A couple things on LeBron James and his signing with the Miami Heat Thursday:

- I feel empathy for the Cleveland area. This is a native son, who turned his back on his hometown. It's not unlike the area in which we live in that it takes a lot of bashing that is, frankly, unfair and unnecessary. Good people in Cleveland and Akron and the surrounding areas. They deserve better than this.

- I think it says something about his lack of competitive character that LeBron wants to play on a team where the deck is stacked.


- Who is going to be the leader of the Heat, Dwyane Wade or James? Wade is the one with the championship ring. It's not LeBron's team. It's Wade's. How will LeBron's ego handle that? There is, after all, only one ball.

- We'll see how much depth means in the NBA. The Celtics had some decent players surrounding their Big Three. And ultimately a great one in Rajon Rondo The Heat won't have nearly as talented role players. And after James, Wade and Chris Bosh, that's all they figure to have.

My Column in Friday's Oakland Press: Time For The Tigers To Turn The Tables On The Twins: http://tinyurl.com/2alhevt