Lebron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

[redguard117]

Well, I knew of "the drop" and Cleveland's well documented plight in sports, but I never knew that Lebron entitled it "the decision" himself, I thought that was espn. That he did it himself makes it different. Also, I grew up in England so excuse me for not knowing everything about Cleveland sports.

 

[jwinslow]

For the record, redguard, I'm not a cleveland fan in any sport (I'm not really an nba fan at all, if anything, I'm a detroit fan). I'm simply one of a large contingent that loathes Lebron's antics over the last 9 months.

 

[jwinslow]

Well, I knew of "the drop" and Cleveland's well documented plight in sports, but I never knew that Lebron entitled it "the decision" himself, I thought that was espn. That he did it himself makes it different. Also, I grew up in England so excuse me for not knowing everything about Cleveland sports.

Lebron's team has micromanaged every tiny step of his career, from forcing trades and coaching hires, to confiscating dunk tapes to protect his image, to planting and leaking stories throughout this process.

They knew all about the title and knew exactly how badly it would hurt. Whether it was Lebron's idea pitched to ESPN in their meetings or simply his group signing off on it, they were co-producers in that self-assassination of their image.

 

[redguard117]

Yeah, I can see that. To be honest, I never made the connection between The Decision and The Drop or any other The related phrase. I guess its me being used to seeing The Ohio State University. Anyways, the main reason I wanted to comment is when I saw that post on him breaking his neck and being paralyzed. Lebron, whatever can be made of his poor sports-related choices, is still a human being, and that kind of annoyed me. Anyways peace out

 

[jwinslow]

When you intentionally humiliate your own fanbase, it is going to draw a lot of anger. People handle that in a variety of ways, and that includes wishing harm upon someone. It doesn't excuse it, but it sure makes it easy to understand why folks would have that level of anger.

 

[Bleed S & G]

Yeah, I can see that. To be honest, I never made the connection between The Decision and The Drop or any other The related phrase. I guess its me being used to seeing The Ohio State University. Anyways, the main reason I wanted to comment is when I saw that post on him breaking his neck and being paralyzed. Lebron, whatever can be made of his poor sports-related choices, is still a human being, and that kind of annoyed me. Anyways peace out

Peace out? Thought you were here to talk college sports?

 

[redguard117]

and that is what I plan to do... after I study for calc and physics. Relax man

 

[Bleed S & G]

and that is what I plan to do... after I study for calc and physics. Relax man

Schools for fools.. whats your email?

 

[Bucklion]

The Jose Mesa
Red Right 88
The Dennis Northcutt drop
The Dwayne Rudd

I would argue The Dwayne Rudd is horribly underrated in the annals of Cleveland asshattery because it not only killed that season before it started, it showed exactly how far below most teams the bottom was for Cleveland...a dropped pass? a fumble? a blown assignment on D? a missed FG? Hogwash, any team could lose those ways. We had to find the most fuckstickian, asstowlian, ballhairian way to lose a game that almost every other franchise in pro sports couldn't find if you gave them a month to search for it...

 

[billmac91]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Aj7ARy96zOvWXFfLIwXVFC.8vLYF?slug=aw-roselebron011611

Awesome article on D Rose and "The Decision". My favorite portions:

Reach out to him, Chicago management had pleaded with Derrick Rose(notes). LeBron doesn?t think you want him here. That?s what they told the Bulls? franchise star in July, a request that was met with dutiful respect from Rose. Sure, he told the Bulls. I?ll shoot him a text. Rose is polite this way, honoring obligations and orders from above. Nevertheless, it would change nothing. To LeBron James(notes), the message was unmistakable, sources said: I can take you or leave you ? and that could never sell the needy King. William Wesley never did get his wish of LBJ chasing Michael Jordan?s ghosts in Chicago. Dwyane Wade(notes) recruited James relentlessly to Miami, and ultimately had to hand the Heat over to the Royal Pain.

Love that D. Rose didn't let Wesley grab a hold of his career, and use him as another chip to take over the NBA. For all of the power people think LeBron has, he's actually more like a puppet to those who have the most influence, which is sad. Wesley could tell D Rose was cold on the idea, which in turn turned LeBron off.

Rose didn?t want LeBron taking the ball out of his hands, nor respect out of the room. Eventually, Rose reached out, but only out of a sense of duty. Rose didn?t want James, nor did Rose particularly want Wade to make a Chicago homecoming. During early July, Rose shut himself in the gym and worked on his game. The soap opera bored him.
?If they wanted to come here, they would?ve come here,? Rose told Yahoo! Sports Saturday night.

Another great insight into D. Rose. A kid with enough confidence in his game to want to be the focal point and not lose leadership of the locker-room.

He felt kind of awkward when he showed up for shootaround in the morning and those signs were everywhere. He?s no self-promoter, forever deflecting praise to his coaches, his teammates. He doesn?t speak of himself in the third person, doesn?t make up nicknames. He?s an old soul with a bold, different game at point guard.
Indeed, Rose loves the way the Bulls are building a contender: around defense, around him. When he came into the league, he was a shy kid still learning to speak comfortably in public, still growing into a superstar?s burden. People mistook the teen awkwardness as some kind of missing leadership gene, like a one-and-done point guard from the University of Memphis-Calipari ought to come fully developed to the pros.

