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Too many people are in search for credit repair these days. There would be no need for this service, if people would just pay off their debts now. It isn’t always easy to see or predict our financial futures. All of us will get into some sort of financial struggle at one point or another in our lifetimes. There is people and services available to help those individuals who need financial assistance. Obtaining a loan might seem like the only option a person has; when they do need extra money to pay off those increasing debts. Seeking out a credit counseling service is a better alternative; than asking for a new loan, which will only increase the money you owe.

Everyone who needs help right now should not be pursuing an answer, that will only increase your debt total. You can get connected with a debt consolidation group and these people can help solve your financial worries. In many cases, they can stop bill collectors from charging you more interest. This can really help in the long run, if you can indeed get the interest rates to stop. Even if the debt consolidation crew fails to get your interest rates to stop, they may be able to work out an agreement to get the rates lowered and this will be a big achievement too.  

After interest rates are lowered or put to a halt all together, it is then time to work out lower monthly bills that you and your family can afford. A debt consolidation plan is an easy and stress-free way for people in debt to pay just 1 monthly bill a month and this will get divided up amongst all of the people and companies you owe money to. Everyone wins in this situation and most importantly, it saves you time from sending out mulitple payments to multiple people each month. You only pay one lump sum each month and it will be a sum you can afford. All of this money will get distributed by a non-profit group who only wants to see you debt free. Not only can we avoid credit repairs in the future, but we can avoid a cash loan and this alone will save us money! Please take care of your bills today and contact a free debt consoldiation service. You can come back later to thank me!

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  • The BP Oil Spill continues to wash trash up on all of the beaches in the Gulf States. Even though the main leak is hundreds of miles away from the Florida coast, the people in Florida are having to deal with it. Now another expensive piece of waste has washed up in the South Beach area of Florida we know as Miami. This piece of trash was actually invited and even cheered on his arrival, but it is still trash.

    LeBron James from the Cleveland Cavaliers is the piece of trash I am talking about. He has destroyed everything he built in Ohio and did this all with winning back to back MVP awards and wasn’t even the best player in the league. I don’t think he’s even close to a top 5 player in the league. The Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo clearly out played James in a 6 game series with the Cavs this past post season. Where do you rank Rondo in the NBA for the best overall player? Where ever you put the PG for the Celtics on the list, you have to put LeBron James below him. The proof is in the pudding and it wasn’t even close to which player was the best; when they met in the 2010 NBA playoffs.

    Dwayne Wade is a top 5 player in the league and is the head of the 3 headed monster in Miami. No way should this team be favored to win a NBA title. Chris Bosh was simply a descent player on a bad team. If Chris Bosh played with the Chicago Bulls during the Jordan and Pippen Era, we would still know that Bulls team as Batman (Michael Jordan) and Robin (Scottie Pippen). Bosh would not be remembered for his role on that team, like he will sink into the crevices in Miami.

    LeBron will have to play 2nd fiddle to a player that is better than him. It will be Wade with the explosive nightly numbers and James character won’t be able to handle being 2nd best player on the team. Many still think LeBron is the best player in the league, even though he wasn’t the best player in the Celtics/Cavaliers playoff series and now not even the best player on his team. No need to even mention the Black Mamba in L.A., because it isn’t even a fair comparison to put his name and LeBron in the same sentence.

    The Heat will be a better team next year. Can they beat the Celtics, Magic, and Hawks in the East? Absolutely not! All 3 of those teams have a clear-edge advantage over this group of guys who won’t be a good mix of talent on the floor. James will try to take over in some of these games; while limiting Wade’s touches on the floor and this will be when the seams start to unravel. Don’t forget injuries either! One twisted ankle and the Big 3 in Miami will be the clueless 2 in South Florida.

