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I am asking for constructive responses and serious feedback rather than just anger. If you are a Cavs fan and feel spurned that's a valid and understandable response. Just saying "It's not his team" is juvenile.
Here is my viewpoint. Call it the case FOR James joining the Heat.
We, as fans scream and rant and rave that athletes only care about the money. We get mad when players phone in their effort and hold out for more cash rather than showing some soul and honoring their contracts.
Lebron honored his 7 year contact. He put forth a ton of effort and brought a team, by himself, to the Finals. He made a franchise relevant for the first time in decades. He didn't talk about 2010 and Free Agency for the last 5 years even when New York would demand for him to talk about nothing else. He never turned on the Cavs, spoke ill of them or demanded a trade.
He left for a really valid reason. In 7 years, what did management do to get him help? Where was his Scottie Pippen, his Steve Nash, his Tony Parker? How could they not sign ONE SINGLE All Star supporting player in 7 seasons?
So essentially, the guy honored his contract and left because he and DWADE and Bosh together are a formitable team and Cleveland has done nothing to help James for almost a decade. Just hype him to god like status and expect him to do it all himself. Well, that has NEVER worked. Michael needed Scottie, Kobe needed Shaq and then a hell of a support staff. Wade needed Shaq and Jason Williams. The big 3 in Boston. Magic had Worthy and Kareem, Bird had McHale, Parrish, etc. So I have to go on?
Miami isn't even doing something unique. Boston did the same thing, right? Took Paul Pierce (Wade) added Ray Allen (Bosh) and then got Garnett (LeBron) They won a title.
Wade and Bosh and Lebron took LESS money to get together and WIN. That tells me they care about one thing, not ego or garbage "my team starts and ends with ME."
Charles Barkley is an idiot who never won anything. So when he says "He isn't Michael. It's not HIS team. He can win championships but it's not with his own team, it's Wade's team." Right, Barkley, lets ask the Sixers if your opinion on this matter isn't Horse$hit, especially while you were playing with the Suns. Michael only ever played with the Bulls, right? Oh wait! He left and played with the Wizards FOR THE MONEY AND HIS EGO. That's much better! Continue playing well past your prime and your 6 championships on a loser team with no chance in the playoffs because the hundreds of millions of dollars weren't enough. That's much less selfish and self serving.
Michael Jordan has the biggest ego ever and cares about nothing but himself. I lost all respect for him after his HOF "I am Jesus" speech. He demanded players come to Chicago and the team to sign them. He would have left if no one wanted to come play there (like in Cleveland) NO ONE WOULD BLAME HIM. So why is Lebron wrong?
That is the point of the game, to win Championships. So why are people mad at him? He owes Cleveland nothing, they gave him no support and he just wanted to win. How is that wrong?
Anyway, I'm sure I'm missing something and his whole "Decision" thing was obnoxious and self serving but no one is mad about that. So explain it to me, why is LeBron getting so much hate?
Here is my viewpoint. Call it the case FOR James joining the Heat.
We, as fans scream and rant and rave that athletes only care about the money. We get mad when players phone in their effort and hold out for more cash rather than showing some soul and honoring their contracts.
Lebron honored his 7 year contact. He put forth a ton of effort and brought a team, by himself, to the Finals. He made a franchise relevant for the first time in decades. He didn't talk about 2010 and Free Agency for the last 5 years even when New York would demand for him to talk about nothing else. He never turned on the Cavs, spoke ill of them or demanded a trade.
He left for a really valid reason. In 7 years, what did management do to get him help? Where was his Scottie Pippen, his Steve Nash, his Tony Parker? How could they not sign ONE SINGLE All Star supporting player in 7 seasons?
So essentially, the guy honored his contract and left because he and DWADE and Bosh together are a formitable team and Cleveland has done nothing to help James for almost a decade. Just hype him to god like status and expect him to do it all himself. Well, that has NEVER worked. Michael needed Scottie, Kobe needed Shaq and then a hell of a support staff. Wade needed Shaq and Jason Williams. The big 3 in Boston. Magic had Worthy and Kareem, Bird had McHale, Parrish, etc. So I have to go on?
Miami isn't even doing something unique. Boston did the same thing, right? Took Paul Pierce (Wade) added Ray Allen (Bosh) and then got Garnett (LeBron) They won a title.
Wade and Bosh and Lebron took LESS money to get together and WIN. That tells me they care about one thing, not ego or garbage "my team starts and ends with ME."
Charles Barkley is an idiot who never won anything. So when he says "He isn't Michael. It's not HIS team. He can win championships but it's not with his own team, it's Wade's team." Right, Barkley, lets ask the Sixers if your opinion on this matter isn't Horse$hit, especially while you were playing with the Suns. Michael only ever played with the Bulls, right? Oh wait! He left and played with the Wizards FOR THE MONEY AND HIS EGO. That's much better! Continue playing well past your prime and your 6 championships on a loser team with no chance in the playoffs because the hundreds of millions of dollars weren't enough. That's much less selfish and self serving.
Michael Jordan has the biggest ego ever and cares about nothing but himself. I lost all respect for him after his HOF "I am Jesus" speech. He demanded players come to Chicago and the team to sign them. He would have left if no one wanted to come play there (like in Cleveland) NO ONE WOULD BLAME HIM. So why is Lebron wrong?
That is the point of the game, to win Championships. So why are people mad at him? He owes Cleveland nothing, they gave him no support and he just wanted to win. How is that wrong?
Anyway, I'm sure I'm missing something and his whole "Decision" thing was obnoxious and self serving but no one is mad about that. So explain it to me, why is LeBron getting so much hate?
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