Quote Originally Posted by jazzcomp View Post
In a league where you hope that your pick will somehow make your team relevant, you wait for years to get that chance: Tim Duncan, Lebron, Melo, etc....

He's a hometown hero. He's from Ohio. You bend over backwards to give the man what he wants. Cleveland gave the most money for the superstar to stay. If you don't want to play for cleveland, then ask for a trade. If you are leaving, I think it's decent to inform your employer so that they can plan for your departure. I remember when Kobe was complaining and that getting to the playoffs wasn't enough because of the early exits. But Cleveland was #1 and reaches the conference finals and finals and just couldn't get over the hump.

I think you're alone in your view of what lebron did compared to the others like Amare, Melo, etc.

It's not just the team but the fans. The cleveland natives had so much heartbreak from their teams. This was their saving grace so you can understand the hate from them.

He was supposed to be batman and that a good team was enough to support him and doesn't need a robin. Right now, he's not even the robin to Dwade in the finals.

For someone so great that pulls his team from the cellar to contender, he doesn't seem to be the greatest in his new team now. At least in Cleveland, he was superman.
Cleveland gave him everything he wanted but a decent team around him... On a personal level, yes I think his decision was questionnable, but on a professional one?

Like I said I consider Dan Gilbert the real villain here, he basically thought Lebron was his "get out of jail free" card, that somehow one player could carry his entire team, and bring it success and he wouldn't have to lift a finger or contribute anything at all... And it backfired, Lebron left and Gilbert had egg all over his face. IMO his handling of the post Lebron era has only confirmed my opinion of him: LBJ leaves and what does Gilbert do? Nothing absolutely nothing, he expects the team "to win a championship before Lebron does", with Moe Williams and J.J. Hickson.... And Moe's gone already by the way.

He's gonna do the same thing this year when the Cavs draft Irving/Williams, expect them to carry his sorry ass team which he can't be bothered investing in.