    Mark my words now and you can take this to the bank. Dan Gilbert from Cleveland was right on the money with his comments about the former King LeBron James. There will be many NBA teams to win a championship before LBJ will, because he does not understand the game, how to play it, or what team work means. He did a quick study of the history of the NBA and was sure to point that out. He thinks by knowing championship teams from the 1980′s and up is important. He thinks he impressed some folks with his Pat Riley playing in Kentucky comment. After his comment about Riley from Kentucky playing with him and Wade on the basketball court, he expects NBA commentators and announcers to brag about his knowledge of the NBA game. He has no idea about the NBA and his lack of respect will be in the spotlight; when the Heat has the whole world watching just how good Lebron ain’t at basketball. Kevin Garnett does understand the history of the NBA and LBJ looks up a few things online and considers his self a professor with the history of this game.

    I really feel bad for the residents in Florida, who have to deal with the BP Oil Spill and clean up efforts. Now they have another big piece of trash to deal with in Miami Beach and it may take 6 years to clean up this mess. Dwayne Wade is a very good player and has my up most respect as an NBA player. Even he has no idea to the limits his new teammates have in basketball ability and IQ. No matter what he says about his friendship with the two and what he thinks he knows. Bosh is a product of a descent player on a bad team. Chris Bosh quit in games this year with Toronto and everyone knows Lebron quits in basketball games too. Should be interesting to see how Dwayne Wade reacts to these two quitters he has just accepted to his team and the fact that both of them will be making more money than him. Not just nickels and dimes either. We are talking about 3 million dollars more, is what the numbers add up to over a 6 year period. Most U.S. families could live a lifetime on 3,000,000 dollars and James and Bosh will earn this amount in just 6 years and will be money that D. Wade will never see in his pockets or bank account.

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  • Chinese Rice or Japanese Rice?

    If you ever thought all rice was just rice and not much difference to the way you cook it, you probably haven’t ever ate any real good rice before. We have had Chinese restaurants in my area for years. The first one opened up when I was about 7 or 8 years old. I still remember my first trip there and what I ordered at my first Chinese Restaurant. I got the won ton soup and that’s really the last time I have ever ordered it. I didn’t think the soup was really that bad, but there are just a lot more foods I prefer to eat at a Chinese restaurant. Most of these restaurants serve steamed rice and it tastes like the rice you cook at home in most cases.

    Now a whole new taste of rice has hit my local hometown and it’s been the rice from Japan. These guys know how to cook rice! It is a lot more expensive to eat at a Japanese restaurant; when comparing them to Chinese food prices. If you can eat at lunch time or find a good sale on Japanese food, you may be able to eat some of this great food at a price you can afford. I mean the fried rice at Japanese restaurants is a meal in itself. I certainly prefer the fried rice over the typical steamed rice that gets cooked at most Chinese restaurants.

    Over at Buy.com, they have a Black and Decker rice cooker and I would like to order this product. See if I could cook my own rice at home that tasted as great as the rice served in Asian restaurants. I didn’t even know these rice cookers existed. I have did the 5 minute rice at home; which you pretty much just boil and eat. I think one of these specially prepared cookers is the way to go, if you want to save money and prepare your own rice at home.

    Do you share my same love for Japanese food over Chinese food? To me the biggest difference comes down to the rice. Even the fried rice in Chinese restaurants don’t serve up the flavor you can get with the Japanese rice. It’s a big difference and one that will wake up the taste buds. Rice is not just rice and if you believe this; you really need to find a place that serves Hibachi dinners or a Japanese restaurant.

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  • Bowling the 300 Game

    I have yet to ever bowl a 300 game or even come close to it. It’s a lot like a golfer hitting a hole in one. I think I would come closer to doing that; than pulling off a perfect game in bowling. A hole in one just takes 1 lucky stroke and you have achieved fame. In bowling, it’s not really hard to get a strike and anyone can do it. The hard part comes with consistency and you have to bowl 12 strikes in a row to get a perfect 300 game in bowling. Have you or someone you know ever bowled a perfect 300 game? I have never been in a bowling alley and seen someone going for the perfect game before. Only a few stories of how someone bowled a perfect game.

