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  • JaySmooov
    Banned
    • May 2011
    • 1693

    #10726
    Re: The LeBron James Thread

    Originally posted by mKoz26
    I'm a sucker for responding to this post...
    We're fine having a civil discussion. Nobody is insulting you.
    I think this quote was more general. Not limited to this thread or me.

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    • RockinDaMike
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      • Feb 2003
      • 9092

      #10727
      Re: The LeBron James Thread

      This kid makes a point. "NBA is where the magic happens not where rookies go" haha

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      • Jasong7777
        All Star
        • May 2005
        • 6415

        #10728
        Re: The LeBron James Thread

        That kid needs an OS account.
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        • Boltman
          L.A. to S.D. to HI
          • Mar 2004
          • 18283

          #10729
          Re: The LeBron James Thread

          Originally posted by Jasong7777
          That kid needs an OS account.

          Haha so damn true.

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          • The 24th Letter
            ERA
            • Oct 2007
            • 39373

            #10730
            Re: The LeBron James Thread

            Originally posted by Jasong7777
            That kid needs an OS account.
            Wouldn't be surprised if he did.

            Since this bumped, it was reported last week Bron hired a PR guy...

            Little late eh?

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            • BlueNGold
              Hall Of Fame
              • Aug 2009
              • 21817

              #10731
              Re: The LeBron James Thread

              From Simmons' Jeremy Lin mailbag:

              Q: Doesn't LeBron James have to be kicking himself watching Jeremy Lin light up Madison Square Garden? LeBron could be the man lighting up the Garden, and he would be legendary for revitalizing basketball in New York! If he was ever to question his "Decision," you'd think it would be on the night Lin put up 38 and drew "MVP!" chants against the Lakers.
              — Casey, Dell Rapids, S.D.


              SG: Poor LeBron — he really does get blamed for everything. Although you're tapping into the single most important point of Linsanity … something that, from a "shaping the history of the league" standpoint, probably transcends anything Jeremy Lin will do for the Knicks. You know, unless he wins three titles or something. Let's keep going.


              Q: Isn't what's currently going on with Jeremy Lin in New York the ultimate example of why Lebron should have signed there? The kid had a few good games and now OWNS the biggest city in America. Imagine what Lebron could have done there ... I know it's beating a dead horse at this point, but what a cop out.
              — Steve, London, U.K.


              SG: It's not beating a dead horse. It's a crucial point. One more e-mail on this …


              Q: Do you see how the Garden is electric with Jeremy Lin? He's a legend in NY in less than 2 weeks. That's what LeBron never realized. If he came to The NYK every single game would be like that. We as a city are so starved for basketball success that if he brought us a championship he would have been a Greek god in NYC just walking along with the mortals. I hate LeBron.
              — KDubb, Queens, N.Y.


              SG: You shouldn't hate LeBron. You should hate the judgment/instincts/business acumen of his "advisors" (the numbskulls who pushed him toward Miami and/or didn't talk him out of it); how he walked away from the single biggest basketball challenge (winning a championship with the star-crossed Knicks, which would have made him immortal); his bizarre choice to play with his biggest rival over trying to beat him (who does that???); the fact that he played in Madison Square Garden FOR <strike>SIX</strike> SEVEN STRAIGHT SEASONS without realizing there's a different energy in that building (????); or this current NBA culture in which people look at themselves as "brands" instead of "basketball players" and make every decision accordingly (and ironically, no decision for LeBron's "brand" would have been better than LeBron saving the Knicks).
              The Decision still would have been a disgusting act even if he went to the Knicks, but IMO it would have been a little less heinous if he did.

              A big part of the LeBron hate is the fact people feel he copped out, took the easy way, and didn't want to be "The Man". If he goes to the Knicks none of that can be said, and he'd be playing in the best arena with the best crowd/atmosphere in the league instead of Miami's joke of a fanbase that can't even be bothered to get to their seats at tip-off or fill the arena when they have two of the best players to ever play in their city.

              As a basketball fan, I still get annoyed he basically ignored the possibility of what he could have done had he gone to the Knicks.
              Last edited by BlueNGold; 02-22-2012, 10:44 PM.
              Originally posted by bradtxmale
              I like 6 inches. Its not too thin and not too thick. You get the support your body needs.



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              • ProfessaPackMan
                Bamma
                • Mar 2008
                • 63852

                #10732
                Re: The LeBron James Thread

                LOL That's all I'm going to say.
                #RespectTheCulture

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                • Boltman
                  L.A. to S.D. to HI
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 18283

                  #10733
                  Re: The LeBron James Thread

                  Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
                  LOL That's all I'm going to say.
                  Well I'll say something, I was hoping he'd go to the Knicks (if you go back far enough searching I think you will find me saying as such before he made his decision).

                  I like the Knicks and have not enjoyed seeing them in mediocrity all these years (as if you need reminding http://www.nbauniverse.com/teams/rec...ork_knicks.htm).

