Allanfan20 wrote:And calling him Letoya is fun.

Ha... no doubt, but just throwing out a thought nugget for y'all, trying to stay true to my progressive roots.

Nalod wrote:

The crown ain't for everyone!

Then he should give up the pretense, hand over his crown, and accept that he is only a vassal who cannot be the leader on a team. Give up the crown and the sword to Wade, and be a complimentary star walking in Wade's footsteps.

You create the aura and you carry yourself a certain way and if you don't measure up to the hype that you have created for yourself you have to step back, rebrand yourself, or you are a hypocrite. He and his people have a lot of control over how he markets himself- I just don't want to see the same crap coming from him anymore, and I don't want to hear any announcers calling him "King James" for hitting a shot in some meaningless game.

Come clean and begin to compete as a true athlete and as a man, without the BS pomp and circumstance, and he may rehabilitate his rep, but I doubt that this egomaniac has that ability.

He is not only a coward but he is a hypocrite.

To Cleveland- Loyalty

To NY- Bravery

To Miami- Cowardice and Hypocrisy

Nalod wrote:The weakness was perhaps not his leaving Cleveland, which was a brave thing to do, and not so much joining in Miami, but in giving in to vanity with the temptation that he can do no wrong.

The fantasy of his high school buddies really being the best advisors for him.

This thing spiralied out of control and sometimes you have to throttle it back.

Michael was a sociopath in his persuit of reaching his goals. Lebron is not that intense. Neither was Magic or Dr. J.

And even Mike had to leave for a while and figure himself out.

Does not have paternity suites, been caught cheeting, arrested or accused for rape, DUI or drugs. He or his group has not been accused of shooting, beating or stabbing anyone. His dogs don't fight. His dogs does not eat or eat childrens ears. No Steroid talk. He comes to training camp on time. Does not crash motorcycles or have mishaps on a docked boat. Does not break bones in fights. Does not shoot his limo driver or bring guns to work.

Does not cheat on his taxes, over speand, he pays his bills.

What this all tells me is we didnt really know Lebron. Clearly he doesnt want to be the king. Maybe he's just tired of the burden of it all. Maybe he just wants to be one of the guys. Its his life.

Nalod, sometimes its not what you say in life but how you say it. If Lebron quietly met with the teams and made his announcement Monday night after 1 weekend of FA like he originally said you would not see this kind of backlash. Putting it out on this grandiose stage like what Lebron wants to do with his life is the most important thing in America was poor taste, especially for Clev as he leaves that franchise in bad shape w/ no compensation.

He brought this on. If you dont want backlash over your decisions dont have a 1 hour prime time special about them.

Lebron wants to be a role model and a winner. He wants to be the best player in the world. He failed on all counts and if you want to flourish close to the light - you eventually might get burned. There are worse things then being a crackhead and womanizer.....

By going to Miami - he shows he's a coward and afraid to be "The Man"
By staging the Decision on National TV - he shows that he is nothing more then a Whore
By holding the Press Conference 12 Miles from the Knicks Practice Site - shows he is a clueless Punk.
By refering to himself in the Third Person - shows that he is an arrogant narcissist
By not wearing a suit to his interviews and for the Press Conference - shows that he has no respect for anything
By barely mentioning the fans of Cleveland - shows that he's an Ahole
By referring to the great things he did for Cleveland - proves that he's a Jerkoff.

The guy can rot. Not matter how good of a player he is. He will be booed in many Cities when he comes to town....he will now be a hated man.

Nike and the list of advertisers can't be happy.

Lebron got some bad advice on this one.

They used the free agency to build his name recognition but you gotta know when to not go too far.

They almost played it very good.

THey went to far and while not intentional, they really handled things wrong.

THeres an old saying: Be careful who you screw on the way up cuz they will be there on the way down.

Lebron was very adament about the loyalty thing and trusting only a few.

Maybe he did not listen to enough people or they gave him bad advice.

Papabear wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:

DrAlphaeus wrote:I know it might be hypocritical of me since I'm the one with 8 alba posts & you've stayed clear of it umynot... but just had to put that out there since I'm seeing it a lot, not trying to get at you specifically.

You're right. No woman would ever be so cowardly and spineless.

Papabear Says

This is D. Wades team and LeBron, Wade and Bosh all have their home Boyz. It will just be a matter of time before the homies establish who is King. Lebron brand is now tarnished. two bad And yes LeBron is D Wades Bitch. I will never buy another Lebron jersey.

Another LeBron jersey? Meaning you already own one?

To me, you lose your pass to call LeBron "D-Wade's bitch" if you yourself wear a non-Knick's name on your back.

I've never owned a jersey or shirt with another player's name on it. I have a Mr. Met "00" t-shirt because I know that guy ain't leaving.

Unless your name is James too, maybe you are LeBron's bitch.