    I’m not sure what my strikes record is, but starting from the first frame, I have never put together 6 strikes in a row. I would just like to do that, so I could say I have bowled a half perfect game. I have put 6 strikes together in one game before, but it really doesn’t count the same. I could settle for my last 4 frames to have 6 strikes, but would prefer to have 6 strikes in my first 6 frames of a game. Just so I could have a descent shot at the perfect game in bowling. Not many have bowled a perfect 300 score before and for the ones who have done it, they have usually did it more than once.

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  • Your Best Home Remedies

    Usually every household has a home remedy or family secret they use to help someone in their family during a time of need. For instance, if a person gets stung by a bee at your house, what do you do for it? I have heard from many different people that applying tobacco juice to the stung area is good. I guess this works great for someone that has a dad, uncle, or grampa living with them and he chews tobacco. Most families may not have a pouch of tobacco in the Robern Medicine cabinet and may need to use alternative methods to treat the sting. There are products you can buy at the grocery story or drug store for treating a bee sting. For the most part, a bee sting hurts and time is the best cure for most people.

    Do you have any homemade remedies you would like to share? I would love to hear how your family treats a bee sting or any homemade remedies for a severe cold? Ever heard of a strong liquor with peppermint and honey to treat the flu? In the old days they even used moonshine as the strong alcohol ingredient and would mix it with honey and other ingredients for a homemade cold and flu remedy. I think some remedies offer an actual medical benefit; while others are found to have no real healing powers. Sometimes just tricking the brain into believing these products work is enough to help a sick person or one who is having pain and this does make these home remedies work in my opinion.

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  • Horror on Demand

    This was written by guest blogger Tyler Jameson

    Spine tingling horror is readily available in your home at anytime when you compare cable tv premium movies channels. From slasher films to psychological horror, these movies thrill, frighten, entertain, and cause you to look to see if someone or something is watching from beyond.

    I absolutely love a good horror movie be it classic or new. If it is well done and has a good story line with good acting I am hooked. One of the recent films and when I say recent I mean within the last two years I have had the pleasure to watch and be frightened of was “30 Days of Night” starring Josh Hartnett as the sheriff of the most remote town in the United States in Alaska where each year is engulfed by 30 days of night.

    This is pure and simple a vampire movie. But unlike traditional and more recent good vampires, these vampires are out for only one thing and that is blood. Hartnett and the town are faced with a small army of these living dead creatures and must try to survive and battle this menace till the sun comes again.

    What I found especially interesting in this movie was the atmosphere and constant danger of being discovered. The vampires arrive the day before night falls on a dead ship with the help of a human. The tension builds as most of the town leaves before darkness comes and when it does the horror and suspense of the film never let up till the unpredictable ending. Hartnett forfeits his own life to become a vampire and save the remaining humans. The last scene where he is sitting waiting for the sun to rise in the arms of the woman he loves knowing he will die soon is very powerful.

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  • Using one of the more updated clear tarp or canvas tarps can make a huge difference in your camping experience.

    The gold miners don’t use their custom made tarps as well as the typical group of campers, who place their tarps in key areas to prevent things from getting wet. I guess because we walk around a lot in wet clothes and even our boots and socks get soaked and we just keep going. As long as there is gold to find in “them thar hills“, we don’t mind getting wet to find it. Did you get wet on your last camping trip?

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  • MLB All Star Voting Continues

    On Sunday afternoon, many of us gathered around the TV to watch the MLB All Star Selection Show on our 4th of July afternoons. The sports special on TV showed us all of the American League and National League starters and reserves that will be playing in California on July 13th; in the Major League Baseball game we know as the All Star Game. Baseball is one of the best all star events in sports. I still prefer the NBA All Star Weekend over them all, but baseball ranks right up there.

