I haven't been following this thread since after the decision, but I imagine it hasn't been too pretty. But I wanted to throw my 2 cents in for discussions sake.

I get the feeling that the general consensus (Including my feeling) that this signing has angered alot of people. Not for the fact that he left the Cavs because that was inevitable, but the way he did it and where he ended up choosing and in the manner that he did it in. Putting on this soap opera only to stab a city in the back after they worshipped the ground he walked on.

To begin with this whole thing was a joke, a circus act, a side show to draw attention to the NBA. Did it work? Yes, of course it did because today we thrive on reality and drama and it played right into LeBron's hands perfectly. Sponsorships, his own hour special for "The Decision", having teams come to HIM to recruit. It was all a joke. All a lie. This was all planned, for a long time I would imagine. There was no dream that gave him the answer. That was about a big of a lie as this whole recruiting process.

And in hindsight, to me it represents LeBron and who he is as a person and his true colors shined brightly last night. To me it showed what LeBron's real qualities are and proved to me that the Game 2,4,5 LeBron of last year's playoffs was exactly who he was. A [B]quitter[/B]. LeBron didn't just decide to quit in the playoffs last year. No. It goes further than that. Take it back to 07. After getting swept by the Spurs in the Finals. LeBron quit then, with seemingly the best roster they could have, and still couldn't win it.

We're not talking about a 32 year old fading star trying to win a ship on the tail end of his career. We are talking about a 25 year old superstar in his prime, already throwing in the preverbial white flag and quitting on a city and a franchise. To be honest, as a Bulls fan, I don't want that kind of player on my team. Period. A player that in the face of adversity and turmoil, runs with his tail between his legs. A coward. I came from an era (Like most of you) where players defined their greatness by leading their teams and rising up against the odds to win. People always give LeBron passes, oh his team wasn't that good, they didn't play playoff basketball. Why? What has he done to deserve that? Why has he been held to a higher standard? He hasn't proved anything and hasn't won anything to deserve that. Maybe it's a sign of the times that a player was crowned King before he even put on an NBA jersey and that we throw around that word like anyone can be one. A King is someone who is honorable, a leader, a decision maker. LeBron is none of those things.

Could you picture Jordan bolting from the Bulls, or Miller from the Pacers. Ewing from the Knicks? This is the same...

Well, that "King" is now just a Jester in the Court of Wade's city. And maybe that's the way it should be, and should of been all along. LeBron showed before this whole process began that he didn't have a leaders personality, so why are we so shocked by his decision to ride on the backs of others to get that coveted championship that he so desperately wants?

I feel bad for Cleveland fans, not only for the fact that they lost the face of their franchise, but that they put so much stock in such a fraud. LeBron never had hometown pride, and from the minute he arrived in Cleveland, he was bigger than the city, bigger than the team. If him hanging out with Jay-Z, or showing up at an Indians game with a Yankees hat on wasn't a big enough sign, then I don't know what else you needed. In fact, LeBron couldn't of waited any longer to get out of there. If it wasn't about the money, then why not take less in Cleveland for them to make other moves? If he wins just one title in Cleveland, he is a god amongst men, a hero to a city that has been in dispair for decades. A savior and the real chosen one. Even if he doesn't win, he still goes down as one of the greatest of all time, and honorable for trying to bring a ship to his hometown and his legacy is in tact. Now if he wins one, he is just another name in the stat book, underneath Dwayne Wade's imprint. It's not "Wade" county for nothing.

Personally, I hope this fails miserably. Not because I am a *****, but for the sake of basketball. Too show that superstars are supposed to make history on their own. I guess that's me holding out hope that basketball will return to the glory days, and we will see another Jordan, but maybe it is a sign of the times. That there is no longer pride it doing it on your own, and that championships are something that you shouldn't have to work for to get.

Either way, I have never seen a player become so unanimously hated so quickly. Congrats LeBron, you truly are a "king" of your craft.

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Here's to LeBron being the next Karl Malone...maybe Bron should of been nicknamed "The Mailman" for mailing it in on a city and franchise that so desperately needed something/someone to root for.

...This is my last rant on LeBron, he has already wasted too much of my time.

Starlin4Prez