Lebron James is a pussy. He had to take the easiest route. At about 9:15 last night he announced he would sign with the Miami Heat. Although, espn would lead you to believe that Maimi is Bethlehem the way they were touting Lebron as a "messiah" with that shameful production. Announced as "The most coveted free agent in the history of the world". Wow.. Maybe since the other great players never abandoned what they started. He turned his back on his fans, his "team", and his home. His character showed through, the same give up attitude us Celtics fans saw in the playoffs 2 years in a row. Lebron James is a quitter.
It keeps being said that Jordan, Bird, Russell, and Magic never did it alone, but they also never went out and begged for other players to help them (at least not as publicly as Lebron did) they won with what their team put together; They took what they were given and carried their teams to championships. And even after trying his hardest to bring Wade and Bosh to Cleveland, "the king" had to acquiesce and become D-wades running mate in Miami. The king? Or is he just Wades bitch now? I view him as the latter. Its Wades team, Wade has a ring, Lebron is now the queen to a proven winner.
The Cavs never quit on Lebron. The fans in Cleveland never quit on Lebron. And Dan Gilbert, the owner, never quit on Lebron. And now Lebron has left them a big steamy pile of crap on their doorstep - That pile would of course be the terrible contracts the team is stuck with after aquiring players that Lebron wanted them to aquire. And even more, he pulls a Brett Favre and leaves them hanging until all the best free agents were signed by other teams, leaving Cleveland with little hope or options. What a guy.. Burn the arena down while you're at it Lebron.
Dan Gilbert has written an open letter to Cavaliers fans and it is absolutely brilliant (and slightly unprofessional. It's an absolute evisceration of LeBron James and you need to read it in its entirety immediately.
It opens with,
"As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier. "
And it gets better..
"This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment. "
And the hits keep coming,
"You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal."
Get him Dan,
"But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called "curse" on Cleveland, Ohio."
Go read this whole thing, keep in mind that the actual owner of an NBA team wrote this and posted it on the Internet. It's fucking insane.
Well, the owner feels betrayed, the Cavs fans feel betrayed, and probably citizens of Cleveland who dont even care about basketball fee betrayed. But its fine, for Lebron its "The summer of ME", He is the only one that matters - he has no loyalty or dedication to anyone but himself and his ego.
Enjoy South Beach Lebron - the women, the food, the terrible sports fans, the beaches, and being Wades ride along bitch. Im hoping the worst for you - because thats the kind of guy I am.
And now the whole world knows excactly what kind of guy Lebron James is - He is a coward.
It gets even better Dan Gilbert built a practice facility 20 minutes closer to his house because he wanted it, let his entourage fly the team plane, hire a private masseuse for him because he likes massages. Dan gave him everything he wanted and then some expecting him to become a business partner and possible part owner of the Cavs! I quate an article I read:
ReplyDelete"Gilbert hired one of James' friends and paid him more than some assistant coaches to hang out with the team so James would be comfortable. Gilbert allowed members of James' management team to fly on the team jet. He spent $25 million to construct a practice facility that was located 20 minutes closer to James' home than the old one. He rebuilt the locker room. He hired a masseur to travel on the road because James likes massages.
He even fired his head coach, somewhat on spec, with the belief that James wanted a change.
It is because of all of that that James' decision to walk was such a gut punch to the owner. It wasn't that he didn't see it coming, it was he didn't know what he could do to stop it.
Gilbert thought that what James wanted in his team was a partnership. James' entire marketing company is branded as a partnership generator.
The owner thought a commitment that was deeper than the standard player contract and much greater than just the salary was the sort of partnership James wanted. For years, all the indications were that it was.
Until Thursday night. "