1. 06-10-18 08:28 PM #1
    homie1975
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    LeBron bashers (and apologists), please read........

    you can call him a jerk off for tattooing "the chosen one" on his back.

    you can say he was an idiot for "the decision" special in summer 2010 to leave cleveland for miami

    you can say he shy's away from the last second shot or that he used to.

    you can begrudge him for leaving miami to go back to cleveland.

    you can begrudge him for many things.

    but one thing that only a Know-nothing Sports-moron or someone completely biased against him would say, is that he did Not live up to the hype.

    this is one of the most asinine things i have ever read.

    i have followed sports for nearly 4 decades.

    i have followed the NBA since 1985

    NO PLAYER THAT HAS ENTERED THE LEAGUE IN THAT TIME HAS FACED MORE PRESSURE TO WIN THAN THIS GUY

    PROBABLY NO PLAYER IN HISTORY (NOT WILT, NOT RUSSELL, NOT MAGIC, NOT BIRD, NOT MICHAEL) FACED AS MUCH PRESSURE AND EXPECTATIONS COMING INTO THE LEAGUE THAN THIS GUY

    his team's games were on national television during his senior year of HS multiple times for crying out loud

    cover of every sports magazine when he was only 18

    Michael was picked #3. Kobe #13. Lebron was picked NUMBER ONE and was the end all be all according to the sports media

    in 15 years in the league he was won 3 titles and been to the NBA finals an astonishing NINE TIMES

    again, love him or hate him, that's fine, but please do not insult my sports intelligence by saying he UNDERACHIEVED vs the expectations.

    that is COMPLETELY ASININE especially since NO ONE BEFORE HIM IN THE NBA FACED THE PRESSURE HE HAS

    oh and btw, at 33.5 years old, HE AIN'T DONE


    i am fit to be tied

    (mic drop)
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  2. 06-10-18 08:32 PM #2
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    Kobe or Jordan never did or would get swept in the NBA finals let alone twice
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  3. 06-10-18 08:44 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by homie1975 View Post
    you can call him a jerk off for tattooing "the chosen one" on his back.

    you can say he was an idiot for "the decision" special in summer 2010 to leave cleveland for miami

    you can say he shy's away from the last second shot or that he used to.

    you can begrudge him for leaving miami to go back to cleveland.

    you can begrudge him for many things.

    but one thing that only a Know-nothing Sports-moron or someone completely biased against him would say, is that he did Not live up to the hype.

    this is one of the most asinine things i have ever read.

    i have followed sports for nearly 4 decades.

    i have followed the NBA since 1985

    NO PLAYER THAT HAS ENTERED THE LEAGUE IN THAT TIME HAS FACED MORE PRESSURE TO WIN THAN THIS GUY

    PROBABLY NO PLAYER IN HISTORY (NOT WILT, NOT RUSSELL, NOT MAGIC, NOT BIRD, NOT MICHAEL) FACED AS MUCH PRESSURE AND EXPECTATIONS COMING INTO THE LEAGUE THAN THIS GUY

    his team's games were on national television during his senior year of HS multiple times for crying out loud

    cover of every sports magazine when he was only 18

    Michael was picked #3. Kobe #13. Lebron was picked NUMBER ONE and was the end all be all according to the sports media

    in 15 years in the league he was won 3 titles and been to the NBA finals an astonishing NINE TIMES

    again, love him or hate him, that's fine, but please do not insult my sports intelligence by saying he UNDERACHIEVED vs the expectations.

    that is COMPLETELY ASININE especially since NO ONE BEFORE HIM IN THE NBA FACED THE PRESSURE HE HAS

    oh and btw, at 33.5 years old, HE AIN'T DONE


    i am fit to be tied

    (mic drop)
    You are correct, I dont remember any player out of HS with more expectations and he has more than lived up to them, he exceeded them
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  4. 06-10-18 08:47 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by GT21Megatron View Post
    Kobe or Jordan never did or would get swept in the NBA finals let alone twice
    Kobe or Jordan ever play a team like GSW? Put Jordan or Kobe on this cavs roster ? They will share the same FATE
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  5. 06-10-18 08:48 PM #5
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    We all saw how Kobe lost few years after Shaq left -
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  6. 06-10-18 08:49 PM #6
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    Season is over I’m tired of talking about this guy
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  7. 06-10-18 08:53 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by ikid2groove415 View Post
    Kobe or Jordan ever play a team like GSW? Put Jordan or Kobe on this cavs roster ? They will share the same FATE
    No chance
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  8. 06-10-18 08:59 PM #8
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    Kobe didn’t win till the euro Paul gasol went too the Lakers in that bogus trade by Memphis - then they added good parts - Odom/Bynum/Ariza/artest
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  9. 06-10-18 09:03 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Season is over I’m tired of talking about this guy
    until he figures out where he is going u will talk about this guy. You have no choice
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  10. 06-10-18 09:04 PM #10
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    LeBron still owes Miami 5 titles... remember?

    Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6 but 7 titles were promised from LeBum's mouth.

