Dan Gilbert driving away anybody from wanting to sign to Cavs...

[OG Hack Wilson]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5365793



the emotional letter is one thing, but now dude is calling out Lebron for "quitting"

who the fuck is gonna want to play for Cleveland now knowing that if they ever leave on bad terms Gilbert will probably rip them too?


jesus - this guy was LBJ's biggest ball washer from 2005 to 2010 and now he's acting like the jealous psycho ex who goes to all of LEbron's friends talking shit




as someone who is not a fan of the Cavs or the Heat this is hilarious to me

[7even]

gilbert can be happy that james stood with that shit management and shit coach for so long

he should thank him for all the millions gilbert earned just by having james playing there for 7 long ass years

[OG Hack Wilson]

agreed my friend

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

Dan didnt want 2 sign any big ballas or wut? Which could b one of the reasons he left...but n a way hes right as far as james quitin if say he offered 2 get him a boozer or bosh...

[theremedy360]

gilbert can be happy that james stood with that shit management and shit coach for so long

he should thank him for all the millions gilbert earned just by having james playing there for 7 long ass years

For real, Gilbert is sounding like a complete bitch. However, it does make Lebron look pretty stupid that he guaranteed he wouldn't leave Cleveland until he got a ring.

[7even]

Dan didnt want 2 sign any big ballas or wut? Which could b one of the reasons he left...but n a way hes right as far as james quitin if say he offered 2 get him a boozer or bosh...

LeBron tried to lure Bosh to Cleveland, but he said, it doesn't make sense to play there because the team is still not SO good. (with other words of course, but that was the main reason)

LeBron basically had to decide whether he wants to stay in Cleveland for the rest of his prime and never seriously contend for a ring or if he wants to be the main guy of the 2010s showtime team. Can you blame him for choosing the latter?

[.:DaYg0sTyLz:.]

Dan didnt want 2 sign any big ballas or wut? Which could b one of the reasons he left...but n a way hes right as far as james quitin if say he offered 2 get him a boozer or bosh...

LeBron tried to lure Bosh to Cleveland, but he said, it doesn't make sense to play there because the team is still not SO good. (with other words of course, but that was the main reason)

LeBron basically had to decide whether he wants to stay in Cleveland for the rest of his prime and never seriously contend for a ring or if he wants to be the main guy of the 2010s showtime team. Can you blame him for choosing the latter?

Kinda makes you realize why Bosh might not have wanted to go there. And why Shaq doesnt wanna go back there. And why LeBron wants to leave his HOME state. Dan Gilbert is makin himself look like an idiot. And I agree, he is just making things worse for this franchise. He should have just said, "Best of luck LeBron...the Cavs will be fine, see you in the playoffs" or some shit. Of course we all know they wont make the playoffs....but still.

[7even]

Z is a FA I think? He might join LeBron for the vets min. Lol the Cavs are fucked for life. First, their roster is not good. At all. Second, they have many bad long term contracts. (Jamison, Gibson, Varejao, Williams.) Third, Gilbert is scaring everybody away.

I predict 35 wins.

[.:DaYg0sTyLz:.]

I predict 35 wins.

lol so generous.

LeBron leaving isnt the only reason they are fucked. The way Gilbert is acting. The fact that its Cleveland. They will struggle to get any big name FA's out there. They will have to do like the Hawks and pay very good players....great player salaries.

[BOX5 the best poster on this site yell]

dan gilbert let lebron coach,quit,fucc,bring his boys in the loccer room,gave his mom a boy toy for her cougar fantasies,made sure the fans couldn't get mad at him, asked him who to bring to the team,listened to lebron when he said pay boobie gibson sorry ass that luke walton chipper jones. stop acting like he ain't try to accommodate the boy wonder, they just didn't win, now some of that stuff he said was low brow tho,and it's part his fault for letting one player run your team,when you give someone that much power that early,of course it's gonna go to they head,and that's what happen to lebron,and gilbert is just being the real him now,i fucc'n rich asshole like most white owners, i bet he wish this was the early 60's so he could call lebron a nigger, like most owners do behind closed doors, paging donald racist sterling yell

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

So some of u think king wit no ring will b the main guy n miami? Even tho didnt he say he didnt want 2 b...not that that means shit but u know

[IRAN iz Gangsta!]

he's a bitch


this is sports, a business, u dont have to be loyal to your home town or anyone

[.:DaYg0sTyLz:.]

he's a bitch


this is sports, a business, u dont have to be loyal to your home town or anyone

You dont. The thing is, fans rip you if you arent loyal to a city....but then if you stay there and that city doesnt win a title, no one makes an exception for you because of your loyalty.  Great players dont typically stay on the Clippers. Its not about being loyal, its about wanting to win. And if it isnt happening in City X....move to City Y that wants to make it happen.


Here's a excerp from an article written by J.A. Adande from ESPN about the delusion of fans expecting players to stay loyal to their city instead of trying to win a championship...

People want loyalty, as if that's going to cover things. Just imagine if LeBron spent an entire, title-free career in Cleveland. In 25 years, when the greats are gathered for a tribute to the all-time legends, the chatter could go like this:

"Hey, it's Tim Duncan, four-time champion."
"Look, it's Kobe, wearing all five of his rings."
"There's LeBron ... he was ... loyal."
Awkward silence.
"Have you seen KG?"


Don't ask James to be loyal if you won't grant him an exception to the ring rule.

[LooN3y]

gilbert can be happy that james stood with that shit management and shit coach for so long

he should thank him for all the millions gilbert earned just by having james playing there for 7 long ass years

you do know it was LEBRON that basically hand picked his teammates. dudes trash. and im sure the coach part he wanted a coach where he can call the shots

[7even]

gilbert can be happy that james stood with that shit management and shit coach for so long

he should thank him for all the millions gilbert earned just by having james playing there for 7 long ass years

you do know it was LEBRON that basically hand picked his teammates. dudes trash. and im sure the coach part he wanted a coach where he can call the shots

LeBron REALLY wanted Kidd, didn't get him. Mike Brown is worse at calling or drawing offensive plays than I am. Mike Brown has never had the balls to call LeBron out for anything. Now with great teammates and a good coach, LeBron will stomp on the league and the Lakers.