Kelly Dwyer writes for Yahoo! (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/LeBron-s-football-follies-Favre-comparison-hec?urn=nba-292733) and had this to say about Lebron James after he was quoted saying "Brett (had) great years here in Green Bay, and any time a great competitor like that leaves, no one wants to see that, but they've done a great job of regrouping with Aaron Rodgers and I believe that Cleveland will do the same"
She, (or he but likely a girl with the amount of estrogen in the article), rips on Lebron for comparing himself to the situation with Favre becayse look at how bad it is turning out so badly for him. Yeah Lebron if you do leave your team you are gonna get caught sending pictures of your penis to cheerleaders. Seriously, i think that is the only thing that has gone bad for Favre since he left Green Bay. He has better weather, gets paids as a top 5 QB every year, gets to miss training camp and keep his starting job and still does crappy Wrangler jeans commercials where he is throwing passes to wide open players (avoids embarrassing commercial where he throws a pick as if anyone actually plays football in jeans!) She says his marketing sucks and pretty much the same crap we have been hearing since he took his talents to Chris Bosh's bedroom. The point Lebron was making wasnt that Favre made the right move in leaving, its that Green Bay recovered and now have a SB contender with Aaron Rodgers....and he is 10000% correct! Is she actually retarted?!? I agree what Lebron did was petty and childish...but Cleveland did the same childish acts after and I hate Cleveland even more than Lebron now and heres why....
Cleveland fans cant get over Lebron "promising" a title and wont leave until he gets one. Heres a reality bit for Cleveland, YOU CANT GUARANTEE A GOD DAMN TITLE! Otherwise, the betting line in Vegas would be screwed up and everyone would put their money on Lebron. Am I the only sensible one in the whole freakin USA to figure out that he says that to keep their hopes up? Granted I live in NY where we hear that for decades at a time but we never ACTUALLY hold our athletes to it. Otherwise, NY would be demanding Patrick Ewing to drop the viagra and come back to finish what he promised. While at it, make a contract clause that says if you make a promise you have to keep it unless you had your fingers crossed at the time which means you werent serious. What is this bullcrap the media is feeding?
Think over the last decade or so of players in the NBA who left for better teams whether financially, geographically, or simply because thats where the players baby momma lives and if your paying child support, may as well see the kid once in awhile (See Dwayne Wade almost in Chicago) Heres a list of big names who didnt win a title the fans thought they would:
- Amare Stoudamire- Now a Knick was with a talented group in Phoenix but left for $100 million deal from NY plus the fact he just learned Steve Nash was Canadian and that could bother just about anyone! REACTION: Phoenix is one of the whitest communities so they are probably mistaking Hakeem Warrick for him and havent noticed hes gone. No sign of jersey burning or commercial parodies yet!
- Shaq O'Neal- Ok so he won a title...a couple. But it wasnt for a homeless city like Cleveland (Never been there but I picture just a projects like setting of refrigerator boxes and garbage can fires to keep millions warm). However this is LA and as we know LA people, they are spoiled brats when it comes to titles and are the only city that truly expects a title every single year. Shaq left for opposite reason of Lebron....he ran away from talent. Which makes me wonder in hindsight: If we rip Lebron for going to talent, should we praise O'Neal for leaving it? Probably not because Shaq seems like a prick but definitely a nice 2 second thought. The Lakers went 34-48 when Shaq took his talents to South Beach in a less homosexual way and even though he brought a title to Miami 2 years later, Lakers fans never felt the need to burn his jersey or call him a traitor. Yes they were pissed but anytime you lose a 7 footer who can actually keep his knees intact is gonna sting. They got over it and won titles again and get to continually watch white players racially dance to rap music at the podium.
- Darko Milicic- WAIT DONT CLOSE OUT MY BLOG LET ME EXPLAIN! So even though he is the Ryan Leaf of the NBA, Detroit has enough ruthless people to make this guys life a living hell. Eminem could have written a rap song that made the entire country sing songs about how much Darko sucks. Here are the guys who made the Darko sandwich in the NBA Draft 2003. 1. Lebron 2. Darko 3. Anthony (Not the old schmuck Greg, Carmelo) 4. Bosh 5. Wade. Hmmm who doesnt belong in this group? I am almost certain Darko made some promise during workouts to the Pistons that he will work hard to get bigger and stronger and be the next great European big man since...(awkward silence). Darko is still a skinny toothpick on the court and the only thing he can say is that hes gonna make the teams that passed up on him pay for doing just that. LOOK OUT CLEVELAND YOU GOT A DATE WITH THE TWOLVES THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS! The most amazing stat that i just came up with so maybe i shouldnt call it amazing for egotistical purposes is that of the teams that drafted this frat group, the Pistons and Heat have won a title since. So technically Darko kept his promise...crap sorry Darko for ripping you it was totally unwarranted.
