The LeBron James Thread

[nuckles2k2]

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Does anyone else not see this lasting 6 years?

[WTF]

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How do they get out of it, other than asking for a trade though? Wade request a sign and trade to Cleveland for their trade exception?

Wade leading the forsaken city to a Championship, haha.

[Vince]

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Suddenly Spoelstra can't coach?

please

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...ory?id=5862172

I'm sure Lebron doesn't respect him because he didn't play in the NBA, same with Mike Brown.

[Jasong7777]

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Lebron is a coach killer. Lebron, you and your butt buddies are the problem.

[elprez98]

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While the players think that may mean a coaching change, one member of the Heat organization said the team is suffering from a lack of leadership from the players, not the coach.
"They don't want to step on each other's toes," the person said. "There's no leader on the team. Somebody has to speak up and be the leader on the team. They can't be afraid to step on people's toes. They need a vocal leader who's going to make everybody accountable. I don't think it's on the coach. It's on the players.

From the article.

Nobody wants to lead and nobody wants to follow. This was predicted by a lot of people.

[OSUFan_88]

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LeBron just wants to have fun!

LeBron is total bitchmade. Cleveland unfortunately allowed this ego to fester and now it is totally out of control.

[ehh]

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Exhibit A was a recent shootaround in which Spoelstra told James that he had to get more serious. The source said Spoelstra called James out in front of the entire team, telling him, "I can't tell when you're serious."

"He's jumping on them," one source said. "If anything, he's been too tough on them. Everybody knows LeBron is playful and likes to joke around, but Spoelstra told him in front of the whole team that he has to get more serious. The players couldn't believe it. They feel like Spoelstra's not letting them be themselves."

See what happens when someone finally tries to tell LeBron "no" or not bow to his every command? He acts like a bitch.

According to the sources, the Heat players believe Spoelstra's offensive strategies have been too simplistic. They feel like he is running nothing but pick-and-rolls and telling the Heat's secondary players to find open spots on the floor for catch-and-shoot jumpers.

The sources said the players also think the constant speculation about Spoelstra's job security is getting to the third-year coach and that he has resorted to nitpicking over minor details because of it.

So first Spo is too simplistic, then he's too worried about small details? Yeah, this team is s-o-f-t.

[Vince]

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I'm gonna LMFAO if the leadership ends up coming from Chris Bosh

[OSUFan_88]

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I'm gonna LMFAO if the leadership ends up coming from Chris Bosh

I'd start buying canned goods and bottled water, because I'm pretty sure that is the last sign of the apocalypse.

[Vince]

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Another good take on it.

"My response: Too freaking bad. Spoelstra is the coach of the team, and if thinks the Heat — who mired in a very disappointing start — are joking around when they should be serious, he’s entitled to call them out. Coaches criticize their players, both in private and in public. This season alone, Phil Jackson has tweaked Kobe Bryant’s shot selection, Jim O’Brien has had strong words for several of his Pacers, John Kuester asked for leadership from his veterans in Detroit, Jerry Sloan benched Al Jefferson for most of Utah’s win in Miami, Paul Westphal has criticized the entirety of the Kings’ roster, Avery Johnson demoted Terrence Williams to the D-League, Bryon Scott scolded J.J. Hickson (repeatedly) for failing to grasp the intricacies of his Princeton-style offense … shall we keep going?

Coaches criticize their players, even the star players. James and the Heat might not be used to it, but it’s part of the deal, and an uncomfortable outburst here and there should be expected given the pressure on everyone in Miami."

http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2010/11/29/miami-tensions-is-spo-really-to-blame/

[LingeringRegime]

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"He's jumping on them," one source said. "If anything, he's been too tough on them. Everybody knows LeBron is playful and likes to joke around, but Spoelstra told him in front of the whole team that he has to get more serious. The players couldn't believe it. They feel like Spoelstra's not letting them be themselves."

If LeBron and Co. thinks that Spo is a tough coach just wait till Riley descends from up above.

What a bunch of pansies.

[Kully]

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This report makes no sense to me if it's accurate.

Why do the players have a problem with a coach that tries to hold them accountable for their actions and wants them to take the game seriously ("jumping on them" wtf)?

That last paragraph really does sum up the whole Heat situation currently. Until they have that guy that takes the team onto his shoulders and starts to hold himself and his teammates accountable they won't be going far. It has to be a player since apparently they don't want that from a coach

[Jasong7777]

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This team isn't winning anything. This year or next. Too soft.

[rangerrick012]

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Tracy McGrady told the New York Daily News that LeBron James would have been better off going to the Chicago Bulls, and the reason why the Miami Heat are struggling is because James and Dwyane Wade both command the ball.

"[Chicago] was a better decision, a better place for him," McGrady told the Daily News. "You can't just go somewhere and have that type of chemistry he had in Cleveland."
"When they're on the court together, they're terrible," McGrady told the paper. "Him and D-Wade don't complement each other. They're somewhat the same type of players, 'Bron and D-Wade. ... Both of those guys need the ball, and they don't shoot the ball like Ray Allen. That's why they're having trouble scoring in the halfcourt, because they can't get a rhythm, because one of them is dominating the ball. That guy might be getting off, but the other guy [isn't].


"That's why when they're on the court together, they're terrible. They're rhythm players that need the ball. I'm like that. I can't stand out there and catch and shoot. I've never been a guy that sits out there waiting for the ball to come to me."

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nb...ory?id=5862624

[jeebs9]

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I just saw the Jordan commerial for the first time..... WOW! Take that "LeBron Camp"... LOL Now that was the best one of all them. South Park version second best lol

It's really hurts me to see LeBron playing this way. Hopefully they figure it out.