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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: GangstaBoogy on March 19, 2008, 05:35:55 PM
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LeBron Responds To DeShawn
If you weren't rooting for another Washington-Cleveland first round playoff series, you should now.
Not only because it looks more and more like it's going to happen - Toronto lost again last night without Chris Bosh and is a half-game ahead of the Wizards for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. But also because you don't want last Thursday to be the last time DeShawn Stevenson and LeBron James play again this season, do you?
Stevenson contained James in the fourth quarter with some tenacious, physical defense, took a charge in the final minute and forced him into a bad three-point attempt at the end of regulation. Afterward, Stevenson decided to become the first player to publicly question the hype surrounding James as I walked with him out of the locker room.
The could-be King finally responded to Stevenson calling him "overrated" last night, after the Cavaliers defeated the Bobcats. James was asked if he had anything to say about Stevenson and he laughed.
"With DeShawn Stevenson, it is kind of funny," James told reporters in Cleveland. "It's almost like Jay-Z saying something bad about Soulja Boy. There's no comparison. Enough said."
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well it's just the truth.
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Owned
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haha thats a good call
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And yet, Lebron is still a tad overrated. Great player, but overrated none the less.
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And yet, Lebron is still a tad overrated. Great player, but overrated none the less.
overrated?? u serious...... who else at that age was given the responsibility to carry a team and be the leader?? that nigga did his and and is still doing his thing
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And yet, Lebron is still a tad overrated. Great player, but overrated none the less.
overrated?? u serious...... who else at that age was given the responsibility to carry a team and be the leader?? that nigga did his and and is still doing his thing
^This exactly what Deshawn meant by overrated... And Jay-Z>>>>>>Soulja Boy, so wtf is LeBron talking about?
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And yet, Lebron is still a tad overrated. Great player, but overrated none the less.
overrated?? u serious...... who else at that age was given the responsibility to carry a team and be the leader?? that nigga did his and and is still doing his thing
^This exactly what Deshawn meant by overrated... And Jay-Z>>>>>>Soulja Boy, so wtf is LeBron talking about?
I'm pretty sure he meant that him saying something about Deshawn would be like Hov saying something about Soulja Boy....I HOPE
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And yet, Lebron is still a tad overrated. Great player, but overrated none the less.
overrated?? u serious...... who else at that age was given the responsibility to carry a team and be the leader?? that nigga did his and and is still doing his thing
^This exactly what Deshawn meant by overrated... And Jay-Z>>>>>>Soulja Boy, so wtf is LeBron talking about?
I'm pretty sure he meant that him saying something about Deshawn would be like Hov saying something about Soulja Boy....I HOPE
Obviously, what the fuck is wrong with you guys.. DeShawn is so below LeBron as a basketball player and moneymaker, it's like a little child that hasn't been raised right talking shit to you at random, will you talk back emotionally? Of course not.
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Them two are more like Souljah Boy vs. The Pop It Off Boyz.... kidding kidding... I can hear the Lebron supporters fuming already... I couldn't resist that comment though. 8)
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""With DeShawn Stevenson, it is kind of funny," James told reporters in Cleveland. "It's almost like Jay-Z saying something bad about Soulja Boy. There's no comparison. Enough said.""
HAHAHAHA he got put in his place :laugh:
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Lebron is actually exactly right. Jay-Z is by far the most overrated rapper of all time. And Lebron is on pace for being the most...lol let me stop before I start somethin.
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Lebron is actually exactly right. Jay-Z is by far the most overrated rapper of all time. And Lebron is on pace for being the most...lol let me stop before I start somethin.
Money
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If you think you Laker-Fans anger me with that bullshit, you're mistaken. It only shows how infatuated with Kobe you are.
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Lebron is an amazing player, his jumpshot just isn't pure, his D is weak, and he's no killer. All that aside he's the 2nd best player in the NBA. Now onto what I came in here to say, even Lebron acknowledges that Soulja Boy is wack, thank god. I have more respect for him now.
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Yes... but Jay Z has gone multi-platinum, so even if he is over-rated - he has earned some of those stripes.
Lebron on the other hand has accomplished ___________ .... I'll leave that empty until he actually does. ;D
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If you think you Laker-Fans anger me with that bullshit, you're mistaken. It only shows how infatuated with Kobe you are.
