Why was it a big deal with the Heat and not with others?

[GreenHat]

Are people aware that LeBron responded by saying 'not 1, not 2,...' when Eric Reid directly asked him in front of 20,000 Miami fans: "you won't be satisfied with just one ring, right?"

What was he supposed to say at a freaking pep rally?

"Yes one ring is enough and then I'll retire from the NBA.

I've posted the video before but all the haters ignore that he is clearly laughing and smiling while saying it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT-I8jQDQ7c[/youtube]

Not to mention if that was a player you liked you would say it showed confidence and a desire to win.

[The4thHorseman]

I had to laugh when (at the time) Magic saying he would have never joined Larry. Well that's because he never played with a cast like James did for 7yrs. Magic never played 7 seasons with only one teammate over that time avg. more than 16pts per game (Mo Williams in 09) He said if Chicago would have won the coin flip, he would have never played for the Bulls and stayed in School. He wanted to play with Kareem. Just like Kobe told the Nets not to draft him cause he wanted to play with LA. At least James signed with a career horrible franchise and took on the challenge. Then gave that franchise some of the most exciting basketball they have ever experienced.

Some said players with LeBron's talent have players come to him and not go join others. No great FA has ever decided to sign with Cleveland since their existence.

How come star players don't complain about players brought to them? Why don't they say "I want traded because we have too much talent and I want it as challenging as possible to win a title?

[msg4k90]

they just hate lebron. no one hates KG for joining the celtics then winning the championship right after. he couldn't win with the timberwolves so he got out. good for him. does anyone really believe the cav's would be contenders now if they still had lebron? if you didn't listen to Dirk, I don't remember all of the words but he said now you need multiple all stars to compete for a title.

last season the thunder 4-0 the mavs, 4-1 the lakers and 4-2 the spurs in the playoffs. did anyone actually believe kobe could lead the lakers past okc? could dirk lead the mavs against okc as well?? While I was here no one was trashing kobe, "oohh kobe couldn't do the job" same for dirk.. if lebron was by himself, still with the cavs, do you people really believe he could've beat okc last year?? like I said look what happen to kobe and dirk. they were embarrassed.

why do people forget that basketball is a team sport??

[Speedlot]

Are people aware that LeBron responded by saying 'not 1, not 2,...' when Eric Reid directly asked him in front of 20,000 Miami fans: "you won't be satisfied with just one ring, right?"

What was he supposed to say at a freaking pep rally?

"Yes one ring is enough and then I'll retire from the NBA.

I've posted the video before but all the haters ignore that he is clearly laughing and smiling while saying it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT-I8jQDQ7c[/youtube]

Not to mention if that was a player you liked you would say it showed confidence and a desire to win.

Haha Exactly. His people were stupid for having that WWE prep rally in the first place. Don't know what you're trying defend.

[Felixano]

People hate success unless they are the ones experiencing it, that's pretty much just how it works.

There are VERY FEW people who can be legitimately happy about someone else's success. Unless that person is a close friend or family member, and a lot of people can't even do that much.

[FlashKing]

Are people aware that LeBron responded by saying 'not 1, not 2,...' when Eric Reid directly asked him in front of 20,000 Miami fans: "you won't be satisfied with just one ring, right?"

What was he supposed to say at a freaking pep rally?

"Yes one ring is enough and then I'll retire from the NBA.

I've posted the video before but all the haters ignore that he is clearly laughing and smiling while saying it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT-I8jQDQ7c[/youtube]

Not to mention if that was a player you liked you would say it showed confidence and a desire to win.

"not 7, not 6, not 5, not 4, not 3, not 2, but 1!" *Wade stares at LeBron with a bewildered look on his face*

[Tien]

The greater the player you are, the more hate you will get.

None of that matters, only winning.

[Tien]

It's a big deal because Lebron, Wade and Bosh were all in their primes and top 10 players when they teamed up. The same can't be said about the Lakers or Celtics. LOL @ including the Knicks in this.

No big deal.

If LeBron had Jordan's 96-98 team with Phil Jackson as coach, there's not a single current NBA team that could stop that team. They'd steamroll the league even harder.

[TwentyOne920]

Now that you remind me...

why did no one think it was a big deal for a team with a proven franchise star to receive the first overall pick in Tim Duncan? And why no one thought it was a big deal that the same team committed highway robbery in the draft?

/green font

[Speedlot]

Now that you remind me...

why did no one think it was a big deal for a team with a proven franchise star to receive the first overall pick in Tim Duncan? And why no one thought it was a big deal that the same team committed highway robbery in the draft?

/green font

You know how the lottery works? Don't you recall superstar Wade getting the number 2 draft also. Rofl. Don't get how this has to do anything with Lebron.

[L3GEND4RY]

The situations you mentioned are all completely different then the miami heat situation.

Lakers - howard didn't sign there as a free agent. He was traded there, and he wanted to go to brooklyn. Gasol was also traded there, years ago, and the two didn't decide together to team up.

Celtics - again, ray allen didn't sign there, they traded jeff green for him. Kg didn't sign there, they trade al jefferson for him and kg didn't even want to be a celtic at first.

Knicks - lol, how is this even relevant? Chandler is far from a star player and knicks didn't make it out of the first round.

+1000000

Please, get your facts straight, OP.

[JordansBulls]

LeBron promised Cleveland a title.
LeBron didn't give Cleveland a heads-up - the team that had been his home for years.
LeBron had " The Decision " , which was a ridiculous media circus.

+ the way he has been in the media, he made himself an easy target. Imo there's much less hate now, he didn't talk **** last year and let his game do the talking, winning the title.

Also the fact he said he wouldn't leave until he brought them a title and then he left within the next 3 months. Also the tv show thing.
Nothing wrong wanting talent but going to play with a proven champion in his prime in his city that got the job done already as the man is the problem here. Going to play with Deron, Rose, Melo, Bosh, Amare, etc would have been alright.

[bostonHEATparty]

I think its interesting to see so many opposing fans state facts such as..

Bosh is soft, can't rebound, can't get down low with the big boys

Lebron isn't clutch, isn't as good as cleveland lebron

Ray Allen can only shoot 3s, can't dribble, can't pass, can't play D

Wade has been declining for a couple years now

Yet its a crazy super team that is unfair to the league

[Tien]

Kids want their cake and eat it too.

[JordansBulls]

I think its interesting to see so many opposing fans state facts such as..

Bosh is soft, can't rebound, can't get down low with the big boys

Lebron isn't clutch, isn't as good as cleveland lebron

Ray Allen can only shoot 3s, can't dribble, can't pass, can't play D

Wade has been declining for a couple years now

Yet its a crazy super team that is unfair to the league

These are the people who say this because they don't want the Heat to win, so by criticizing them then it helps there argument.

[Volcano]

People are stupid. That's basically it.

Whatever loophole or excuse they try to come up with to support their bias are stupid too.

[Pimpwerx]

The haters wanted to hate. That's about the simplest way to sum it up. Lebron is the biggest name in the sport, and so also the biggest target. PEACE.

[arifgokcen]

Dude what are you expecting.James is widely regarded as top 5 talent to ever play and has been the best player for a while of course him leaving would cause much more than any other player.Because he didnt deliver he joins another club thats big especially in the prime of his career leaving his home town team.

[OtW]

People are stupid. That's basically it.

Whatever loophole or excuse they try to come up with to support their bias are stupid too.

[osamu]

He took a shortcut to a championship
Because he couldn't get over the hump

Yea Lebron was too scared to average 50/10/10 he just couldn't do it, so he took a shortcut