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Re: Unless one is a fan in Miami, this is terrible for the game, and the NBA will suffer for it. everynametaken Send a noteboard - 12/07/2010 12:50:44 AM
There are so many terrible storylines here – what he’s doing to his hometown, the manner in which he chose to subject Cleveland to this with a one hour special on national t.v., what this says about his drive as a champion, etc. I enjoyed watching him play, and in the matter of one ESPN special, I can't help but find myself despising him.

The element of this not getting a lot of discussion is the negative impact this will have on the NBA. People don’t want to watch if they already know the storyline. This league already had a lack of parity before, and that problem just increased tenfold. Why do I even want to bother watching the NBA anymore if I know my team doesn’t have a chance due to 3 superstars colluding to build an empire? Why should GM’s even bother to try and build teams anymore if this can happen?

Kobe-Magic-Jordan-Bird all created legacies on their own teams. They didn’t join together to make winning a ring easy.


Indeed. They all hated each other which was what made it so exciting to watch.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
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ugh...LeBron cuts the heart out of his hometown fans on national TV - 09/07/2010 02:33:09 AM 917 Views
Like that scene in Last of the Mohicans? - 09/07/2010 02:51:29 AM 622 Views
He ate the Gary Hair's heart! *NM* - 09/07/2010 05:02:05 PM 261 Views
This guy? - 09/07/2010 10:37:29 PM 688 Views
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Re: Well, I can understand the decision he made - 09/07/2010 03:16:42 AM 604 Views
The reaction would have been the same even if he chose to go to Chicago, though *NM* - 09/07/2010 03:19:35 AM 435 Views
well yeah... - 09/07/2010 03:28:21 AM 547 Views
As soon as I heard it was going to be televised I figured he was gone - 09/07/2010 03:46:00 AM 514 Views
exactly *NM* - 09/07/2010 03:52:01 AM 238 Views
Yeah. - 09/07/2010 07:03:00 AM 725 Views
<3 - 09/07/2010 03:15:45 PM 568 Views
I take that back - 09/07/2010 07:57:41 PM 572 Views
I don't fault him at all. - 09/07/2010 03:06:30 AM 579 Views
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What does HE care. - 09/07/2010 04:06:26 AM 595 Views
actually... - 09/07/2010 04:23:21 AM 602 Views
This is the part that bugs me the most. - 09/07/2010 02:32:22 PM 611 Views
I heard part of the interview.. - 09/07/2010 02:38:43 PM 612 Views
I think doing that is a disease that famous people catch. - 09/07/2010 03:04:59 PM 554 Views
There is that.. - 09/07/2010 04:51:38 PM 579 Views
Yes, I agree 100%... - 09/07/2010 06:21:54 PM 616 Views
Unless one is a fan in Miami, this is terrible for the game, and the NBA will suffer for it. - 09/07/2010 05:07:06 AM 689 Views
Probably the best point I've seen on the subject here ... - 09/07/2010 07:09:50 AM 649 Views
+1 - Anyone except LeBron *NM* - 09/07/2010 02:26:27 PM 623 Views
Root *NM* - 09/07/2010 03:33:29 PM 220 Views
Re: Unless one is a fan in Miami, this is terrible for the game, and the NBA will suffer for it. - 12/07/2010 12:50:44 AM 468 Views
I disagree with your subject line and 2/3 of your message content. *NM* - 12/07/2010 12:56:47 AM 287 Views
What did he say? - 09/07/2010 02:16:08 PM 715 Views
That he was going to Miami - 09/07/2010 03:24:30 PM 633 Views
Pfft. - 09/07/2010 11:01:49 PM 546 Views
Except - 10/07/2010 03:19:53 PM 594 Views
Re: Except - 10/07/2010 07:05:46 PM 659 Views
Cavs owner promises championship before LeBron wins one - 09/07/2010 03:42:03 PM 805 Views
It's frigging Miami people! - 09/07/2010 05:03:10 PM 599 Views
I hate the whole ordeal. - 09/07/2010 05:09:14 PM 632 Views
Wait.. - 09/07/2010 07:21:39 PM 550 Views
This - 09/07/2010 07:49:36 PM 772 Views
Wow. Take Steroids much? - 09/07/2010 08:00:28 PM 503 Views
that's pretty much the crux of his "fame" - 09/07/2010 11:08:09 PM 524 Views
The real problem with Bonds is that without the roids he'd still be a hall of famer - 10/07/2010 06:12:32 PM 469 Views
It's a shame - 12/07/2010 08:08:22 PM 538 Views
Am I the only one who will enjoy watching Miami next season to see how the team plays? - 09/07/2010 11:04:34 PM 555 Views
I'll enjoy watching them lose miserably if that's what you mean - 10/07/2010 12:11:35 AM 596 Views
the only way I will enjoy watching them... - 10/07/2010 03:21:18 AM 578 Views
Simmons summed it up best with a video link - 11/07/2010 09:22:05 AM 629 Views

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