No one's trying to anger you...are you a Cavs fan or something? Calm your ass down. Saying LeBron is overrated has nothing to do with Kobe, so quit sounding like an obsessive hater.
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If you think you Laker-Fans anger me with that bullshit, you're mistaken. It only shows how infatuated with Kobe you are.
No one's trying to anger you...are you a Cavs fan or something? Calm your ass down. Saying LeBron is overrated has nothing to do with Kobe, so quit sounding like an obsessive hater.
The irony..
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If you think you Laker-Fans anger me with that bullshit, you're mistaken. It only shows how infatuated with Kobe you are.
No one's trying to anger you...are you a Cavs fan or something? Calm your ass down. Saying LeBron is overrated has nothing to do with Kobe, so quit sounding like an obsessive hater.
thats like the pot calling the kettle a blackie.
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Yes... but Jay Z has gone multi-platinum, so even if he is over-rated - he has earned some of those stripes.
Lebron on the other hand has accomplished ___________ .... I'll leave that empty until he actually does. ;D
Yeah, it's all about winning rings. Malone, Stockton, Sir Charles, Miller... are all players who have accomplished nothing.
Don't forget that LeBron won an East Championship at 22 with nothing but mediocore players and retards on his team.
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Yes... but Jay Z has gone multi-platinum, so even if he is over-rated - he has earned some of those stripes.
Lebron on the other hand has accomplished ___________ .... I'll leave that empty until he actually does. ;D
Yeah, it's all about winning rings. Malone, Stockton and Miller are all players who have accomplished nothing.
Hey... if you are going to use the Jay Z comparison, you are going to be subject to such criticism. If you are going to compare yourself to Jay Z, you better damn well have some rings.
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Yes... but Jay Z has gone multi-platinum, so even if he is over-rated - he has earned some of those stripes.
Lebron on the other hand has accomplished ___________ .... I'll leave that empty until he actually does. ;D
Yeah, it's all about winning rings. Malone, Stockton and Miller are all players who have accomplished nothing.
Hey... if you are going to use the Jay Z comparison, you are going to be subject to such criticism. If you are going to compare yourself to Jay Z, you better damn well have some rings.
Jay-Z is a friend of LeBron, that's why he used him. Everybody knows that LeBron is a much better basketball player than Jay-Z is a rapper.
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Yes... but Jay Z has gone multi-platinum, so even if he is over-rated - he has earned some of those stripes.
Lebron on the other hand has accomplished ___________ .... I'll leave that empty until he actually does. ;D
Yeah, it's all about winning rings. Malone, Stockton and Miller are all players who have accomplished nothing.
Hey... if you are going to use the Jay Z comparison, you are going to be subject to such criticism. If you are going to compare yourself to Jay Z, you better damn well have some rings.
Jay-Z is a friend of LeBron, that's why he used him. Everybody knows that LeBron is a much better basketball player than Jay-Z is a rapper.
Still a bad comparison... he's more like the Jadakiss of the NBA... came close but hasn't yet delivered.
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If you think you Laker-Fans anger me with that bullshit, you're mistaken. It only shows how infatuated with Kobe you are.
No one's trying to anger you...are you a Cavs fan or something? Calm your ass down. Saying LeBron is overrated has nothing to do with Kobe, so quit sounding like an obsessive hater.
thats like the pot calling the kettle a blackie.
He's right tho. Saying Lebron is overrated is a fair statement if you just look at how the media dickrides him to death. Kobe has nothing to do with him being overrated.
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If you think you Laker-Fans anger me with that bullshit, you're mistaken. It only shows how infatuated with Kobe you are.
No one's trying to anger you...are you a Cavs fan or something? Calm your ass down. Saying LeBron is overrated has nothing to do with Kobe, so quit sounding like an obsessive hater.
The irony..
I'm not the one bringing up Kobe and the Lakers in every damn thread...you're the 2nd biggest Laker hater on here behind Crackhead Wilson and the fact that I can mention you two in the same sentence is sad.
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Stevenson strikes back...
