Should there be any response from Dan Gilbert when the Heat win the series?

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  • seaborneq
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    • 09-08-06
    • 22556

    #1
    Should there be any response from Dan Gilbert when the Heat win the series?
    A congratulatory response to LeBron? An apology to LeBron? Or should he just STFU? Is there anything he should or can do to come out of this looking like anything other than an idiot?
  • msetai
    SBR Sharp
    • 06-06-12
    • 350

    #2
    I think just leave it alone
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    • upscope
      SBR MVP
      • 04-26-11
      • 2837

      #3
      He shouldn't apologize but he most certainly should make a congratulatory statement. Just like LeBron, it doesn't matter what he does, the damage is done.
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      • Mikail
        SBR Posting Legend
        • 07-19-09
        • 21689

        #4
        He shouldn't say a word. Everyone understands why he made the statement to begin with and most don't damn him for it. Silence is the best option now.
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        • seaborneq
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 09-08-06
          • 22556

          #5
          Originally posted by upscope
          He shouldn't apologize but he most certainly should make a congratulatory statement. Just like LeBron, it doesn't matter what he does, the damage is done.
          If he doesn't mean it, he shouldn't do it. Gilbert was pretty fired up with his guarantee. He can't back down because he didn't know LeBron would win one this quickly. Hell, LeBron didn't even give him a chance to spend any money on a great free agent to even get close.
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          • MUHerd37
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 10-23-09
            • 12816

            #6
            Originally posted by msetai
            I think just leave it alone
            Agreed
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            • seaborneq
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              • 09-08-06
              • 22556

              #7
              Don't forget this tweet after Dallas won it all last year. So Gilbert was still poking and prodding LeBron nearly a year later.

              "Old Lesson for all," Gilbert tweeted a few minutes after Dallas won the championship in Miami. "There are NO SHORTCUTS. NONE."
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              • thetrinity
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 01-25-11
                • 22430

                #8
                congratulate him. ignore the other shit.
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                • Bdolan33
                  SBR MVP
                  • 05-02-12
                  • 1255

                  #9
                  There are shortcuts afterall.
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                  • seaborneq
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 09-08-06
                    • 22556

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Bdolan33
                    There are shortcuts afterall.
                    Shortcuts and unfair cuts. Sucks being Cleveland Cavs owner when half the franchise's value declines because one players leaves the premises.
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                    • Goat Milk
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                      • 03-24-10
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                      #11
                      Bro who cares about Dan Gilbert. The guy is a fukkin loser, he will never ever win a championship, he's a crybaby and doesn't know shit about basketball.

                      Only a moron would guarantee one of the greatest to ever play the game would not win a ring. sorry paco- not trying to disrespect, but its the truth
                      Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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                      • lakerboy
                        SBR Aristocracy
                        • 04-02-09
                        • 94379

                        #12
                        Well he was upset and I don't blame him. He should not say anything. Maybe give James some chalk as a gift and a dance dvd with Delontes West kissing gloria on the cover.
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                        • Snowball
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                          • 11-15-09
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                          #13
                          fkk Gilbert that whiner, he's got hundreds of millions if not more
                          what does he know about Lebron ? did he grow up poor, black,
                          with a drugged out whore for a mother and no father ?
                          Gilbert has no idea what real adversity is.
                          Akron kids like Bron are not Cleveland kids. It's not his hometown.
                          He is not property of Gilbert or any other.
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                          • bb_skoots
                            SBR MVP
                            • 05-04-11
                            • 1088

                            #14
                            He should take the first step to getting Lebron back to Cleveland and offer congratulation.
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                            • swordsandtequila
                              SBR Hall of Famer
                              • 02-23-12
                              • 9758

                              #15
                              Originally posted by seaborneq
                              If he doesn't mean it, he shouldn't do it. Gilbert was pretty fired up with his guarantee. He can't back down because he didn't know LeBron would win one this quickly. Hell, LeBron didn't even give him a chance to spend any money on a great free agent to even get close.


