Post by TimPig on Jan 14, 2020 20:48:59 GMT
If you missed TMBSLTV's televised special on LeBron James' decision, here is the transcript of Jim Green's conversation with James:
Jim Green in bold
LeBron James in italics
Thank you very much, LeBron. Everybody is on pins and needles across the country, particularly those teams who are in the running for LeBron James.
Are you ready to go LeBron? Where is the powder?
Left it at home.
What did you expect of the recruiting process? Because we've seen 30 foot billboards. We've seen teams clear out all kinds of cap space. We've seen cartoons made about you and for you in part of their pitch. President Trump, for crying out loud, seven times has commented that he'd like to see you go to Dallas, where he's great friends with chairman and GM D.Lap Throws. What did you expect from this process?
Thirsty. Y'all are thirsty. I'm surrounded by thirst traps. Feels like a desert out here, everyone's so thirsty. Jafeel?
Ja definitely feel. When did you decide?
I decided this morning. I went day to day. I wake up one morning, it's this team. I wake up another morning, it's this team. And it's a process that... I felt it was...I may feel like this is the best opportunity for me or not the best opportunity for me.
So does the team that you're going to, that you'll announce in a few minutes, do they know your decision?
They just found out.
So the other five, on pins and needles, in a roundabout way, basically just found out it isn't them?
Oops.
Well, OK. I guess the fans still want to know even if the teams already do. So...I guess...what's your decision?
In this fall, this is very easy, the easiest decision of my life. In this fall I'm going to take my talents to North Beach.
...North Beach?
That was the conclusion I woke up with this morning. I can't wait to get to work on the shores of North Beach.
Wait...LeBron...
I feel like it's going to give me the best opportunity to win and to win for multiple years, and not only just to win in the regular season or just to win five games in a row or three games in a row, I want to be able to win fractional titles and regular season belts and ELO trophies. And I feel like I can there.
So, North Beach...does that mean you're going to San Francisco - to Golden State? Resurrecting a contracted franchise? Did you talk to Taco: Better than a Nacho ?
No, silly! Where did you ever get that idea?
I'll be the one asking the questions. I feel like we've really gone off the rails here, LeBron. Let's take a step back.
What's the matter, Jim?
Maybe I'm crazy, but I feel like I'm not the only one who doesn't know where you plan to play next year.
North Beach! On the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan, you big dope!
OK, I think I get it. You're going back to Chicago?
Of course! It was never really in doubt.
No one calls it North Beach.
Fuck you, Jim.
So what led you to sticking in Chicago?
I have a lot of respect for what GM Pig has been doing here. Me, Oscar, 'Nique - I think we've got a really bright future. We can definitely win three or four dunk contests and even more fractional title belts. Without a doubt.
What about Greg Oden?
Who?
Greg Oden.
Oh. That guy. He's a dildo. Sucks.
I see. What other teams were really in the running?
Well, I had a lot of offers, of course. South Beach, Middlesouth Beach, Middle Beach, Northeast Beach, West Beach. All of them offered me. Also Dallas.
Can we maybe just stick to team nicknames moving forward?
I guess, if your geography skills are that lacking. The Heat, Pelicans, Blackhawks, Globetrotters, Trail Blazers, and Mavericks.
Why not go to one of those teams and start your legacy anew?
Bunch of boners GMing all of those teams if I'm being honest.
OK, well I think we've gotten as far as we're going to get here. Thank you for your time, LeBron.
Sure thing, Jim. Any time.
Jim Green in bold
LeBron James in italics
Thank you very much, LeBron. Everybody is on pins and needles across the country, particularly those teams who are in the running for LeBron James.
Are you ready to go LeBron? Where is the powder?
Left it at home.
What did you expect of the recruiting process? Because we've seen 30 foot billboards. We've seen teams clear out all kinds of cap space. We've seen cartoons made about you and for you in part of their pitch. President Trump, for crying out loud, seven times has commented that he'd like to see you go to Dallas, where he's great friends with chairman and GM D.Lap Throws. What did you expect from this process?
Thirsty. Y'all are thirsty. I'm surrounded by thirst traps. Feels like a desert out here, everyone's so thirsty. Jafeel?
Ja definitely feel. When did you decide?
I decided this morning. I went day to day. I wake up one morning, it's this team. I wake up another morning, it's this team. And it's a process that... I felt it was...I may feel like this is the best opportunity for me or not the best opportunity for me.
So does the team that you're going to, that you'll announce in a few minutes, do they know your decision?
They just found out.
So the other five, on pins and needles, in a roundabout way, basically just found out it isn't them?
Oops.
Well, OK. I guess the fans still want to know even if the teams already do. So...I guess...what's your decision?
In this fall, this is very easy, the easiest decision of my life. In this fall I'm going to take my talents to North Beach.
...North Beach?
That was the conclusion I woke up with this morning. I can't wait to get to work on the shores of North Beach.
Wait...LeBron...
I feel like it's going to give me the best opportunity to win and to win for multiple years, and not only just to win in the regular season or just to win five games in a row or three games in a row, I want to be able to win fractional titles and regular season belts and ELO trophies. And I feel like I can there.
So, North Beach...does that mean you're going to San Francisco - to Golden State? Resurrecting a contracted franchise? Did you talk to Taco: Better than a Nacho ?
No, silly! Where did you ever get that idea?
I'll be the one asking the questions. I feel like we've really gone off the rails here, LeBron. Let's take a step back.
What's the matter, Jim?
Maybe I'm crazy, but I feel like I'm not the only one who doesn't know where you plan to play next year.
North Beach! On the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan, you big dope!
OK, I think I get it. You're going back to Chicago?
Of course! It was never really in doubt.
No one calls it North Beach.
Fuck you, Jim.
So what led you to sticking in Chicago?
I have a lot of respect for what GM Pig has been doing here. Me, Oscar, 'Nique - I think we've got a really bright future. We can definitely win three or four dunk contests and even more fractional title belts. Without a doubt.
What about Greg Oden?
Who?
Greg Oden.
Oh. That guy. He's a dildo. Sucks.
I see. What other teams were really in the running?
Well, I had a lot of offers, of course. South Beach, Middlesouth Beach, Middle Beach, Northeast Beach, West Beach. All of them offered me. Also Dallas.
Can we maybe just stick to team nicknames moving forward?
I guess, if your geography skills are that lacking. The Heat, Pelicans, Blackhawks, Globetrotters, Trail Blazers, and Mavericks.
Why not go to one of those teams and start your legacy anew?
Bunch of boners GMing all of those teams if I'm being honest.
OK, well I think we've gotten as far as we're going to get here. Thank you for your time, LeBron.
Sure thing, Jim. Any time.
