The LeBron James Thread

[BringTheHeat]

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[stlpimpmonsta]

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Was it disrespectful? What was the difference between the Decision and him announcing his decision at a press conference?

Don't remember commercial breaks during any press conference I've seen before. Don't remember hour long press conferences in which what everyone wanted to know was told the last 5 minutes either.

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[aholbert32]

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Don't remember commercial breaks during any press conference I've seen before. Don't remember hour long press conferences in which what everyone wanted to know was told the last 5 minutes.

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How do commercials (proceeds of which went to charity) make it disrespectful?

Also would it be considered "disrespectful" if he chose to stay in Cle? Would that have been disrespectful to Mia, NY and Chi who pitched Lebron also?

I think you are using the wrong word to describe this because disrespectful doesnt seem to fit.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Don't remember commercial breaks during any press conference I've seen before. Don't remember hour long press conferences in which what everyone wanted to know was told the last 5 minutes either.

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Don't know any that actually benefited those not directly involved either

Also:
@bobjonestv

Bath Township police asked to provide extra security at LeBron's house on Friday too. #courtingLeBron

Just sell the house Bron lol

[DIESEL]

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I NEED this to happen today, dumb *** Melo is waiting for a decision that's not going to affect him in any way, and it's breaking my heart

Or maybe it does have an impact on Melo? We have no idea.

[aholbert32]

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The difference is him not letting the Cavs know prior to announcing it on the Decision. They found out like every one else. That's disrespectful to a team that had done everything for him in his previous eight years. Dan Gilbert didn't buy the team until '05 and he took care of LeBron and his crew and let them have free reign throughout the team. He owed the team better than how they found out.

Now that could be considered disrespectful but part of the appeal of the Decision was the element of surprise. Not knowing where Bron was going. You think the Cavs wouldve held on to that info if Bron and his team told them before? Hell no. Gilbert wouldve leaked that **** immediately as a **** you to Lebron.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Or maybe it does have an impact on Melo? We have no idea.

I saw somewhere LeBron isn't returning Melo's texts so neither does he

[RocketTMac1]

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All I have to say is that LeBron is one cold blooded guy. Probably the most in this type of situation. I'm ready for this to be over with and he doesn't look phased by this at all lol

[aholbert32]

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Or maybe it does have an impact on Melo? We have no idea.

Nah. The math doesnt work unless Melo takes a huge pay cut. ESPN has been hyping that **** up as a possibility but it cant happen especially when they still have to pay Wade and Haslem.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Now that could be considered disrespectful but part of the appeal of the Decision was the element of surprise. Not knowing where Bron was going. You think the Cavs wouldve held on to that info if Bron and his team told them before? Hell no. Gilbert wouldve leaked that **** immediately as a **** you to Lebron.

Would anybody have blamed him for leaking it though?

[aholbert32]

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All I have to say is that LeBron is one cold blooded guy. Probably the most in this type of situation. I'm ready for this to be over with and he doesn't look phased by this at all lol

I dont know how its cold blooded though. The guy is about to make a decision that is going to effect the rest of his career. He didnt have all of the information until 2 days ago and didnt meet with the Heat until yesterday.

I still think that he is trolling a little but I'm not going to begrudge a guy taking more than a day to decide a decision that will affect him and his family.

****, I've taken weeks to consider job offers before and I'm not Lebron James.

[Marino]

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That really looks like a wnba jersey

You look like a wnba jersey.

[aholbert32]

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Would anybody have blamed him for leaking it though?

Not at all. I'm just saying that its not what Lebron's camp wanted.

[DieHardYankee26]

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Would anybody have blamed him for leaking it though?

Would it have hurt I wonder? A lot of people really just assumed he was staying in Cleveland. That's what I figured until literally the day of when it was confirmed by Jared Dudley he was going to the Knicks...

[BringTheHeat]

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The Cavs did find out before the show went live though..

Back in Akron, James still wanted to go through his live hourlong television show on July 8 to announce his decision. This had been Maverick Carter's big idea, his production, and still people around him worried about the fallout in Cleveland. Several friends told James this was a bad idea to do to his hometown, that leaving the Cavaliers live on national television would make this a public-relations disaster for him.

James didn't seem to agree, didn't think it made a difference. Mad was mad, he thought. He would take a beating, but it would subside and people would love him again in Cleveland. The TV event had delivered hope to the Cavaliers that they would keep James because they never believed he would go on air and open himself to such a visceral reaction.

Better than anyone, they knew LeBron James could sometimes be so unaware of the world outside his own needs, his own yes men. Nearly two years later, the whispers in the back of the bus rolling through Beijing had become the loudest statement in free-agency history. The telephone call to the Cleveland Cavaliers came minutes before the 9 p.m. show, and somehow the news still shocked them. LeBron James was leaving, and the truth finally washed over owner Dan Gilbert and his front office: James had been gone a long time. They just never wanted to believe it.

Per Woj..