    I love the Futures Game; which will be held next Sunday and will be on TV for us baseball fans to watch. We get treated to the Century 21 Home Run Derby on Monday; which will be July 12th. I really wanted to see the Braves Jason Heyward in this year’s home run derby, but it doesn’t look like that will happen now. Since the Braves rookie outfielder is recovering from a slight strain to his thumb; which has placed him on the DL or disabled list. His injury is not as severe as the Phillies second basemen Chase Utley is and I am hearing surgery for his thumb.

    Finally on Tuesday, baseball fans all over the world get treated to the Mid Summer Classic. Since this year’s All Star Game will take place in Anaheim; where the Angels baseball team plays their home games, we will see a daylight baseball game. The baseball game will be filled with stars, but it just won’t take place under the stars. I’m sure the sun will set in the later innings and the end of the game will be played in the beautiful night air out in Anaheim, California.

    Votes are still coming in for the final roster spots to each team’s all star squads. MLB fans can still vote on a few selected players and two will get voted in as the last man to make the All Star Game for each team. So you can still make a difference, if you will exercise your right to vote. Let’s check out the candidates for each side and tell me which player you would like to see the most in the 2010 All Star Game in Anaheim.

    National League Choices for Last Player

    1. Billy Wagner – Atlanta Braves

    2. Carlos Gonzales – Colorado Rockies

    3. Heath Bell – San Diego Padres

    4. Joey Votto – Cincinnati Reds

    5. Ryan Zimmerman – Washington Nationals

    American League Choices for Last Player

    1. Paul Konerko – Chicago White Sox

    2. Delmon Young – Minnesota Twins

    3. Michael Young – Texas Rangers

    4. Kevin Youkilis – Boston Red Sox

    5. Nick Swisher – New York Yankees

    These are the MLB players on the ballots for the last All Star roster spots to be added to the American and National League teams in the 81st All Star Game. You can vote now for which player you would like to see for each side. Since the All Star Game does count now, you may won’t to vote on the worse choice for each side. If I was an American League baseball fan, I would vote for Billy Wagner of the Atlanta Braves. He would have the least amount of chance of causing harm to your American League team. If the American League wants to keep their winning streak alive, the A.L. fans should vote for Billy Wagner of the Braves for that last N.L. roster spot.

    Braves Closer Billy Wagner

    On the flip side, if I was a National League fan, I need to vote for the worse player on the American League ballot for the last player. I would be glad to do that, but I really don’t know which player is the worse. I really like Nick Swisher, but really don’t want to see another Yankee in the All Star Game. So no votes for Swisher, even though I like him best as a baseball fan. No need to help the Red Sox nation with another vote for one of their players, so I won’t vote for Kevin Youkilis. I guess Delmon Young of the Twins; who is a great player, would be the best choice for National League voters to choose, so they could help the N.L. All Stars win this year.

    Vote Delmon Young for the worse player possible. American League voters will want to vote for the pitcher Billy Wagner of the Atlanta Braves, because the odds are in the A.L. favor, that Wagner will have no impact to the 81st All Star game in Anaheim, California.

    Why was Billy Wagner of the Atlanta Braves, the only pitcher in the final vote for last player in baseball? I know they selected players from the top divisional leading teams, but the Braves do have some better choices for a All Star player. Not sure if it’s still true, but Troy Glaus was leading the National League in RBI’s or runs batted in. The committee could have made a better roster choice for the N.L. side by putting Troy Glaus in the mix. The A.L. votes will love to vote for Wagner and he would be their guy for the last spot in.

    MLB fans have until Thursday at 4PM EST to get their votes in. The last roster spot will be determined by the online votes, so your vote does count! Go get your votes in now and be sure to vote early and often! I hope your favorite group of 2010 All Star Players wins next Tuesday. It should be a good All Star Game; which I’m sure they will still be talking about Stephen Strasburg not making the National League squad. The Nationals rookie pitcher is the talk of baseball right now and his presence will be felt in Anaheim as Charlie Manual of the Phillies left him off of the 2010 All Star Game for the National League team. Now go get those votes in for the final MLB player for the 2010 All Star Game.

