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06-21-2013, 04:27 AM | #6991 |
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I watched a couple minutes of game 6 I did not know it was on and came across it surfing. I guess the Miami Globetrotters beat tbe San Antonio Senators last night. Serious question: does the NBA and fake wrestling use the same refs?
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06-21-2013, 04:41 AM | #6992 |
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06-21-2013, 04:50 AM | #6993 |
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I know people think Dan Gilbert is a dick and that's fine. His scathing letter is the first and only time many people have ever heard from/of him. He is a very good owner, he was just a little foolish to cater to LeBron as much as he did. Cavaliers gave up several assets to acquire the over the hill talent they did to keep LBJ happy. Post LBJ Gilbert has constantly made taken on salary to acquire picks and you don't do that if you are cheap and don't want to build a winner. Bottom line, nobody wants to go to Cleveland (city), but that does not make the organization shitty.
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06-21-2013, 05:50 AM | #6994 |
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The Cavs that LeBron took the finals were the best defensive team in the NBA by a mile. It's not like his teams were talentless. That being said, the Cavs got worse over time because they were trying to spoil LeBron. Much as I hate to admit it, LeBron leaving and the ridiculous display when he left were the kind of wake up call he needed.
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06-21-2013, 05:53 AM | #6995 | |
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06-21-2013, 06:05 AM | #6996 |
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Okay this is my final post regarding Lebron and the Heat. I had to seriously think about why so many people of my generation don't like post Cleveland Lebron. We grew up watching jordan, Magic, Bird, and Kobe winning titles with the same teams they started with. With Cleveland Lebron , we saw a spark of what Jordan, magic and bird did. Lebron brought excitement back to the NBA for those of us feeling like the glory days of the NBA were long gone. We saw in Lebron a young mike fighting to get past the bad boy piston teams or a young magic running the floor making passes a big man just shouldn't be able to make and we loved it. The moment Lebron made the decision to go to the Heat and team up with Wade and Bosh we felt cheated. We felt like we were being cheated from seeing another great player "earn a title the right way" and somehow he turned into this hated villain. I understand why he left; Cleveland didn't give him any support; no pippen for his Jordan no Karem for his magic. Ultimately , Lebron made a good decision in joining up with two super stars. Lebron won his second title in super star fashion willing his team to victory in two straight elimination games. Lebron is the best player on the planet right now. ..still some how, some way, some of us who experienced the glory days of the NBA feel cheated. We cant explain it, quantify it or rationalize it..its just how we feel.
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06-21-2013, 06:32 AM | #6997 |
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I still look back at the Kobe Bryant trade out of Charlotte, talk about a single move that ended up costing the city a franchise.
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So yeah... this is separate from him as a player. But he put himself way above the fans, his teammates, and a front office that was very kind to him. And he did it in a way where he was colluding with other superstars to form a super-team instead of turning a team around organically. I acknowledge he's a great player on the court, but his legacy will always include an orchestrated move that might have been one of the worst sports faux pas of our generation. |
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06-21-2013, 06:46 AM | #6999 | |
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Was out at the bars for most of the game - did go back to her place to watch the final 8mins of the 4th qtr. Awesome game! Bron isn't the best - yet - and I really don't care if he ever achieves that status. All I care about is the Miami Heat winning championships. That being said, LeBron has 4 MVPs and 2 NBA titles (MVP for both) at the age of 28. That's more than MJ had at the age of 28. He's also joined MJ & Bill Russell as the ONLY players in NBA history to win back-to-back regular season MVPs and NBA titles.
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Kobe DID move. He forced a trade out of Charlotte, so that he'd have a better chance to win immediately (and long term). Why would you include him in such a list?
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It should be. Anybody who appreciates the game of basketball at all has to realize how special this guy is. We may never see another player as good as him in our lifetimes.
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The teams before (Celtics, Lakers, Bulls from years past) was a different era and those teams were stacked.
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