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-King- · 02:22 PM

2012-2013 NBA Champions:

**DaKCMan AP** · 06-22-2013, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I love this comment. Because if one of the greatest and marketable football players of all time played for the Chiefs for 7 years and did the same exact thing, people would be over it by now. Cleveland fans don't get over it because they love sports and are real fans of the sport. They don't care about great players if they don't win them championships.

I wasn't aware that being butthurt and holding grudges were requirements for loving sports and being a real fan.

**SAUTO** · 06-22-2013, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Sometimes I dream he is me sometimes that how I dream to be like Lebron, yeah if I could be like Lebron- said no one ever.

That's because someone came up with the commercial prior to Lebron playing.
But I guarantee there are kids making shots as Lebron in their driveways
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Hootie · 06-22-2013, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

I wasn't aware that being butthurt and holding grudges were requirements for loving sports and being a real fan.

don't pretend you're a real Heat fan fanboy

you're a bandwagoner for LeBron just like me

**LoneWolf** · 06-22-2013, 07:55 AM

JFC, I probably dislike Lebron as much as any poster on this site, but to argue that he isn't one of the greatest basketball players of all time is ridiculous. His skills are top 5 of all-time. He is weaker than MJ mentally, but he has improved in that area every year.

The Decision was the stupidest marketing move in sports history, but he was 25 years old. Who hasn't made a dumb decision when they were 25, especially if ESPN was promising to be a part of that decision?

I think Lebron is an arrogant asshole and I hope he never wins another championship, but I can't deny his skill as a basketball player, his devotion to improving his skills, and his overall desire to be considered one of the best ever.

chiefzilla1501 · 06-22-2013, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

I wasn't aware that being butthurt and holding grudges were requirements for loving sports and being a real fan.

I've lived in several sports markets. I've sat in empty bars in St. Louis because the team went 0-2 and watched my Rams fan friends become Bears fans midway through a season. I've talked to so called diehard fans that can't even name their starting NBA lineup.

I respect the hell out of Cleveland fans because they know their sports and they still care about them, even when their teams are downright miserable. That's a real fan.

**DaKCMan AP** · 06-22-2013, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

don't pretend you're a real Heat fan fanboy

you're a bandwagoner for LeBron just like me

Hootie · 06-22-2013, 08:08 AM

didn't you skip game 7 to go on a date?

yeah

you're a diehard!!

**DaKCMan AP** · 06-22-2013, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by unnecessary drama

didn't you skip game 7 to go on a date?

yeah

you're a diehard!!

I watched game 7 while on a date. What's your point?

GloryDayz · 06-22-2013, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

That's because someone came up with the commercial prior to Lebron playing.
But I guarantee there are kids making shots as Lebron in their driveways
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Problem solved....

ChiefsCountry · 06-22-2013, 08:36 AM

Jordan would be hated today in the era of social media. His lifestyle and attitude would get nailed.
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Al Bundy · 06-22-2013, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Jordan would be hated today in the era of social media. His lifestyle and attitude would get nailed.
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Yep, his lack of ability to tip would drive Hootie up the wall. Ohhh and DaKCMan AP is one of only about 10 pre-LeBron Heat fans I know.

**notorious** · 06-22-2013, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Yep, his lack of ability to tip would drive Hootie up the wall.

Black people don't tip! /Hootie

Through my 8 years of bartending I have to agree for the most part. My best friend over-tipped like crazy, so there are exceptions.

BigCatDaddy · 06-22-2013, 10:02 AM

I would say LBJ is as about as liked as Bill Laimbeer outside the occasional ball washer you see. However, at least Laimbeer has a paid and would duke it out rather then fall on his ass like he was just shot multiple times it someone stepped up.

chiefzilla1501 · 06-22-2013, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Jordan would be hated today in the era of social media. His lifestyle and attitude would get nailed.
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Jordan would be viewed the same as Tiger minus the cheating scandal.

I don't think "hate" is the right word. More like "love/hate." I think any sports purist hates but respects the hell out of a guy so arrogant and cocky, but everything they do is in the spirit of getting better and winning. A lot of the reasons LeBron is hated is because he wasn't doing that. "The Decision" was viewed as taking the easy way out. He complained about Spoelstra's practices. He was more interested in dancing on the sidelines and the chalk toss. He was always bitching about respect to the media.

To his credit, over the past year, he's gotten a lot better about that. It's actually pretty amazing how much he's matured in 2 years. But the hate comes for 2 pretty different reasons. Jordan/Tiger brand themselves well, but they weren't really showmen.

chiefzilla1501 · 06-22-2013, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Yep, his lack of ability to tip would drive Hootie up the wall. Ohhh and DaKCMan AP is one of only about 10 pre-LeBron Heat fans I know.

LeBron is viewed as one of the worst tippers too.
But funny... Hootie loves Peyton and he's supposed to be one of the best.

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