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LeBron to the Bulls? 3 GMs think so

May, 13, 2010

May 13

11:20

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By Chad Ford
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Boston Celtics fans were chanting "New York Knicks" during Thursday's 6 every time that LeBron James went to the foul line. Maybe they should've been chanting "Chicago Bulls."

Within minutes of the Cleveland Cavaliers' elimination at the hands of the Celtics, the speculation about LeBron James' next destination resumed in full force.

In the space of five minutes I heard from three NBA GMs via text, e-mail and phone. All three said that based on the information they have, they believe LeBron will leave the Cavs.

More surprisingly, all of them said they believe the destination will be the Chicago Bulls. Two said they believe that John Calipari will be the Bulls' new head coach.

One GM went a bit further in a phone call a few minutes later. "I think the Bulls are really going to go for it. Look for them to offer the Cavs Luol Deng in a sign-and-trade for LeBron. That will allow them to retain most of their cap space. Then they'll go after Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh as well."

I'm sure we'll hear various scenarios involving the Knicks, Nets and Heat over the course of the next month. But it's hard to come up with any other scenario that would be quite as appealing for LeBron.

are you surpirsed by this?

im not going to lie, i was surprised that u of a got in. i thought they were good enough, but their record, their place in the conference and usc winning the pac-10 tourny all told me this would be the first time in 25 years u of a would not be in the ncaa tournament.

with that said, once they got in, i was not surprised to watch them make the sweet 16 and sweet it is. nothing heals the wounds of losing to asu three times like making it further than that "school" in the tournament.

i was not surprised because when u of a is playing well they beat kansas, gonzaga, ucla, washington, usc, and cal. all teams in the field of 64 with a better seed. im not surprised because even though there record didn't look as good as normal, five of those L's were by two points or less and nine of those losses came to tournament teams. im not surprised because their tournament wins were against utah and cleveland state.

im not surprised, but i am excited. lets go cats! steel louisville's coach!

lute!

had some friends over for dinner on thursday and i told them i was going to the u of a basketball game later in the evening. wayne asked if lute was really all that? i explained that some critics say that considering the players he had, he maybe should have won more (specifically national championships). this is a little comical considering the guys resume. however, in tucson, he will always be "all that".

little did i know that at half time of the game, the u of a recognized lutes career. steve kerr, one of my favorite athletes spoke amongst others. here are a few of coach olson's greatest coaching accomplishments:

1997 NCAA Championship

5 Final Fours

780 Career Wins

23 Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances

(longest current streak, last season made it 24)

11 Pac-10 Championships

1986 World Championship for Team USA

53 NBA Draft Picks

1989 Coach of the Year

2002 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee

312 Consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Top 25

i met coach "o" when i was in college, he was great, an experience i will always remember as he talked with me and 14 of my classmates about his experiences in coaching. if nothing else, he built an amazing basketball program that gave me a lot of fond memories. as a fellow coach, i hope to have a similar impact.