A City Weeps

[Kopfjäger]

He wants to play w, Wade and Bosh or whatever his name is.

Chris Bosh.  I'm sure the Raptors are crying like Cleveland.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_bosh/

[ZLTFUL]

And yet Jordan was able to do it with some OK players and didn't need a "Dream Team" to do it.
Hmmm...

[Randimus Maximus]

And yet Jordan was able to do it with some OK players and didn't need a "Dream Team" to do it.
Hmmm...

Seems like the Pistons were able to do that as well with their most recent championship.  IIRC they didn't even have a Jordan/Kobe/Lebron type player on that roster.

[cyrus buelton]

Seems like the Pistons were able to do that as well with their most recent championship.  IIRC they didn't even have a Jordan/Kobe/Lebron type player on that roster.

I think if you have too many ego maniacs that want to drive up their personal career stats.......the outcome typically is not good.

It is best to have one star and a bunch of good players verse 3 "All Stars" and 2 average guys.

Can't wait til the tension between this trio takes off.


The train is already speeding up, when will it derail?

[metallimonster]

Okay so the biggest part of this that keeps getting left out is that he make the beast with two backsing quit on his team in the playoffs this year just so he could leave guilt free.  Game five against Boston was disgusting becuase you could tell he really did not give a make the beast with two backs.  If he wanted to leave and go to Miami fine but at least try to get Cleveland a ring when you had a chance.

That is really my only sore point. 

[redxblack]

One thing I really dislike about sports (basketball especially) is the elevation of the star over the team. It's fine in golf, but a team is more than the sum of the parts. Team chemistry matters more than individual efforts (in most cases). When James had a bad game, the calves lost. When he had a good game, they won. That's a lot of pressure and I bet he'd like to share the guilt for losses with others.

I really dislike the Crosby vs. Ovechkin thing the NHL has been cooking for the last few years. The NHL doesn't need to stoke either ego. Bettman came from the NBA, so it shouldn't surprise anyone.

[Privateer]

One thing I really dislike about sports (basketball especially) is the elevation of the star over the team. It's fine in golf, but a team is more than the sum of the parts.

the name on the front of your jersey matters more than the name on the back?

[redxblack]

Exactly!

[Kopfjäger]

the name on the front of your jersey matters more than the name on the back?

But sometimes (okay a lot), the name on the back makes the name on the front. 

[DoubleEagle]

Like Montana made the 49ers......but what about Rice , Dwight Clark , and Ronnie Lott.

It was a team effort.

Le Bron did give up in game 5, he played badly in game 4 as well.

Dolph     

[Kopfjäger]

Every athlete has a bad day. Haven't you?

[DoubleEagle]

Every athlete has a bad day. Haven't you?

Too many to count !

Dolph     

[Kopfjäger]

Too many to count !

Dolph     

 

[metallimonster]

Every athlete has a bad day. Haven't you?

You obviously didn't watch that game/series against Boston.  It was very easy to tell that Lebron was mailing it in.  I knew then that he was leaving. 

[cyrus buelton]

You obviously didn't watch that game/series against Boston.  It was very easy to tell that Lebron was mailing it in.  I knew then that he was leaving. 

Maybe the hoop was the incorrect height?

They should have watched the movie Hoosiers to learn that it is good to measure the height of the hoop when you first arrive at the court.