                              Not a James apologist, but Gilbert is an ass. He had 7 years to "spend money on a great free agent", but like most owners in most sports, he's a greedy business f*ck who thinks he knows sports/personnel and he got burned. Then acted like a whiny 2 year old. Cleveland fans should have taken their anger out on him, sh*t starts at the top. Imo.
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                              • bleek88
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 01-12-11
                                • 6385

                                #16
                                Originally posted by swordsandtequila

                                Not a James apologist, but Gilbert is an ass. He had 7 years to "spend money on a great free agent", but like most owners in most sports, he's a greedy business f*ck who thinks he knows sports/personnel and he got burned. Then acted like a whiny 2 year old. Cleveland fans should have taken their anger out on him, sh*t starts at the top. Imo.
                                stfu u homo
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                                • swordsandtequila
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                                  • 02-23-12
                                  • 9758

                                  #17
                                  F*ck you attention whore, you've been owned in every thread you invade. Time to put you on ignore. And you wish I was gay, f*ckin' 12 year old.
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                                  • seaborneq
                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                    • 09-08-06
                                    • 22556

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by lakerboy
                                    Well he was upset and I don't blame him. He should not say anything. Maybe give James some chalk as a gift and a dance dvd with Delontes West kissing gloria on the cover.
                                    Does LeBron still do the chalk thing? Gloria James, no comment. She is kissing everybody with a nutsack headed to the locker room at halftime of every game on each team.
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                                    • ttwarrior1
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                                      • 06-23-09
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                                      #19
                                      perhaps congrats on your bought championship
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                                      • seaborneq
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                                        • 09-08-06
                                        • 22556

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Goat Milk
                                        Bro who cares about Dan Gilbert. The guy is a fukkin loser, he will never ever win a championship, he's a crybaby and doesn't know shit about basketball.

                                        Only a moron would guarantee one of the greatest to ever play the game would not win a ring. sorry paco- not trying to disrespect, but its the truth
                                        Contrary to popular belief, Gilbert is the face of the Cavs franchise. Most casual fans don't even know who their coach is or that they had the rookie of the year in 2012. Loser yes, but he is the person most want to hear from when the deal is done, not some jersey burning jerk who made news a few years ago.
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                                        • seaborneq
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                                          • 09-08-06
                                          • 22556

                                          #21
                                          Alright Gilbert. Let's hear from you.
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                                          • seaborneq
                                            SBR Posting Legend
                                            • 09-08-06
                                            • 22556

                                            #22
                                            Weak ass response Gilbert, and no crayons.
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                                            • Shafted69
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                                              • 07-04-08
                                              • 6412

                                              #23
                                              Gilbert is rollin over in his grave right now.
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                                              • LordVodka
                                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                                • 08-17-09
                                                • 5206

                                                #24
                                                He already released a letter to Cleveland, I made a thread but nobody clicked so fuckk you guys lol
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                                                • seaborneq
                                                  SBR Posting Legend
                                                  • 09-08-06
                                                  • 22556

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by LordVodka
                                                  He already released a letter to Cleveland, I made a thread but nobody clicked so fuckk you guys lol
                                                  He is too embarrassed to do the right thing.
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                                                  • Mac4Lyfe
                                                    SBR Aristocracy
                                                    • 01-04-09
                                                    • 48395

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by swordsandtequila

                                                    Not a James apologist, but Gilbert is an ass. He had 7 years to "spend money on a great free agent", but like most owners in most sports, he's a greedy business f*ck who thinks he knows sports/personnel and he got burned. Then acted like a whiny 2 year old. Cleveland fans should have taken their anger out on him, sh*t starts at the top. Imo.
                                                    Huh? Gilbert spent money over an above trying to get free agents to play with Lebron He paid out of his own pocket millions of dollars in luxury taxes above the cap. I think he was the 2nd highest paying owner at the tune of like $40 mill/year. What are you talking about?

                                                    The biggest problem was that Lebron would never sign long term deals so the team couldn't sign marquee free agents. Then he leaves Cleveland and before the ink was signed at South Beach he was greeting Derek Fisher at Miami airport
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                                                    • seaborneq
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                                                      • 09-08-06
                                                      • 22556

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe
                                                      Huh? Gilbert spent money over an above trying to get free agents to play with Lebron He paid out of his own pocket millions of dollars in luxury taxes above the cap. I think he was the 2nd highest paying owner at the tune of like $40 mill/year. What are you talking about?

