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AS A WINNER…LEBRON STILL LOSES
The Miami Heat knocked off the Oklahoma City Thunder in 5 games to win their 2nd NBA title, the topic will always go around one man…LeBron James. LeBrick, who I love to call, played much better than he did in last year's Finals. The primary purpose for this is to shut up his critics. Well…I got news for him. THEY WON'T and I WON'T! As a matter of fact, winning this "tainted" title (don't thank me, thank the "god of basketball" David Stern), he still loses. LeBron haters will remain "the king" and not him. While Heat and LeBron fans will celebrate the title and proceed to try and shut up every hater. Some friendships will end when this happens. Just saying.
Switching to something every LeBron fan dislikes hearing…
THE DECISION: YES I'M STILL ON THIS!! I will not get over that. So what! You will live just like I will. Sorry. But for this man to be the BEST player in the NBA, he surely came off cocky for that ESPN program. People, understand why I'm upset at LeBron for this. LeBron and his agents (mostly his friends) milked the idea of putting together a one-hour special on ESPN just for 2 seconds of announcing his decision to play for the Miami Heat and run away from the Cleveland Cavaliers because he felt that he wasn't going to get anywhere with them. FOR WHAT? That sounds like pure cockiness coming from an athlete. Now you know without shadow of a doubt this could have been handled much differently. YOU KNOW THAT! He didn't need the ESPN cameras, he didn't need Jim Gray, he didn't need Mike Wilbon and whatever ESPN analysts to ANALYZE this decision. It wasn't needed. I lost a lot of respect for this guy. POINT BLANK
He won a title…with an asterisk. The same way, the San Antonio Spurs did back in that shortened 1999 season. Look who they played in the Finals. They played an 8th seeded New York Knicks team with "I'll Choke Your Coach" Latrell Sprewell, Larry Johnson and Allan Houston. I still wondered how they got there after beating the #1 seed, (the pre-LeBron) Miami Heat. But I respect them now because of them winning back in 2003, playing in an 82-game season.
Now, why did I see with asterisk? Oh, the A-Train is on something? He needs help. He needs to lay off the meds.
No, that's not the case at all. This could lead to another thing but. LeBron played a 66-game schedule and won a title. Last season, played in an 82-game season and lost in the championship. So, it takes for him to play shortened seasons and win titles? It looks like it. In his 9 seasons, only this season he won a title.
WELL, THAT'S NOT FAIR. Sure it is. In his first 8 seasons, he has played in 82-game seasons and has come up short. Even last year, when he practically had the same team. LeBRON WAS DIFFERENT LAST SEASON. He wasn't any different this season, just put up more statistics. There was nothing impressive about LeBron. He didn't take over the last 2 minutes of a game like he's supposed to do. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO THAT WITH THIS TEAM. But this is LeBron's team now, right? Dwyane Wade has given it up. Critical moments during these 2012 playoffs, he hasn't shown up. Sorry.
However he did get some help from the black and white. Something about referees and their ways of calling games just boggles my mind. From Tim Donaghy's nutty scandal some years ago to the old refs like Danny Crawford, Dick Bavetta, and Joey Crawford. The game that once was a game has now been tarnished. Once again, I thank the "god of basketball" David Stern.
Once last thing…stop with the comparisons of Michael with LeBron. They don't match. MJ still is the GOAT. MJ won 6 titles and didn't lose a single one of them. LeBron has been in 3 Finals and won 1. Tough luck for the kid. You not Jordan, never will be. Greater than he, forget it. HAPPY FAKE TITLE TO YOU, LEBRON! IT'S WELL DESERVED!
Posted on June 22, 2012 Author The A-TrainCategories Basketball, SportsTags Allan Houston, Danny Crawford, david stern, Dick Bavetta, dwyane wade, ESPN, Jim Gray, Joey Crawford, Larry Johnson, Latrell Sprewell, lebron james, miami heat, michael jordan, Mike Wilbon, nba finals, New York Knicks, referee, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Donaghy2 Comments on AS A WINNER…LEBRON STILL LOSES