    LeBum is an all time great because of his sheer size and athleticism but he has never lived up to the ESPN and Nike hype machine that went crazy when he hit the scene. Not even close.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ikid2groove415 View Post
    Kobe didn’t win till the euro Paul gasol went too the Lakers in that bogus trade by Memphis - then they added good parts - Odom/Bynum/Ariza/artest
    Cmon man....Those dudes above are average joes at best...How many All-Star selections between those 4? Gasol was a good fit for Phil’s system I’ll give that to you...If it wasn’t for Kyrie carrying his ass in the finals when they beat Golden State they wouldn’t of won. Lebron wanted Wade and the others gone. He asked for this. It’s a shame the Celtics lost Kyrie and Hayward because they would of swept the sorry ass Cavs
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  12. 06-10-18 09:15 PM #12
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    Not a good teammate

    Calling trump a bum
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  13. 06-10-18 09:17 PM #13
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    I agree, regardless of getting swept(we all knew he wasnt going to win that series) dude is still top 5 of all time, and anyone who thinks he isnt if full of crap
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    Quote Originally Posted by tony_come View Post
    Not a good teammate

    Calling trump a bum
    The idea of him not being a good teamate is retarded cause ANY team outside of warriors would take him, and trump is piece of trash lots of ppl think that that point is irrelavent to anything
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  15. 06-10-18 09:27 PM #15
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    This is a great discussion mainly because nobody ever talks about Lebron. Finally we have a place to give our thoughts.
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  16. 06-10-18 09:27 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by A4K View Post
    LeBron still owes Miami 5 titles... remember?

    Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6 but 7 titles were promised from LeBum's mouth.

    LeBum is an all time great because of his sheer size and athleticism but he has never lived up to the ESPN and Nike hype machine that went crazy when he hit the scene. Not even close.
    A4K you are my buddy, especially in the stock game where you are an absolute witch. you know how you have to be an Unemotional Investor when it comes to stocks and money? same thing here. yes, he said a stupid asss thing "not one, not two, not three, not four......."
    but you MUST Remove that from your mind.

    you know who else was overhyped? bryce harper of MLB. absolutely phenomenal freaking talent but they build him up way too high, so he fails

    basketball a TEAM game. lebron has done more with less talent around him (save for miami) than virtually every top 10 nba player of all time

    please do Not blame the player for what the media tried to create. you are better than this!!!
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  17. 06-10-18 09:29 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by GT21Megatron View Post
    Cmon man....Those dudes above are average joes at best...How many All-Star selections between those 4? Gasol was a good fit for Phil’s system I’ll give that to you...If it wasn’t for Kyrie carrying his ass in the finals when they beat Golden State they wouldn’t of won. Lebron wanted Wade and the others gone. He asked for this. It’s a shame the Celtics lost Kyrie and Hayward because they would of swept the sorry ass Cavs
    Well go look at lebrons numbers for game 5-6 and 7 2016 Finals ? And what about that insane block on iggy late in game 7? Yes kyrie is a great player and also very clutch- It took everything from both kyrie and lebron too beat a 73 regular season team? And what did GSW do the following year? They added maybe the best offensive player ever- too take down the KING- MJ is the only guy I put ahead of lebron
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  18. 06-10-18 09:29 PM #18
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    Hes a role player at best
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  19. 06-10-18 09:43 PM #19
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    on the court, best ever. too many people sitting on their fat asses criticizing others.

    off the court....that's a different story
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    He's not that good. Scottie pippen was better
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  21. 06-10-18 09:44 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by sourtwist View Post
    on the court, best ever. too many people sitting on their fat asses criticizing others.

    off the court....that's a different story
    And you believe he had a broken hand too right?
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  22. 06-10-18 09:45 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry N. Lloyd View Post
    This is a great discussion mainly because nobody ever talks about Lebron. Finally we have a place to give our thoughts.
    sorry but i wanted my own thread with my own thoughts as the OP in the first thread. if you don't like, stay out and post in another thread.

    easy.
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  23. 06-10-18 09:46 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by GT21Megatron View Post
    And you believe he had a broken hand too right?
    who knows. i am not saying he is the GOAT. i am just saying NO ONE HAS DONE BETTER VS THE EXPECTATIONS LEVIED ON HIMSELF than this guy has
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    Quote Originally Posted by GT21Megatron View Post
    And you believe he had a broken hand too right?
    i honestly don't know
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    Average player
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    Quote Originally Posted by tony_come View Post
    Average player
    tony stop
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    why the hell are you still talking about queen james
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    Quote Originally Posted by sourtwist View Post
    tony stop
    Sorry SW. Cheers buddy
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    I never knew he had "the chosen one" tattooed on is back. That's funny. I like him even less now.

    Definitely not an underachiever though.
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    Lebron And trump is more similar then people THINK ? both hated and talk about nonstop
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  32. 06-10-18 10:32 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigbubbafade View Post
    why the hell are you still talking about queen james
    i don't believe ive opined on it so i wanted my own thread. sue me
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    Quote Originally Posted by tony_come View Post
    Sorry SW. Cheers buddy
    Lol my man
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    Quote Originally Posted by 19th Hole View Post
    Lol

    Beating the dead horse

    Never saw that used on here
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    he plays for the books we all know now
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