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Old 06-06-2014, 11:17 PM   #130
DIESEL
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Re: Sound Off: Why Does America Hate the Heat?

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Originally Posted by King_B_Mack
I seem to recall quite a few people stating that if their team couldn't sign LeBron, they'd love to see him stay in Cleveland and bring that city a championship. I recall people hoping Bosh or Amar'e would go to Cleveland with him to help him. So yeah, the bitter angle doesn't quite work either. Not for every fan of those teams as you're saying here.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. That summer of 2010 was pretty much every man/team for himself. Sure there were people that thought Lebron would never leave and another high profile free agent might join him there. But why would anyone but Cav fans be rooting for that to happen?

LBJ had just "given up" on Cleveland in the Cavs vs. Celtics series. I don't recall the win one for Cleveland sentiment coming from Bulls, Nets, and Knicks fans that summer. The vast majority wanted LBJ, and thought the best way to get him was to acquire as much talent as possible to play with him. Well the blueprint to getting LBJ was correct but it happened in a way and in a place no one imagined. That's when it turned.

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Originally Posted by VDusen04

But watching James not only attempt to upgrade his supporting cast, but more less making a mockery of an entire conference by taking three Eastern Conference all-star starters and placing them on one team, that was way more than I ever thought would be necessary, to the point of it feeling stacked and unsavory.
I hear you, but where's the line?

If he signed with Chicago to join Rose and they signed Boozer would that be OK? If he joins Amare in NY and they sign a borderline all-star is that OK?

If Kevin Love forces his way out of Minny and somehow ended up in OKC with Durant and Westbrook are we OK with that? It's seems we all understand no one can win a championship by themselves, but we don't want them to get too much help.

This league is all about acquiring and retaining talent. People went nuts when the Lakers got Nash and Dwight. But the results showed that winning with a stacked team is not as always as easy as it appears. I personally can't hold it against any team or player doing whatever they can to win.
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