MaxElite wrote:
I am more disappointed that we will NEVER see LeBron James's game be taken to the NEXT level. It is now safe to say that. From this point forward he can no longer evolve into the player we all thought he could become. To me, that is REALLY sad since I am a fan of his.
- In a sense, I can agree with you here. For instance, it's doubtful we'll ever see that post-game that everyone predicted LBJ should develop to become truly unstoppable. At least not anytime soon. On the flip side, other facets of his game will continue to grow. Weak-side D... passing... rebounding... (not as if any of those things needed further development).
- I just wanted to comment on how funny it is that people are killing Bron for the exact same thing people were saying AI should have done in his career. Bron has made the ultimate sacrifice in giving up his alpha-dog spot for the sake of WINNING A CHIP. All year long in the AI threads, people were saying how they don't feel bad for Iverson b/c he should have sacrificed his scoring and alpha-dog mentality to accommodate guys like Stackhouse, Larry Hughes, Derrick Coleman, etc... And here we have LBJ doing exactly that, yet somehow LeBron is getting killed for it.
Y'all are some double-standard +#% mofos.
AI and LBJ's careers parallel each other in a sense. Both made it to the Finals early in their career. Both were the undisputed first option on their squad. Both were NEVER truly given a bonafide 2nd option. Both were MVPs of the L. Etc... The difference is AI remained in Philly. And NEVER won. Bron chose a different path. If he had remained in Cle, he would have been getting the SAME criticism that you guys give AI.
- You guys kill me with this "it's better to beat your competition instead of play with them" garbage. So you mean to tell me, if you and your homeboy... like one of your best friends in the world... had a chance to do something TOGETHER (smash 2 sisters, win the lotto, become a rap/rock star, or whatever), you would rather battle your friend where only one of you can enjoy the prize??? Man listen... from all accounts, these dudes are real good friends. Why not go through something with your best buds instead of fighting amongst each other for the grand prize? Jordan didn't have any true friends in the L! He was a douche and no one besides Barkley was cool with him like that.
- Speaking of Barkley, why is it that he can make noise to get out of Philly (at age 29) b/c he was sick and tired of losing, yet LBJ can't make similar noise? You guys fail to realize that a lot of these players DON'T LIKE TO LOSE. Some stay with their team longer than others. But Bron obviously saw what loyalty does for a bunch of these players (Ewing, Bark, Reggie, Malone, Payton almost, AI, Finley almost, KG almost, etc). And I can't be mad at him for wanting to WIN instead of being remembered as a GREAT player who NEVER won. Barkley has said many times (C-Webb too) that they would trade their individual accolades for a chip.
Problem is, AI doesn't have a tattoo all the way across his back that says "CHOSEN ONE" nor has AI nicknamed himself "KING"
I'm sorry, but @#$% that. What you wrote is well written, and I have no doubts it would be given the author, and while there may be some similarities, this douche Bron has proclaimed himself the be all end all. Not the "Chosen one.......to play with his homies and win a chip" Naw, this guy walk around with his shirt with K's in both corners like he's the King from a deck of cards, stats shirts, has all his press conferences in his elementary school lunch room and what not, he acted like he owned the league. He been doin this since day number 1.
But he ain't done @#$%. Put up ungodly numbers, yes, got a couple "MVP" trophies, yup, made a few highlight reels, but is that what "Chosen One" is too stand for? That what I'm led to believe? And if "King" is just the pretty good basketball player that never wins, what the hell is above that then?
AI didn't do these things. You all should know that I am far from an AI apologist, but that isn't the mistakes he was making. I agree, I have blasted AI for not getting along with players that also could shoot a lil bit, and I took that as selfish, and I stand by that, but Bron is taking the chicken @#$% way out. He acted like he was destined to win things and get his name up there with Kobe and MJ and Magic, but in the end, he boutta end up nothing more then a Worthy, McHale, Pippen. All of this, with "Chosen One" on "King" James's back. D Wade should ask to get that same tattoo across his back, cuz this is his team, and any titles they win shall be because of him, not this fugazi 3rd person talkin 1 hour special with Jim Grey fingernail bitin @#$%^.
So Bron and AI got nothin alike in that sense. AI don't have 1 hour special's on where he goes to play basketball, he don't sit up on stage and tell the world "he just made up his mind this morning after talkin to his mom" when the reports had been rampant for weeks, people were sayin these 3 had their ideas for 2 years even, then he says he wakes up one morning and makes a choice? Only, he has a bunch of hotel rooms set up the night before eh? Wade and Bosh announce the day before right? This whole damn thing was staged. The whole week, hell, the whole free agent "tour" they took was all staged. AI never did that. So please, don't act confused why people would bash the @#$% out of "King" James for this abortion of a process.
Those Miami 3 better pray on hands and knees they win titles, and a lot of them. Otherwise, their legacies will be so shameful, they won't even wanna tell folks they played ball when they was younger.
