Originally Posted by
LonelyBoySole
Originally Posted by
DubA169
Bwahahaha. I'm go keep it 100%, I was gonna type out a long article type post in regards to what LeBron did, but I'm go keep it short. Lebron in making this decision, not only screwed Cleveland, Akron, and all of Northeast Ohio, but it also screwed Nike, the NBA, History, and most importantly LeBron James. A lot of people think we here in Cleveland are mad that he left, and for some that might be true, but the majority of us are mad about the WAY he left. The dude just seemed to not care at all about where he's from, the people that supported him, the communities that raised him, and the fans that cheered and loved him here in this area. And for us to be dumped on NATIONAL TV by one of our own and not shown any respect during the process, it was really shocking and a bit sad. I know dude is a grown human being and has to make the right decision for himself, but a least do it in an honorable manner, be a damn man about it, not a coward and a sucka. And as far as the LeBron James brand is considered? There is no brand, the King is no more, and the Chosen One has died and will not be resurrected. A king does not abandon his people to join forces with another like himself, a king goes down fighting with his people, and he's going to give his all to protect, defend, and be worthy of the honor of being called a king. What LeBron did was quit, give up, turn his back, throw in the towel, and took the easy way out in regards to his legacy as a basketball player Everyone seen how he played against Boston, dude only played 2 good quarters and 1 good game in that whole series. and the elbow? all a damn act and a cover up for his impending departure, because has anybody heard any news about surgery or treatment sessions? I haven't and the way he made it seem, surgery was a strong possibility. Also, he hurt his brand by letting the world know, I can't be the centerpiece, I can't be the leader, I can't be the one that everybody depends on. His heart wasn't strong enough, nor were his shoulders, so now, Nike will bear the brunt of this dude's decision. All that King James stuff needs to be retired and they need to come up with some new kind of marketing strategy, because LeBron is not the king anymore. That team is Dwayne Wade's team, and marketing LeBron as the king will be stupid if he's not the leader and the face of a franchise. The dude is only 25, why give up so early, why submit, why have to go to another +@%#% team to achieve your goals. Well, it's because he's not built to lead, and he's finally realized this about himself. The whole process was just complete and utter disrespect, and I actually believe dude probably, reeeeeeaaaaaaaalllllllllyyyy didn't want to this, but somebody got in his ear and said, "you want to be a champion, you want to get more rings than Jordan and Kobe, well this is the
EASIEST way to do it" and the +@%#% actually agreed with the person, and this person was was probably Maverick Carter. But guess what, he still won't win as many rings as them cats because the cosmos and karma won't let him. He's put out too much bad energy into the universe for him to be rewarded. Fate, destiny, righteousness, and the universe don't work like that, deceit, deception, trickery, and selfishness is not rewarded. The thing about it he will
NEVER be Kobe or MJ, he has completely ruined the chance for that to happen. Also, I've actually gained respect for Kobe after watching what LeBron did. At one point in his career, Kobe was in this same situation. The Lakers were terrible, would miss the playoffs or be a first round out. Kobe got pissed but he stuck it out. He didn't turn his back on the franchise and go to greener pastures to play with other stars, cause dammit, he knew he was THE damn star. For some reason though, that kind of thought process never entered LeBron's mind and he actually was in good position with a successful team that just couldn't get over that hump. Success doesn't come without peril and strife, success is part of the process, and success is only the first step, and LeBron didn't even give himself the chance to go through the character building that is part of the process of becoming successful. Why didn't LeBron go through that process, cause he's a front runner, a coward, he's not a alpha male, and he's not a leader, he's just a basketball player with a $%$$ load of talent. But it takes more than that to be a leader, a great, an assassin, a legend, and LeBron ain't built like that.
So yeah, LeBron a +$%+*, and at some point he"ll probably have a bad injury, and believe me, I don't wish it on the guy, but once karma comes back around, it comes back twice as hard, and I think an injury might be his bad karma, ask Elton Brand about it. LeBron is officially the player I hate most in the NBA, not cause he left, but because of his character and the total disregard he had for the region that he's from. Also, I will watch the Heat when they are on tv, because regardless of if LeBron is on the team, I do respect Pat Riley's hustle and I am still a basketball fan, and I think it will be interesting to see how this whole circus will play out. One other thing, Miami better hope LeBron didn't lift the curse off of us with his actions and transferred it onto them, I wouldn't be surprised if he did though because his exit was dramatic enough to do so, especially since he's an hometown kid.
$%$$ still ended up being long 
