The LeBron James Thread

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

Re: LeBron James Signs With Miami Heat

most of LeBron's interviews come off as awkward and uncomfortable. He always tries to keep this cocky, unemotional, "I'm bored by these questions and I call myself King but pretend like I'm bored by my life" attitude when he knows he is being watched.

He basically never smiles unless it's on the basketball court and he's dancing around or taking fake pictures.

I have never found him to be personable AT ALL. Not likable either. Or interesting in the least bit off the basketball court. I've said here in the past I think he honestly may have some small type of mental issue. I don't doubt that being famous in high school and the expectations have something to do with that. He still seems very immature and it's about time for him to grow up or shut up.

I hope he becomes less of a "superstar" now that he is sharing the spotlight with Wade.

[utexas]

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Any thoughts on Mr Durant's feelings?

Durant, my fellow longhorn, would not turn down the opportunity to play with Lebron/Wade/Bosh/Kobe/Howard/ etc. It sounds good to say and will help him win over a few more fans, but its not his reality, so he can make those comments.

[Pared]

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Durant, my fellow longhorn, would not turn down the opportunity to play with Lebron/Wade/Bosh/Kobe/Howard/ etc. It sounds good to say and will help him win over a few more fans, but its not his reality, so he can make those comments.

Considering he just locked himself into OKC for a long-term deal recently, I can't take your comments over the facts. He chose his team over playing with his boys.

His belief in his organization is obviously stronger than his urge to "join forces."

[ZB9]

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Durant, my fellow longhorn, would not turn down the opportunity to play with Lebron/Wade/Bosh/Kobe/Howard/ etc. It sounds good to say and will help him win over a few more fans, but its not his reality, so he can make those comments.

Durant could have been a FA soon and had a choice to play with someone else, but he signed a 5 year extension, not a 3 yr extension like Lebron and Bosh did with the Cavs and Raptors. Signing that extension says a lot and it doesnt say that Durant wants that sort of opportunity to latch on somewhere else and play with one of those guys. He wants one of those guys to go to OKC to play with hm.

[ZB9]

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inside look at Lebron's free agency coup (long)

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-heatfreeagency071610

[BlueNGold]

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From Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski to managing director Jerry Colangelo to NBA elders, the issue of James’ immaturity and downright disrespectfulness had become a consuming topic on the march to the Olympics. The course of history could’ve changed dramatically, because there was a real risk that James wouldn’t be brought to Beijing based on fears his monumental talents weren’t worth the daily grind of dealing with him.

When the mandate had been to gather these immense egos and get the NBA’s greatest players to fit into a program, no one had a more difficult time meshing into the framework than James. Other players made it a point to learn the names of staffers and modestly go about their business without barking orders and brash demands.

No one could stand James as a 19-year-old in the 2004 Athens Olympics, nor the 2006 World Championships. Officials feared James could become the instigator of everything they wanted to rid themselves for the ’08 Olympics.

So now LeBron is suddenly a worse teammate than Kobe?

For James, the problem with back-to-back presentations was his short attention span. Cavaliers coaches had always tried to keep film sessions short because James would drift away and lose interest. As the New York Knicks followed the Nets by repeating those themes with an array of power points and charts about accumulating wealth, James drifted in and out of focus. Later, James would tell Jay-Z that parts of New York’s presentation felt too redundant to New Jersey’s.

And do they actually know these things as fact?

[rangerrick012]

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inside look at Lebron's free agency coup (long)

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...eeagency071610

LeBron and Riley are made for each other. I think that statement is pretty self-explanatory, on all levels.

[Pared]

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Does Riley have a history of being "sneaky?" I don't recall many actions of his coming off in this way.

[USF11]

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Does Riley have a history of being "sneaky?" I don't recall many actions of his coming off in this way.

How he left LA, New York, the Van Gundy firing, his coaching style versus the Mavs in the finals being front and center.

Hes a used car salesmen, doubling as a coach/team president.

[Pared]

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Ahh, there we go. Thanks for the reminder.

[Shakedowncapo]

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He wants one of those guys to go to OKC to play with hm.

And nobody wants to play in OKC.

[HMcCoy]

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LeBron looking at a 50 million dollar crib in Coral Gables. Dudes lifestyle is about to be off the freakin HOOK.

Bronny Bron turns out to be the biggest douchbag in league history, but I can't be mad at him going to MIA, lol. Bath, Oh?

[Jistic]

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inside look at Lebron's free agency coup (long)

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...eeagency071610

Damn that was a great read. And a big reason that I still think somehow this guy won't win one.

This article also shows how Wade is Riley's Darth Vader and how Wade almost seems to really have an influence over LeBron. That kind of tells me that on the court LeBron will defer to Wade as well.

[Jukeman]

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[ProfessaPackMan]

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http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2010/07/inside_the_decision_miamis_cou.html

Vince McMahon could not write a better storyline than this here, folks.