LBJ In The Shadow Of MJ?

Will he stay or will he go, and if he goes will it be to the Windy City? A lot of talk about Lebron James has been stirring up after the game 6 loss to the Celtics on Thursday night. Most of the talk is about Lebron coming to Chicago or New York. Chicago out of all scenarios is the best simply because this team is the closest to being championship ready out of all teams that he can possibly go to. The main issue that people are bringing up is the fact the Lebron might not want to play in the shadow of Michael Jordan. The bottom line is that every time Lebron, Kobe, or D. Wade step on the court, they will always be compared to the greatest to ever play the game, and if you ask me, that is not necessarily a bad thing. To be compared to Mike means that you are doing something right. Not only that, but look at the players he would have to play with, Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and Taj Gibson. That nucleus is young, smart, and experienced, and I believe ready for the next level, but they are just missing a couple of pieces. New York, the city of bright lights on the other hand has just that to offer him, no team is assembled partially for him to get a championship with. If I was looking to make a run at the NBA Finals, then the team to go with would have to be the Bulls. Will LBJ see it the same way?.....

Where Is Baseball In Chicago?

It's May and baseball season has been going on for some time now. The question is, where is baseball in Chicago? The White Sox and Cubs were huge disappointments last year, and this year it doesn't seem to be any better. The Cubs have a record of 15-22 right now and the Sox are no better with a record of 15-21. Now although these are two different teams, it is amazing how the problems they have seem to be so similar. The bats are no where to be found and the pitching is just average. The starting pitching is at least getting quality starts, it's more so the relief pitching that will come and give the game away. The problem only grows worse when you can't get any run support for the job the starter has done, so 9 times out of 10 that will result in a loss. We as fans all know that it is only May, so yes it's still early, but the road that these two teams are traveling down seems to be a little bumpy. Luckily with baseball there are so many games to be played, the time they have to turn things around is the only positive thing they have going for them. With the Cubs only 6 games back, and the Sox 7 games back, this early season fiasco can and I think will be turned around.

Bulls Coaching Job Still Vacant....

Where is the front office with this particular issue? Have they made any moves toward the future? These plus many more questions are being asked by fans and media because it seems as if they are just sitting still on the topic. The 76ers have already began the interview process as far as coaching goes, and one of the best looking sports markets, Chicago of course, has yet to make a move, publicly at least. Where do they go from here? Are they waiting to see what possible 2010 free agent they will land? The problem with that is, it will be a lot harder to bring in one of those big names, if there is no good coach already in place. The name Phil Jackson has been thrown around the past week or so, but in all honesty, Phil is not leaving sunny California, to come back to cold Chicago, plus he won't get the money he wants. Coach Cal out of Kentucky was another name, but the college level is totally different from the professional level, it seems to never work in just about any sport. Then Just recently the name Lawrence Frank, former coach of the New Jersey Nets has been tossed in the hat, wait did I say the Nets....nuff said. Let's hope the Bulls front office has something up their sleeves other then the names we have just mentioned, if not we are looking at another season of a sub-par .500 season.