As Dreamers Do Part Deux

The Decision
First aired on ESPN on July 8, 2010 as a special edition of SportsCenter

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Lebron James
"I have decided..."

...to stay in Cleveland.
Glad Bron’s staying in Cleveland, would make ITTL me not revile him. Wonder what’ll happen to Chris Bosh ITTL. And isn’t Dwayne Wade with the Lakers here?
 
Glad Bron’s staying in Cleveland, would make ITTL me not revile him. Wonder what’ll happen to Chris Bosh ITTL. And isn’t Dwayne Wade with the Lakers here?

Bosh started out with the Toronto Dragons ITTL.

Now that he's a free agent, his future right now is the subject of a lot of speculation among basketball fans.

D-Wade is indeed with the Lakers along with (Compton native) DeMar DeRozan. LA lured Wade away from the Spirits of St. Louis, where he was drafted in 03.

Back to Bosh, he has plenty of options.
Golden State, which could make up for New Jersey drafting Steph Curry ITTL.
Seattle, where he could team up with Durant and Westbrook.
Boston might try to pair him up with Paul Pierce while Pierce still has some productive years left.
Portland is tempting. But if Bosh brings them back to playoff contention, they might miss out on Dame in 2012 ITTL.
Detroit is also tempting. But they're on the way down right now, with Sheed having signed with St. Louis as a free agent last year while Ben Wallace is looking to test the free agency market himself this year.
Orlando might be looking for someone to help Dwight Howard.
Miami is also looking to give Udonis Haslem more support.
Dallas is looking for depth to finally give Dirk his first ring.
Charlotte is looking for depth to help Gerald Wallace.
The New Orleans Jazz feel that Chris Paul and Blake Griffin alone might not be enough to pad their win total.
Look for the Utah Raptors to use the freed up cap space to try to sign Bosh after Kyle Korver left in the expansion draft and Carlos Boozer joined the Bulls to give Derrick Rose more support.
The Timberwolves will likely let Ray Allen and KG take off in free agency to free up cap space to try to get Bosh.
Perhaps new owner Steve Cohen might want Bosh to be the new face of the Knicks.
 
Starting in 2011, ESPN 2 will take over Friday night telecasts for the WLAF, which were previously carried by The Hub.

In terms of an intro, there's a couple options.

One option would be reminiscent of what ESPN had from 1989-93 IOTL for Sunday night NFL games which had references to each team's market. This would be a "Landmarks" approach. Some places, they'd have to get creative for markets that don't have a landmark that is obvious globally.

Ravens: National Aquarium exterior, Inner Harbor, Ft. McHenry or Poe Museum
Knights: Rentschler Field w/ castle exterior, CT state capitol building or Mark Twain museum
Tomcats: Jacksonville skyline
Thunder: Lake Eola fountain (Maybe Spaceship Earth if they get permission from Disney)
Stars: Liberty Bell
Stingers: Ali Center, Louisville skyline or Churchill Downs
Blitz: Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan
Pharaohs: Beale Street
Maulers: Vulcan Park and Statue
Huskies: CN Tower and Skydome

Avengers: Palm trees w/ Hollywood sign
Wranglers: Desert w/ branding iron from the team's helmet
Orcas: False creek w/ BC Place
Breakers: Portland skyline w/ Willamette river or Old Town sign
Condors: Oakland Tribune building or the new Bay Bridge
Avalanche: Wasatch mountains
Texans: Alamo
Outlaws: OKC skyline or Oil rigs
Luchadores: Zocalo or Lucha Libre poster
Scarecrows: Bob Kerrey bridge

Admirals: Windmill w/ tulip fields or canals
Galaxy: Romer
Ogres: Brandenburg gate or an ogre spraypainted on a remnant of the Wall
Fire: Dusseldorf skyline
Kraken: Stockholm city hall
Monarchs: Big Ben or Tower Bridge over the Thames
Dragons: Sagrada Familia
Claymores: Highlands or a claymore sword resting on tartan fabric
Phantoms: Eiffel Tower
Centurions: Colosseum
 
Starting in 2011, ESPN 2 will take over Friday night telecasts for the WLAF, which were previously carried by The Hub.

