Lebrons "decision" shows how insecure and desperate he is.

[Renew Deal]

He doesn't believe in his own abilities, so he found two other guys to carry him. Lebron SUCKS!

[Oceansaway]

1. chris hayes just said Miami...nt

[Ninga]

2. He quit on us in game 5.....and that's the thing I will always remember. n/t

[OhioChick]

3. Agreed

POS

[ChromeFoundry]

4. Lebron just taught all the kids from the "Boys and Girls Club"

How to fuck people and fuck them good.

[Renew Deal]

5. ESPN just showed Cavs fans burning Lebrons jersey.

:rofl:

[Doremus]

8. My DD said there are big groups of people downtown tonight burning jerseys.

I hope someone takes out that damned billboard.

Fuck him.

[OhioChick]

15. Yeah....I'm fucking sick of that "Witness" BS n/t

[Lost4words]

49. you folks gotta get out of that state, its getting to you,

you actually think OHIO Doesn't suck! Without your state of basketball lovers we might not have had 8 Bush years!

I wish you had shown as much disgust for the stolen election!

GD get your priorities in order!

[Dream Girl]

51. Bet most of them couldn't be bothered to vote

[verges]

56. NE Ohio is pretty blue.

And professional sports is part o0f the fabric of the area. NE Ohio was just slapped very hard by a favorite son. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth....."

[TroubleMan]

6. Are you kidding? LOL - you must be from Cleveland.

Nobody in the modern error can win a championship by themselves - even Jordan couldn't do it. It takes a team.

[Renew Deal]

7. I'm not kidding and not from Cleveland.

He had a team. They went to the finals two years ago and had the best team in the east the last two years. This year he and others got hurt. Winning was a strong possibility and Cleveland could have added players. He could have also gone to the Bulls if he wanted to win or to the Knicks to build his team. Instead he went with the safe bet in Miami. We'll see if it works out for him.

[theHandpuppet]

18. Lebron doesn't like to share the stage

He's used to being THE man.

Miami fans will find that out soon enough.

[OhioChick]

38. Yep...and the players will "witness" what a ball hog he is. n/t

[liquid diamond]

9. He gave Cleveland many years to get him some support which

they failed to do. I wish him the best in Miami. He is a true team player unlike Kobe the adulterer Bryant.

[depakid]

10. Here's my bet- Miami won't win another championship while he's there

There will always be something- injuries, poor chemistry. In other words- a jinx.

[OhioChick]

11. Good...I hope you're right.

Fingers crossed. :)

[jaysunb]

12. Bingo !

How right you are !

[Johonny]

13. man all he'll have is all that money to comfort himself

how will he ever make it. I mean look at Charles Barkley often quoted, super famous with more face time than Magic or MJ... oh wait never mind.

[Frank Booth]

16. I'm betting they win it this year. But regardless,

it doesn't reflect well on Lebron. None of the great players have had to conspire with two other superstars to win a championship. Jordan didn't do it, Bird didn't do it, Magic didn't, Russell didn't, etc. Lebron's legacy will be that he couldn't win unless surround by superstars.

And, did he really have to choose Miami? Couldn't he at least have chosen a city that cares about its NBA team?

[Bandit]

25. What about the first two years Jackson was at LA

He gathered ALL the superstars and he won "Big Time" He had Shaq, Kobe, Malone, Ray Allen, I mean he loaded the team with the league's top players..

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

54. A little research could save you a lot of embarrassment.

First of all Ray Allen NEVER played for the Lakers! You might be thinking of Gary Payton. Second, Gary Payton and Karl Malone didn't join the Lakers until the 2003-2004 season. (The Lakers lost in the finals to Detroit in five games) Neither player returned to the team for the 2004-2005 season.

In his first season as Lakers head coach(1999-2000) Phil Jackson won an NBA championship with Kobe, Shaq, Derek Fisher, Brian Shaw, A.C Green, Devean George, Rick Fox, Glen Rice, Robert Horry, and Ron Harper.

[DefenseLawyer]

39. No support?

They only had the best record in the league the last two years. It's hard to argue legitimately that he was playing on a bad team in Cleveland. If you watched them in the playoffs the last two years it was LaBron that didn't show up in critical games, not the "supporting cast".