Elsewhere in the locker room before the game, DeShawn Stevenson shed some new light on why he busted out and called LeBron James "overrated" after last Thursday's win over the Cavaliers. In case you didn't notice, the two were jawing at each other all night long and it began before the opening tip.
Apparently, James said something about DeShawn to former Cav Drew Gooden, who recently related that information to DeShawn. He didn't appreciate it.
"We're all in the same profession," Stevenson said. "We don't need to talk bad about one another. So, that's how it happened. I was ticked off and that's why I said something to him at tip-off. So, it goes back further than people think."
I asked DeShawn if what James said was basketball-related or personal and he said:
"It was both. I won't say what he said. I said something back and we'll leave it at that."
Maybe James, who wears a beard, is jealous of the one Stevenson is growing? Stevenson with a laugh:
"I don't know what he's jealous of. He makes more money than me that's for sure."
"I hope we play Cleveland," Stevenson said. "I'm going to get Soulja Boy courtside seats and have him wear a DeShawn Stevenson jersey. Maybe (James) can have Jay-Z there since LeBron's all on his (shorts) anyway."
Stevenson wasn't done.
"And tell LeBron to cut that beard off and stop copying me."
So Lebron popped off behind the scenes! Okay this is actually interesting now.
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"Maybe (James) can have Jay-Z there since LeBron's all on his (shorts) anyway."
LMAO
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"Maybe (James) can have Jay-Z there since LeBron's all on his (shorts) anyway."
LMAO
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Lebron on the other hand has accomplished ___________ .... I'll leave that empty until he actually does. ;D
eastern conference championship counts for something
Tracy McGrady would kill just to get into round 2 lol.
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When they call you the "Conference Champions" that means you lost in what you're in it for...
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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When they call you the "Conference Champions" that means you lost in what you're in it for...
that is true
but if your the star of 2nd best team out of 30 and your only 24 years old thats impressive
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When they call you the "Conference Champions" that means you lost in what you're in it for...
that is true
but if your the star of 2nd best team out of 30 and your only 24 years old thats impressive
Cavs were (and still are) far from the 2nd best team...
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When they call you the "Conference Champions" that means you lost in what you're in it for...
that is true
but if your the star of 2nd best team out of 30 and your only 24 years old thats impressive
Cavs were (and still are) far from the 2nd best team...
agreed but you get my point
you gotta earn stripes somehow. nobody walks into a championship (besides Joe Dimaggio)
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He'll get his props when he wins a ring.
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dwayne wade some how managed to get a ring and he doesn't even deserve it, Lebron >>>>Wade
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^The Heat championship run was obviously the biggest fluke in NBA history
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^The Heat championship run was obviously the biggest fluke in NBA history
you won't give them credit for winning a ring? if you win a championship it's not a "fluke".
just wait til Lebron finally gets one, i can't wait to see your excuse
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you can't be serious, if you have paying attention to the nba the last few years you would KNOW that the heat did not deserve that championship, Dallas was clearly the better team.
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you can't be serious, if you have paying attention to the nba the last few years you would KNOW that the heat did not deserve that championship, Dallas was clearly the better team.
sometimes "the better team" doesn't translate into winning. Wade would take games over that year, I remember that shit.
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you can't be serious, if you have paying attention to the nba the last few years you would KNOW that the heat did not deserve that championship, Dallas was clearly the better team.
Yepp. The problem is, Dallas winning would result in a boring summer for the NBA so Stern made sure Miami won it. Wade is a superstar, it created another Kobe vs Shaq buzz, etc. I'm a Wade fun but to be real, he does NOT deserve that ring or MVP.
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Lebron on the other hand has accomplished ___________ .... I'll leave that empty until he actually does. ;D
eastern conference championship counts for something
Tracy McGrady would kill just to get into round 2 lol.
Eastern Conference Championship....hmmm.... naw.. I'm still leaving it blank.
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you can't be serious, if you have paying attention to the nba the last few years you would KNOW that the heat did not deserve that championship, Dallas was clearly the better team.
sometimes "the better team" doesn't translate into winning. Wade would take games over that year, I remember that shit.
By Wade do you mean the refs?
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Yes... but Jay Z has gone multi-platinum, so even if he is over-rated - he has earned some of those stripes.