- Quick List of all stars who left or wanted out: Steve Nash, Stephon Marbury, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Jason Richardson,Pau Gasol, Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Soon to be Blake Griffin, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Baron Davis, Jeff Van Gundy, and Allen Iverson (if he makes it to Turkey practice squad is he gonna rant about how we aint talking about a meeting we talking about actual scrimmage....gotta take this shi* seriously man!)
- Chris Bosh- Ironically, Bosh kinda did the same douche move in leaving his original team for Miami but nobody gave a crap because it screwed over Canada. Seriously, what does Chris Bosh think when he sits at the conference table with the other 2 and see that 5 people in Toronto caused a disturbance "rioting" against him? In my mind, theres an ego battle that went on and over dinner James smacks talk to Bosh like Rangers fans do to Islanders fans at midseason every year. Something like....
James: "so they shot another video about how I ruined their lives and burned some more jerseys while chanting Traitor in Cleveland because I hurt them so bad. Freakin awesome! What did they do for you in Toronto Chris?"
Bosh: "you know usual crazy crap these Canadians do to show how pissed off they are, played some ice hockey in their kitchens to cool off some steam from being so damn mad at me. They are just really pissed I am scared to go there because they are just SOOO pissed at me man. Just madness...and stuff"
James: "Wow that sounds....ugh...good for you man!"
Wade: "Yo Lebron can I talk to you away from you know who for a minute"
My head can be so screwed up some times and this likely wouldnt happen with such graceful language so if you know of any underground rap, just switch some appropriate quotes from the song of choice and insert it in above and you have a more accurate setting.
Back to my point, 5 months later and Yahoo! professionals (and every other media outlet) are still writing about how Lebron is a child. Thank you Kelly Dwyers for saying what everyone else is saying and lacking the ability to make an original, coherent thought. Go write about how you think Brett Favre should just retire already! If Cleveland can just step out of their boxes for one second and see that the main point is this LEBRON IS LOVING THIS! Keep mourning, booing, crying, fasting, yelping, and beating your wives in frustration and you will feed the ego. If I took down an entire city, granted its Cleveland but a city is a city, I would be pretty damn proud of myself. Nowadays, that what every little 9 year old dreams about, one day building up a city and taking it down all by myself! That is power!
Final though to Cleveland: We dont forget- your Cavs tanked the 02-03 season (nobody can lose 66 games with Dajuan Wagner and Ricky Davis!) to get the best shot at the #1 pick with your homeboy Lebron so lesson learned that karma is a big bitch!
(Editors Note Update: Kelly Dwyers is a guy!)
I agree with all the points you made Mully, except the fact that you are forgetting how he did it. Everyone understands that the NBA is a business and after 7 years of Lebron not getting a championship, he saw the free agency as his last shot to put him somewhere he thinks he can become a legend with rings and not just a hometown all star. He was completely justified like amare and the othe rplayers. However, because Lebron was a hometown kid and he acted like he was their svaior and their greatest gift in life, he should have made the decision in a way that showed respect and gratitude. If he wouldve done that, they wouldve been upset but not pissed and angry. He is the only player in sports history to ever make a live hour special like that to boost it up and then publicly disgrace his hometown and his team.
ReplyDeleteThat is why Lebron deserves whatever it is he is getting from clevealnd. He may like being so important and having power, but he is definitely not happy with being hated in the town he loved and still loves to this day.
He is a child who pretended to be a man, and unfortunately it bit him in the butt.
Good article tho!
Thank you for your feedback!
ReplyDeleteI am not saying that Lebron isn't a complete douchebag for what he did...it was arrogant, immature, and egotistical. The point I was trying to make was that its been going too far from Clevelands end. Think about this, there was a sign that said "Like father like son" in reference to his dad who abandoned him after impregnating a 16 year old and later sent to prison. To me, that is sick no matter what Lebron did when leaving because it is just basketball. The city collapses and acts like its the great depression and to me, its getting ridiculous. The jersey burning and booing I understand but the level Cleveland has taken it to, makes them come off as completely hypocritical. Calling Lebron petty and childish when the owner writes a nasty letter (btw first owner to do that too!) and 5 months later, still getting death threats and over the line insults.
He was a hometown kid but he wasnt enjoying his time in Cleveland and they knew there was a really good chance his announcement was going to be NY, CHICAGO, or MIAMI because they are bigger markets. The way he did...completely wrong! What he actually did in leaving before winning championship....justifiable!
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