Can't say I disagree with him.

By Brian Windhorst
ESPN.com


PHOENIX -- This won't make LeBron James popular at the next player's union meeting, but Thursday he suggested the NBA would be more entertaining if there was contraction of teams.

In defending his decision to join up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat, James said the league was better when numerous teams had multiple stars. He said he hopes the league can return to that someday, because right now there isn't enough talent to support the 30 current teams.

"Hopefully the league can figure out one way where it can go back to the '80s where you had three or four All-Stars, three or four superstars, three or four Hall of Famers on the same team," James said. "The league was great. It wasn't as watered down as it is [now]."

In fact, James seemed to have a couple of ideas of which teams could go and some players that would make other teams better right now.

"[Contraction] is not my job; I'm a player but that is why it the league was so great," James said.

"Imagine if you could take Kevin Love off Minnesota and add him to another team and you shrink the [league]. Looking at some of the teams that aren't that great, you take Brook Lopez or you take Devin Harris off these teams that aren't that good right now and you add him to a team that could be really good. Not saying let's take New Jersey and let's take Minnesota out of the league. But hey, you guys are not stupid, I'm not stupid, it would be great for the league."

Perhaps that's a hint why James didn't seriously consider signing with the Nets last summer.

James spoke on the issue before taking on the Phoenix Suns, but much of the focus this week is on Saturday when the Heat are part of the Christmas Day main event against the Lakers in Los Angeles.

James said Wednesday he doesn't enjoy playing on Christmas even if it is the main attraction on the league's regular season schedule.

James said the Christmas game wouldn't be such a big deal if there were fewer teams like in the '80s.

"You had more [star] players on a team, which made almost every game anticipated, not just a Christmas Day game," James said. "I don't ever think it is bad for the league when guys decide they want to do some greatness for what we call a team sport."

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What'd be better is Wade contracting his anal sphincter whilst LeBron has his tongue up there tossin' salad like a madman ...

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- Henry George

Just read this too, my initial reaction is I agree too.

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I agree too. The Clippers, T-Wolves, Warriors, Nets, Raptors, Bobcats and Wizards are teams that should not exist imo

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"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

Sure he wants the league to get rid of the Cavaliers so his punk ass doesn't have to go there.

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Add the Pacers, Grizzlies and Hornets to the list.

Thought the Griz was gone already?

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"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

No, they just went to Tennessee.

What a dbag

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Team Cutler.

i feel overall the talent level in the NBA right now is the highest it's been in a long time

That's was the first thought that came to my mind when I read this last week. The only difference is I added arrogant to it.

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I don't see anything he said there that makes him a dbag

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"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

me neither

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/ ... id=5960277

DBag.

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Team Cutler.

That article is hilarious. He had to "clarify" comments on about 5 issues from this season. He really should just not speak ever.

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I didn't know what the word contraction meant until I looked it up on the internet.

Who you crappin?

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So wait. If a team isn't currently good, they should just get rid of them?

I can't, for the life of me, figure out why people hate this guy...

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This is my signature...

yes

and give the money from the team sale to the Boys & Girls club

Um, because he's in a union and he feels that taking jobs away from his fellow co-workers is a good thing???????

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LeBron loves the kids.

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Then he should expect a visit from Chris Hansen and the Dateline crew.

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the way i see it, lebron isnt wishing for guys to lose jobs... hes wishing for the league as a whole to stay relevant. nobody even goes to the games of great teams when they are playing scrub counterparts, and the scrub vs scrub games simply lose the nba money.

i dont like the grizzlies, bobcats or the wizards. just because of their names. add that to the fact they suck at making money, and thats my votes. well i guess you need an even amount, so throw in the timberwolves i guess. i dont hate the twolves, its just that i dont think anyone would really notice anyway

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

I agree with all of this.

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Outside of football, the other 3 major sports could use less teams. If you were to get rid of 4-6 hockey teams , 2-4 MLB and NBA teams the product would be better.

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No mention of NBA?

Fuckin racist.

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Fixed

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Golden State has one of the best fanbases in the league. Them and the Pacers should not be on that list.

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