Lebron on the other hand has accomplished ___________ .... I'll leave that empty until he actually does. ;D
Yeah, it's all about winning rings. Malone, Stockton, Sir Charles, Miller... are all players who have accomplished nothing.
Don't forget that LeBron won an East Championship at 22 with nothing but mediocore players and retards on his team.
The Pistons are a great team, the Cavs just always seem to have their number (they played them well the year before too) but besides that they had a cakewalk to the finals, I give him a lot of credit but it's not as big of an accomplishment as people make it sound.
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you can't be serious, if you have paying attention to the nba the last few years you would KNOW that the heat did not deserve that championship, Dallas was clearly the better team.
sometimes "the better team" doesn't translate into winning. Wade would take games over that year, I remember that shit.
By Wade do you mean the refs?
are you thinkign about the kings-lakers games from way back?
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Stevenson strikes back...
Elsewhere in the locker room before the game, DeShawn Stevenson shed some new light on why he busted out and called LeBron James "overrated" after last Thursday's win over the Cavaliers. In case you didn't notice, the two were jawing at each other all night long and it began before the opening tip.
Apparently, James said something about DeShawn to former Cav Drew Gooden, who recently related that information to DeShawn. He didn't appreciate it.
"We're all in the same profession," Stevenson said. "We don't need to talk bad about one another. So, that's how it happened. I was ticked off and that's why I said something to him at tip-off. So, it goes back further than people think."
I asked DeShawn if what James said was basketball-related or personal and he said:
"It was both. I won't say what he said. I said something back and we'll leave it at that."
Maybe James, who wears a beard, is jealous of the one Stevenson is growing? Stevenson with a laugh:
"I don't know what he's jealous of. He makes more money than me that's for sure."
"I hope we play Cleveland," Stevenson said. "I'm going to get Soulja Boy courtside seats and have him wear a DeShawn Stevenson jersey. Maybe (James) can have Jay-Z there since LeBron's all on his (shorts) anyway."
Stevenson wasn't done.
"And tell LeBron to cut that beard off and stop copying me."
So Lebron popped off behind the scenes! Okay this is actually interesting now.
You love gossip more than anyone on this board.
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Dallas may have been better, but not in that Finals series. That's all that people will ultimately remember later on in life. The better team in that series and essentially that season was the Heat. No matter what you say, you cannot take that away from the Heat. If people won the Finals based on Flukes, things would be much different. It's not like the Superbowl or a College Bowl game where there's only one shot and an upset can happen. In the Playoffs you got 7 games to win 4, if you can't... then you're not as good as the beat who beat you. Period.
So yeah, maybe Lebron and Cavs may have had it easy with the Wiz since they were missing Arenas and Butler, but again, that's the game. The Cav's have nothing to do with the health of other players. Luck of the draw. The Nets were not the same team last year that they were this year. They played much better ball. And of course, beating the Piston's is not something any can just do. They got stole on when they played the Spurs, but that's what everyone expected. The Spurs had (have) Duncan, Manu and Parker... The Cav's only had Lebron. Much like the Heat, people cannot take that away from Lebron. When we look back years later, people will say "damn how did Lebron get that far almost single handedly?"
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Dallas may have been better, but not in that Finals series. That's all that people will ultimately remember later on in life. The better team in that series and essentially that season was the Heat. No matter what you say, you cannot take that away from the Heat. If people won the Finals based on Flukes, things would be much different. It's not like the Superbowl or a College Bowl game where there's only one shot and an upset can happen. In the Playoffs you got 7 games to win 4, if you can't... then you're not as good as the beat who beat you. Period.
So yeah, maybe Lebron and Cavs may have had it easy with the Wiz since they were missing Arenas and Butler, but again, that's the game. The Cav's have nothing to do with the health of other players. Luck of the draw. The Nets were not the same team last year that they were this year. They played much better ball. And of course, beating the Piston's is not something any can just do. They got stole on when they played the Spurs, but that's what everyone expected. The Spurs had (have) Duncan, Manu and Parker... The Cav's only had Lebron. Much like the Heat, people cannot take that away from Lebron. When we look back years later, people will say "damn how did Lebron get that far almost single handedly?"
+1
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Stevenson strikes back...