In terms of an intro, there's a couple options.

One option would be reminiscent of what ESPN had from 1989-93 IOTL for Sunday night NFL games which had references to each team's market. This would be a "Landmarks" approach. Some places, they'd have to get creative for markets that don't have a landmark that is obvious globally.

Ravens: National Aquarium exterior, Inner Harbor, Ft. McHenry or Poe Museum
Knights: Rentschler Field w/ castle exterior, CT state capitol building or Mark Twain museum
Tomcats: Jacksonville skyline
Thunder: Lake Eola fountain (Maybe Spaceship Earth if they get permission from Disney)
Stars: Liberty Bell
Stingers: Ali Center, Louisville skyline or Churchill Downs
Blitz: Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan
Pharaohs: Beale Street
Maulers: Vulcan Park and Statue
Huskies: CN Tower and Skydome

Avengers: Palm trees w/ Hollywood sign
Wranglers: Desert w/ branding iron from the team's helmet
Orcas: False creek w/ BC Place
Breakers: Portland skyline w/ Willamette river or Old Town sign
Condors: Oakland Tribune building or the new Bay Bridge
Avalanche: Wasatch mountains
Texans: Alamo
Outlaws: OKC skyline or Oil rigs
Luchadores: Zocalo or Lucha Libre poster
Scarecrows: Bob Kerrey bridge

Admirals: Windmill w/ tulip fields or canals
Galaxy: Romer
Ogres: Brandenburg gate or an ogre spraypainted on a remnant of the Wall
Fire: Dusseldorf skyline
Kraken: Stockholm city hall
Monarchs: Big Ben or Tower Bridge over the Thames
Dragons: Sagrada Familia
Claymores: Highlands or a claymore sword resting on tartan fabric
Phantoms: Eiffel Tower
Centurions: Colosseum
Also: What Happened to the OTL Intros for Sunday Night Football from 1989-1993 when they used for ESPN and will it later be used for ABC for MNF?
 
Also: What Happened to the OTL Intros for Sunday Night Football from 1989-1993 when they used for ESPN and will it later be used for ABC for MNF?

The intros for ESPN's Sunday Night NFL games from '89 to '93 are the same as OTL.

Just like OTL, from 1990 thru '93, TNT had the Sunday Night games in September and October. And ESPN had the Sunday Nights in November and December.

Since 1994 ITTL, Fox has had the Sunday Night package for the full season.
 
The intros for ESPN's Sunday Night NFL games from '89 to '93 are the same as OTL.

Just like OTL, from 1990 thru '93, TNT had the Sunday Night games in September and October. And ESPN had the Sunday Nights in November and December.

Since 1994 ITTL, Fox has had the Sunday Night package for the full season.
*Wonders if my question will be answered
 
More original series.

IOTL, this was right around the time when SatAm blocks were either phased out or replaced with educational or sports programming.
Bet! Do you think we should try making WGN America into a full-blown broadcast network, but more successful than MyNetworkTV?
 
Good luck! But Lionsgate's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse had still came out. Next up were Carolco's Predators, Paramount's Despicable Me, Luxor Pictures' Inception, Paramount's Thundercats 2, and the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, with the announcement Andrew Garfield would play Archie Andrews in the live-action feature film Archie, directed by Marc Webb for Universal Pictures, for 2012 release.
 
Good luck! But Lionsgate's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse had still came out. Next up were Carolco's Predators, Paramount's Despicable Me, Luxor Pictures' Inception, Paramount's Thundercats 2, and the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, with the announcement Andrew Garfield would play Archie Andrews in the live-action feature film Archie, directed by Marc Webb for Universal Pictures, for 2012 release.
Thanks.

But in the future, please send me these reminders in a DM. Thanks.
 
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