Ok, I know everyone is sick of LeBron, but the CLE is taking a pretty hard hit in all this and I wanted to clear the air, or as close to "clear air" as Cleveland gets.
We are all pissed.
Not because LeBron left. We would have been upset about him leaving no matter where he went.
But we aren't upset LeBron is stealing us of the opportunity to watch him play and to bring us championships. It goes much deeper than that.
I am robbed of the opportunity to tell my kids about seeing LeBron James play basketball. He told us for 7 years he wanted to be the Greatest Basketball Player of All-Time.
Everything he did was to be the Greatest. His "Chosen One" tattoo. His self-appointed "King James" nick-name. His play on the court and quote to ESPN the magazine, "I don't want to go ring chasing, I want to stay with the Cavs and build a champion."
Had he left for New York or Chicago, he would have become public enemy #1, but he would have still been the alpha-dog. The guy we hated but respected. The guy that put teams on his back and won championships.
So while I would have told my kids about how much I hated LeBron - I would still be telling my kids about him. About how I spent so many nights at Quicken Loans Arena cheering him - and then, booing him.
But now?
Now he goes to a team where he is just a piece. No matter how well he plays and the stats he puts up; no matter the number of rings he wins - he is just a cog in the machine. He isn't the machine.
And in 10 years when LeBron and the Heat have won a few championships, his legacy will be that of a really good player on a really good team that won some championships.
Not the Greatest of All-Time. Not something special. Not a once-in-a-lifetime player that people will forever mention along with the words Jordan and Russel and, maybe, Kobe.
I am not upset that LeBron merely left Cleveland, I am upset that my kids won't even ask me if I saw LeBron play.
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I'm impressed that you're talking about your kids!
Maybe by King he really meant Larry King or some other King surname. We need to get to the bottom of this. How can you be King of something if you've never led anyone?
Bam, Lebron, Roasted.
Good post.
poor lebron, he was just a slave....or wait, that was what al sharpton said.
I'm glad i dont like sports. This is a hot topic, people are getting fired up about it!
"Your kids"? No wonder you had to get married. Does this mean you won't wear white?
exactly.
You know I like the funny. Just thought I'd share this one with you. I think you get a laugh out of it.
http://vivalasvegass.blogspot.com/2010/07/lebron-takes-meeting.html
um, i like this one.
Solid. This was my point exactly. Where else but sports can you really stand out? I mean, how many Accountants out there are the only accountant at their place of business and kicking total ass so that the world knows?
See? EXACTLY!
So what I'm saying, is LeBron is just another accountant.
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