[taught_me_patience]

14. Agree with this post

"Kings" are supposed to lead. Yet, Lebron followed Bosh to Miami. He lost a lot of respect from me tonight.

[GoCubsGo]

28. I lost respect for him when...

...he decided that he needed to take up a whole friggin' hours worth of programming to say one crummy sentence. My only disappointment here is that his huge, ego-swollen head didn't swell up so much that it burst on live TV. Otherwise, I really don't give a shit where he goes.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. I'm reminded of the Vancouver Grizzlies.

And their big vine full of sour grapes.

[NHLrocks]

19. Its a business and he wants to win. simple as that.

[MilesColtrane]

20. LeBron's performance in the playoffs reinterpreted through the King James Version...

makes no mention of him
being a whiny, finger pointing beeotch.

Funny that.

[Socal31]

21. Lakers 3-peat.

KB24MVP

[Cali_Democrat]

22. This is like Magic Johnson running to the Boston Celtics after he was eliminated by them in 1984.

Well....because Boston had the best players and Magic just wants to win. :eyes:

You've gotta be fucking kidding me.

Does he not care about his legacy at all? What a joke.

Kids got absolutely no heart.

[Renew Deal]

34. That's 100% correct

[Johonny]

46. Accept Magic had no rights to Free agency back then

It's terrible all that free agency stuff allowing union workers to choose their work place. Much better when you were no better than the Jersey you wore like in Magics glory days.


God knows no one ever forgave Johnny Unitas or Babe Ruth for going to another team.

[rufus dog]

58. Bullshit!

If anything this is like Charles Barkley leaving the 76ers for Phx. Both went to a place with a better shot at a championship.

Magic would have been leaving; Kareem, Cooper, McAdoo, Scott, Wilkes, Worthy.

You have three guys in that list in the top 100 all time, then add in good players in Scott, roll players in McAdoo, Kupchak and Rambis. So comparing the current Cleveland line up is insane. The roll players are comparable to the Cleveland starters.

LeBron may be a dick but he sure as hell didn't have all time greats with him in Cleveland.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

59. Plus, magic had already won two rings by 1984. n/t

[GeorgeGist]

23. Infantile ...

Rock On.

[TexasObserver]

24. lounge material

[melm00se]

26. basketball is a team game

one player can not do it all by him/herself. All players need a quality supporting cast around them.

just plain old sour grapes on your part

[Prometheus Bound]

27. I assumed he did it because he wanted a championship ring.

That's a pretty good way to do it.

[Buns_of_Fire]

29. Well, at least now that the LeBronathon is over, we can all get back to the serious issues...

Like "Is your dog getting enough cheese?"

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

30. Someone on local NY news made a great point. No state income taxes in Fla.

[Renew Deal]

32. That was never an issue for the Yankees

or the Knicks in the past.

[WCGreen]

44. If he had stayed in cleveland for the 124 million instead of the 95 million

he was allowed to get in Miami, he still would have been ahead.

I think this whole deal smells of collusion between the three free agents and it just plain stinks.

[ecstatic]

31. There are some serious sour grapes in this thread!

Who cares? Let the guy live his life. Even if his decision truly is the wrong one, everyone makes mistakes, especially at 25 years old!

[peekaloo]

35. but sour grapes make the best whine!

:P

[Romulox]

33. It goes to show you that James' name will never belong alongside Johnson, Jordan, Byrd...

The best he can hope for now is being mentioned in the same breath as Pippen, Rambis, even Ainge...

[OhioChick]

37. You're ABSOLUTELY right! n/t

[MilesColtrane]

42. More likely, he'll be mentioned in the same breath as Art Modell, before any of those guys.

[Lost4words]

50. I suspect LJ isnt too worried about it at this point.

somehow I dont think LJ is concerned with what the small people think, he is a Multi-millionaire now with lots of new fans. and a place to park his new yatch!

[JohnnyBoots]

36. I think they all went for the 0% FLA Income Tax and South Beach hotties...

I hope they never win anything. You should never turn your back on your home town, especially when you are all they have. He was a large part of their economy...and I don't even like Cleveland.

