The LeBron James Thread

[OSUFan_88]

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Which is essentially what I'm getting at.... If these more than reasonable demands were coming from an esteemed coach, or a coach who played the game at a high level...for all intents and purposes Avery Johnson or Mo Cheeks, then I'd think...or at least like to think that it would have some resonance... at least w/ the media.

I disagree.

LeBron is just not a player who is going to do what these "hard nosed" guys what him to do. LeBron "just wants to have fun."

[cubsball899]

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cavs/pistons 2007 was just on NBA tv wow.... watching that game is what made me love lebron so much these last few years, watching him carry his hometown underdog team on his back.... he was everything that was good about sports and then he went and didn't try against the celtics in the playoffs last year and 'the decision' lol what went wrong with this guy?

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

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My god....

LeBron might as well light himself on fire at this point. This guy is CLUELESS.

Is there any doubt he is the "leader" of the pack that is unhappy with Spo? NO DOUBT AT ALL.

Remember Heat first day of practice LeBron was all "focused?" Now he wants to play and have fun? He wants the coach gone because he got called out for goofing off? What happened to Mr. Focused on first day of practice in front of the cameras LeDouche????

It's never his fault.

I hope people finally jump on the bandwagon that I've been on for 7 years now...this guy is the ultimate non-professional, egotistical, Pete Maravich one man show.

I wouldn't take him on my team if he played for free.

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

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by the way...

LeBrons retweet of Dick Vitale's message to him this morning too freaking funny.

Basically Vitale tells him to not worry about his teammates and LeBron retweets (the equivalent of agreeing, for you non-twitter peeps) for his millions of followers to see.

So first LeBron's "game won't let him be selfish."

Then he refuses to change his game because then "he would be just a role player."

Now he retweets Dick Vitale of all people saying not to worry about his teammates.

First day of practice he is "Mr. Intensity Focused"

Gets called out for goofing off in practice, so now he wants a new coach.

Headcase.

[Scott812313]

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My god....

LeBron might as well light himself on fire at this point. This guy is CLUELESS.

Is there any doubt he is the "leader" of the pack that is unhappy with Spo? NO DOUBT AT ALL.

Remember Heat first day of practice LeBron was all "focused?" Now he wants to play and have fun? He wants the coach gone because he got called out for goofing off? What happened to Mr. Focused on first day of practice in front of the cameras LeDouche????

It's never his fault.

I hope people finally jump on the bandwagon that I've been on for 7 years now...this guy is the ultimate non-professional, egotistical, Pete Maravich one man show.

I wouldn't take him on my team if he played for free.

This post is absolutely perfect.

[Eman5805]

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LeBron just doesn't get it. He has no idea at all.

Someone needs to go Andre' Johnson on him. Maybe gettin' done in like Cortland Finnegan would knock some sense into his head.

I swear, if he puts out another commercial, I'm gonna die of laughter.

[Boltman]

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My god....

LeBron might as well light himself on fire at this point. This guy is CLUELESS.

Is there any doubt he is the "leader" of the pack that is unhappy with Spo? NO DOUBT AT ALL.

Remember Heat first day of practice LeBron was all "focused?" Now he wants to play and have fun? He wants the coach gone because he got called out for goofing off? What happened to Mr. Focused on first day of practice in front of the cameras LeDouche????

It's never his fault.

I hope people finally jump on the bandwagon that I've been on for 7 years now...this guy is the ultimate non-professional, egotistical, Pete Maravich one man show.

I wouldn't take him on my team if he played for free.

This post is absolutely perfect.

Yes it is, I agree completely. You really can't have it both ways, I'm sure the team will gel one way or the other later in the season and not play as bad as they are but this is definitely not a championship caliber team. No where even close to one.

[The 24th Letter]

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LeBron fan or not, Spo isnt doing a good job of coaching at all....fans like to hear magical phrases like "demanding toughness" and "playing hard" but MIA doesnt have a lick of strategy on offense right now...

