Sound Off: Why Does America Hate the Heat?

[z Revis]

Re: Sound Off: Why Does America Hate the Heat?

Yeah.. this thread seems a little out of left field. Granted I haven't read all 8 or so pages of this thread, but it doesn't seem to me there is much hate towards the Heat anymore. I don't even think they were the most hated team in the last series they played.

Personally I respect the Heat, but I do hate Dwayne Wade and I don't think I need to explain my reasoning. Sad thing is he was my favorite player 5 years ago.

[vtcha]

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Like Mark Jackson said, if The Decision is the only negative thing people talk about when referring to your career, especially for such a high caliber player like LeBron, then you're definitely living a good life.

I can almost guarantee that from 20 years from now, all this hate will be a non-issue, or at the very least minimal, when talking about the legacy of LeBron. The same thing happened with Jordan and Kobe. When you are doing something great, some will tend to overlook on your flaws whereas there are others that will magnify on every little flaw you have. Can you imagine if LeBron acted the way Lance Stephenson or MWP did? The only difference is, they aren't 'great'.

[jorge380]

I truly respect Lebrons basketball ability.I just think he is a very sore loser.We all remember his comments after losing to Dallas in the Finals.Have to stay classy win or lose.

[TripleCrown9]

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The only thing I disagree with is the foul thing, in playoff time, they don't really get calls, they just get away with them.

Your sentiments mirror mine, though mine aren't quite as, umm, angry as yours are. I feel the way you do but to a lesser extent, i guess you could say.

For me, i actually don't even really hate lebron, im just indifferent about him. I like his approach to the game as a player, but in the media, every now and again he says things that make me completely facepalm. I think my biggest knock on him is he comes off as a little whiny and entitled at times(and this attitude is a pet peeve of mine with people in general). But overall i got no animosity or hate or whatever towards lebron himself. He seems like a cool dude off the court with a passion for the game of basketball.

My tendency to root against miami comes from a place of simply not liking the players themselves. wade, ray allen, chalmers, battier on occasion, and bosh(depending on what hes playing like that day). Are really where most of my dislike comes from for the team as a whole. Of course i also can't stand those heat fans that are super arrogant and act as if any player or team that isn't the heat is irrelevant. But even with the fans, any dislike i hold for the small majority comes from experience i had with friends, family, and forum members of other forums that act this way. the bandwagonners themselves don't bug me because i know that in 2 years from now they'll be back on the laker or clipper or knicks, or bulls bandwagon. In all i don't hate miami per se, but i do have my issues with them.

If there is anything i do hate, its the fact that anyone who dislikes miami for any reason often gets put in the "troll" or "*****" group. especailly when the building of the big three is brought up, I personally don't care about it, but i don't think people should be condemned for disliking the forming of this squad, no matter however many teams in nba history did it before.

OS blocked the word H a t e r?

That's weird...

Y'all still listening to ThreeKing when it comes to Miami and Michael "Gandhi" Jordan?

Come on oj, don't feed the trolls man.

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[Segagendude]

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Three words....... Bandwagon fan base!

85% of the people the claim the Heat as "my team," can't even name 5 players that played for Miami before LeBron arrived.

True. After their championship in 06, before the "big two" arrived, their arena was nearly empty.

[Sgt_Carnage]

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But, but, but MJ isn't a jackass off the court.

That LeBron, married to his high school GF with two kids. What a monster.

How dare you post this! This has to be photoshopped, I told you Michael Jordan was a saint! There is no way he'd be doing something like this.

[Sgt_Carnage]

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True. After their championship in 06, before the "big two" arrived, their arena was nearly empty.

That's not necessarily true. They ranked in the top 10 in attendance in 2007 and 2008, and were in the top half of the league in 2009 and 2010. You guys make it sound as if the Heat were like 29th in the league in attendance before Lebron showed up

[TripleCrown9]

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That's not necessarily true. They ranked in the top 10 in attendance in 2007 and 2008, and were in the top half of the league in 2009 and 2010. You guys make it sound as if the Heat were like 29th in the league in attendance before Lebron showed up

Somebody's sarcasm meter is broken.

[datruth251]

The media built a hype and rode it for Lebron before he entered the NBA so labeling him as great was something that was given to him not necessarily something he asked for. Yes he is great he is a rare talent that comes once every 10 years or so and I'm sure he would have loved to win a championship for Cleveland but he couldn't do it with that awful team they put together in Cleveland.

[BringTheHeat]

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That's weird...

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Is it your first day here?

ThreeKing is a known ***** and troll of anything Miami related

[@marcusjiles]

Because America is pathetic and people loved to hate things just to be negative and a-holes. People love the negative in every aspect of anything and never need a valid reason to complain or throw stones at someone. They'll root for foreigners (something I dont have a problem with) whom they dont watch while they claim to be more American than someone else, while they thrash soccer because it's not viewed as an American sport before they root for a team that took less money collectively to join, and have played some of the best basketball they've ever seen.

"Well, they're fans suck." The typical complaint from a fan who thinks he's more fan than the next guy. Usually a cold weather person where sports is all they have. People in Miami, LA dont have sports dictate their lives. NEVER FORGET, Bulls attendance dropped 40% when MJ left.

I'll save the Lebron-hate aspect to this because those are another type of idiotic group I'd rather not waste time on. America will jump from team to team rooting against the Heat then point the finger at a fanbase that has sold-out that arena for years and is THE hottest ticket in the league when they come to your town.

In regards to sports, America is the land of free flowing hate. Constant, high in PSI, busting at the pipes when the Heat is the topic.

[TripleCrown9]

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The media built a hype and rode it for Lebron before he entered the NBA so labeling him as great was something that was given to him not necessarily something he asked for. Yes he is great he is a rare talent that comes once every 10 years or so and I'm sure he would have loved to win a championship for Cleveland but he couldn't do it with that awful team they put together in Cleveland.

He asked for it. He could have easily gone to college for 4 years after high school.

He wanted the fame, the money, the coverage.

[TripleCrown9]

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Is it your first day here?

ThreeKing is a known ***** and troll of anything Miami related

I've been on the site 2 years longer than you, but yeah this is actually my first day. I'm glad someone noticed.

I'm not saying he isn't. What I'm saying is someone said Heat fans are quick to call people trolls, and lo and behold, it happened.

[BringTheHeat]

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I've been on the site 2 years longer than you, but yeah this is actually my first day. I'm glad someone noticed.

I'm not saying he isn't. What I'm saying is someone said Heat fans are quick to call people trolls, and lo and behold, it happened.

He is a troll though, but whatever. Obviously you don't frequent this board.

[TripleCrown9]

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He is a troll though, but whatever. Obviously you don't frequent this board.

You're right. I avoid the NBA forum 95% of the time.