Comments on: LeBron And His Endorsement Money http://www.themightymjd.com/2006/07/11/lebron-and-his-endorsement-money/ slangin' knowledge... since 2003. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:59:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SLaird22 http://www.themightymjd.com/2006/07/11/lebron-and-his-endorsement-money/#comment-12090 SLaird22 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:11:05 +0000 http://www.themightymjd.com/2006/07/11/lebron-and-his-endorsement-money/#comment-12090 $80 million goes alot further in Cleveland than $100 million does in NY. Plus, you get to stay close to home and become an absolute legend loved by all within 200 miles? Can't beat that. $80 million goes alot further in Cleveland than $100 million does in NY. Plus, you get to stay close to home and become an absolute legend loved by all within 200 miles? Can’t beat that.

]]> By: Chucky Atkins Jr. http://www.themightymjd.com/2006/07/11/lebron-and-his-endorsement-money/#comment-12079 Chucky Atkins Jr. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:52:22 +0000 http://www.themightymjd.com/2006/07/11/lebron-and-his-endorsement-money/#comment-12079 I don't really have anything to add, except that I agree with both of you. The world is a smaller place thanks to technology and due to the relative importance of sports in our society, LeBron would still get plenty of exposure whether he's playing in New York or Fargo. Plus, doesn't it seem like a better angle for everyone involved to have LeBron playing for what is essentially his hometown team. The way that that draft worked out for Cleveland seemed like the type of thing that only happens in sports movies nowadays. Sports fans like that romantic shit. It would suck for EVERYONE except the Knicks if LeBron left Cleveland. I don’t really have anything to add, except that I agree with both of you. The world is a smaller place thanks to technology and due to the relative importance of sports in our society, LeBron would still get plenty of exposure whether he’s playing in New York or Fargo. Plus, doesn’t it seem like a better angle for everyone involved to have LeBron playing for what is essentially his hometown team. The way that that draft worked out for Cleveland seemed like the type of thing that only happens in sports movies nowadays. Sports fans like that romantic shit. It would suck for EVERYONE except the Knicks if LeBron left Cleveland.

]]> By: Dave's Football Blog http://www.themightymjd.com/2006/07/11/lebron-and-his-endorsement-money/#comment-12076 Dave's Football Blog Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:15:29 +0000 http://www.themightymjd.com/2006/07/11/lebron-and-his-endorsement-money/#comment-12076 MLB* may be the only big sports league that still has "small market teams." The NFL and NBA probably have so much TV money by now that there's no such thing as a small market team anymore, and success depends almost entirely on how well a team is run, rather than how much cash it brings in. Hell, if you believe Nielsen, Cleveland's a slightly bigger TV market (16th overall) than Miami (17th), where the Whiteshirts just won a title. (<a href="http://www.nielsenmedia.com/DMAs.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>) The "small market" argument just doesn't apply here. (* - Not counting the NHL, if you still think of it as a "big" sports league...) MLB* may be the only big sports league that still has “small market teams.” The NFL and NBA probably have so much TV money by now that there’s no such thing as a small market team anymore, and success depends almost entirely on how well a team is run, rather than how much cash it brings in. Hell, if you believe Nielsen, Cleveland’s a slightly bigger TV market (16th overall) than Miami (17th), where the Whiteshirts just won a title. (link) The “small market” argument just doesn’t apply here.

(* – Not counting the NHL, if you still think of it as a “big” sports league…)

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