    Men Shop for Clothes Online Too

    Normally when we think about shopping online, we picture a woman running from website to website looking for all the best online deals; while she just keeps charging her purchases to the hubby’s credit card. Actually the “hubby” or us men like to look around a little too. Men don’t like to go to the malls and department stores; like the female shoppers do. It actually makes more sense for men to be shopping online; than it does for the women.

    Gentlemen who are looking to find a good discount on men’s pants could do their self a big favor and go to ShopWiki.com first. Their online shopping website is like a search engine and they crawl the web looking for the best online deals. They gather items from a variety of websites and list them all on one page or multiple back to back pages,  so shoppers really can find the best discounts for men’s clothing and all other items too!

    Imagine the man that works all week and doesn’t have much time to get to the department stores. He could really take advantage of a website that sold men’s clothing online. He knows he will be attending an event in the future; which requires him to dress up a bit. He can come online and type into a search engine and find a number of websites that sold cheap men’s dress shirts. He would really be ahead of the game, if he chose to look for these low-priced dress shirts at ShopWiki.com. His search there would reveal a countless number of websites; which would probably show pictures of men’s dress shirts and have them listed by price with the cheapest dress shirts first. How easy does that sound?

    I really believe the male crowd could take advantage of Shop Wiki better than the ladies could. The women want to touch, try-on clothes, and get the smell of the clothing items they’re buying. While a man could see a picture and be sold. As long as the price tag and shipping cost was in his budget. It should be interesting to see if men start shopping more than women do online. Don’t forget guys, the other clothing accessories for men like hats, belts, and our favorite sports team logo on a clothing item is also available online. Go use the search engines or Shop Wiki to see what kind of online bargains you can find. Finally we have a way to show women how to save money online and with their favorite hobby S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G!

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  • The Official PTC Rankings have a new money earning website listed at number one. The LogiPTC website; which offers a low cashout minimum of $5 to their members is now the number 1 PTC website online. It’s a real simple system and it helps Internet users to earn a quick buck online. Nothing fancy and new members won’t find it difficult navigating their way around at Logi PTC. Advertisers who seek ads on the World’s Number 1 PTC Website, will need to go through Logi Traffic to place their advertising orders. For everyone else who just wants to earn some easy money, you can sign up for free at Logi PTC and click “browse sites” to begin earning some fast and easy cash online.

    A new opportunity for most folks, who haven’t made their way to the easiest and fastest way to earn money online. This money making system is a cash generating machine and it doesn’t take users long to see why this new ptc website really does live up to the hype. Most websites or online opportunities fail to live up to the bold statements and claims you can read about sometimes online. You know, those current members stories on how they earned so much money in so little time and doing it all in their spare time. Well use your spare time if you want. I have found a full time way to make money online and it all starts at Logi PTC.

    The more time you can spend online, the more you will make at Logi PTC. For those who really want to maximize their earnings on the top PTC website in the World; they will really want to get the free Logiptc toolbar. This helps to alert Logi Members to all of the new ads that get added to the system, so you don’t miss out on none of the money that is flying around over here. Logiptc offers their toolbar for free download in a variety of different browsers. So it doesn’t matter if you use IE or Firefox, you can find the exact toolbar at Logi PTC for your specific browser.

    Members who take the time to add the free tool bar for Logi PTC , will be the ones requesting cashouts the most. The minimum amount to request a cash payment to your Pay Pal account is only $5. You will earn this amount in no time, if you have the LogiPTC toolbar. If not, you will need to refresh your browser several times each few minutes, so you can quickly click on all of the new ads that get added. There are new ads being placed on Logi PTC all through the day and night. So it doesn’t matter where you live on Earth, the new Logiptc ads will randomly and frequently appear for you!

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  • The Sixth Month Storm in the U.S.

