Party in the City when the Heat is on

The Rumor Mill spins to a halt today as "The Decision" is announced. It can't come too soon. A one hour special tonight on ESPN will finally answer the question about LeBron James' team for the foreseeable future. Like I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I really don't care where he goes. This entire process to me is like the movie Transformers. Tons of hoopla and special effects, but in the end the story was just bad. If he does go to Miami to form a basketball super group with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, it will be more interesting than if he stayed in Cleveland. (Town motto: Cleveland Rocks. Even though it doesn't. Miami's town motto is: Miami! As corrupt as Louisiana or Chicago, but a touch more scenic.) And let's not pass over the fact that it would be a total waste of America's time to have a one hour special to talk about how you are not changing anything. Of course some measure of this has been a waste of America's time anyways, so why stop now?

LeBron in a city like Miami is also marketing gold. Coming from the Gulf Coast of Florida, I have a much different perspective on that city than most. I think it is dirty, crowded, not as pretty as everyone thinks, and riddled with crime. But it does have South Beach. Does Cleveland have South Beach? Does Chicago? Does New Jersey? Nope. I can see the new Nike Ads now. LeBron in spoofs of Miami Vice, Scarface, and if we're lucky...Golden Girls. I can't see him guest starring in an episode of "Hot in Cleveland." (By the way, that's 2 different Betty White shows in 2 sentences. ) I can see him on CSI Miami or Burn Notice. So I am going to change direction on this. All along I have said he stays with the Cavs. But now it looks like Miami has been calling his name all along.

Enjoy "The Decision" tonight. I have to watch it. It's my job. But I'm not happy about it. And I get the feeling that the people in Cleveland won't be happy either.

That is all.