LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

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Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

It should say "You're welcome, Miami."

This is the old Kobe/Shaq debate.
Let's just say they needed each other

[The 24th Letter]

LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

LeBron said himself he was out of shape entering the season...Doesn't mean he had a gut and saddlebags...just wasn't in his desired game shape....not really all that unbelievable to me...

[ojandpizza]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

Yeah LeBron admitted like within the first month of the season that he spent too much time off recovering and celebrating from the year before.. I wouldn't necessarily say he was "out of shape" but he said all year long his conditioning wasn't where it had been in years past, and I think he was largely blaming his back issues he was having on that.

Saying he was out of shape is overblown, but since LeBron said it himself I wouldn't call it fabricating.

[ProfessaPackMan]

LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

I'm not disagreeing with the notion that he started off the season out of shape. Plenty of players do as well and usually takes them the first month or 2 to get into their regular playing shape, so I wouldn't put it past Lebron to fit in this category as well.

I'm disagreeing with the notion that he was out of shape most of last season or even half of the season. That's where I call BS and I'm not saying OSU made that up because he did say Windhorst reported it. Guess I should've been more specific then since I obviously didn't mean he was playing with a beer belly and eating donuts before every game.

[The 24th Letter]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

I think a better term than "out of shape" probably could've been used...I just took it as him saying that his conditioning was never where he wanted it to be though...You'll hear coaches talking about guys "playing heavy last year" and things like that when players decide to cut weight or body fat.

but yeah, I would assume it's near impossible to literally be out of shape for an entire season, unless your Eddy Curry.

side note: Who was that player that said they used to eat 3-4 slices of pizza before games?

[King_B_Mack]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

Probably Eddy Curry lol

[The 24th Letter]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

Probably Eddy Curry lol

Here we go

[OSUFan_88]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

I'm not disagreeing with the notion that he started off the season out of shape. Plenty of players do as well and usually takes them the first month or 2 to get into their regular playing shape, so I wouldn't put it past Lebron to fit in this category as well.

I'm disagreeing with the notion that he was out of shape most of last season or even half of the season. That's where I call BS and I'm not saying OSU made that up because he did say Windhorst reported it. Guess I should've been more specific then since I obviously didn't mean he was playing with a beer belly and eating donuts before every game.

Just to be clear, I don't agree with Windy either.

I do think LeBron lost weight to deal with cramping, though. I think LeBron was just too heavy and had too much muscle on his frame. Dude is aging, he shouldn't continue looking like a 270LB tank continually.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

Rod Strickland used to eat hot dogs before every game when he was in DC and in Portland.

[The 24th Letter]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

Don't know how they do it man, I remember they showed Rondo eating Ramen and Gatorade before the game....

That would mess me up something serious by the second quarter, lol

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Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

That's a lot of sodium

[The 24th Letter]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

My bad, it was actually sushi, lol

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

Homecoming special live in Cleveland right now

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/live

[King_B_Mack]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

Yeah, LeBron definitely doesn't look sickly guys lol.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: LeBron James: I'm coming back to Cleveland (OFFICIAL)

This whole thing was like a religious experience. Dude is a God in Cleveland, crazy.