One of My Dumbest Blog Ideas Yet: That's Right Lebron, I'm Talking to You!
I remember watching TV as a kid and hearing B.A. Baracus use the line, "That's so crazy, it just might work." I have had a few of these ideas in my life; over-slicing my driver on an extremely doglegged par four (greenside in one), XL orange bug while salmon fishing (Caught the only fish of the day), using a double shot glass for the century club (made it but that one did not work out so well).
It should be of no surprise today's blog falls in this category; Lebron should become a Raptor. Have you stopped laughing yet? Okay, now for those of you who did not stop reading I will explain why.
1. The Team is There
This year's Raptors won 48 games without him and are still very young. They have enough pieces to give Lebron options so he won't have to carry the load like he did in Cleveland or even sometimes in Miami. If they don't pick up the option on Salmons and do a little tinkering, they should have the cap space. Since he is getting older, he will have tonnes of inside protection so he can stick to the two and the three.
2. Legacy
No NBA superstar has ever won a championship outside of the US. He could add another item to his resume that is uniquely Lebron. No MJ, Magic or even Mr. Russell could brag about this one. (I know Mr. Russell does not brag but if he did.)
3. Coach Casey
He was the defensive architect who helped Dallas stop him in 2010. Lebron would strive in the defensive culture around him and Casey seems like a great player's coach.
4. King Canada
Toronto is the third largest market in North America. Add to that, he would be THE player in Canada. Vince Carter was over hyped when he was here and the fans loved him. Lebron might just become the first American born Prime Minister. No individual US market could support him like Canada could. Jurassic Park would have a special section for the Kingasauras and Godzilla wouldn't stand a chance against it.
5. Why Not?
Everyone who is still reading (thank you) probably still has doubts in their head. There is a great scene in Braveheart where Wallace's army decides to attack England, much to the dismay of the nobles. They can't imagine anything beyond "Longshanks table scraps". But why can't Toronto have the best player in the league? Why is it ridiculous when Vasquez suggests Durant would want to come here? Larry wanted to be in Boston, MJ wanted to be in Chicago before they had history, Stockton and Malone wanted to be in Utah; Toronto holds up to all of them.
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So don't send anyone to check me out, I am of sound mind and fairly sound body. Toronto should always set its sights on the best available players and ignore anyone who laughs or snickers at us. This year we did prove we can compete, next year lets really stake our claim. After all, no big dog ever stood up to a Dino!
