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Originally Posted by ohiobronco2
Let's be honest here. Not too many premier free agents want to come to Cleveland. The only reason they would come here is for the opportunity to play with a guy like LeBron. Problem with this is that LeBron had his mind made up a few years ago and really wasn't trying to get other guys to come to Cleveland because he wasn't going to be here. To say that ownership wasn't trying to surround LeBron with better talent is incorrect. Look at the starting 5 from Lebron's first game and the starters for his final season (hell even look at the bench) in Cleveland and tell me the franchise didn't surround him with better talent. Who knows what the team would have been if Boozer didn't screw them over, we didn't even get compensation for his services. Did the franchise do all they could? Probably not, but they don't have the traditional of a Boston or the appeal of LA or Miami.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=231029023
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How many contracts did Lebron sign with the Cavs? Two? If he didn't want to win in Cleveland, he would not have re-upped.
They drafted Jason Kapono in 2003, Luke Jackson in 2004, Daniel Gibson, Shannon Brown and Ejike Ugboaja in 2006. Yeah, Ejike Ugboaja. JJ Hickson in 2008, Danny Green and Christian Eyenga in 2009.
Here are links to their rosters by years. Its a joke.
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
Looking at the drafts and the rosters, its clear that the Cavs organization was just fine with riding Lebron to the bank instead of the the Finals. And Lebron actually managed to get their sorry asses to the Finals once.
The fans should be upset that the Cavs pissed away their time with Lebron. Lebron was there for 7 years and the best player they put on the court with him was a washed up Shaq.