Lebron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

[Jake]

This is where I am. What's worse, Miami got the overwhelming majority of the calls throughout the series (for those of you who don't believe me, go back and watch the telecasts, and count how many times Van Gundy and the other announcer criticized a call in the Heat's favor vs. those in the Thunder's favor--there's way more in the first basket). I literally turned the channel yesterday when they called Fisher for the flagrant foul late in the third quarter--that was the final joke of a call on a mountain of joke calls that went in the Heat's favor in this series, and was enough for me.

Congrats Stern--you've turned what was once a great sport into a laughing stock that's closer to professional wrestling than it is a legitimate sport.

 

[Jake]

Lebron's transformation to role player is almost complete.

for posterity

Indeed.

LeBron's playoff line of 30 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game has only been done once previously by Oscar Robertson. That's some role player.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

It's clear from the blatant no-foul policy towards LeBron that Stearn would rather turn his grandsons over to Jerry Sandusky for a camping trip than let the smallest market team in the league take out his "dream team."

I was never an NBA fan, but it at least was watchable and sometimes interesting. Now, it might as well be the Globetrotters vs. the Generals.

 

[colobuck79]

It started this year with blocking the Paul trade to the Lakers. No way the leeeeeegue was going to let another super team challenge Stern's super team. :tinfoil:

 

[the traveler]

not one...not two...not three...not four...not five...

lol It would have been better if it were in Cleveland, but still happy to see Lebron win a title.

 

[PlanetFrnd]

"you know what? I still won a ring."

"...yeah, but your mother's still a whore..."

 

[colobuck79]

not one...not two...not three...not four...not five...

lol It would have been better if it were in Cleveland, but still happy to see Lebron win a title.

I guess your entitled to you're IMO.

 

[BigWoof31]

Why the asterisk?

 

[the traveler]

I guess your entitled to you're IMO.

just find it funny how so many people have such strong feelings of hatred over a basketball player. Lebron has never come across as a mean spirited person to me. I wish he would have won a title in ohio, but I wish everyone here that's throwing stones at him would have their personal decisions scrutinized in front of the world like Lebron has.

 

[itownbuckeye]

just find it funny how so many people have such strong feelings of hatred over a basketball player. Lebron has never come across as a mean spirited person to me. I wish he would have won a title in ohio, but I wish everyone here that's throwing stones at him would have their personal decisions scrutinized in front of the world like Lebron has.

I don't have a problem with him leaving Cleveland, I can get over 'The Decision', what I will never get past is that he quit on his team.

 

[tsteele316]

just find it funny how so many people have such strong feelings of hatred over a basketball player. Lebron has never come across as a mean spirited person to me. I wish he would have won a title in ohio, but I wish everyone here that's throwing stones at him would have their personal decisions scrutinized in front of the world like Lebron has.

most people don't announce their personal decisions in hour long douchebag festivals on national television without the slightest bit of tact or decency.

 

[Bucklion]

just find it funny how so many people have such strong feelings of hatred over a basketball player. Lebron has never come across as a mean spirited person to me. I wish he would have won a title in ohio, but I wish everyone here that's throwing stones at him would have their personal decisions scrutinized in front of the world like Lebron has.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

just find it funny how so many people have such strong feelings of hatred over a basketball player. Lebron has never come across as a mean spirited person to me. I wish he would have won a title in ohio, but I wish everyone here that's throwing stones at him would have their personal decisions scrutinized in front of the world like Lebron has.

Pay them no attention. They don't speak much of anything. That's why they're posts are so insignificant and offer nothing of relevance except bashing and meanness?

 

[the traveler]

There's numerous posts in this thread, where that smiley would have better been served. I'm not the one crying, here.

most people don't announce their personal decisions in hour long douchebag festivals on national television without the slightest bit of tact or decency.

You honestly think he'd be that much less hated if he left but didn't do "the decision" As bad as the announcement was, I think it just gives people an excuse to hate on him for leaving. The real reason people are mad is because he left. If he were a lesser talent and did not have the same ohio ties, I doubt anyone would have cared if he made a 2hr presentation with promos announcing he was leaving.

I get it. I'm an ohio guy, but come on. Give the guy a break. And to the person that said he quit on the cavs, Lebron literally carried that team the years he was here. No one did more for Cleveland basketball than Lebron did.

 

[itownbuckeye]

I get it. I'm an ohio guy, but come on. Give the guy a break. And to the person that said he quit on the cavs, Lebron literally carried that team the years he was here. No one did more for Cleveland basketball than Lebron did.

Did you watch his last couple games as a Cavalier? It would be hard to argue that he gave it his all in those final games against Boston. I'm not saying he wasn't a good player for the Cavs but those last games left a sour taste in a lot of people's mouths. I guess at least he didn't quit for basically an entire season like chris bosh did with Toronto.