Their are few personalities in all of sport who are as polarizing as LeBron. One the Surface he is one of the most physically gifted human beings to walk on a basketball court. He stands an intimidating 6ft 8in and wieghs in at 250lbs. On top of the advantage his size gives him he is very talented, very. Pro scouts were so smittin with him he was drafted directly out highschool and crowned, "the next Michael Jordan," before he ever took a shot. Nike threw him 80 million and his own shoe line and he hadn't even been through a single practice yet! With fame, adoration, and money comes dissent, jealousy, and a contingent that loves to watch you fail. Not that anyone could characterise LeBron's career as failure. He is a 3x MVP, a 2x scoring champ, 8x all-star, ect. He owns 0 NBA championships. In fairness LeBron isn't that far off of the Mark. In his 9 NBA seasons his team has made it to the finals 3 different times. It even took M.J 7 seasons to deliver Chicago the goods. The point is LeBron has failed to get it done. To serve as my playoff prediction, and since I never published this article on the WVSI, I'm going to share the article I wrote when LJ left Cleavland.
The spectacle and debacle that was LeBron's decision to leave Cleavland made him the most hated man in sports. There's just a sense of, "hey that's not fair!" Having 3 super-star players on one team where it's 5 on 5 play seems like a mafia style rig job. However, the gauntlet of the playoffs was too much last year and I can only hope it is this years as well. If sports has taught me anything, it's the premise that we all play every part in the play at some point. Hero, villian, goat, MVP, Bill Buckner, we do it all. Can LeBron somehoe trancend from evil quitter into traiumphant hero? I don't know. As of right now today I'm rooting for Oklahoma City.(really, they have a team now?) By the time the playoffs are over will LeBron have been able won me over? The finals will be fun, that I do know
originally published on DMG Dec. 2010
King Quitter
Yes Virginia, Lebron Jame is a quitter. No matter what happens in Miami, King James will forever in my book be a selfish crybaby whose only loyalty is to the all mighty dollar and his own ego. The soap opera that was the Lebron James lottery had only maybe a winner and one undeserving loser. Miami has itself a traveling circus next season which will draw the crowds down from the mountains wherever it goes, but do not forget that if James, Bosch, and Wade fail to produce anything but a championship the season will be a failure! And Cleavland, what can I say Cleavland? I feel your pain. The city and team dumped HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS into this punk kid, and what did they get? That's right, thanks for for the money, women and booze, I'm going to the beach bitches! I can only tell you that this whole scenario reminds of a scene in the movie "Younguns", When Emilio Esteve's Character looks at Lou Diamond Phillips after the death of their employer and states, "You have no code Navajo, no loyalty". Lebron insists That he only wants, "The best chance at a championship", that deserting Cleavland after 7 years was the right move for all involved. Two words I have for you King Quitter, Bull Shit! King Quitter I thought I would Illustrate mypoint by showing you some the few who did right by their teams and now have something that money can not buy and I hope you will never have, glory.
Case number 1: John Elway. John Elway came to Denver Broncos in 1983 with as high of expectations as any team could place on a rookie. Though Elway was a perennial all-star, most of his career was spent on teams of mediocracy. Now yes, there was the 1986 Super bowl team that lost, and several AFC championships through the years, but for the most part Elway was a grinder who could have abandoned his team and city many times for greener pastures and did not. In the end Elway and his teammates achieved sports immortality in 1997-98, and 98-99 seasons by capturing the Super Bowl. You want to hear about glory Lebron Here it is.
John Elway: 2X Superbowl Champion
4X MVP
9X All-Star
15 Year career. 1 team
Case number 2: Mario Lemieux. Mario Lemieux came the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins in 1984. At the ripe old age of 17 he was the most dominant player in the Quebec Junior major league and was drafted number 1 over all. Through his fist six years in Pittsburgh the Penguins were mediocre at best and sometimes down right pathetic. Lemieux, grateful for the chance the team had given him, chose to tough it out and found his reward in 1991. He captained the team to back to back Stanley cup championships in 91-92 and 92-93. Now as a team owner he has had his named etched on the cup for yet a third time. Glory Lebron, Glory.
Mario Lemieux: 3X Stanley Cup champion(2x player, 1x owner)
1X Olympic Gold medalist
1X Canada Cup champion
2X MVP
10X All-star
22 year career. 1 team
Case number 3: Michael Jordan. What more is there to say? This is the man responsible for the modern NBA as we know it. He may very well be the most recognisable person on the planet. Hell with Obama, M.J. Could very well be voted first black emperor of the galactic empire in Star Wars! Sure in hindsight it seems like it was all rainbows and lolly pops for Michael but this to is not so. M.J.'s early years with the bulls were marked with early exits from the playoffs and hard beats from the Pistons. It was only after battling for 7 years that he won his first championship. I could go on for eons about how Lebron will never come to close Jordan's glory on the court but I'll let the stats speak for themselves.
Michael Jordan: 6X NBA champion
1982 NCAA champion
2X Gold medalist
5X MVP
14X All-Star
14 year career. 1 team (Yes, Jordan gave it a go as part owner player with the Washington Wizards but we'll forgive him that. The point I am tyring to make is still illustrated by his determination and loyalty to Chicago).
