James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team?

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  1. THE HCP

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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team


    He played like crap right? He's so amazing, I think people should allow him a bad game, now and then. The thing is, I think it did matter. you'll see tonight, he will beat the Jazz all by himself. You don't think he pulled aside the starting backcourt and told him he better get the ball tonight every time down the court? Once they pull away from Utah, he'll go back to the passing LeBron, but I can guarantee you he gets at least 15 in the first quarter,
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    This should be on a t-shirt!
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    Dame was right, LeBron's a pussy!

    Seriously, he's trying to teach Irving and Waiters a lesson - their 1-on-1 brand of selfish basketball isn't going to work. They need to get their teammates involved and not just look to get theirs.

    BNM
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    You'd think, though, that Kyrie/Thompson/Waiters would want to do whatever it took to win. They have to know that doing things their normal way leads to 4 lottos in a row.

    Anyone else think LeBron would've rather traded away Kyrie and kept Wiggins? ;)
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    I think the Cavs spent big on 3 guys and are left without a bench. James Love and Irving are going to be gassed by the time the playoffs roll around
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    ^I think you are nuts and have way to much talent to NOT win 50-60 games in the east.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    Young guys on rookie scale contracts wanna get paid. Winning is nice too, but the idea that they're going to willingly sacrifice their numbers (which definitely hurts them in a contract negotiation) for team success isn't going to be an easy sell.

    I think Cleveland is going to have a tough road to hoe getting to a championship, if Lebron can cajole and mold them (including Love) into winners that might be the crowning achievement of his career.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    LeBron, as a younger, not-as-polished player, took a worse team in a way-more-loaded Eastern Conference to the NBA Finals. I think they'll be ok.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    You know B-Dog, sometimes I think you, myself and that Nikolocolopocapus guy are the only ones with brains here.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    Kyrie's already signed the super-max contract extension...he literally cannot make another dollar more at any point in the next 6 years if he plays like vintage Earvin Johnson or vintage Earl Barron.

    You could be right with Waiters and Thompson, although if 3 Olympian dudes can't keep them in line then there are other problems.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    The advantage of playing in the East is they have the entire regular season to figure it out. In the East, they can finish below .500 and still make the playoffs. So, no sense of urgency after 3 games. They've got 79 more before they need to start playing up to their ability. If getting their asses handed to them in early November wakes up some of these young guys, they will be better off come April, May and June.

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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    It's an interesting theory, and I would buy it, except that I was at the game last night and LeBron could not buy a basket.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    As I said in the game thread, I thought it was obvious LeBron sort of quit on the team last night. He did not look interested in playing at all, and almost looked kind of pissed off.

    Not surprised to see this article come out.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    Waiters could be a move-able piece for the Cavs, I bet he could garner a good vet.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    "Brains," lol...
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    My point is that he has chosen not to beat teams by himself to send a message early in the season that his team needs to play as a team
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    Yep I agree. Irving was playing for himself.
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    1,000,000% this. Cleveland, even before Love, are a completely selfish team. Each and every one of them, excluding LBJ, are "me first players". If LBJ can sway them into a team philosophy, there would be no team in the NBA that can beat them. Not only will LBJ have a few more titles, he would be cemented as the greatest ever to play the game. Even more than Jordan
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    Regardless of how I feel about it, do you think that if James wins, say, 4 titles over the rest of his career to get to 6 wins (all as the prime dog, not like Ray Allen on the Heat or something)...would he be considered the greatest, or would someone bring up, "yeah, but you lost in the Finals 3x"?
     
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    Re: James threw the game last night playing a passive-aggressive mission for the team

    Pretty good question. The older generation will never accept he was better than Jordan but the newer generation of fans might. I think when it's all said and done LeBron will be the superior player on the individual level but will be more hated (despite being way more likeable than shit head Jordan).
     
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