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Bonzinator
Slovenia862 Posts
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On May 23 2012 11:32 Hot_Bid wrote: "No one will ever say that" is ridiculous, because athletes have said it when they leave teams (there are plenty of examples). Kevin Garnett isn't hated in Minnesota. If and when Steve Nash leaves Phoenix, I guarantee you he will say something similar. If you think that people hate Lebron for "an hour of television" that's grossly oversimplifying the situation. People hate on Lebron for many reasons that are more than just the physical content of the press conference. The fact that Lebron and his handlers were completely shocked by the hate showed a lot about how out of touch with reality they were. Maybe some people in Cleveland would have hated his decision no matter what he did. But a lot would've been ambivalent, like they were to Z. Certainly everyone outside Cleveland wouldn't have hated Lebron as much. Kevin Garnett was traded. Which just adds to the stupidity of the narrative. Did they throw Kevin Garnett a parade for being the best player in the league for 2 years? Did they hold an hour long press conference in Minnesota to tell him that they were sorry for not giving him teammates better than Troy Murphy and Michael Olowakandi and Latrell Sprewell? No. I HATE THE TIMBERWOLVES!! But I don't because teams act dickish every day but I don't care. No players in their prime do not tell a city that they failed them before running off on free agency. Really, I can't think of one prominent example in any sport. I'm being pretty serious here. Can you think of one? I don't think that it was the hate-hour-television-show. I think the opposite. People would have hated Lebron for leaving Cleveland and going to Miami no matter how he did it. The Decision did not help, though. But I blame ESPN more than Lebron James. | ||
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heliusx
United States2306 Posts
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Hot_Bid
Braavos36402 Posts
Just trying to explain why I really hope the Spurs or Thunder beat the Heat if they make the finals. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
On May 23 2012 11:41 Hot_Bid wrote: Haha sorry for derailing, I'll stop talking about it now. agreed /tangent. | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
On May 23 2012 11:46 Ace wrote: fools gold game for Miami. Media overreaction coming soon. Ye, though this was a fun game to watch, LBJ and Wade gleeful that they didn't have to play extremely hard 4th quarters and put in back-to-back 40+ point playoff games anymore  | ||
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Bonzinator
Slovenia862 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13536 Posts
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Bonzinator
Slovenia862 Posts
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
On May 23 2012 11:53 Bonzinator wrote: Great game. Great game. As Wade said. I hope they can match the energy Pacers are going to bring in the next game. Yeah, I bet the next game is going to be messy. Seeing how aggressive the series has already been thus far... | ||
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Bonzinator
Slovenia862 Posts
On May 23 2012 11:57 itkovian wrote: Yeah, I bet the next game is going to be messy. Seeing how aggressive the series has already been thus far... I hope that Heat won't do something stupid, since it's obvious Pacers are going to try something. | ||
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heliusx
United States2306 Posts
On May 23 2012 11:41 Hot_Bid wrote: Haha sorry for derailing, I'll stop talking about it now. Just trying to explain why I really hope the Spurs or Thunder beat the Heat if they make the finals. ^^ not disagreeing with you on that! Both teams deserve it imo. | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
On May 23 2012 11:41 Hot_Bid wrote: On the contrary, everything you said was right on point. It is either that or you could argue that he and the people around him are just stupid to not know how things worked in the real world for people in his privileged position. In a few years the dislike for Lebron will be gone, but the initial justification for it will remain in my eyes.Haha sorry for derailing, I'll stop talking about it now. Just trying to explain why I really hope the Spurs or Thunder beat the Heat if they make the finals. Just turned on game, woot! | ||
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icystorage
Jollibee19350 Posts
On May 23 2012 11:58 Bonzinator wrote: I hope that Heat won't do something stupid, since it's obvious Pacers are going to try something. Granger gonna get more...'tough' | ||
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Bonzinator
Slovenia862 Posts
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
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Bonzinator
Slovenia862 Posts
On May 23 2012 12:18 Ace wrote: more like 7 or 8 Well its the HEAT!.......nah your right. Just a dumb thing to do. | ||
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Tien
Russian Federation4447 Posts
Your hate has become quite irrational. LeBron has owned up to his mistakes and has moved on from it. It's quite pathetic to see "fans" 2 years later still butt hurt over it. Go watch his 2012 MVP speech, how can you hate this guy? He's truly a "good guy" as much as you'd like to think otherwise. He makes mistakes, he's human. LeBron is a once in a lifetime talent. You won't see this kind of basketball from a player in another 30-40 years. Watch the game and appreciate it instead of filling threads with trash about how much you hate a certain player. Get over it. | ||
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