The LeBron James Thread

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Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Bulls fan don't really care that he didn't come here but that he went to Miami. If he stayed in Cleveland or went to NY/NJ, it wouldn't have mattered really.

[BaselineBakes]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

The slurping, unless he makes another wicked chasedown block or pulls off some sick moves on the dance floor--I mean basketball court, can maybe begin to die down.

Im pretty sure he's still going to be doing these things in Miami, let the slurping continue.

Bulls fan don't really care that he didn't come here but that he went to Miami. If he stayed in Cleveland or went to NY/NJ, it wouldn't have mattered really.

Why is it a big deal if he signs in Miami but wouldn't have been if he signed in New York?

[DieHardYankee26]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Bulls fan don't really care that he didn't come here but that he went to Miami. If he stayed in Cleveland or went to NY/NJ, it wouldn't have mattered really.

This. It doesn't sting that he rejected the Knicks. It stings that he rejected the Knicks to create Dwyane LeBosh in South Beach.

[USF11]

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Once you take the ball out of LBJ or Wade's hands how much does that take away from the off the ball's players game?

Most of the athleticism and explosion that LBJ/Wade have will be nullified.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Once you take the ball out of LBJ or Wade's hands how much does that take away from the off the ball's players game?

Most of the athleticism and explosion that LBJ/Wade have will be nullified.

Like Jon Barry said, basically what we're going to be seeing for at least 4 years (LeBron can opt out (yeah right) after his 4th season) is Wade and LeBron not trying their hardest. Yay?

[BaselineBakes]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Once you take the ball out of LBJ or Wade's hands how much does that take away from the off the ball's players game?

Most of the athleticism and explosion that LBJ/Wade have will be nullified.

A Lebron/bosh - wade/bosh pick and roll combo with Lebron/wade cutting from the weakside or near corner would be deadly imo

[King_B_Mack]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Bulls fan don't really care that he didn't come here but that he went to Miami. If he stayed in Cleveland or went to NY/NJ, it wouldn't have mattered really.

Yeah, like I've said a few times since this crap went down, he turns down the Bulls to go to NY or stay in Cleveland, fine, there's nothing wrong with that. The problem with this is how this all went down and it stinks of a rat, it stinks and it stinks badly. You can call me a *****, you can call me crazy, you can call me whatever you want but after what I've witnessed, I believe it.

Just looking at the signs and circumstances surrounding all this, it seems clear to me that Pat Riley was in on this thing the whole time which just shows the collusion here was much worse than anybody could ever dream it was. These guys really did make that pact after playing together, they all set their extensions to bring them to this moment so they knew they were playing together in 2011 no matter what.

How does this show Riley knew? Cause the Heat just happen to be the team that completely gutted their team get all three of them and it happens to be the only team in the running with one of the stars already in a location all three of them could agree on. Obviously they wouldn't go to Cleveland and certainly wouldn't go to Canada, but hey, here's Dwyane chillin in Miami. No executive in the league...in any league really would completely gut his team for free agents. It's such a crapshoot with free agency that there's no way in hell that you take a gamble like this where you can end up burned by everyone and have...two guys like Chalmers and Beasley on your roster? The Bulls cleared cap, but they made sure the key pieces were still left. The Knicks cleared cap, but they kept their key pieces. The Nets, they all made sure that they were covered should they get burned. Meanwhile Pat Riley and Heat ownership decides that Mario Chalmers is the key piece to a future championship puzzle? Cause lets face it, the only reason Beasley was there as long as he was this offseason was to be traded. Riley is entirely too smart for such a...not even an Isaiah move but some ten year old playing 2K and not understanding money while playing the association.

I'm telling you, this whole thing is foul. Not really cause three stars teamed up, but how they teamed up is the most disgusting thing about this whole ordeal.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

Im pretty sure he's still going to be doing these things in Miami, let the slurping continue.



Why is it a big deal if he signs in Miami but wouldn't have been if he signed in New York?

This is simple. Many thought of James being a guy you can build a team around of. A NBA elite player.