[Whisp]

40. what a soap opera

this is ridiculous. a prima donna sports guy that hast everyone talking like it was Britney Spears without gotch on.

lol. silliness galore.

down with mega sports. If one is anti-corporate thsi and that, how can you condone mega-corporate shiny thing bread and circus stuff like this?

*heaves

[maxrandb]

43. This is why I watch College Basketball

But, the reason this matters is that you could say this whole fiasco is a microcosm of what's wrong with our country.

Loyalty, home, family, humility...all mean sqaut in today's America.

It explains how a guy could be "bitchin'" about his "income" while watching the entire gulf of Mexico be destroyed by toxic goo. It's why corporations like BP can show such callous disregard for the environment. There's very little sense of unity, or long term thinking, or pride and respect for the natural treasures of our country....it's all just ME, ME, ME, ME!

[Johonny]

45. me too because there the player are like indentured servants

while the coaches break contracts and oral obligations to their players and move to where the money and the commercial endorsements are. Meanwhile players lives are controlled to the point they can tell you how much money you make on your summer job, even if the salary is below poverty level and you starve it's ok as long as the fans buy it's corruption free. At least you get that education after your playing career is over and you pay those 4 years because your coach convinced you to sacrifice classes for your dream of going pro... then left you mid college career. You can see how it's a more noble a sport.

[Gaedel]

47. Decision

Q: What decision does a college basketball player make after his four years of eligibility run out?

A: Pro or con.

[maxrandb]

41. No problem with him leaving. Big problem with how he did it.

It was classless to go on a prime time special and stab Cleveland fans in the heart.

That is my problem with it, and I'm a Cleveland fan! Heck, we're used to the sporting god's pissing all over us. From the Browns being moved to Baltimore (while Cleveland stadium was still drawing 70,000 fans to a 2-12 team), to the starting pitchers for Game 1 of the World Series last year being Cliff Lee (former Cleveland Indian) and C.C. Sabathia (former Cleveland Indian), I think we have shown the patience of Job.

But going on a Prime-time National Broadcast and humiliating your city is quite a large pill to swallow.

It would be like dating a girl for 7 years, telling her how much you love and care for her, and then dumping her for another girl live on the Jumbotron at the Super Bowl.

You shouldn't be shocked if she doesn't take it all that well.

[theHandpuppet]

53. Big problem with how he did it.

Bingo!

Hell, I'm not even a pro basketball fan but that spectacle was one huge humiliation of Cleveland and its fans. Totally classless.

[Lost4words]

48. would I want to be rich in Cleveland or Miami?

scantly clad women all year or Cleveland, Cleveland does have the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! Lets see where would I want my yatch?

Besides the bigger bucks come from championship teams, looks to me LJ is pretty smart for 25 years old.

Ohio, your weather isnt that great, sorry.

[malaise]

52. Would anyone question a professional outside of sports

whose contract had expired and who chose to join another 'firm'?
Isn't he a 'free agent'? I do not understand the responses to his move to the Heat.

[theHandpuppet]

60. Sorry, Malaise

But in this situation, you really don't understand.

[Ganja Ninja]

55. It amazes me how people can kick a player they don't want to the curb ...

without batting an eye. "It's business" they say "tough luck" but when a player decides to leave on his own for whatever reason, he's a dirty disloyal bastard.

[malaise]

62. Precisely

I don't get it.
They never attack doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers or any other professional who changes their place of employment.

[rufus dog]

57. UMM

Magic Johnson had Kareem, James Worthy, and a rotating cast that included Bob McAdoo, Byron Scott, Jamaal Wilkes, Norm Nixon, Michael Cooper.

Bird had McHale, Dennis Johnson, Robert Parrish, M.L. Carr, Quinn Buckner

Jordan had Pippen, Steve Kerr, Horace Grant



So you can say he sucks for being a weenie, but I challenge you to find a championship team without multiple all stars and in some cases multiple players in the top 100 all time.

Maybe TrailBlazers and Golden State in the 70's.

[SoCalDem]

61. I want to move to Miami..can I have a one hour show on tv to announce it?

:)

[joeybee12]

63. Had to rec before this is sent to the sports dungeon...

...God i hate him, and I don't even like Cleveland!