first critical mass of residents, which itself is shaped by industry. The core cultural institutions of Cleveland and Chicago generally date back well over 100 years.

by Jay on Jan 15, 2009 7:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I see what you’re saying. Columbus and Indy will never be like Cleveland or Chicago because they’re different types of cities built by different types of industries. Of course, the manufacturing industry that Cleveland was built on is disappearing across the country, so it’s impossible for newer big cities to have the same ‘feel’ as Cleveland.

What I meant was that as Columbus grows, things like COSI and the Columbus Symphony might grow and gain popularity or notoriety. These kinds of things are what I think most people mean when they say cities like Columbus lack culture. And they take time to grow and get established as the city grows.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 15, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This is all my rationale too, except I can’t justify rooting for Philly. They got theirs, dammit. I guess I take Arizona by default, but either of the NFC teams over either of the AFC teams.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 15, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my enjoyment in watching Brian Dawkins pushes it over the top for me

by APV on Jan 15, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

not sure you could call the cardinal franchise reprehensible.

by talonk on Jan 14, 2009 2:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

to me, kurt warner is reprehensible

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Jan 14, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Really? Why??

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 14, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Gotta luv a guy who went from sackin’ groceries to league MVP – don’t care who you root for.

by mauichuck on Jan 15, 2009 12:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He probably friggin’ hates books.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 15, 2009 1:27 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Kurt Warner is a dark dude.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 15, 2009 7:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

HAHA

I lol’d at work

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 15, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

cedar rapids baby

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Jan 15, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It was more a comment on Phoenix

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 15, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I haven’t given a crap about the NFL since – you know – 1995.

by mauichuck on Jan 15, 2009 12:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That was a good decision.

by NickFantana on Jan 15, 2009 9:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’d recommend granola. Maybe a banana or two now and then.

by APV on Jan 15, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m slowly heading that way. It’s sad, because I think football is an excellent sport in its own right, but I can’t stand the hype around NFL of NCAA anymore, it’s sickening.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 15, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I blame ESPN for a lot of this. When three-day-old news about a comment Jerry Jones made is leading over actual sports news I get annoyed.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 15, 2009 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I can’t tell the difference between any of the NFL teams. Except, of course the Cowboys – who are a bunch of drug-crazed child molesters. I picked Reed and Lewis cuz they’re the hardest hitting secondary duo I could think of. If you could think of another coupla guys who hit as hard as these two feel free to substitute.

by mauichuck on Jan 15, 2009 12:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The best way to tell the difference is by looking at the helmets — they all have different pictures on them. (If you see a team that doesn’t have anything on the helmet, that’s the Browns. They’re from Cleveland.)

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 15, 2009 7:44 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs

Classic.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Jan 15, 2009 9:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Brad I know the Browns, the team that plays in Cleveland now is not the Browns. They are the St. Louis Cardinals disguised as the Browns. It takes more than laundry and a helmet to be the Browns.

by mauichuck on Jan 15, 2009 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I know, Chuck. I was just trying to be funny.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 15, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Why is this not green?

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 15, 2009 11:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

/Hopes he doesn’t have to explain this…

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 15, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Lewis is a linebacker.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Jan 15, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Still looking for the baseball content in here…

by PatBordersHelmet on Jan 13, 2009 8:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Said it was off-topic. Just kind of fun.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Jan 13, 2009 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Lebron should bat 3rd

by APV on Jan 13, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Right after Grady.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 13, 2009 11:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He should bat third and be the Browns second option at wideout.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on Jan 13, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He’d have a nice reach playing at first base.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Jan 13, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Anybody wanna take an over/under on 150 posts in this thread by tomorrow night?

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 13, 2009 9:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Under. I think.

by jhon on Jan 13, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Depends how busy Chuck and Brad are at work today.

I think I take the under, but not by much.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 13, 2009 9:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha — I’m just watching my student assistance period now (like a study hall), so I have time to argue about LeBron if anyone wants to join in.

I just want to say LeBron looks damn good in a Browns uniform. I could just picture Brady Quinn throwing the ball up to him in the end zone while he outleaps and outmuscles defenders for the ball.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 13, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I love LeBron and all, but if he reacts on the football field to a hit the way he does on the court there are going to be a lot of delay of games while he dabs at his lip to check for blood.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 13, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Since he’d be wearing a helmet and plenty of padding I doubt that would be a problem. I’m pretty sure LeBron would be giving more hits than taking them on a football field.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 13, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

brad and lebron sitting in a tree….

by Brick. on Jan 13, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

brad and lebron sitting in a tree….

by Brick. on Jan 13, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

even funnier the second time!

Don't be stupid. PUT IN MELOAN.

by gte619n on Jan 13, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i was trying to sound like a pack of grade-schoolers.

by Brick. on Jan 13, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey Brick, tell him about that time you did that thing with that other guy.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Jan 13, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

/brokeback

by Jay on Jan 14, 2009 1:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Compared to other NBA superstars, both current and historical, I don’t think LeBron is bad at all in this regard. There are things he does that are truly astonishing, and it’s understandable to me that sometimes even his own jaw drops.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jan 13, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Brad, you’re supposed to be assisting students.

by odradek on Jan 13, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m supposed to — but I spend most of the period telling them to stop talking and get to work.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 13, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 13, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha — exactly like that.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Jan 13, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

under

Anti-Ben Fran before it was cool.

by Gradyforpresident on Jan 13, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder what Shawn Kemp is up to these days.

by odradek on Jan 13, 2009 9:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

at the rate he was going, probably 16 or 17

by APV on Jan 13, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 10 recs

guess I shouldn’t have worried about people not getting this

by APV on Jan 13, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It took me 6 hours to get it.

by jhon on Jan 13, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It didn’t (or doesn’t) take Kemp that long.

by odradek on Jan 13, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

“when it rains, it pours”

by mpstable on Jan 13, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

wikipedia has filled me in.

For people who know more about football than basketball, here’s a hint: Travis Henry.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Jan 13, 2009 11:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

suffice to say, he’s remained productive even after his NBA career ended.

by Ryan on Jan 14, 2009 1:10 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Nice.

by Jay on Jan 14, 2009 1:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my brother tackled him when they played in highschool. my brother’s like 5’6" soaking wet. did i use that right? he said lebron wasn’t the fastest guy out there, but that size and strength wise, he was a man amongst boys.

by Brick. on Jan 13, 2009 10:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Now though, his speed is almost unparalled in athletic history for a man of his size. I would say only Bo Jackson was faster for a person of their respective sizes

by Roger Dorn on Jan 13, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i’m sure he actually was one of the fastest on the field. i’m just telling you that’s not what my brother found stood out the most.

by Brick. on Jan 13, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I saw him play football once. SVSM didn’t throw to him very often because of the injury risks I think, but they did target him 3 times which resulted in 3 TDs and a 21-14 victory

by Roger Dorn on Jan 13, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs