Hardly. Almost all championships are won by more than one top player. And despite the furor by some fans now, in 20 years no one is going to care that he "needed" Wade or Bosh. Fans then will say, "He has the greatest stats of all-time and won 10 NBA championships. greatest playr evar."
Why even bother with the shit? Just take out the NBA season and the playoffs and put the Lakers against the Heat. NBA is done as long as those "lap dogs" are on the same team with Wade.
Absolutely. Which is why I think he chose Miami...he decided that the best play was to look for the very best title hopes. The downside to 0 championships is very high.
What would make people happy? If this was all set up by devious trading instead of three players actually getting to choose where they go? Any Miami hatred is just envy. Unless you already hate the players for being tools. But I don't see that this changes anything (unless you're from Cleveland).
Yes, but my point is that he's out of excuses. If he doesn't win the championship THIS COMING YEAR and EVERY YEAR, he will face undue criticism - fair or not. He lowered the risk of losing, but he increased the penalty for losing.
He should have gone to New Jersey. Win titles AND be the first mega star in Nets history. I think LeBrand is worse off for this move. I think you under estimate the backlash. Also I think you are wrong about both his chances and perception of him being Wade's lap dog. That meme has only begun. This team will self destruct within Three seasons mark my words.
+1. I hate Lebron, and have for a long time, but whining about Stern? GImme a fucking break. If it was wrestling, and fixed, and whine whine whine, stern would have had them all go to NY. I think it'll be a much tougher road, for sure. But fuck.
We haven't seen the team in the playoffs yet. All three of their games will suffer somewhat, but they'll win a ton. And King James is the youngest and most talented of the trio, giving him an edge on all future glory. I understand his thinking, he wants to win.
If anything, this seems to suggest that his ego is less than people thought. Everybody (me included) assumed he wouldn't come to Miami because it's Wade's team, and Wade already has a title there. Yet he came. Even if they win a bunch of titles, Wade will have one more.
If Miami signed me for the max instead of LeBron, that would make me happy. I sort of like Bosh. I feel neutral about Wade, and I dislike LeBron quite a bit. I wasn't a big fan of Payton and Malone going to the Lakers, despite it getting me the supermodels, and I'm not a big fan of this attempt to stack the deck either. It's like choosing sides on the playground, except one team gets the first three choices. Where's the fun in that? Is a dogfight between a rottweiler and a toy poodle good entertainment? barfo
No, it was not great! I feel bad for Cav fans...but not nearly as bad as I feel for Seattle Supersonic fans. Lebron did nothing wrong whatsoever. He never complained while a Cav. He was fantastic as a Cav. And he fulfilled his contractual obligations, never once threatening or asking to be traded while under contract. This is "sports" after all. And burning his uniform is immature and ridiculous on the part of fans.....and we are reminded that the term "fan" is simply short for "fanatic."
Of course, he had the right to choose his team and sign with whatever team. But the whole one-hour special, LeBron talking about himself in third person, the ego, everything -- it rubs people the wrong way. He thinks he's bigger than the game, and he hasn't won anything yet. And I'm sure a lot of people are frowning upon that. Every league has that one team that people love to hate -- the Yankees, Cowboys, and now I expect the Heat to take that role in the NBA. The burning of the uniform.. hey, they can do what they want as well. Cleveland fans have been put through so much agony in sports, and this is possibly the biggest blow ever. They basically have to start all over, they might not even make the playoffs next year and they won't contend for a championship for a LONG, LONG time. I'd be pissed as well.
It's just going to be all the sweeter when we beat them for the title. We did it once, team against super stars, the team won. History will repeat!
Those teams, though, have a generational hatred built up. They're perceived as either having an institutional advantage through the years (Yankees) or simply a continuous arrogance (Cowboys). In the NBA, it would probably be the Lakers who fill that role. The Heat will probably be polarizing, like the Jordan/Pippen Bulls were, or the Rice/Montana/Young 49ers were...a massive number of fans and haters, both of which will drastically diminish once the stars are gone.
Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm really not that worked up about all this. I think it's kind of cool that the three top free agents went to one location. Fuck the Knicks and fuck New Jersey. They didn't get shit out of this and I think it's hilarious. What they got was a power forward who has a history of knee problems and eye problems. Should be a good future if you're a Knicks fan haha. I'm glad the Bulls didn't get him. I feel sorry for Cleveland, but honestly I really don't care. As long as he doesn't go the Lakers... that's the only thing that would have pissed me off.
