The LeBron Unappreciation Day Thread #3/Sports Thread #3 For 7/8/10: Thankfully, It Is Over
He felt tight when he said he would go to South Beach, and the pressure of the moment really showed there.
The special was pathetic, where when he finally announced the Heat, I did have the disgust that most have generated during the day for him. Initially, I thought it was unfair and ridiculous, those "he has sullied his reputation" quotes from those angry pundits on ESPN in the hours leading up to the decision. But I only would have disagreed with them big time if he had returned to Cleveland. And it turns out he didn't.
(By the way, Jim Gray, I continue to have less and less respect for him just like everyone else. His legend of tool continues to grow and grow each and every day.)
Now that I think of it, the fact that LeBron was adamant about wanting to win a title after he became more ensconced and loose signified how this was truly a basketball move first and from the heart.
LeBron just wants to win, and he clearly feels he can win a championship with Dwayne Wade, Chris bosh and Eric Spolestra better than he does with Antawn Jamison, Mo Williams, JJ Hickson (because he doesn't have Mike Brown to worry about benching him out of nowhere), and Bryon Scott (who I think would have driven the Cavs to the title if he was the coach of the team this year).
And anyone somehow saying "They can't work right away", well, they said that about the Celtics three years, and look what has happened since then. Yes, we know you loathe LeBron so much, but unless you are a Cleveland Cavs fan (with the exception of the nutcase who burned his jersey), than you need to understand how actually unselfish LeBron is actually being right now (as well as Wade and Bosh).
I feel gutted for Cleveland like the rest of the nation does, and the bandwagoners for Miami will become more annoying than those from Los Angeles and Boston.
Either way, it's final over. Thank goodness.
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