It's no wonder Lebron wanted out of Cleveland...Dan Gilbert's a nutjob who couldn't put a talented young team around the most dynamic young player in the game. This is who Cavs fans should be mad at, not Lebron. If Dan Gilbert acted like this in public AFTER Lebron's decision, how was he acting behind closed doors? Get over it Gilbert, you had 7 years to put a team around "The King", and the best you could do was Shaq, Mo, and Jamison. Pathetic management is the real story here, and kudos to Lebron for getting out of that losing situation. Still feel bad for the fans though, but what can ya do.
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/68004/20100709/gilbert_says_lebron_quit_in_playoffs/
http://www.realgm.com/src_wire...tap_archives/68001/20100708/gilbert_promises_cleveland_a_title_before_former_king_wins_one/
As somebody that lives in Akron you have to understand that most of the moves the cavs made were made because James demanded them...Lebron, not Ferry, has been the Cavs GM for the past 5 years...Lebron screwed the Cavs with bad contracts (see boobie gibson, etc), waited out free agency so the cavs have no good options to sign, and essentially ruined the cavs for the next decade...
Gilbert has every reason to be upset. Sure the cavs should not have let it happen, but they were doing everything they could to keep the drama king happy. I have been a lebron hater since St Vs, this is just the latest chapter...
You have to give the guy that will be paying for lebrons mistakes for the next 10 years a bit of a break...
If Lebron has really been the GM, then who's idea was it to bring Tim Izzo or Byron Scott if that wasn't enough to convince Lebron to stay So Gilbert suggested these guys, and Lebron shook his head?
At the end of the day, Lebron probably knew that no matter what coach they got, NO SUPERSTARS WERE COMING WITH HIM.
I'm in Roy's boat on this. The one-hour spectacle was a mockery to not just the NBA, but sports in general. I just give ESPN credit for letting Lebron spill the most important words outta his mouth that not a half hour into the show as opposed to with 5 minutes left in the show. Lebron did NOT have to do it like that, and no one else should follow that.
However...as far as Lebron actually deciding to join Wade (and Bosh to an extent, although we all know Bosh is third fiddle to both), I respect Lebron for realizing that he didn't want to be like KG, in which he carries a team forever just to have no one around him.
Gilbert has no one to blame but himself. He's just fortunate that Lebron made himself a more hated man with how Lebron decided to sell this decision on a special.
But honestly, boo hoo Gilbert. Cry me a river. You couldn't rebuild on the fly like Danny Ainge, and you got what you deserved. I'll send you that cheese with that whine, with some Kleenex on the side.