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Cont…IMO, Gilbert’s letter to Cav fans following Lebron’s departure comes across as a desperate, punk-azz move. Gilbert is obviously trying TO RUN from the fact that FOR SEVEN YEARS, He FAILED to secure REAL quality players to assist his #1 money-maker. Now the man is coming UNhinged! Should Lebron have managed this entire transition in a classier manner? YES. Absolutely. He should NOT have allowed the situation to turn into a circus_and he SHOULD have made a courtesy call to the 6 interested owners (beginning with Gilbert) PRIOR to his national announcement to let them know his decision. His image will no doubt take a hit for the entire spectacle and rightfully so. Some critics are saying that by going to Miami, Lebron is "taking the easy way out." But I was born and raised an American. At the end of the day_ANY DAY_ Americans LOVE nothing more than WINNING!… Read more »
Sorry but I don't agree with you Truthiz.I'm happy if Lebron thinks he did whats right for himself. But the way he handled it all was tacky and classless. Stories are coming out today all 3 of them knew about this years ago. And Wade let it slip they planned a summit right after the finals but his agent had to backtrack on. So if all thats true why the whole nationally televised sham? He didn't need to hold up major franchises for weeks making them think they had a chance when they didn't. He could have made this announcement a few weeks ago and skipped the whole breaking news tv special. But he made his home team hold their breath unnecessarily. And he made other teams lose out on some moves if wasn't so selfish.Bad business move Lebron. I never saw something like this before but today he's the… Read more »
BD:"Bad business move Lebron.I never saw something like this before"You'll get no argument from me BD. His handling of the transition was certainly NOT his finest hour. It was a spectacle, no doubt about it. I said as much in my previous post. And you might be correct(?) He might be "the most hated man in sports today." If true(?), that is most unfortunate. He's 25 and still has a lot of maturing to do. I remember well how much growing I still had to do when I was his age. And I'm thankful that the people who believed in me didn't "hate" me for doing some of the absolute foolish stuff I did during my 20s. But even if he's not "the most hated man in sports today," he's got his work cut out for him in working to redeem himself. If he fails to grasp this fact, he… Read more »
Happy TGIF All!And Thanks for this forum DJ! I certainly hope it proves to be a success:)Okay, so I'll start it off. In case readers haven't heard: LeBron James has now joined the Miami Heat, teaming up with his friends D. Wayde and Chris Bosh. First: Mad PROPS to Stephen A. Smith, who broke this INCREDIBLE story on June 28th, 2010 on his Fox radio show. He took “heat” from a lot of people for even suggesting such a thing. But Stephen stood his ground and suffice it to say, last night Stephen was vindicated BIG TIME! Sidenote: ESPN should STOP acting like Chris Broussard “broke” this story. He didn’t and they know it! I’ve been a huge fan of Lebron and D. Wayde for the past 5 years. I watched them play together in the 2008 Olympics and I kept thinking to myself “I wish they played on the… Read more »