OT: LeBron Bashin T-Shirts...

[Bucksfan28]

lebron is just a kid. It's not an excuse, but it's a fact. The sequence of idiotic decisions made by people with no business making those kind of decisions rightly turned the people of Cleveland against him. He may have given them 7 good years, but he will be remembered by the way he left - as an absolute ####. Blaming the people of Cleveland for feeling screwed over is ridiculous.

Like LeBron said, "after hearing my former owners comments, I absolutely know I made the right decision". If all Cleveland can remember him for is this summer, they have no right enjoying the privileges of having the best basketball talent in the world on their team.

[Nebula1]

Lebron is a coward for choosing this path, but the choice was his. I don't agree with the bashing either.

Man up and find new direction for the team and franchise.

This is what Gilbert should have said, "We don't like the way Lebron left, but it was his choice. We didn't win with him and now we are going to rebuild and give this city a basketball program they can be proud of. It will take time and patience, but we will get back. Lebron never got us a ring and has not destroyed us. He has given us a fresh start."

There is nothing more pathetic than a guy who cries over breaking up with his woman. It's that pussy attitude that got him dumped in the first place. Cleveland is being that pussy after Lebron, the stuck up, arrogant bitch left them.

But seriously, man up Cleveland. Pathetic.

And we, as Bucks fans, need to quit bumping Lebron threads. Dude is a coward and has nothing to do with us. He's honestly not that interesting and can't shoot very well.

[lawrybeard]

lebron is just a kid. It's not an excuse, but it's a fact. The sequence of idiotic decisions made by people with no business making those kind of decisions rightly turned the people of Cleveland against him. He may have given them 7 good years, but he will be remembered by the way he left - as an absolute ####. Blaming the people of Cleveland for feeling screwed over is ridiculous.

Like LeBron said, "after hearing my former owners comments, I absolutely know I made the right decision". If all Cleveland can remember him for is this summer, they have no right enjoying the privileges of having the best basketball talent in the world on their team.

If he did everything by the book then the people of Cleveland wouldn't be pissed and there would have been no letter or backlash from the owner. It is his right to join whatever team he wants and he did it.

The reaction came because he handled it in such an unprofessional manner. He shut down communication with the Cavs without giving them any indication. Then he bailed and left them with their pants down. If he thinks their reaction justifies him acting like a @#$# then so be it, but he is way off track.

[safi]

lebron is just a kid. It's not an excuse, but it's a fact. The sequence of idiotic decisions made by people with no business making those kind of decisions rightly turned the people of Cleveland against him. He may have given them 7 good years, but he will be remembered by the way he left - as an absolute ####. Blaming the people of Cleveland for feeling screwed over is ridiculous.

You must be pretty old if you consider someone whose 25 to be a kid. With the way he's been coddled for 10+ years perhaps he doesn't have the same maturity level as your typical 25 year old. But myself, and I think most people, do not consider someone who is 25 to be a child.

[lawrybeard]

lebron is just a kid. It's not an excuse, but it's a fact. The sequence of idiotic decisions made by people with no business making those kind of decisions rightly turned the people of Cleveland against him. He may have given them 7 good years, but he will be remembered by the way he left - as an absolute ####. Blaming the people of Cleveland for feeling screwed over is ridiculous.

You must be pretty old if you consider someone whose 25 to be a kid. With the way he's been coddled for 10+ years perhaps he doesn't have the same maturity level as your typical 25 year old. But myself, and I think most people, do not consider someone who is 25 to be a child.

The decisions made by lebron over the summer have likely cost him a great deal. Again, not because he chose to leave the Cavs for the Heat, but the way he went about it. Mistakes like the onse he made are not usually seen in the professional world because they are not usually made by someone so young. In the professional world, 25 years old is a kid.

[rrravenred]

He bought into his own marketing bullsht about manifest destiny.

"The Decision" wasn't good marketing, it actually trashed his brand. The move to Miami with the super-friends (although I love the term a Lakers fan came up with "The Nazgul") may rebuild it, but it was a horrendous miscalculation to believe that Cleveland would react to the long prick-tease with anything other than blind rage.

BTW, The West T is even more classless than Lebron.

[safi]

lebron is just a kid. It's not an excuse, but it's a fact. The sequence of idiotic decisions made by people with no business making those kind of decisions rightly turned the people of Cleveland against him. He may have given them 7 good years, but he will be remembered by the way he left - as an absolute ####. Blaming the people of Cleveland for feeling screwed over is ridiculous.

You must be pretty old if you consider someone whose 25 to be a kid. With the way he's been coddled for 10+ years perhaps he doesn't have the same maturity level as your typical 25 year old. But myself, and I think most people, do not consider someone who is 25 to be a child.

The decisions made by lebron over the summer have likely cost him a great deal. Again, not because he chose to leave the Cavs for the Heat, but the way he went about it. Mistakes like the onse he made are not usually seen in the professional world because they are not usually made by someone so young. In the professional world, 25 years old is a kid.

That lack of awareness that you cite is more attributable to how he has lived his 25 years of life, rather than him being 25. Obviously he didn't have the same amount of money at stake, but Bosh is cited by many as an exmple of a guy who did this the right way, and he's essentially the same age as Lebron.

[jerrod]

He bought into his own marketing bullsht about manifest destiny.

"The Decision" wasn't good marketing, it actually trashed his brand. The move to Miami with the super-friends (although I love the term a Lakers fan came up with "The Nazgul") may rebuild it, but it was a horrendous miscalculation to believe that Cleveland would react to the long prick-tease with anything other than blind rage.

BTW, The West T is even more classless than Lebron.

trashed his brand? you have to be kidding me

[Kohl Is A Mome]

Question, If for some reason the Cavs never had Lebron in the first place, would they even still be in Cleveland right now?

[Nebula1]

Question, If for some reason the Cavs never had Lebron in the first place, would they even still be in Cleveland right now?

Both Cleveland and New York are perfect examples of why you don't trade picks.

[emunney]

If the Heat win the title this year, nobody's going to be talking about LeBron's flagging brand.

[Nebula1]

All I know is there were alot of people who don't watch the NBA, don't care about basketball, maybe know who Kobe is, have no basketball passion.... were talking about James. The brand will be fine, although I don't like his shoes.

[safi]

If the Heat win the title this year, nobody's going to be talking about LeBron's flagging brand.

I disagree. This was a guy whose first introductions to the public were "The chosen one," "The heir to the air," "The King" and a number of other grandiose titles. He's never going to be viewed in that light again, and I don't know how he surpasses Kobe as the player of this generation.

[rrravenred]

"The Decision" wasn't good marketing, it actually trashed his brand.

trashed his brand? you have to be kidding me

Anyone who's not a Heat fan who came away from that thinking Lebron was a better person or a better basketball player must have had the sound turned down and the Brightness set to zero.

[turbo2k]

I can't believe people think that he didn't hurt his brand. Say what you will about the way Clevelanders' reacted, but the entire world rode his balls before 'the decision' (save for some minor grumblings about his cockiness). Now somewhere between half and 3/4 of the country hates him. This hate will die, and he will recover, but you have to be blind to say his brand and legacy were tainted in the least bit. If he handled this properly, pretty much only Cleveland wouldn't like him right now.

P.S. This hurt ESPN as well