    Have you ever heard the phrase “The South’s Gonna Rise Again”? Perhaps it is true and who ever coined the phrase was talking about the floods rising from the rains; instead of the Civil War. A lot of U.S. States in the South will be paying close attention to the weather this year, since the BP Oil Spill is still a major issue. A lot of the United States is still in the tornado season and the first day of July showed Texas was already in the hurricane season. Hurricane Alex causing havoc in the Gulf of Mexico and dumping tons of rain on Northern Mexico and in Texas, appears to only be the midway point of a 6 month storm. What should residents do; that do call the Southern U.S. home?

    From a financial standpoint, anyone living in the Midwest and Southeast States; who face a tornado season each spring, should look to protect their self from lightning. One bad lightning strike at your home could cause some major, if not fatal, damage to your HDTV, computer, and a cell phone you might have plugged in the wall for charging the battery. An inexpensive 8 outlet surge suppressor or protector could save you and your family thousands of dollars. I truly believe in these surge protectors. They are worth their weight in gold and you know how gold prices have been soaring off the charts lately. You should have your desktop computer, printer, monitor, fax machine, and all other computer accessories plugged-in to a surge protector. Don’t forget to protect the big screen TV too, because it costs way too much, for it to be lost to lightning.

    Tornado season brings high winds and severe thunderstorms. The hurricane season is pretty much the same thing, but with a lot more flooding rain. Floods are the number 1 weather disaster that kills people each year. Humans can protect their electrical equipment well, with a surge protector on sale at Buy.com, but can’t do much self protection against lightning. You would think lightning bolts from the sky; which has a higher temperature than the surface of the Sun, would be more deadly. A flood is much more easier to defend against; when you compare it to lightning. Yet the numbers show floods take out more human life; than really all of the other weather and natural disasters combined.

    Going to higher ground is the obvious advice for people trapped in a flood. The majority of deaths caused by floods is due to a lack of information from people that live in low-lying areas. For instance, someone going to bed at night and isn’t aware of the flooding conditions and gets swept away while sleeping. Or the driver on the road, who tries to drive through a gushing stream of water and lacks the information on the strength of the flow or that the road is washed away underneath. Turn around and don’t drown!

    Most of us have completed the first couple of months from the sixth month storm (tornado season). Now we are looking at the next few months of this 6th month storm, due to the hurricanes that will be trying to find their way to the Gulf and Atlantic States. Hurricane Alex wasn’t even a direct hit in the U.S., but the flooding rains from Alex did impact a large chunk of Texas. A couple of tornadoes did spawn from Hurricane Alex. Not to mention the numerous lightning strikes; which probably killed a lot of electrical gadgets in the Lone Star State.

    Best thing for all of us to do is stay informed with what’s going on out there. You come first, so protecting your health against Mother Nature’s fury is priority number one. Keep all of your expensive electrical equipment plugged-in to a outlet with surge protection. Avoid driving on the roads during severe storms and after heavy rains have fell. The 2010 sixth month storm will be watched more closely than all of the ones before it. We can thank the good folks from the British Petroleum company for that. Please stay safe and this story to be continued…

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  • Get out your wallet NBA owners, because there is a chance you and your GM can be a hero for the upcoming season in the National Basketball Association. Your current coaches, players, and fans will love you to death, if you can capture one or two of these big names that will be floating around today. The first day of this month has been marked on the calendar for a lot of NBA employees and NBA fans. July 1st is the official start to the NBA free agency season and a lot of big names are out there for the taking.

    The one question that everyone wants to know is; where will Lebron James being playing in the 2010/2011 NBA season? It will take more than a big billboard on a downtown Cleveland building to keep the King home, as a number of teams will be throwing their self into the Lebron James lottery. The Cleveland Cavaliers do have a good shot at keeping Lebron in Ohio, since James would earn the most money with them and it’s also the place where is friends and family call home.

    The first team today was the New Jersey Nets; who would get the ball rolling for the services of Lebron James. They have a new super rich owner with deep pockets, a new head coach in Avery Johnson, and their partial owner Jay Z were all there to welcome LeBron in for his interview with the league’s worse record last year. LeBron James and one more big name could find their way to Jersey and make the Nets an 8th seeded team in the East. James would make a lot of money off the court in New Jersey and this is why they have a shot to get him.

