bullshit, have you seen the team that was created around LeBron from the insane trades, multiple deals, and what not? the team had NOTHING, and became a very powerful and dominant team towards the end, had LeBron not just caved in on himself like a pussy against the Celtics, he would have gone to the championship again...
LeBron is a fucking pussy ass mother fucker who takes the easy way in life.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...bron.event/index.html?eref=sihp#ixzz0t9h2BTmf
Wow, what strange angst for someone who claims to not care.
The front office let down Lebron, so did the coaching staff (Mike Brown). You seem to have little knowledge of basketball, and are alone on an angry island of irrational hatred if you feel that Lebron was holding the Cavs back and not vice versa.
I take that back, you aren't alone, you have Dan Gilbert with you.
In seven seasons, the front office couldn't get a single great player to play alongside James. In seven seasons he had one fellow all star in Mo Williams (!) and he was only on the all star team after pleading by Lebron and injuries to players who actually were picked. The team kept throwing money at players who couldn't contribute in any reliable fashion and passed on opportunities to improve.
The Cavs were a great team two years ago, leading the league in wins. They had the chance to get Shaq via trade (who still had a little gas in the tank) for a couple overpaid players they had wasting roster spots (Wallace, Pavlovic). They sat on the trade and it came back to haunt them when Orlando took them out in the conference finals. Howard dominated the paint and the Cavs had to double him, which led to open threes for Lewis, Turkoglu and Peitrus. The Magic shot over 50% on threes for the series! If the Cavs had someone who could man up against Howard without help they could have defended the perimeter. They didn't and they lost.
Last year they had a chance to finally add a legitimate (in their prime) all star and sat on it again. The Suns were shopping Amare and the Cavs were very interested. The Suns wanted something of value in return, namely JJ Hickson. Lebron would have finally after all these years had a legit scoring threat on the team so he wouldn't have to carry them nonstop. The Cavs wouldn't give up Hickson. At some level I can agree with this idea, young talent with potential to grow. Plays well with Lebron. Amare could easily leave and has had injury problems. Fair enough. But then they landed Jamison (past his prime) and Hickson hit the bench. Come playoff time against the Celtics, how much PT did Hickson get? Bear in mind that the Celtics are an old team and could be run out of the gym. The games where the Cavs destroyed the Celtics they just ran past them. The only chance the Celtics had was to slow down the game and play with more precision, they just didn't have the horses. Hickson got single digit minutes in the 3 straight losses. You don't wanna give up Hickson for Amare and then not play him at all against a team that he would shine? Doesn't make sense. Not at all.
In the playoffs this year Lebron quit? What planet are you from? 29ppg, 8apg, 9rpg. Who has ever had a playoffs like that? His numbers in the three losses to close out the season? 22ppg, 8apg, 11rpg. Oh ya, he averaged 12 fts per game in those 3 losses, so it wasn't like he was playing passive like Kobe does when he quits on his team. If Lebron "quitting" on his team puts up better numbers than almost any player has in the last 20 years in the playoffs, what does that say about Lebron? What does it say about your claims?
He wants to win a championship. He wants to win many. He is doing what he thinks will get him there, good for him. Why would he want to be 31 with bad knees and a crappy front office, poor supporting cast and no championships just to play in Cleveland? Hasn't Dan Gilbert just shown the whole world that Lebron made the correct choice with his actions the last few hours? I personally think Chicago (with Boozer, Noah and Rose) would have been a better fit for Lebron with their style of play and strengths. Lebron felt Miami was the best fit, and I am very eager to see what they can do.
At any point the last few years if anyone on Lebron's Cavs teams would have stepped up and played big for small stretches they wouldn't have exited the playoffs so early. With Wade and Bosh there Lebron can have an off night. You need more than one good player to win it all, as the Cavs have shown us. Lebron is the most dominant player the league has seen in a long time, his numbers are just off the chart. His supporting cast has been just awful, and what they did have to compliment him they didn't properly utilize.
When West and Williams were out for that 13 game stretch (or thereabouts), Lebron ran the point. He was putting up 30, 14 and 10 during that stretch and the Cavs were on fire. Jamario Moon has a 45 in vertical and with Hickson roaming the baseline and Parker as the spot up three man they were just deadly. Varejo could run too if they needed more speed. It was a glimpse of what the Cavs could be, but refused to. It was Lebron being fully utilized. Too bad it only happened just a few games in seven years.
Now this 6'8" 260lb guy who happens to be the fastest on the court and have the best court vision in the game can truly play what he was meant to play, point forward. With Wade and Bosh he has two finishers (and two guys who can create shots if needed) who can run like gazelles with him. They will be deadly. Maybe not Rose, James, Noah and Boozer deadly (because of the rebounding advantage the Bulls would have had), but deadly nonetheless.
Jordan won championships with a real coach and a hall of famer as his second banana. The 72 win season and second three peat featured 4 first team all defensive players (Harper, Jordan, Pippen and Rodman) as well as the best rebounder the game has seen. The threepeat Lakers had Shaq in his dominant prime (35 and 20 in any playoff game they needed that production) with a hall of famer as his second banana, and a real coach. Lebron had who as his second banana? Larry Hughes? Sasha Pavlovic? Jamison? Mo Williams? I don't even know who you can say was his go-to guy, muchless evaluate the quality of their stature.
People may think now that any Championships that Lebron wins will be Wade's, but that will pass. I'm not sure why, maybe this 24 hr sports news cycle that needs constant drama, but Lebron is a proven talent like no other. His performances are awe inspiring and his numbers are something out of a video game. He had to have great players to win a championship? That is a knock against him? It is a fact of basketball that has existed through time, and the rings he does get will comfort him from any stupid naysayers.