                                                      The biggest problem was that Lebron would never sign long term deals so the team couldn't sign marquee free agents. Then he leaves Cleveland and before the ink was signed at South Beach he was greeting Derek Fisher at Miami airport
                                                      The chicken and the egg thoery working here. Why would LeBron sign a long term deal with Cleveland? He has an out with the Heat, yet said not 6, not 7, not 8. Bull hockey on Gilbert spending "bad money" on washed up second tier players and expecting it to work out against the Big 3 or Spurs.
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                                                      • jsmithj88
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                                                        • 12-27-08
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe
                                                        Huh? Gilbert spent money over an above trying to get free agents to play with Lebron He paid out of his own pocket millions of dollars in luxury taxes above the cap. I think he was the 2nd highest paying owner at the tune of like $40 mill/year. What are you talking about?

                                                        The biggest problem was that Lebron would never sign long term deals so the team couldn't sign marquee free agents. Then he leaves Cleveland and before the ink was signed at South Beach he was greeting Derek Fisher at Miami airport
                                                        lebron signing long term has no bearing on marquee FA signings
                                                        if they are over the cap, obviously they cant sign a big free agent
                                                        if i remember correctly, their biggest signing was larry hughes after redd decided to stay with the bucks
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                                                        • daimoshokage
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                                                          • 02-07-11
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                                                          #29
                                                          Thought Cavaliers will get a ring first before King James
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                                                          • onlooker
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                                                            #30
                                                            Dan Gilbert ‏<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 187, 187); ">@</s>cavsdan
                                                            Great NBA season. Enjoyed playoffs. Congratulations to Miami & OKC for an exciting Finals. Back to work on next weeks promising Cavs draft.
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                                                            • swordsandtequila
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                                                              • 02-23-12
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe
                                                              Huh? Gilbert spent money over an above trying to get free agents to play with Lebron He paid out of his own pocket millions of dollars in luxury taxes above the cap. I think he was the 2nd highest paying owner at the tune of like $40 mill/year. What are you talking about?

                                                              The biggest problem was that Lebron would never sign long term deals so the team couldn't sign marquee free agents. Then he leaves Cleveland and before the ink was signed at South Beach he was greeting Derek Fisher at Miami airport
                                                              Spending money and spending it wisely are 2 different things. Like I said, another owner who thinks he knows personnel. Seaborneq and jsmithj88 got it right; overspending on 2nd tier players. The Daniel Snyder of the NBA. How's that worked out for the Redskins? And acting like a bratty kid didn't help him any in the eyes of future free agents.
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                                                              • FreeHainsworth
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                                                                • 01-12-11
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                                                                #32
                                                                Dan Gilbert is a whiner
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                                                                • thetrinity
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                                                                  • 01-25-11
                                                                  • 22430

                                                                  #33
                                                                  gilbert is a complete tool. makes don sterling look like jerry buss, if dolan wasnt alive hed be the worst owner in the nba.
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                                                                  • Mac4Lyfe
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                                                                    • 01-04-09
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by swordsandtequila
                                                                    Spending money and spending it wisely are 2 different things. Like I said, another owner who thinks he knows personnel. Seaborneq and jsmithj88 got it right; overspending on 2nd tier players. The Daniel Snyder of the NBA. How's that worked out for the Redskins? And acting like a bratty kid didn't help him any in the eyes of future free agents.
                                                                    Gilbert is the owner that signs the checks. He's not the GM. If you're going to blame anyone on personnel then blame Danny Ferry. He's the guy people should be bashing, not Dan Gilbert. I agree Cleveland could have done better but Lebron had a lot to do with that as well. Ferry ran every trade by Lebron first which is stupid. GM's have to make the moves not the players. Ferry was horrible, Paxson was atrocious, he let Boozer walk out for free. Those are the guys to point the fingers at, not Gilbert.
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                                                                    • seaborneq
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                                                                      • 09-08-06
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      Ferry didn't guarantee shit. Ferry did not say anything about shortcuts. Ferry was fired. This is about gilbert grape.
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