Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:25 am
by heathmalc
TheOUTLAW wrote:It is kinda silly to say but it is his right. I think it was pretty obvious that he wasn't happy, but it is kinda funny what he says made him unhappy. How are you going to be unhappy about having to sacrifice parts of your game to win? Uh don't all good players do that. The fact that it makes you unhappy just kinda proves how much of a loser you are. Oh well, I liked him while he was here because he did try to fit in. However, I think he could have done more to integrate his game. It's not as though the Cavs didn't want to run or to penetrate. He was just inept at finishing which prevented us from wanting him to do either.
I USED to like him...and gave him the benefit of the doubt. However, I HIGHLY doubt that he tried to fit in to the Cavs system. Rather, I think that he continuously tried to play "his" game within the Cavs system, which disrupted the entire offense.
I am 100% confident that we will do much better without him on our team. And I think that when LeBron hears these quotes that Larry wont be seeing the "nice" LeBron anymore - like he did today.
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:32 am
by TheOUTLAW
LeBron is too nice a guy to do anything other than just abuse Hughes and it's not as though Hughes is dumb enough to contest anything that LeBron does
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:32 am
by B Mac
Good riddance. What a complete idiot.
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:36 am
by TheOUTLAW
Wouldn't it be fun to see Hughes trying to deny LeBron the lane or take a charge. That'd probably put him out for an entire season.
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:48 am
by heathmalc
TheOUTLAW wrote:Wouldn't it be fun to see Hughes trying to deny LeBron the lane or take a charge. That'd probably put him out for an entire season.
Probably the most accurate speculation ever made!
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:52 am
by FlightNo.23
Oh Larry
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:55 am
by heathmalc
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:55 am
by FlightNo.23
Anyway I don't think I miss Larry anymore. I was hoping he'd play awful today.
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 1:04 am
by L&H_05
What a moron...
Here's a great pic..We'll just pretend the Hughes era never happened..
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 1:52 am
by heathmalc
L&H_05 wrote:What a moron...
Here's a great pic..We'll just pretend the Hughes era never happened..
(picture)
Sounds good to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(good pic btw)
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 2:37 am
by GoLebron
Hey man, to each their own. Not everybody is just about winning and I can respect that, but like Windhorst said, you can't get everything you want. If you want to get paid in this league, you've got to be about winning.
Despite Larry's relatively poor play while he was here, I liked the kind of player he was. He did sacrifice a big part of what makes the game fun to him so we could win, was a great defender for us, was a big part of the run last year, and was great in the community.
That said, after hearing this, I'm glad we traded him because, while I respect his wishes, that's not what this team is about. This team belongs to the city, and this city and its teams have always been about sacrificing for success. I feel that if Larry wasn't one hundred percent dedicated to winning, then this team would never have had the necessary attitude to win a title with him on the team, regardless of how well he played.
Anyway, that's his personality and his character, and there's nothing wrong with having that approach to life. There are plenty of people in this world who are smart enough and talented enough to be rich and successful and famous, but choose not to be because they'd rather have fun. The only issue I have with it is that committing to a team is like having a kid. It's a commitment, and you have to fulfill your commitments no matter your personality. It's part of being a good person. If you can't fulfill a comitment, then don't make it. That being said, I'll hold off on judgment because I cannot imagine how hard it is to turn it down when somebody is practically chasing you down with $60 mil with your name on it.
On the other hand, I will judge the **** out of Ferry and Gilbert, who went out and signed - practically begged - him to such a huge contract. It seems like the kind of vibe that should be easy for a good gm or owner to pick up on. Again, not that I find anything basically wrong with Larry's attitude, but that's not the kind of attitude you spend that kind of money on when you want to win. It's hard to have confidence in a front office that makes such a giant mistake like that.
I hope they have turned the corner with this trade because for now, it seems like these new guys realize how important winning is to this team and city and are down to go along for the ride.
Boom.
Posted: Mon Mar 3, 2008 2:50 am
by Uncooked
Interesting, but didn't we already know those were his true feelings for months? We know he hated playing PG from many newspaper articles, and we knew he didn't like the defensive focus of Mike Brown from interviews and articles as well. He wanted the team to run and gun or whatever they call it these days and he didn't want to pass the ball.
Edit: Also to Bulls6, if we could get rid of him you guys can too, good luck.