                  It would have been kinda nice seeing him going to a team with history and real, passionate, true fans (sorry Miami Heat fans) not that sham that is Miami. Hard as it is to root for him, it probably could've been more palatable to do so if he would have ended up a Knick.

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                  • Jasong7777
                    All Star
                    • May 2005
                    • 6415

                    #10734
                    Re: The LeBron James Thread

                    Lebron probably doesn't give a damn about New York and it's "Gawden".

                    I get tired of people making the Knicks franchise and where they play into this majestic place where magic is supposed to happen.

                    If anything he should have stayed in Cleveland. If not, than Miami>>>>>>>>>>>New York
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                    • Kashanova
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Aug 2003
                      • 12695

                      #10735
                      Re: The LeBron James Thread

                      Originally posted by Jasong7777
                      Lebron probably doesn't give a damn about New York and it's "Gawden".

                      I get tired of people making the Knicks franchise and where they play into this majestic place where magic is supposed to happen.

                      If anything he should have stayed in Cleveland. If not, than Miami>>>>>>>>>>>New York
                      people aren't making it out to be majestic, the fact is that's exactly what it is, its the media capital and sports capital of the world, if you win in new york your legend is amplify, Had Jeter been in Kansas city he would of been like craig biggio.

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                      • Sam Marlowe
                        Banned
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 1230

                        #10736
                        Re: The LeBron James Thread

                        Funny how nobody mentions the ugly side of NY sports hype media. And ftr, when it comes to NBA basketball, there is nothing "majestic" about the New York Knicks franchise. The legend has always superceded the reality.

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                        • Altimus
                          Chelsea, Assemble!
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 27283

                          #10737
                          Re: The LeBron James Thread

                          Originally posted by Sam Marlowe
                          Funny how nobody mentions the ugly side of NY sports hype media. And ftr, when it comes to NBA basketball, there is nothing "majestic" about the New York Knicks franchise. The legend has always superceded the reality.
                          This is true. No title since the 70's and horrible last 10 years up until now.

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                          • BlueNGold
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Aug 2009
                            • 21817

                            #10738
                            Re: The LeBron James Thread

                            Originally posted by Altimus
                            This is true. No title since the 70's and horrible last 10 years up until now.
                            But that's the point. Bringing an NBA championship to them wouldn't be on the scale of bringing one to Cleveland of course, but it would still be a gigantic accomplishment.

                            And like it was mentioned in that article, just look at Jeremy Lin and how everything has blown up surrounding him. I highly doubt he gets as much attention if he isn't playing in New York. Imagine what would have happened had LeBron played there.

                            I just don't get why NY is being downplayed. There's a reason guys like Kobe, MJ, and LeBron himself always put on their best performances in the Garden. No other arena in the league touches it or the atmosphere that comes with it when the Knicks are actually relevant and not laughing stocks of the league like they've been during the post-Ewing era.
                            Originally posted by bradtxmale
                            I like 6 inches. Its not too thin and not too thick. You get the support your body needs.



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                            • Altimus
                              Chelsea, Assemble!
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 27283

                              #10739
                              Re: The LeBron James Thread

                              Originally posted by BlueNGold
                              But that's the point. Bringing an NBA championship to them wouldn't be on the scale of bringing one to Cleveland of course, but it would still be a gigantic accomplishment.

                              And like it was mentioned in that article, just look at Jeremy Lin and how everything has blown up surrounding him. I highly doubt he gets as much attention if he isn't playing in New York. Imagine what would have happened had LeBron played there.

                              I just don't get why NY is being downplayed. There's a reason guys like Kobe, MJ, and LeBron himself always put on their best performances in the Garden. No other arena in the league touches it or the atmosphere that comes with it when the Knicks are actually relevant and not laughing stocks of the league like they've been during the post-Ewing era.
                              I can't argue the second part. The crowd is terrific along with the atmosphere. And that organ is the best in the business.

                              With LBJ I see it much different with Lin. Lin has absolutely no pressure on him because he was in a way a nobody that now is a somebody in a NY uniform. LBJ would have come in this situation with a ton of pressure. Even more so than anywhere else. Failure would be multiplied compared to anywhere else because of the expectations. The love no doubt would be huge but the trade off for not winning is different between the two. Look at Melo already.

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                              • BlueNGold
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Aug 2009
                                • 21817

                                #10740
                                Re: The LeBron James Thread

                                Originally posted by Altimus
                                I can't argue the second part. The crowd is terrific along with the atmosphere. And that organ is the best in the business.

                                With LBJ I see it much different with Lin. Lin has absolutely no pressure on him because he was in a way a nobody that now is a somebody in a NY uniform. LBJ would have come in this situation with a ton of pressure. Even more so than anywhere else. Failure would be multiplied compared to anywhere else because of the expectations. The love no doubt would be huge but the trade off for not winning is different between the two. Look at Melo already.
                                I think that would creep in eventually like it does with just about every fanbase. But with Knicks fans that first season or two I think they would have just been happy to be a top-tier team again with the best player in the league playing for them.
                                Originally posted by bradtxmale
                                I like 6 inches. Its not too thin and not too thick. You get the support your body needs.



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