Rose has always been his own man, though. Worldwide Wes had been an influence that pushed him to John Calipari, but Rose and his family never allowed him to be funneled into that LeBron-Wes recruiting machinery to CAA. This is a league of young players devoted to James, loyalists in ways that perplex people. Yet, Rose thinks for himself and has such a tremendous grasp of human nature. Privately, he wanted Atlanta free agent Joe Johnson(notes) as his shooting guard, a way to balance the floor with Noah and Carlos Boozer(notes) and Luol Deng(notes). James and Wade would?ve taken the ball and diminished Rose as the Bulls point guard. It never appealed to him.
?He?s a leader because of the way he comes and work here, because of the example he sets,? Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said of Rose late Saturday in his office. ?Some guys just talk to talk, but that?s not how you lead. When he has something to say, it counts and guys listen.?

Like the line about James having many followers for some perplexing reason. Basically saying D. Rose isn't a follower and his own man. Can make his own decisions and be a man on his own two.

These two teams are going to meet in the springtime, perhaps for a long, nasty playoff series, and Rose promises to be a problem for the Heat. The way he gets to the rim, the way he slices, slithers and contorts his body on these breathless drives is something to behold. Of course, LeBron James will be on the floor too. Everything changes on those nights. James is a force of nature, and deep down Rose was never afraid of him going somewhere else. He was too proud to beg and too pragmatic to think that would?ve made a difference in James? decision.
Rose wants to be the hometown kid to bring a championship back to Chicago, and he never lost an edge with James, with Wade. He asked nothing of James in the summer of 2010, lost no edge, lost no standing. His game has come, and Rose believes he can trade blows with the best in basketball now. He?s right. These Bulls are built around a superstar point guard. His team, his city, his burden.
?Chicago?s got a good one,? Wade said.
Chicago?s got a great one, and Derrick Rose is desperate to someday show Wade and James: It isn?t just that he didn?t want them. He didn?t need them.

Funny that D. Rose has just stepped into the light LeBron should have. Everyone now looks at LeBron as a softy who couldn't handle his own business. Now D Rose is the local kid looking to restore greatness, and he didn't beg or gravel to LeBron and D Wade. He wants to do it himself like MJ and Kobe.

 

[redguard117]

Schools for fools.. whats your email?

if you really want it i can pm you

 

[y0yoyoin]

I would argue The Dwayne Rudd is horribly underrated in the annals of Cleveland asshattery because it not only killed that season before it started, it showed exactly how far below most teams the bottom was for Cleveland...a dropped pass? a fumble? a blown assignment on D? a missed FG? Hogwash, any team could lose those ways. We had to find the most fuckstickian, asstowlian, ballhairian way to lose a game that almost every other franchise in pro sports couldn't find if you gave them a month to search for it...

i will give you another one...happened the same fucking year...remember this?

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=220929023

Peterson's winner with 7:46 remaining in overtime came one play after Alvin McKinley blocked his 24-yard attempt, the second Browns kick block of the day. But because it was only second down and Pittsburgh's John Fiala fell on the bouncing football -- which never crossed the line of scrimmage -- the Steelers (1-2) retained possession. Peterson redeemed himself on the next play.

and to think we still made the playoffs that year

 

[Bucklion]

i will give you another one...happened the same fucking year...remember this?

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=220929023



and to think we still made the playoffs that year

Ballsack, I had managed to forget about that...that whole season was just filled with win, wasn't it?

 

[y0yoyoin]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/nba/01/18/carmelo.future/index.html?eref=sihp

'Melo: LeBron handled exit poorly

Carmelo Anthony describes his in-limbo situation as "complicated," but at least one aspect is simple: He learned a lesson about how not to leave his team from LeBron James.
"I would never go about it the way LeBron did it," the Denver Nuggets' three-time All-Star forward told Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Ian Thomsen in an exclusive interview for a story in the Jan. 24 issue of the magazine, which will be available on newsstands Wednesday.
"If he could do it all over again, he wouldn't do it that way -- he would do it a totally different way, I can guarantee you that," added Anthony, who said he talks to James and fellow NBA stars Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade regularly.
While James announced his free-agent decision to leave Cleveland for Miami in a widely panned, national-television special last summer, Anthony is seeking a more amicable split with the Nuggets. Anthony, who plans to opt out of his contract and become a free agent after the season, said he expects to be dealt before the Feb. 24 trade deadline and that it's his "goal" to sign a three-year, $65 million extension in advance of the anticipated July lockout.
In the SI interview, Anthony expressed surprise that some Nuggets fans have turned on him as speculation about whether he would be traded to the New York Knicks (his first choice), the New Jersey Nets (who have persisted in their dogged pursuit even as he's declined to say whether he'd commit long term to them) or another team has dragged on for months.

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either way you handle it melo your still a cancer to that team


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[jlb1705]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/nba/01/18/lebron.cartoon.ap/index.html?eref=sihp

LeBron to launch animated series for kids on YouTube

MIAMI (AP) LeBron James is going back to cartoons.
The NBA's two-time reigning MVP and Spring Hill Productions formally announced plans Tuesday for a 10-episode digital series to be distributed online and slated to launch early this year.
The idea for the show is based somewhat on a recent series of Nike television commercials that showed James, a forward for the Miami Heat, as several different animated characters.
In a statement, James says the show "is a great way to show youths of all ages how to be a good person."
Episodes will be hosted on YouTube.

Youths?!

Is the first episode going to be tiltled, "Karma is a Bitch"?