Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Don't Tell Me Lebron Didn't Quit

Van Gundy is as Van Gundy Does
First off, I didn't know announcers were allowed to have bromances with players they will be announcing, but Van Gundy must be blushing as he showers his praise on Lebron James and the Miami Heat.
Second off, obvious to every non-Heat fan in the country, people hate the Heat because of Lebron James.  We hated "The Decision."  We hated the asinine way he abandoned his team.  We hated the way he promised 5, or 6, or 7 championships.  We hated that people started calling Chris Bosh a superstar.  We hated the "celebration" Miami's fair weather fans put on.  For me, the thing I hate about Lebron the most is how he quit on his Cavs team last year, then left them hanging on about re-signing, they had to find out the same moment that everybody else did.  Jim Rome called him out, and a lot of people said he was just being a hater, Lebron just didn't play well.  Watching Lebron this year to Lebron last year: he absolutely quit on his team.
Third off, Van Gundy makes me want to watch the game on mute.  Lebron makes me want to not watch the Finals at all.  The man does NOT deserve a championship.  You don't get it, Van Gundy?  The Bulls stunk up the place with Jordan for a long time.  He hung around for 6 years, they made some moves, they eventually got him 6 titles.  Olajuwon waited a long time for his team to take shape around him and get himself his titles.  Kobe hung around in LA.  Wade did it in Miami.  All of the NBA greats America loves did it the right way (I do love Dwayne Wade, and I feel sorry that he's stuck on a team with that sack).  Lebron did not.  He was arrogant, brash, and shoved it in Cleveland's face that he was too good for them.

Dynasty?  I Don't Think So.
The Miami Heat are still a roster of nobodies and has-beens.  And never will-bes.  With two superstars and an all-star.
One, the NBA will not be playing next season.  I remain fully convinced that the Player's Union will have to make several serious concessions to have a season next year, and they will not do it.  The players have taken over the sport in a way non-existent in the history of sport.
Two, I think the Bulls were one year ahead of schedule because of Rose's great season.  They will have the chutzpah to challenge Miami next time around.  The Knicks will be better.  They may have to go through Orlando too (if Dwight Howard doesn't pull a Shaq).  They lucked out with a rebuilding Philly team, then got a limping Boston team, and finished up with a green Chicago team.  Next year, as the migration of talent from West to East continues, they face tougher challenges at every road.  I thought their window of titles was this year and next.  Maybe the Bulls and Knicks get in their way, maybe they don't.  I thought Boston might this year, but with injuries to several key players, they couldn't muster much fight.  Either way, Lebron's titles stop at 2.
Third, Lebron will never be Jordan, because he simply isn't Jordan.  Jordan never quit on any team, at any time, for any reason.  I will cheer against Lebron James for the rest of his career.  I only hope he never represents the USA.  Seeing what we have seen about him, he almost certainly won't don the red, white, and blue again.  Kryzyzewski demands heart and soul, Lebron is heartless and he has no soul.  If that makes me a hater, I will hate on.

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