Elsewhere in the locker room before the game, DeShawn Stevenson shed some new light on why he busted out and called LeBron James "overrated" after last Thursday's win over the Cavaliers. In case you didn't notice, the two were jawing at each other all night long and it began before the opening tip.
Apparently, James said something about DeShawn to former Cav Drew Gooden, who recently related that information to DeShawn. He didn't appreciate it.
"We're all in the same profession," Stevenson said. "We don't need to talk bad about one another. So, that's how it happened. I was ticked off and that's why I said something to him at tip-off. So, it goes back further than people think."
I asked DeShawn if what James said was basketball-related or personal and he said:
"It was both. I won't say what he said. I said something back and we'll leave it at that."
Maybe James, who wears a beard, is jealous of the one Stevenson is growing? Stevenson with a laugh:
"I don't know what he's jealous of. He makes more money than me that's for sure."
"I hope we play Cleveland," Stevenson said. "I'm going to get Soulja Boy courtside seats and have him wear a DeShawn Stevenson jersey. Maybe (James) can have Jay-Z there since LeBron's all on his (shorts) anyway."
Stevenson wasn't done.
"And tell LeBron to cut that beard off and stop copying me."
So Lebron popped off behind the scenes! Okay this is actually interesting now.
You love gossip more than anyone on this board.
Thank you for noticing.
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you can't be serious, if you have paying attention to the nba the last few years you would KNOW that the heat did not deserve that championship, Dallas was clearly the better team.
sometimes "the better team" doesn't translate into winning. Wade would take games over that year, I remember that shit.
By Wade do you mean the refs?
are you thinkign about the kings-lakers games from way back?
No, I'm thinking about the biggest fluke sport team champions ever.
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Dallas may have been better, but not in that Finals series. That's all that people will ultimately remember later on in life. The better team in that series and essentially that season was the Heat. No matter what you say, you cannot take that away from the Heat. If people won the Finals based on Flukes, things would be much different. It's not like the Superbowl or a College Bowl game where there's only one shot and an upset can happen. In the Playoffs you got 7 games to win 4, if you can't... then you're not as good as the beat who beat you. Period.
So yeah, maybe Lebron and Cavs may have had it easy with the Wiz since they were missing Arenas and Butler, but again, that's the game. The Cav's have nothing to do with the health of other players. Luck of the draw. The Nets were not the same team last year that they were this year. They played much better ball. And of course, beating the Piston's is not something any can just do. They got stole on when they played the Spurs, but that's what everyone expected. The Spurs had (have) Duncan, Manu and Parker... The Cav's only had Lebron. Much like the Heat, people cannot take that away from Lebron. When we look back years later, people will say "damn how did Lebron get that far almost single handedly?"
Good thing LeBron himself disagrees with you...if it weren't for that, people (other than Hack) would probably buy your bs.
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It's hardly BS. It's rational thinking. I remember reading Lebron's comments. That's fine that he thinks that way, but regardless... the Nets were able to push the series into the 6th game. The Pistons were up 2 games to none in the Conference Finals... so it's not like the they just demolished everyone they played. Lebron was upset. Just like Kobe was upset with his team and said all the things he said about them this past Summer.
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you can't be serious, if you have paying attention to the nba the last few years you would KNOW that the heat did not deserve that championship, Dallas was clearly the better team.
sometimes "the better team" doesn't translate into winning. Wade would take games over that year, I remember that shit.
By Wade do you mean the refs?
are you thinkign about the kings-lakers games from way back?
No, I'm thinking about the biggest fluke sport team champions ever.
that's an oxy moron.
if you win the championship it's not a fluke. it's called "upset".
although I'd say Miami was on par with Dallas. Shaq was pulling in 18-9 a game, Wade was scoring 25-30 a night and they had alot of great role players. the reason they sucked this year is because they let their good role players go to free agency and figured they'd rely on Shaq and Wade which was dumb. But back then they had Zo coming off the bench to play D when Shaq got tired; Hasleem was the shit, Antwan Walker was a nice addition, James Posey was key etc. etc.
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LeBron is such a great player. It sickens me to death that people hate on him rather than just be happy for living right now to tell something to their kids.
