An honest letter to everyone about LeBron James

[Mazingerz]

I think this forum is not the proper venue for Lebron Appreciation Day.

I hope Lechoke loses.

[2short]

His game changes drastically if the refs are calling things evenly

[badshar]

He is a legendary choker if you ask me.

Tonight he has to answer the call of destiny either he will conquer or he will be labeled as a choker.

So what if he has a monster triple double with 40+ points, 10+ boards and 10+ assists but his team still loses tonight. What then?

[Mazingerz]

He still is a choker

[Greenback]

LeBron is the most pampered player of all time.

Stop and consider the officiating tonight.  Two seconds into the game they gave the Heat the ball.

They took away Parker's basket by calling the greatest flop of all time - Bosh looked like he was diving into a swimming pool.

On and on and on...

Maybe people hate LeBron because he gets favortism.

If he is so great, he should be able to win while the other team gets favored.

But I have yet to see a game where the Heat are not be favored by the officials.

[scaryjerry]

Yes he's currently the best in the game but overrated...the coverage he gets is disgusting/disturbing and putting him in the conversation as best ever is seriously disrespectful to legends and winners of the past...when he retires he'll be more wilt then Russell and I'd take Larry bird over him anyday.

[Greenback]

Please watch the video link and consider if LeBron is the all time greatest flopper or not:

http://www.businessinsider.com/lebron-flop-gifs-2013-5

[ACF]

He is a legendary choker if you ask me.

Tonight he has to answer the call of destiny either he will conquer or he will be labeled as a choker.

So what if he has a monster triple double with 40+ points, 10+ boards and 10+ assists but his team still loses tonight. What then?

"It's not his fault - they don't get him any help!"?

[freshinthehouse]

TP for the effort.  I read the whole thing upon your request.

I just want to add that I had the privilege of watching Jordan play a lot in his prime, and I absolutely hated him.  I am now showing the same respect for Lebron James and his game by hating him with the same amount of passion.

Haha I am the same, though I hated Jordan a lot more.  I guess I am mellowing out in my old age.

[LilRip]

he's already considered one of the greats but i think at the end of it all, any legacy he hoped of building was tainted when he jumped ship to Miami. IMO, he'll always be half "multi-MVP winner" and half "had to team up with one of the top 5 SGs and one of the top 5-10 PFs of his generation to win anything".

[Fan from VT]

he's already considered one of the greats but i think at the end of it all, any legacy he hoped of building was tainted when he jumped ship to Miami. IMO, he'll always be half "multi-MVP winner" and half "had to team up with one of the top 5 SGs and one of the top 5-10 PFs of his generation to win anything".

So, just like every other single legendary title winner? Ok.

[crimson_stallion]

Lebron is a great player, and without him the Heat would probably barely make the playoffs. I don't care what anybody says...Wade is not the player he once was, and Bosh is a rediculously overrated girl-scout who joined the Heat 'big three' because he knew he would never have a hope of leading any team to success on his own.

That said I can't like Lebron.  He's a spoiled brat.  In all honesty it's partly the leagues fault for handing him everything on a platter...but he's at the point where he's so used to getting foul shots every time sombody breathes on him, that now if someone breathes on him and he DOESN'T get a call he whines about it like a baby.  If he takes a 6 step travel and they call it, he whines like a baby.  If he commits a dirty foul and they call it, he whines like a baby.

It's like Dwight Howard - the superstars of today are all like attention seeking school kids.  All they want is their face on the camera...image is everything.  Makes me sick.

[LilRip]

he's already considered one of the greats but i think at the end of it all, any legacy he hoped of building was tainted when he jumped ship to Miami. IMO, he'll always be half "multi-MVP winner" and half "had to team up with one of the top 5 SGs and one of the top 5-10 PFs of his generation to win anything".

So, just like every other single legendary title winner? Ok.

no, there's a difference. being traded is not the same as signing as colluding with your other fellow free agents to create a "superteam".  He didn't make his own path.

[wdleehi]

he's already considered one of the greats but i think at the end of it all, any legacy he hoped of building was tainted when he jumped ship to Miami. IMO, he'll always be half "multi-MVP winner" and half "had to team up with one of the top 5 SGs and one of the top 5-10 PFs of his generation to win anything".

So, just like every other single legendary title winner? Ok.

no, there's a difference. being traded is not the same as signing as colluding with your other fellow free agents to create a "superteam".  He didn't make his own path.

Always an excuse to knock him?


It's OK when a GM takes advantage of situations and builds a team, but players should never, ever, make decisions based on giving them the best chance to win. 



The only mistake was how they announced and acted after the came together. 

[Moranis]

he's already considered one of the greats but i think at the end of it all, any legacy he hoped of building was tainted when he jumped ship to Miami. IMO, he'll always be half "multi-MVP winner" and half "had to team up with one of the top 5 SGs and one of the top 5-10 PFs of his generation to win anything".

So, just like every other single legendary title winner? Ok.

no, there's a difference. being traded is not the same as signing as colluding with your other fellow free agents to create a "superteam".  He didn't make his own path.

Neither did Magic Johnson but no one gives him crap.  Magic has said numerous times that if the Lakers didn't win the coin flip he would have gone back to school one more year.  He only came out because he wanted to go to the Lakers and play with Kareem. 

How about Moses Malone leaving Houston for Philadelphia after a MVP season to team up with Dr. J.  Where is the crap for him.

How about Kareem forcing a trade to LA.  No one says boo about that.

No one gives Shaq crap for leaving Orlando and going to Los Angeles. 

No one said anything when McGrady and Hill teamed up in Orlando (of course Hill getting hurt might have had something to do with it).

The reality is, people just treat James differently then every other super star that has ever played the game.  I'm not sure why that is, but it definitely is.