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B-ballers,
I’ve heard several sports pundits condemn Lebron James for leaving his hometown quad, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Why is joining Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami a bad thing? I hear all of this talk about disloyalty and letting the fans down. Well tell me this, where was the loyalty when Lebron asked the Cavaliers’ front office to sign a big time free agent? This request came at the conclusion of the 2007 season, a season in which Lebron single-handedly led the Cavaliers to their first and only NBA finals appearance. Feel me?
The Cavaliers’ brass didn’t even try to meet Lebron halfway. Mo Williams? Antwan Jamison? Shaq? I know, I know, Shaq was a beast about 10 years ago, but this is the occasionally bloated, gimpy knees, post Karine Steffans(Superhead), Shaq I’m speaking of. Na mean?
I hear these sports pundits comparing Lebron’s so called disloyalty, to the loyalty of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. First of all, Jordan was the greatest professional baller I’ve ever seen. In his prime, he would’ve won championships in any city, Chicago, Atlanta, even Sacramento, but even he had Scottie Pippen. Ya heard?
Magic Johnson and Larry ‘Legend’ were drafted by teams who already had all-star caliber players as well as respected championship pedigrees. I mean, as a rookie, Magic was dishing out dimes to cats like the original ‘Cornbread,’ Jamaal ‘Silk’ Wilkes, ‘Stormin’ Norman Nixon, and the only cat to ever come close to whipping the great Bruce Lee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Now tell me, how hard could it be to win championships with that squad?
I applaud King James’ decision to team up with other top flight ballers. He gave Cleveland 7 phenomenal years. So, soak it up Cavs fans. Lebron isn’t the reason you don’t have a championship banner. You have your front office to thank for that. Real talk.
The bigger question is: Why is Boston signing Shaq to a two year deal? For the last three years, Shaq’s game has been fish (It stinks)! To get a deal like that, he’s obviously got a good head on his shoulders, but then he did learn from the best, right? Holla if ya hear me, Superhead.
Nuff said,
MannofStat
Copyright © 2010 by Leroy Mann
I disagree homeboy, If Jordan would played for thetrail blazer(but they took your cousin Bowie)they would of won some chips, he will always be the greatest, look im going to give yall 3, walk way, comeback give yall 3 more, I think he could of had least 10, basket is hollywood, and before Magic or Bird came to them teams when was the last time they was in the chip, Lebron is good but he had to jump ship cause he couldnt wait, let see Kobe ummm they was getting spank every year after shaq left, but he stayed, but it dont matter JOrdan Magic didnt come to the Lakers they wasnt winning nothing they was getting old, more power to Lebron but they wont win this year cause Chi town is good Celtics, Yeah Shaq, Perkins is out for a while and they have Jermaine Oneil, so lets not give them the chip yet..Kobe is still king..lol Greg
ReplyDeleteHighrise,
ReplyDeleteI know that you’re a Kobe enthusiast, but don’t get it twisted, the Lakers tried to build a dream team around Kobe in 2004. They signed “The Mailman” and The Glove like that was going to bring back “Showtime,” but “Big Ben Wallace and the Pistons shut down the “Lake Show” and hoisted the ultimate prize, in Motown, after 5 games. Word is bond!
Kobe is nice, no doubt, but he is not the embodiment of loyalty. He was originally drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996. A team he could’ve put on the map, but instead, he forced a trade before the conclusion of the draft. Jordan had every right to do the same thing, but he stayed with Chicago and in 7 years, he led them to b-ball supremacy. Na mean?
Lebron didn’t win the chip, but he gave Cleveland probably half of his career. Honestly Highrise, how many rings do you think Kobe would have if he played in Cleveland? I don’t think he would’ve lasted 7 years in Cleveland. Real talk.
Take my word, Jermaine O’Neal isn’t going to do work in Boston, at least not when they need it. His knees are gone. Boston went from old to prehistoric. Rondo will have a heavy load to carry this year. Ya heard?
Keep it 100,
MannofStat