    The next stop was in New York and it’s obviously the marketing capital of the World. No other team in the league would offer more dollars to Lebron James for off the court endorsements and advertising; than the Knicks could do next year. If it’s all about the money; then LBJ will be a Knickerbocker next season in the NBA.

    The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls are two other teams that have a shot. For some reason a lot of public figures in Chicago think the Bulls have the best young team in the NBA. Perhaps they should look at other young teams and realize they are not the best young team. Lebron in Chicago would not even be a top 5 seed in the East next year and this is assuming another big time free agent joins him there. The Heat have Dwayne Wade, who is also a free agent, but would make the most basketball sense for Lebron to choose. James, Wade, and 1 more big free agent name would put the Heat as one of the top 4 teams in the East. The Celtics, Magic, and Hawks are currently the top 3, with a Cavs team that doesn’t have number 23 or 6 on their roster. Not sure if the Heat would be better than any 3 of these teams, but a solid 4th in the East. Chicago would not win multiple championships if Lebron comes their way, because they could only strut out a starting 5 and would have no one on the bench to play championship basketball. It takes starters and a bench to win a championship in the NBA; unless you have the best player in the league, who is Kobe Bryant and not LBJ.

    A lot of folks forgot that Cleveland had the best record in the NBA last year. Funny how that little piece of news doesn’t get talked about, since the Cavs lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs this year. If Lebron wants to win a championship as soon as possible, then the Cavaliers offer that. If it’s about money, it would be with the Knicks. The Heat would be a possibility in 2 to 3 years with a Wade and James combination in South Florida, but not as likely as the current cast and crew for the Cleveland Cavaliers. I don’t think the Nets or Bulls have much of a shot, because neither team can offer the money that N.Y. can and their current talent is way below the poverty line.

    Pat Riley offered Amare Stoudamire a deal with the Heat and included the James and Wade combination. If Stoudamrie, Wade, and James play in Florida next year. I think the Heat will be a 3 seed in the East and will be 2nd round losers in the NBA playoffs next year. No bench in Miami and not enough time to gel as a team for an NBA Championship. In two years from now, it would be possible. So the Heat do have a 20 percent chance of landing Lebron James. Players don’t often have the patience of waiting to win and if Lebron wants the instant NBA ring. He will stay in Cleveland and I will give the Cavaliers a 30 percent chance of getting the big fella. They all say they want to win, but we really know it’s about the money. The most money would be in New York, but I feel N.Y. didn’t bring enough to the table on day 1 of the free agency, so I’m only going to give their odds at less than 10 percent. The Nets are almost NY and will be in Brooklyn if Jay Z has anything to do with it. The Brooklyn Nets will offer King James the most money in 2012 and be close enough now, for Lebron to take home an almost NY paycheck, so the Nets odds come in at 40 percent.

    ODDS FOR GETTING LEBRON JAMES

    1. New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets – 40%

    2. Cleveland Cavaliers – 30%

    3. Miami Heat – 20%

    4. New York Knicks – 9%

    5. All Other NBA Teams – 1%

    They will be some big losers in the Lebron James frenzy. The Heat, Bulls, and Knicks all made bad trades and gave other teams value, with their attempts to clear space for LBJ. One could possibly win, but at least 2 will surely lose. So get ready NBA fans. We are gonna get a good laugh at the expense of at least 2 NBA franchises. If Lebron picks any NBA team outside of the Cavaliers or Heat; then he clearly based his decision on money and everyone will know what the King really stands for. He must be wearing a Heat or Cavs Jersey next season for him to truly care about winning.

    Other NBA free agent names you may have heard about include the very over rated Joe Johnson, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudamire, Dwayne Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Boozer, John Salmons, Rudy Gay, and Mr. Lee from the Big Apple in New York.

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