Many wanted to see him do his own thing, and not Join another elite player along with a allstar to acocmplsih getting a ring. Many see this as a cop out for someone who is suppose to be a Elite player, or the next Jordan.

Now I know personally there will never be another Jordan.

If he went to any other team, not just the knicks. It would have been his team. His legacy, but he choose Miami and can no longer be in that category.

Imagine if Jordan chickened out from chicago that way. I mean Jordan also went 7 years with out a ring, but Jordan was to determined , and was truly a special player that can bring the best out of any player on his team. Only a special player can accomplsih that, and some thought James had it, but as we can see he clearly doesnt.

That's the difference if he signed with the Knicks(or any other team) instead of the Heat.

[JBH3]

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This is simple. Many thought of James being a guy you can build a team around of. A NBA elite player.

Many wanted to see him do his own thing, and not Join another elite player along with a allstar to acocmplsih getting a ring. Many see this as a cop out for someone who is suppose to be a Elite player, or the next Jordan.

Now I know personally there will never be another Jordan.

If he went to any other team, not just the knicks. It would have been his team. His legacy, but he choose Miami and can no longer be in that category.

Imagine if Jordan chickened out from chicago that way. I mean Jordan also went 7 years with out a ring, but Jordan was to determined , and was truly a special player that can bring the best out of any player on his team. Only a special player can accomplsih that, and some thought James had it, but as we can see he clearly doesnt.

That's the difference if he signed with the Knicks(or any other team) instead of the Heat.

James decision to run off to MIA, or "take his talents" there...is nothing more than what we say from today's generation wanting instant gratification, and putting no value in working hard (like say Jordan did).

[USF11]

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There is another Jordan.

His name is Kobe.

[BaselineBakes]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

That's the difference if he signed with the Knicks(or any other team) instead of the Heat.

I don't see the difference here, whichever way you slice it Lebron is better then Stoudamire/Bosh/Wade as an individual. It was just choosing which players he wanted to help him. Why are we acting like Stoudamire is not a big helping piece here? He get's slammed for joining Wade and Bosh but he wouldn't get slammed if he joined up with a top 3 power forward in New York? Makes no sense, just sounds like sour grapes.

I'm taking Bosh/Wade to help me over Stoudamire in the end. Dwayne Wade is not a better player then Lebron IMO, so Lebron won't be playing second fiddle to anyone.

[jmood88]

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James decision to run off to MIA, or "take his talents" there...is nothing more than what we say from today's generation wanting instant gratification, and putting no value in working hard (like say Jordan did).

He put in his hard work for 7 years with Cleveland, just like Jordan did with the Bulls before Pippen grew up and he got Phil Jackson.

[King_B_Mack]

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There is another Jordan.

His name is Kobe.

Let's not go nuts. Just cause James is a doucheturd doesn't suddenly put Kobe on Jordan's level. Jordan=GOAT and there'll never be another like him. Kobe may be the closest we'll ever see to him, but he certainly ain't another Jordan or anything like that.

[BaselineBakes]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

The Knicks cleared cap, but they kept their key pieces.

How is the Knicks keeping Galinari and Toney Douglas any different from Pat Riley Keeping Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley?

[King_B_Mack]

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I don't see the difference here, whichever way you slice it Lebron is better then Stoudamire/Bosh/Wade as an individual. It was just choosing which players he wanted to help him. Why are we acting like Stoudamire is not a big helping piece here? He get's slammed for joining Wade and Bosh but he wouldn't get slammed if he joined up with a top 3 power forward in New York? Makes no sense, just sounds like sour grapes.

I'm taking Bosh/Wade to help me over Stoudamire in the end. Dwayne Wade is not a better player then Lebron IMO, so Lebron won't be playing second fiddle to anyone.

I can't believe you're putting Stoudamire up there on Wade level. What MVP talk is Amar'e in every year? How often is Amar'e considered the best player in the league? Amar'e isn't even top ten in the league. It's not even close to the same thing.