The LeBron James Thread

[jmood88]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Dude I didn't mean that, I responded later that my point was that no one wanted to play there and their NBA merchandise sales didn't go through the until Jordan got there and started winning those rings. Man, people are just trying to debate/be smart about everything. I'm out of this thread.


Don't get what's so funny or what's so bad about the Saints reference. Again, I clarified what I meant. Like I said I'm out, too many people trying to be jokesters and just looking to argue.

You shouldn't have brought up markets if that's not what you were talking about. Whether people went to the games or not is irrelevant.

[Starlin4Prez]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(/vBulletin/images/quotes/04.gif); WIDTH: 37px; HEIGHT: 1px" width=37></TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(/vBulletin/images/quotes/00.gif); WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 1px" width="100%"></TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(/vBulletin/images/quotes/05.gif); WIDTH: 18px; HEIGHT: 1px" width=18></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(/vBulletin/images/quotes/04.gif); WIDTH: 37px; HEIGHT: 1px" width=37></TD><TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(/vBulletin/images/quotes/00.gif); WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 1px" width="100%">“This whole idea that he makes his own decisions, that [bleep] went out the window with this,” one NBA executive said. “Someday, he’s going to look back at this and not believe that he let those kids at LRMR talk him into doing this. This idea that he’s his own man … Come on, he’s a follower. And he’s following all the way to Miami now.”
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...Classic

[LingeringRegime]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Was it posted? Who cares, needs to be posted again:

Wouldn't it be so ironic that in three years time KD is the face of the NBA.

[da ThRONe]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

The whole Shaq/Kobe thing leaves me thinking neither one wanted anyone in the same conversation of best player to be on their team unless they got hypnotized by Pimp Wade and his usual pimping ways.

OK but that was before he started losing. It's easy to want to be viewed as the man when your winning titles. Losing humbles people.

[rangerrick012]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

So....anyone came up with a name for the group yet?

I was thinking...LCD or to put D-Wade first...DLC.

Thoughts?

Miami Thrice

[Illustrator76]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

You shouldn't have brought up markets if that's not what you were talking about. Whether people went to the games or not is irrelevant.

I didn't, I was responding to someone saying no one wanted to PLAY for Cleveland because it was a small market. Well I didn't see tons on NBA players flocking to PLAY for Chicago before Mike got there even though it is such a "big market". I personally felt with a few small moves that the Cavs could have been right in contention for a title for a few years at least. That was my point, cats just decided to make more of it than what it was even after I explained myself.

[ehh]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

I'm sticking with 'DWade, Prince James and Batgirl'.

[da ThRONe]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

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...Classic

Completely disagree. He is being his own man. Look how much negative pub he's getting for this move. The "follower" thing would have been to stay so people can love him.

[Kully]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Wouldn't it be so ironic that in three years time KD is the face of the NBA.

It always seems to go in circles. After Jordan, Iverson, then Kobe until he became public enemy #1, they anointed LBJ as the new face of the league until this year, now KD will be the new NBA saviour for the public.

[Dice]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

I'm sticking with 'DWade, Prince James and Batgirl'.

I like that!

[Starlin4Prez]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Completely disagree. He is being his own man. Look how much negative pub he's getting for this move. The "follower" thing would have been to stay so people can love him.

That logic is so *** backwards...

[BaselineBakes]

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I didn't, I was responding to someone saying no one wanted to PLAY for Cleveland because it was a small market.

Cleveland is a small market, Chicago is not. Chicago was not a small market before Jordan got there either.

[Cebby]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

It always seems to go in circles. After Jordan, Iverson, then Kobe until he became public enemy #1, they anointed LBJ as the new face of the league until this year, now KD will be the new NBA saviour for the public.

Yeah, in 3 years Kevin Durant will either have won and be hated or not have won and be labeled a loser.

[jmood88]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

I didn't, I was responding to someone saying no one wanted to PLAY for Cleveland because it was a small market. Well I didn't see tons on NBA players flocking to PLAY for Chicago before Mike got there. I personally felt with a few small moves that the Cavs could have been right in contention for a title for a few years at least. That was my point, cats just decided to make more of it than what it was even after I explained myself.

Being a big market had everything to do with why people wanted to play for Chicago. Once they got a great player they could go to a succesful team in a big market, Cleveland had a great player and had success but players still didn't want to play in that city.

[BrianFifaFan]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Was it posted? Who cares, needs to be posted again:

That is classic. Wish they could've had some footage of MJ after he got cut in HS dribbling chairs and all to get better. I'm gonna quit on this, as it is really a big letdown. I'd like to say I've really liked your take on this, but still don't think that LBJ should've ditched the team for himself. I'll always feel that he quit on the team that made him relevant. Sure, he had the natural talent. Extrordinary talent. But the Cavs were as much a part of the legend as he was alone. He could've been a Michael, now he's just a mercenary. I never thought the new Celtics model was good for the league, and this just reinforces my belief. Go Cavs, good or bad. I just hate that FSN down here will probably show them a lot less and show Blue Jackets instead.....