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People make me laugh HARD when they say Lebron is surrounded by wack players .. LOL ... Cavs have nearly (outside a ball handler) what they need .. they have a versatile frontcourt in Wallace, Smith, Varejo, Ilgauskas (whatever you spell it) , two good to very good shooters in Gibson and Wally ... the Cavs just need to realize they have to develop an offensive game instead of putting the ball in Lebron hands and others players waiting around .. 1st they have to fire their coach .. then they can develop a team game ...
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LeBron is such a great player. It sickens me to death that people hate on him rather than just be happy for living right now to tell something to their kids.
don't be too huffy about it.. I am sure that years from now we will look back with fondness. I used to boo the hell out of Larry Bird because he was our main competitor, but now I appreciate his game.
It's part of the game....
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People make me laugh HARD when they say Lebron is surrounded by wack players .. LOL ... Cavs have nearly (outside a ball handler) what they need .. they have a versatile frontcourt in Wallace, Smith, Varejo, Ilgauskas (whatever you spell it) , two good to very good shooters in Gibson and Wally ... the Cavs just need to realize they have to develop an offensive game instead of putting the ball in Lebron hands and others players waiting around .. 1st they have to fire their coach .. then they can develop a team game ...
EXACTLY!
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It's not about the plain talent of the players, they are all much better players than we are, but how they get utilized is just horrible, including LeBron. The Cavs have probably the worst coach the NBA has seen in this decade. LeBron is just so good that he can be amazing without a decent playbook. Role players can't.
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you can't be serious, if you have paying attention to the nba the last few years you would KNOW that the heat did not deserve that championship, Dallas was clearly the better team.
sometimes "the better team" doesn't translate into winning. Wade would take games over that year, I remember that shit.
By Wade do you mean the refs?
are you thinkign about the kings-lakers games from way back?
No, I'm thinking about the biggest fluke sport team champions ever.
that's an oxy moron.
if you win the championship it's not a fluke. it's called "upset".
although I'd say Miami was on par with Dallas. Shaq was pulling in 18-9 a game, Wade was scoring 25-30 a night and they had alot of great role players. the reason they sucked this year is because they let their good role players go to free agency and figured they'd rely on Shaq and Wade which was dumb. But back then they had Zo coming off the bench to play D when Shaq got tired; Hasleem was the shit, Antwan Walker was a nice addition, James Posey was key etc. etc.
I guess you just don't understand what the word fluke means...The Heat were down big in the 4th quarter of what woulda' given Dallas a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, up until the refs decided to take over. If it weren't for the Tim Donaghy's of the NBA, there's no way that Miami Heat team is anywhere near championship caliber...Notice how the refs toned it down with giving Wade BS calls once Donaghy was exposed. fact of the matter is, the Miami Heat are the worst NBA team to ever "earn" a championship, whether you like it or not.
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It's not about the plain talent of the players, they are all much better players than we are, but how they get utilized is just horrible, including LeBron. The Cavs have probably the worst coach the NBA has seen in this decade. LeBron is just so good that he can be amazing without a decent playbook. Role players can't.
LeBron needs to learn how to utilize his players instead of running isolation plays for himself on every possession...all the greats have done it...now it's up to LeBron to show us if he can too.
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It's not about the plain talent of the players, they are all much better players than we are, but how they get utilized is just horrible, including LeBron. The Cavs have probably the worst coach the NBA has seen in this decade. LeBron is just so good that he can be amazing without a decent playbook. Role players can't.
LeBron needs to learn how to utilize his players instead of running isolation plays for himself on every possession...all the greats have done it...now it's up to LeBron to show us if he can too.
All the greats had much, much better coaches.
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It's not about the plain talent of the players, they are all much better players than we are, but how they get utilized is just horrible, including LeBron. The Cavs have probably the worst coach the NBA has seen in this decade. LeBron is just so good that he can be amazing without a decent playbook. Role players can't.
LeBron needs to learn how to utilize his players instead of running isolation plays for himself on every possession...all the greats have done it...now it's up to LeBron to show us if he can too.
All the greats had much, much better coaches.
Bill Russell won it as a player coach...LeBron has the green light to do anything he wants, he should utilize his talents like Magic did when he filled in for Kareem at center.