Lebron James is good, but he has yet to prove that he has what it takes to win it all. If you look at his playoff numbers, he's a choke artist. Vince Carter was the same, putting up huge regular season numbers, being compared to Jordan, only to choke in the playoffs. So far, he's done well in this first round. However, he has a history of playing well in the first round and then disappearing. Maybe this will be the year that Lebron becomes a playoff player. If he can't, then people need to reconsider the hype that's around him.
As for signing Lebron, the guy has a wife, kids, his family, etc., all in Ohio. People tend to want to remain in their comfort zone. As young as Lebron is, he's basically a family man, with tons of roots in Ohio. Human nature would indicate that, no matter what, he will stay in Ohio, especially if it's his play, as has been the case in the past, that causes Cleveland to get knocked out of the playoffs.
With the knicks blowing our '08 pick on Gallinari, who I really can't believe the Knicks would have drafted, if they had seen him play in person, I have no faith in their ability to draft intelligently. I don't think this draft will be as deep, but I could be wrong. Ty Lawson would be good for us, in my opinion, as well as Derozan.
The bottom line, in my mind, is that, barring some sort of surprise, in the form of drafting an excellent young prospect, whose game translates well into the NBA, as Portland and N.O. did, the Knicks will continue to suck. Guys like Brook Lopez don't practically fall into your lap often. In Lopez, the Knicks could have had a guy that's bound to be a top defensive, and offensive, center as the team's nucleus, with a few veteran scorers to make us competitive. Look at what Yao Ming has done with the Rockets, often with little help. Remember what Pau did, with Mike Miller, Battier, Tsakalidas and Bobby Jackson as his fellow starters, on the Griz? It's not every day that you get a chance like that, which drafting Brook would have given us.
The curse of Ewing continues. Thanks a lot, Van Gundy and Layden.