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Lebron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

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OH10;1735078; said:
It amazes me that people are amazed.

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Not in the slightest. It actually makes me more angry. Don't piss on our state one day and love it the next. He doesn't have a "fondness" for Ohio State like we do. He likes the team because they win, much like he grew up a fan of the Cowboys, Bulls and Yankees. Fuck that. I wish he would also take his bandwagon jumping to South Beach.
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I will concede because I see where your are coming from BUT I do understand loyalty and business. I understand the two are not
synonymous. James decision was business but not a smart business decision.

Know this though: I will have the satisfaction of watching the Heat win (if they win any championships) but the Heat is D-Wade's team NOT Lebron's team. For all Lebron's talent he will be mentioned with the likes of James Worthy, Kevin McHale and Scottie Pippen. Great players? yes, but in the shadow of Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan and probably D-Wade. For James decision, he will NEVER be spoken in the same breath as the TRUE greats as if he would have stayed in Cleveland and WON a championship there.

Lebron James proved one thing; HE IS NOT A LEADER! At least not yet, he is only 25 years old and has a life ahead of him. The probability of LBJ falling into the bottomless pit of excess that is South Florida is a very real possibility. I lived there for three years and I know this.


I make a daily attempt to do that and I fail. If you haven't followed the Cavaliers for more than 7 years or if you haven't followed them at all, I wouldn't expect you to understand.
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I have followed ALL the Ohio teams to varying degrees since I was able to dating back to the late '60s. I'm a diehard Reds fan since the days of the Big Red Machine to the present. I have always have been sentimental about the Indians and pushed for them to win because they are an Ohio team.

I have been a diehard Browns fan before the Dawg Pound ever existed and remember the day that Modell moved the team to Baltimore only to win a Super Bowl not soon after (IMO, this event was worse than Lebron leaving).

I always followed the Cavs for as long as I can remember. I remember Jordan's winning shot over Ehlo (not in highlights, I saw it when it happened), the days of Mark Price, Brad D, Larry Nance and many others. So I do understand. I am a son of Ohio and remember my roots very well. I will always be a Ohio Sports fan because IMO I think we have some of the best and most loyal sports fans in the world. Not too many sports fan populations can boast the knowledge we have about our teams.
So yes I do understand. I do not put the success of any one team in Ohio on ONE player. Especially and including the Cavs. I have a good feel of what they Cavs need to do post-Lebron era to become a contender again but I do not see Gilbert burning up my cell for advice. So I accept what I can't control and that is the Cavs future without Lebron. So I have two choices get mad or get over it and I choose to get over it and move on.

Hang in there brother, things will get better. :oh:
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ArmyVet83;1735176; said:
Know this though: I will have the satisfaction of watching the Heat win (if they win any championships) but the Heat is D-Wade's team NOT Lebron's team.
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I'm confused. How do I reconcile the above statement with the below? Sports bigamy?

I always followed the Cavs for as long as I can remember.... So I have two choices get mad or get over it and I choose to get over it and move on.
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OH10;1735259; said:
I'm confused. How do I reconcile the above statement with the below? Sports bigamy?
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I see where you are coming from and call it sports bigamy if you will, but it is very easily to reconcile. I was never mad about Lebron moving on. A tad disappointed that he did not handle it more professionally but never mad so it was easy to move on for me.

However, I would get some smug satisfaction that Lebron could win on a WADE led team and not a team led by Lebron himself.

Kind of like seeing an old girlfriend who was ultra hot when she was with you but after she dumped you, you saw her a few years later after she had a kid or two and you say to yourself that I'm glad I did not end up with that. Make sense now or am I still comitting sports bigamy?? :biggrin:
 
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WolverineMike;1735032; said:
I wouldn't knock the guy for playing video games considering the lengths and amount of threads right now dedicated to online dynasties and NCAA 2011 itself.........LOL. I play it too and i've got two kids, one on the way, and i'm older than him.
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Never knocked him for playing video games. But if I feel like knocking him for breathing, I will--I don't really care what you think about that.

Colvinnl;1735047; said:
Wow, bitter at all? He is 25 years old. I suppose you are right, maybe he should pick up some hobbies that are mature. Like becoming addicted to gambling or sleeping around...
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Again, I wasn't referring to him playing video games. I have siblings in high school that are more mature than him and every word in his tweet reinforces this.

ArmyVet83;1735071; said:
Come on guys get over it.
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No, leave me alone.
 
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ArmyVet83;1735274; said:
Kind of like seeing an old girlfriend who was ultra hot when she was with you but after she dumped you, you saw her a few years later after she had a kid or two and you say to yourself that I'm glad I did not end up with that. Make sense now or am I still comitting sports bigamy?? :biggrin:
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Yea, I see what you're saying. But wouldn't you rather she just lose control of her car, drive off a cliff, and crash into a ball of fire that slowly burns her flesh off? Metaphorically speaking, I mean.
 
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ArmyVet83;1735274; said:
I see where you are coming from and call it sports bigamy if you will, but it is very easily to reconcile. I was never mad about Lebron moving on. A tad disappointed that he did not handle it more professionally but never mad so it was easy to move on for me.

However, I would get some smug satisfaction that Lebron could win on a WADE led team and not a team led by Lebron himself.

Kind of like seeing an old girlfriend who was ultra hot when she was with you but after she dumped you, you saw her a few years later after she had a kid or two and you say to yourself that I'm glad I did not end up with that. Make sense now or am I still comitting sports bigamy?? :biggrin:
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I don't understand anyone that can see any joy in the Heat winning a title with Lebron unless that person were a fan of the Heat or had an unhealthy hate for Cleveland.
 
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OH10;1735286; said:
I don't understand anyone that can see any joy in the Heat winning a title with Lebron unless that person were a fan of the Heat or had an unhealthy hate for Cleveland.
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Love Cleveland except the weather. Hate Miami except the weather. But it's cool, you are inconsolable and you are entitled to it. It will pass.
 
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kn1f3party;1735277; said:
Never knocked him for playing video games. But if I feel like knocking him for breathing, I will--I don't really care what you think about that.
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Agreed.

A friend mine yesterday was crictizing Woj's aricle about how Lebron almost didn't make the '08 Olympic team because of his reported immaturity. The article used all unnamed sources, and was pretty shotty journalism.

But I don't care. If he had unnamed sources that Lebron punches old ladies and urinated on infants, I would believe it. Why? Because I want it to be true.

I want to hear about Lebron raping a woman in the bathroom at a Georgia bar or sodomizing an employee at a Colorado hotel. I want to hear about Lebron beating up the mother of his children. I want to hear the Heat front office running a train on Lebron's mom. I want someone to confirm that Lebron uses PEDs. I want a story to come out that Lebron was the second fucking gunman on the grassy knoll.

Fuck him.
 
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OH10;1735304; said:
Agreed.

A friend mine yesterday was crictizing Woj's aricle about how Lebron almost didn't make the '08 Olympic team because of his reported immaturity. The article used all unnamed sources, and was pretty shotty journalism.

But I don't care. If he had unnamed sources that Lebron punches old ladies and urinated on infants, I would believe it. Why? Because I want it to be true.

I want to hear about Lebron raping a woman in the bathroom at a Georgia bar or sodomizing an employee at a Colorado hotel. I want to hear about Lebron beating up the mother of his children. I want to hear the Heat front office running a train on Lebron's mom. I want someone to confirm that Lebron uses PEDs. I want a story to come out that Lebron was the second fucking gunman on the grassy knoll.

Fuck him.
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I have sources telling me he was seen sodomizing koala bears at the Miami Metrozoo...
 
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