What can I say King Quitter? I hope you get attacked by a shark in Miami! The way you slapped Cleavland in the face I hope you blow out your knees before your first practice and have to use a walker by the time your thirty. Would you even care? I mean let's face it you already have more money than most neighborhoods of hard working people would collectively see in a lifetime. By the way, don't think I don't see the big picture on the jersey sells too. Switching teams and numbers will be a huge boost to your jersey sells and your ego. I have to mentioned I loved when you announced that you were dropping number 23 because you felt no one should ever wear it again and Michael didn't even acknowledge your existence, that was great!
You know I'm tired of feeding your ego by talking about you. This is it, from this day forward I am off the train of misery that is caring two shits what you do. Come next season I will be rooting for Rondelle, Garnett, and the Celtics to keep you from ever leaving the Eastern conference finals. One other note. The Heat have essentially already been handed the 2011 championship in the minds of fans. In a sense that means the Heat will be the biggest target in the league. Every night, every city, and every team you play is going to be playing their NBA finals against you. It is going to be a gauntlet that will not stop. Can the Heat stay injury free and still have enough gas left in the tank for the playoffs? We'll see King Quitter. We will see.
Lebron James: 1X Rookie of the year.
2X MVP
6X All-Star
0 NBA Championships. Leaves Cleavland. Stats with Miami.. To be seen
Case number 1: John Elway. John Elway came to Denver Broncos in 1983 with as high of expectations as any team could place on a rookie. Though Elway was a perennial all-star, most of his career was spent on teams of mediocracy. Now yes, there was the 1986 Super bowl team that lost, and several AFC championships through the years, but for the most part Elway was a grinder who could have abandoned his team and city many times for greener pastures and did not. In the end Elway and his teammates achieved sports immortality in 1997-98, and 98-99 seasons by capturing the Super Bowl. You want to hear about glory Lebron Here it is.
John Elway: 2X Superbowl Champion
4X MVP
9X All-Star
15 Year career. 1 team
Case number 2: Mario Lemieux. Mario Lemieux came the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins in 1984. At the ripe old age of 17 he was the most dominant player in the Quebec Junior major league and was drafted number 1 over all. Through his fist six years in Pittsburgh the Penguins were mediocre at best and sometimes down right pathetic. Lemieux, grateful for the chance the team had given him, chose to tough it out and found his reward in 1991. He captained the team to back to back Stanley cup championships in 91-92 and 92-93. Now as a team owner he has had his named etched on the cup for yet a third time. Glory Lebron, Glory.
Mario Lemieux: 3X Stanley Cup champion(2x player, 1x owner)
1X Olympic Gold medalist
1X Canada Cup champion
2X MVP
10X All-star
22 year career. 1 team
Case number 3: Michael Jordan. What more is there to say? This is the man responsible for the modern NBA as we know it. He may very well be the most recognisable person on the planet. Hell with Obama, M.J. Could very well be voted first black emperor of the galactic empire in Star Wars! Sure in hindsight it seems like it was all rainbows and lolly pops for Michael but this to is not so. M.J.'s early years with the bulls were marked with early exits from the playoffs and hard beats from the Pistons. It was only after battling for 7 years that he won his first championship. I could go on for eons about how Lebron will never come to close Jordan's glory on the court but I'll let the stats speak for themselves.
Michael Jordan: 6X NBA champion
1982 NCAA champion
2X Gold medalist
5X MVP
14X All-Star
14 year career. 1 team (Yes, Jordan gave it a go as part owner player with the Washington Wizards but we'll forgive him that. The point I am tyring to make is still illustrated by his determination and loyalty to Chicago).
What can I say King Quitter? I hope you get attacked by a shark in Miami! The way you slapped Cleavland in the face I hope you blow out your knees before your first practice and have to use a walker by the time your thirty. Would you even care? I mean let's face it you already have more money than most neighborhoods of hard working people would collectively see in a lifetime. By the way, don't think I don't see the big picture on the jersey sells too. Switching teams and numbers will be a huge boost to your jersey sells and your ego. I have to mentioned I loved when you announced that you were dropping number 23 because you felt no one should ever wear it again and Michael didn't even acknowledge your existence, that was great!
You know I'm tired of feeding your ego by talking about you. This is it, from this day forward I am off the train of misery that is caring two shits what you do. Come next season I will be rooting for Rondelle, Garnett, and the Celtics to keep you from ever leaving the Eastern conference finals. One other note. The Heat have essentially already been handed the 2011 championship in the minds of fans. In a sense that means the Heat will be the biggest target in the league. Every night, every city, and every team you play is going to be playing their NBA finals against you. It is going to be a gauntlet that will not stop. Can the Heat stay injury free and still have enough gas left in the tank for the playoffs? We'll see King Quitter. We will see.
Lebron James: 1X Rookie of the year.
2X MVP
6X All-Star
0 NBA Championships. Leaves Cleavland. Stats with Miami.. To be seen