[Subversion]

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LeBron fan or not, Spo isnt doing a good job of coaching at all....fans like to hear magical phrases like "demanding toughness" and "playing hard" but MIA doesnt have a lick of strategy on offense right now...

Spo was never a good coach period. He's the other Vinny Del Negro. The biggest NBA challenge is fitting 3, 6 and 1 together in an offense. Only the best coaching minds need apply.

cavs/pistons 2007 was just on NBA tv wow.... watching that game is what made me love lebron so much these last few years, watching him carry his hometown underdog team on his back.... he was everything that was good about sports and then he went and didn't try against the celtics in the playoffs last year and 'the decision' lol what went wrong with this guy?

Maybe he has extreme mood swings, like a serious psychological disorder? The Celtics series was a good example of that...

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

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LeBron fan or not, Spo isnt doing a good job of coaching at all....fans like to hear magical phrases like "demanding toughness" and "playing hard" but MIA doesnt have a lick of strategy on offense right now...

I don't think we have a clue as to whether he's doing well or not.

His players were going to throw him under the bus no matter what if things didn't go perfectly well.

LeBron doesn't respect him and wants to use him as the fall guy.

A coach is helpless in that position.

And I don't think Spo has anything to do with Wade not being able to hit a jump shot to save his life, Bosh forgetting how to rebound, and LeBron being uncoachable

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

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Maybe he has extreme mood swings, like a serious psychological disorder? The Celtics series was a good example of that...

People may laugh but I've said in this forum several times over the last year that I honestly think LeBron has some type of mental disorder.

Not hard to believe when you remember he calls himself King and the Chosen 1 and thinks we are all witness to him.

I half way feel bad about it because it must be tough being told you are the greatest thing since sliced bread at 15 years old

[NINJAK2]

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Ugh. Why the **** doesn't he realize he wouldn't become a "role player" by becoming the facilitator and defensive leader of the team?

I hate trying to make players something they're not, but LeBron could easily, easily be that type of Magic and/or Pippen player. He has the exact skill set for it, it's just a matter of using it and obviously he doesn't want to.

It just blows my mind that he thinks him, Wade and Bosh can continue to play the same way they did last year. When LeBron first said he was going to Miami, I didn't think him and Wade were a good fit, but then I figured that maybe they knew they were going to have to change the way they play to make this thing work. But...I was wrong.

LeBron is right BlueNGold. It is too hard for DW3 and LB6 to change their games as they both need the rock. I think the NBA needs to step in and help them out. They should input a rule that whenever both Wade and James are on the floor, they are allowed to use two basketballs on offense. This will add to the offensive options of the Heat and keep defenses guessing.
You think this is difficult to input? It's easy.. Say Lebron gets a defensive swat from behind and the Heat recover and are now on offense. The NBA just needs to add a fourth official (or use a ball boy to save cash) for Heat games who can throw in that 2nd ball to Wade/LeBron at any given moment to keep them happy. On Heat misses and opponent rebounds the ball that wasn't shot is promptly passed back to the official or ball boy. This should allow James and Wade to not change their games at all.

[OSUFan_88]

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LeBron fan or not, Spo isnt doing a good job of coaching at all....fans like to hear magical phrases like "demanding toughness" and "playing hard" but MIA doesnt have a lick of strategy on offense right now...

Apparently LeBron's coach will always be blamed for his incompetence to play off the ball....

[Subversion]

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Apparently LeBron's coach will always be blamed for his incompetence to play off the ball....

This is such a huge issue. The man is the most passive off-ball player. He trots around like a headless chicken. What happened to the days when he demanded the ball? Do we need to show him footage of how Jordan and Kobe run laps trying to get the ball?

They need to run a Triangle. Put Bosh at the high post for an entry pass. Make LBJ and DWADE fight for the ball.

[JBH3]

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Apparently LeBron's coach will always be blamed for his incompetence to play off the ball....

Who was that guy who use to coach the Cavs? Mark Black or something...