Dru Joyce on 60 Minutes this Sunday

[Dr Z]

CBS News link with Dru in itThis is from the same piece.Has anybody been to a Cavs game lately. I went to the Knicks game last Sunday.While they are warming up before the game. They bring a special rack of balls to the mid court sideline.All the "other" Cavs move out of the way as LBJ underhand shoots a rack of balls trying to entertain the crowd.Fun, but seemed a little weird to me. I guess when your the King, you do what you want.

[mivid12]

wife & i went to the hawks game sat the 21st...luv every minute of it...4 rows behind the cavs bench......i don't know why you think it weird, but whatever

[Blue & Gold]

Wow, how did you score tickets 4 rows behind the Cavs bench? Did you just simply have to bite the bullet and pay through the nose for them? When I go to a Cavs game I sit 4 rows from the top of the Q.

[mivid12]

Wow, how did you score tickets 4 rows behind the Cavs bench? Did you just simply have to bite the bullet and pay through the nose for them? When I go to a Cavs game I sit 4 rows from the top of the Q.

bingo...face value for these tix are 138.00 bux....i pd 230 a pop...online agency....i've got two young kids so we go once a year.....so my philosophy is if i'm going, i'm going in style!

[Dr Z]

On the same topic (sort of), has anybody seen Moondog shoot underhand behind the head half court shots. Dude is sick! I bet he makes 25% Pretty impressive for being in that costume.

[skip-zip]

I wait for business associates of mine to get the tickets that get us in the seats behind the baskets about half was up, with free access to the VIP bar and the buffet. That's when I go. They even have carved meat up there. Not your run-of-the-mill buffet. I wouldn't pay for them otherwise. I think it's all totally overpriced. And I feel for those people who want to take their entire family to an NBA game. I'm fortunate there's only two of us. Other than that....I go to a local establishment and watch on tv with other fans....a lot more practical that way. And in some ways, it kinda makes you feel like you are there anyways. I'm looking forward to the 60 min. show. I hope Romeo and Dru are indeed on there. That might be one of our last chances to benefit from the "LeBron's friends played at Akron" factor.

[Blue & Gold]

I'm looking forward to the 60 min. show. I hope Romeo and Dru are indeed on there. That might be one of our last chances to benefit from the "LeBron's friends played at Akron" factor.

Unfortunately, I think Dr. Z was joking about Dru and Rome being in the interview. In one of the highlight clips of LeBron you can see Dru bringing the ball up the court and throwing an alley-oop to LBJ. Thus, I took Dr. Z's comment about Dru & possibly Romeo as tongue-in-cheek.You're right about us needing to reap every last grain of publicity from our unbelievably fortunate association with LeBron. I really hope that Dru, Rome, KD and UA are all mentioned in th 60 Minutes feature!

[Zipsrifle]

So when does UA give Lebron an honary degree? I think it is in the cards at some point in time. Personally, I would love to see LBJ start taking a few classes at some point in time....maybe UA had really high tuition for him and it happens to go to a new BB arena???? Going to college really sends a good message.

[ksu sucks]

maybe UA had really high tuition for him and it happens to go to a new BB arena????

Now you're thinking. Kill two birds with one stone; matriculate a celebrity status athlete and rake in some cash for an area while were at it...genius...

[Dr Z]

Anybody feel like Keith Dambrot got dissed in this piece?If you missed it, you can watch the 12 minute segment on line here.You can read the transcript here

[zen]

Yeah, I don't think it's a big deal.The story was about LeBron. Yeah, Dru Joyce got a mention and KD didn't but LeBron hooks up KD sometimes and a lot of other people did not get mentioned.What do you want?The story was about LeBron. I liked it.

[Dr Z]

What do you want?

You never know how a piece gets edited, so unless I get to ask LBJ directly I'll probably never know. I was hoping something positive for Akron instead of the run down neighborhood shots. I also wished Kroft would have asked him about his movie. I did like the Gloria interview. She is gold. I hoped for more. I also would have liked it if they interviewed him at his house instead of a gym. I think it was pretty lame of Kroft not to ask him the big question...free agency. I don't know how you sit LBJ down and NOT ask him that question?!? Maybe LBJ told him he couldn't ask that question. 12 minutes, come on, give me more!?!? Nice piece, but a missed opportunity IMO. C-

[Blue & Gold]

I'm with Zen. Yeah, I wish KD was at least mentioned in the piece, but I don't think it's a big deal.Btw, does anyone know whether KD was able to make it down to Columbus this weekend to see the St.V/M game? LeBron was down there, and I'm pretty certain Coach Joice and KD are pretty good friends.

[zipboy]

I gave the piece a C. I expected him to do more on LBJ's family and upbringing. He is a better businessman than they let on. Not many people can hob nob with Warren Buffet and JayZ and be comfortable in both worlds. I also wonder about the editing. He lived with the Walker family for a year and no mention of them either. I wish they would have asked Maverick Carter how he liked playing for Hipsher during his transfer year

[skip-zip]

Of course, I wished KD and the Zips had gotten publicity. I know KD gets mentioned often as LeBron's high school coach, but in this story, only Joyce was mentioned as his coach. Even when LeBron talked about how all those guys played together in AAU ball before high school, KD wasn't mentioned.As I said to my wife while watching it, why do so many people in the national media portray Akron as the city that lost all of that Rubber business....when it happened....30 years ago !! So much has happened to Akron's grownth since LeBron has been alive, and no mention of that at all. Only the bad times many, many years ago.

[Hilltopper]

Total fluff piece. The way it was edited made it really vague on any hard facts. A let down for me.

[Dave in Green]

The real question is how the piece was perceived by the rest of the country who don't know all the little things we know about LeBron and Akron. From my perspective, the single most important message is that the man who either already is or may soon be the best and most influential professional basketball player/businessman on the planet chooses to live in Akron, Ohio. I got that message out of the piece, but I was looking for it. I'm not sure how someone in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles saw it.

[WinZip]

Heres what I think people will come away with:“It used to be known as the rubber capitol of the world before the plants closed and moved away; today it’s known as the home of Lebron James.”I'm not sure if this is good or bad. I could go either way really. For the most part, I'd like to think Akron is improving with Lebron's help and not because of it.Lebron stated Akron was maintatin'...I'd like to think otherwise. Guess we'll just have to create some more positive news!Lets go Zips!PS. I'll give the story a C. Nothing a wiki article wouldn't have told me.

[Dr Z]

PS. I'll give the story a C. Nothing a wiki article wouldn't have told me.

Good idea, but the wiki article mentions KD and doesn't have any photos of beat down houses in Akron. I think I like it better.Most interesting fact I learned from the wiki article:Avant-garde guitarist Buckethead honored James's twenty-fourth birthday with two new songs on his website called "LeBron" and "LeBron's Hammer" both later released on the 2009 album Slaughterhouse on the Prairie.[71] One of his earlier songs, "King James" from Crime Slunk Scene (2006), is also dedicated to James.