Re: The LeBron James Thread
I'm only replying to this bc I feel like people feel this way about many things on a message board and it's a bit short sighted. Are you sure the SAME people that criticized you are now agreeing with you? Probably not. There are probably people that agreed with you but didn't feel like getting in the argument, or maybe thought you said your point well enough to not post about it. And then there were others that disagreed that are still disagreeing today, or may still not agree but obviously don't have much recent history to support their argument.
It's not that people change their minds left and right, it's more that different people speak up at different times. It's often that people speak up when they have something to back their argument. Right now, your argument has a lot more meat behind it so more are speaking on it.
Kobe STFU, that's the difference. He didn't continue giving reason after reason to remind people of why they started hating him. The situation was different too bc it was a personal matter, but James continues to display behavior that brings about the negative feelings people have had since the preseason celebration, since the Decision, since the "Recruiting Tour", since the disappearing act against Boston that seemed like he'd already quit the team, since he started talking in 3rd person and calling himself the King, since we first saw the "Chosen One" tattoo. Time isn't passing bc he's keeping these feelings alive and making them stronger in some.
Well I saw where he was going with that before he caught himself and brought it back a bit... then it became more PC and he kept talking and went closer and closer toward where it seemed like he started going, so my opinion is it was the first of your two options for that reason. But even if we were to say it's the second, is that a good message?
If he were the type to really not care, there wouldn't be so many issues. He does care and that's the problem. And doesn't have anywhere close to a billion dollar empire... something he's well aware of, as well as the hit that dream took with his most recent performance.
I'm only replying to this bc I feel like people feel this way about many things on a message board and it's a bit short sighted. Are you sure the SAME people that criticized you are now agreeing with you? Probably not. There are probably people that agreed with you but didn't feel like getting in the argument, or maybe thought you said your point well enough to not post about it. And then there were others that disagreed that are still disagreeing today, or may still not agree but obviously don't have much recent history to support their argument.
It's not that people change their minds left and right, it's more that different people speak up at different times. It's often that people speak up when they have something to back their argument. Right now, your argument has a lot more meat behind it so more are speaking on it.
Kobe STFU, that's the difference. He didn't continue giving reason after reason to remind people of why they started hating him. The situation was different too bc it was a personal matter, but James continues to display behavior that brings about the negative feelings people have had since the preseason celebration, since the Decision, since the "Recruiting Tour", since the disappearing act against Boston that seemed like he'd already quit the team, since he started talking in 3rd person and calling himself the King, since we first saw the "Chosen One" tattoo. Time isn't passing bc he's keeping these feelings alive and making them stronger in some.
Well I saw where he was going with that before he caught himself and brought it back a bit... then it became more PC and he kept talking and went closer and closer toward where it seemed like he started going, so my opinion is it was the first of your two options for that reason. But even if we were to say it's the second, is that a good message?
If he were the type to really not care, there wouldn't be so many issues. He does care and that's the problem. And doesn't have anywhere close to a billion dollar empire... something he's well aware of, as well as the hit that dream took with his most recent performance.
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