The LeBron James Thread

[TheMatrix31]

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Actually, I think Bosh comes out of this season/post-season gaining alot of respect from people who lumped him in with the Bron/Wade stigmas. I know I don't have any "hate" towards the guy, I don't expect many people to lay into the guy through the summer. LeWade on the other hand... that presser didn't help

I didn't like the way he was using social media, how he basically threw Toronto away, how he was a super attention whore, and of course his role in everything else, BUT I do respect him for showing true emotion after losing. That **** was good to see, and I would never lay into him for that.

[Drewski]

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I didn't like the way he was using social media, how he basically threw Toronto away, how he was a super attention whore, and of course his role in everything else, BUT I do respect him for showing true emotion after losing. That **** was good to see, and I would never lay into him for that.

Yeah, Bosh used social media and threw Toronto away. I can see that being undesireable. But I don't necessarily BLAME him for leaving T.O., but in regards to that, he definitely could have handled it better. Not sure, some reason I walk away from the season not harboring alot of negativity towards the Boshtrich. Think he played well through the playoffs, but that's just the eyetest.

[bigfnjoe96]

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After his comments last night about people waking up and having their same personal problems, I would say the hate from people will continue. I dont hate the guy, but comments like that make it hard to really like the guy imo.

BINGO.... The guy just can't keep his mouth shut. NewsFlash LBJ just cause you have money & some kind of status doesn't make you any better than anyone else...

[tehova]

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The hate for LeBron, Wade, and Bosh will last for much longer than this season. Why? Because their actions on and off the court have made it impossible to like them. Unless they do some growing up real ****in' quick, stop the charades, stop the manufactured nonsense, stop the flopping, stop the whining, stop the whoring, it'll last for a long *** damn while.

Im indifferent towards the heat, but i wanted them to win just so we would have something else to talk about next year

[1Rose]

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Im indifferent towards the heat, but i wanted them to win just so we would have something else to talk about next year

You will.

The lockout.

[lilbiggio]

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so will the hate for lebron be just for this season, or is this for the rest of his career?

He is not Barry Bonds lying to a grand jury, he is not Michael Vick going to prison. He's just a basketball player.

If Kobe Bryant and all the hate and PR backlash he receieved for an entire year in 2004 for adultry and the alleged Rape incident could change his number and become one of the most respected and well liked players in the NBA again, then LeBron can clearly pass this time of dislike by eventually.

Nothing lasts forever and real recognizes real. LeBron James will one day be liked as long as he does nothing criminal. That's my belief.

[Jeffx]

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Did you happen to even watch the finals? He most definitely tanked and his stats show it. He averaged 9 points less than his season ppg and that is the highest drop off in history........tanked

Players greater than LeBron James have had playoff failures too. It happens sometimes. Let's see how he comes back from this.

I'm not a big fan of the guy, but some of the remarks I've seen are downright nasty and ignorant. You'd think he was Osama bin Laden. Folks need to calm down. This is pro sports, it's entertainment, and not that serious.

[King_B_Mack]

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I think the brunt of the hate still revolves around this whole situation being new and nobody wanting to see the Heat actually do what they said they were going to do in they're first season and just plow through the league throwing up oops to Pat Riley. They didn't succeed in they're first try and so the hate will die down some. However since LeBron apparently has three feet, two to walk with and one to put in his mouth at all times, there will continue to be hate for the Heat, the intensity of said hate will vary from moment to moment based on the off the court things that they do.

[1Rose]

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Players greater than LeBron James have had playoff failures too. It happens sometimes. Let's see how he comes back from this.

I'm not a big fan of the guy, but some of the remarks I've seen are downright nasty and ignorant. You'd think he was Osama bin Laden. Folks need to calm down. This is pro sports, it's entertainment, and not that serious.

There is a difference between failing and checking out...

[TheMatrix31]

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Were those LeBron "waking up tomorrow" comments more about "I'm LeBron James and you're not" or more of "hating me or loving me won't change your life in the end so it's not that serious'?

[1Rose]

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Were those LeBron "waking up tomorrow" comments more about "I'm LeBron James and you're not" or more of "hating me or loving me won't change your life in the end so it's not that serious'?

Given his egotistical attitude, I would imagine it was more of the former than the latter...

Even though he will probably try to lead people to believe that it was the latter.

[Drewski]

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Were those LeBron "waking up tomorrow" comments more about "I'm LeBron James and you're not" or more of "hating me or loving me won't change your life in the end so it's not that serious'?

I think it's option number two, life will continue and nothing changes whether you hate or love him, but I don't necessarily think that was the route to go... too much open interpretation to be had in a day and age where every syllable spoken is disected.

Maybe its not and I have wishful thinking, but Lebron knows the power of publicity, and I can't imagine him wanting to heave any more negativity onto his image (but he did it regardless). Lebron, someone who cares so much about his marketability and all that, doesn't strike me as someone who would with all of the things he says/does.

[seasprite]

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Players greater than LeBron James have had playoff failures too. It happens sometimes. Let's see how he comes back from this.

I'm not a big fan of the guy, but some of the remarks I've seen are downright nasty and ignorant. You'd think he was Osama bin Laden. Folks need to calm down. This is pro sports, it's entertainment, and not that serious.

Name one player who has just tanked on this level in the finals compared to the rest of the playoffs and regular season. He wasnt shut down nor was he hurt (at least not to my knowledge). He just seemed to be going through the motions and had little to no effort especially when the game was remotely close. Therefore the stamp of "tanked". I dont hate Lebron at all, but with his comments, I can certainly see why people think he is a tool.

[Graphik]

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I think the brunt of the hate still revolves around this whole situation being new and nobody wanting to see the Heat actually do what they said they were going to do in they're first season and just plow through the league throwing up oops to Pat Riley. They didn't succeed in they're first try and so the hate will die down some. However since LeBron apparently has three feet, two to walk with and one to put in his mouth at all times, there will continue to be hate for the Heat, the intensity of said hate will vary from moment to moment based on the off the court things that they do.

Someone mentioned this same thing yesterday about Kobe and Lebrons fan fueled hatred. Diffrence between the 2. Kobster shut everyone up and diverted the negative attention by winning three more chips. Till Lebron does that, the hate will continue.

[lilbiggio]

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Were those LeBron "waking up tomorrow" comments more about "I'm LeBron James and you're not" or more of "hating me or loving me won't change your life in the end so it's not that serious'?

when he said it, I immediately thought of the latter. Of course some people interpreted it as the former which is why he shouldn't have said it in the first place.

"All the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today. I'm going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that.

So they can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal. But they got to get back to the real world at some point

That whole PC LeWade gave political answers to pretty much every question they were asked so why would Gloria James's son go out of his way to make comments on the people who don't like him?

Let's re look at the question:

LeBron James was asked whether he let it bother him that so many people wanted to see him fail.

The guy has been disliked every day of this past NBA season since his jersey was burned. He has been scrutinized atleast 10 times by every analyst and critic who can find an audience. He has also been loved by these very same people so the fickle nature of fanbases has been proven to him. So whether he liked or disliked is irrelevant to his on court play which was the context of the quote.

The rerporter asked a somewhat personal question, and LeBron chose to give him a legit answer. He could have just said, Haters gon' hate or something cliche of that nature and would have been a perfectly acceptable answer but he made the classic mistake of just over talking to be honest.