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Lebron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

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NFBuck;1729369; said:
Please. That was 50x worse than a press conference. He could have done all this quietly like Wade or Durant. Instead, his handlers set up a primetime special on the "world wide leader" knowing full well he's going to rip the hearts out of the fans that have adored him for seven years and turn his back on the city/region he grew up in. It was the very definition of attention whoring.
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As an disinterested observer of this entire mess, I have to agree that the idea of The Decision was a bad move for James.

Likewise, as a disinterested observer, I think James' signing on with the Heat is indeed evidence that he wasn't looking for his Scottie Pippen, but is instead himself Scottie Pippen.

Not that I ever cared, but I figured James would go back to Cleveland. I thought he wanted to be "the man" and I truly thought the whole "hype up" was evidence that he'd say "I'm back!" rather than "Sorry, but I'm gone." Colossally bad PR move, in my opinion.
 
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WolverineMike;1729356; said:
I'll bet Mike Brown really loved Gilberts letter about feeling betrayed.
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NFBuck;1729365; said:
Um, what? Are you actually saying that they "betrayed" Mike Brown? Mike Brown was an incompetent boob. He had the job a year longer than he should have to redeem himself for being played like a fiddle in the '09 playoffs. Incompetence gets you relieved of your duties pretty much everywhere...
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I think (hope) he's saying Mike Brown was betrayed by LeBron.
 
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Tlangs;1729366; said:
How many interviews has he given in the last month? He hasn't been a media whore at all in the last 30 days. It isn't his fault ESPN reports on his wherabouts every 5 minutes.

1 hour special or press conference...doesn't matter. It is Lebron dumpbing cleveland on national television. I press conference would have been worse, it would have been on about 50 stations instead of just 1.
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Larry King Live...Come on...He is going on Good morning America this morning...

It is enough for ESPN but to try and make national news out of it...

To say he isn't a media whore that is a joke.
 
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to anyone who is not a complete moron

LeBricks legacy will never be what it was supposedly supposed to be

he will never be Jordan, he will never be Magic, he will never even be Kobe

the best he will even be is a bitchmade Scottie Pippen

he is accepting a sidekick role in Miami, he cant take being the man, "i dont want to have to score 30 a night" he wants to be a role player, "all time greats" are not role players

this paired with a national media display of attention whoring and douchebaggery

Dan Gilbert should take out an hour long special on ESPN of his own, an hour of shitting all over LeBrick, that would be sweet
 
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Tlangs;1729373; said:
Scottie Pippen was not a "role player". He is a top 50 NBA player of all time. Robert Horry is a role player. Lamar Odem is a role player. I think Lebron would be happy to retire with 6 championship rings.
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Agree Scottie is an all-time great. Defensively he was a force to be reckoned with. Offensively he was a "role player" that nobody doubts owes some of his greatness to Michael Jordan.

None if it really matters because the argument is predicated on the fact that LeBron wants to be Jordan. He wants to be Pippen, and Dwayne Wade isn't Jordan.

The Heat will not become world beaters like they are being made out to be...
 
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kn1f3party;1729371; said:
You're ignoring that 7.2M viewers tuned in... more than 95% of basketball games, more than the 2007 finals.

A press conference at noon with Wade and Bosh would have been preferred a thousand times over.
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He could have done everything you all wanted but the second he said "Miami" his Jersey would be burning in the street anyway.
 
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Tlangs;1729385; said:
He could have done everything you all wanted but the second he said "Miami" his Jersey would be burning in the street anyway.
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Don't disagree with that, sports fans can be fanatical. But I wouldn't be on here spitting venom at him. I'm a lot more level headed. I would have wished him well had this been handled differently...

I think a lot of Cavs fans would have.
 
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Tlangs;1729373; said:
Scottie Pippen was not a "role player". He is a top 50 NBA player of all time. Robert Horry is a role player. Lamar Odem is a role player. I think Lebron would be happy to retire with 6 championship rings.
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Role player, sidekick, facilitator...whatever you want to call it. He went from a modern day Oscar Robertson to Scottie Pippen overnight. Bad move.

And for those keeping count. 1 championship in Cleveland is worth 5 in Miami. Seriously. Cleveland isn't Miami...thats what would have made it beyond special. LeBron dropped the ball hard...
 
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kn1f3party;1729384; said:
...None if it really matters because the argument is predicated on the fact that LeBron wants to be Jordan. He wants to be Pippen, and Dwayne Wade isn't Jordan.

The Heat will not become world beaters like they are being made out to be...
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If he wins a title it doesn't matter. If he doesn't win a title, the move wasn't worth it. It's pretty much a given that he is better player than Dwayne Wade. He may come out next year and be the Heat's leading scorer. Maybe Wade is his Scottie Pippen.

Hypothetical. If Wade signed with Cleveland....is James still "a scottie pippen" or is Wade the "scottie pippen"?
 
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