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kuzi16
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I live and work in LeBron's home town. He has come into my work on several occasions to eat. I have cooked for the guy several times.
last night he announced that he was going to leave Cleveland for Miami.
i was at work when he announced this. Many were surprised that he would turn his back on his home. many called him names that would get censored on this forum. the general mood of my town is that this is a classless, selfish move. people burned his jersey.
does it surprise me that he left?
not one bit
he said himself that nothing is more important than winning.
we now know just how true that is.
Loyalty to his home means nothing. ( what about his "Loyalty" tattoo?)
loyalty to his fans means nothing
again, this does not surprise me.
having cooked for LeBron at my job a few times and seeing how he treats the servers, i expected nothing less than a selfish, greedy act. i expected him to turn his back on his Cleveland fans just for the sake of winning.
i have always thought that this man was a jerk. this just reaffirms it.
LeBron says Akron will always be his home, and he does have a house here (that has square footage comparable to the local Best Buy). ... but will his home accept him back? will he have to have cops at his house 24 hours a day for a while?
will he be looked at the same way Art Modell was when he took the Browns away?
i dont know.
he did put a bad taste in the mouths of this town.
last night he announced that he was going to leave Cleveland for Miami.
i was at work when he announced this. Many were surprised that he would turn his back on his home. many called him names that would get censored on this forum. the general mood of my town is that this is a classless, selfish move. people burned his jersey.
does it surprise me that he left?
not one bit
he said himself that nothing is more important than winning.
we now know just how true that is.
Loyalty to his home means nothing. ( what about his "Loyalty" tattoo?)
loyalty to his fans means nothing
again, this does not surprise me.
having cooked for LeBron at my job a few times and seeing how he treats the servers, i expected nothing less than a selfish, greedy act. i expected him to turn his back on his Cleveland fans just for the sake of winning.
i have always thought that this man was a jerk. this just reaffirms it.
LeBron says Akron will always be his home, and he does have a house here (that has square footage comparable to the local Best Buy). ... but will his home accept him back? will he have to have cops at his house 24 hours a day for a while?
will he be looked at the same way Art Modell was when he took the Browns away?
i dont know.
he did put a bad taste in the mouths of this town.
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He wont get that respect from people who follow sports because he had to team up with 2 other players. At the end, he does want to win, so cant blame him for leaving. He put Cavs back on the map and took them off.
Did you read the letter the owner, Dan Gilbert, wrote to Cleveland fans? One sentence in there..."I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER KING WINS ONE"
He is mad and taking shots at LeBron...wrong thing for an owner to say IMO.
Heard LeBron is a real lousy tipper btw!
Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;
As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.
This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.
Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.
The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.
There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.
You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.
You have given so much and deserve so much more.
In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:
"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER KING WINS ONE"
You can take it to the bank.
If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.
Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there.
Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.
This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown "chosen one" sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And "who" we would want them to grow-up to become.
But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called "curse" on Cleveland, Ohio.
The self-declared former "King" will be taking the "curse" with him down south. And until he does "right" by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.
Just watch.
Sleep well, Cleveland.
Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day....
I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:
DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue....
Dan Gilbert
Majority Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers
Majority Owner Cleveland Cavaliers
If Cleveland is taking that to the bank, the bank better place a hold on it.
Sorry, lame banker joke.
usually 3-4 black SUVs. they often park illegally. we've called the cops on him before for that. we just wanted him to park like a normal human. but he cant, cos hes a jerkface
End rant.
Two top tier steakhouses in Boston actually reported him for not leaving a tip.
Not a small tip, NO TIP
Almost the same story as above.
I do think they also used the term Jerkface....
i was just pointing out how much of a jerk i already knew he was and how much i continue to notice that he is still a jerk with this decision. he was the one saying how much akron was his home and how much he wanted to bring a winning team to NE ohio. it just goes to show that he was just BSing us and his real motivations were revealed.
had he said from the get go that he was gunna go where the money and chances to win were, then i would not have started this thread at all. i would be defending him 100%
just a thought though... if he wanted to win he should join the blobe trotters. they have a winning percentage of 98.4%
Off my soapbox. I'm not getting into the hometown stuff/tips/etc. I don't even follow the NBA closely. I am a Lebron fan, but only because he can play ball. I don't follow the off-court crap. I do have a close friend who waited on his entourage in Jackson, MS though, and they tipped highly. Might have been because he was there for a charity event, who knows. I'm not doubting anyone who says otherwise.
Its the times.. there is NO LOYALTY In Sports..... Hes a Punk...I have watched him play many times from high school up. He is an Arrogant Greedy Imature Punk... I am all for what Kareem Abdul Jabbbar said the NBS has to stop these Self Indulgent Imature PUNKS coming out of High school with No education or Expierience and handing them Millions of Bucks to throw a Ball in a Basket. My Siters has waited on him many times where she works ..... she hasalwayssaid heis polite and a good guy... but shes a Psychopath and not in touch with REality.
Art Modell has Now taken a Back seat to the BIGGEST JERK to every leave Clevland. *** um ALL ! I am a Die Hard Browns Fan ... One Day we will have our Day at Least I know Im not a Bandwagon Jumper.. I AM LOYAL!
I don't think I get the Heat's offense now. All three of these guys are at their best starting with the ball about 15-20 feet from the hoop. None of them (not even Bosh) are back to the basket guys. I guess screen / roll is there for them when they want it, but zone is back in the NBA (officially).None of them are great lock down defenders, none of them are great help defenders (they're all good, just not great). I understand that they have Miller under contract to shoot and stretch the D, he'll be more key to this working out than them.
Kuzi, sorry to hear he treated people you know in a bad way. He really put the franchise in a bad spot too, he brought in almost all the revenue. I agree that he should have said what he meant, instead of what people wanted to hear.
Im gonna laugh my A$$ off when Paul Pierce shuts him down again (2 out of 3 years hes done it when it counts the other year he didnt get the chance). Then the celts knock them out in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Right now its the league v. 3 players.