I'll add my +1 to this. I have no problem with Miami, I actually like the Heat. But I can no longer think stuff like "Kobe is an ass, he should be more like LBJ." So, a small but important part of me has to hate Kobe a little less and that's the real tragedy here.
Btw, I wonder what it's like to have an owner that will send out a public statement to the fans. Hmmm
Well it was a ratings bonanza for ESPN. So if ESPN management didn't have the idea, they should be fired. You're telling me ESPN just lucked into a good programming decision made by outsiders? (LeBron and his advisors) That's like Phil Jackson winning the championship using plays designed by the players. Who needs the coach. If it's true that LeBron staff originated this very successful idea, it's a rare event in broadcasting.
Fan communication is nice, but not always the hallmark of a good executive... John Nash e-mailed us a lot, remember. It was *so cool* that he e-mailed us... was he a good GM though?
I just read the whole letter Dan Gilbert wrote and I don't have any problem with it all. I think it was right on.
This is like when a foreign leader makes a speech inside his country against the US, and the State Dept. says they aren't worried--the man is speaking to his constituents, playing politics within his country. But he's really playing ball with the CIA. Gilbert was humiliated and worried that he will be burned at the stake in Cleveland. He released this letter purely to save face. Trouble is, he must now show effort in at least trying to follow up on his promise to win a championship before LeBron does. He should have left that part out. The letter was really aimed only at Cavs fans as a morale booster on the Cavs site. I don't think it was meant for our eyes, but it couldn't have escaped the attention of outsiders.
True. He had two letters to fire off. All pre-prepared. That's a fact. I'd love to read the other one.
