karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Sep 30, 2010 4:58pm
My main point was that he didn't come out and say the backlash he received was all due to race. People are saying he played the race card when in reality he was asked a pretty dumb question, said something that shouldn't be seen as controversial, didn't talk about it in great depth, and didn't give it more than a 5 or 6 word response. It is getting blown out of proportion. Sure booing him and the like is fine, but fans making a big deal out of this is just is minor league.KR1245;502630 wrote:I dont understand this "Cleveland fans are butt hurt" crap. Doesnt that apply to most fan bases out there? I saw the Yankees play in Seattle a year ago and AROD still gets booed in Seattle. Manny Gets booed in Boston. Favre gets the same thing in GB. Thats how sports work. Is there a certain time frame in which Cleveland fans are allowed to criticize Lebron? If the guy says or does something stupid and a Cleveland fan makes a comment its because they are "butt hurt"?
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
Sep 30, 2010 5:03pm
Ah yes, black people being sensitive about race shocking!
Ender Wiggin
Posts: 1,124
Sep 30, 2010 5:05pm
lol DeyDurkie, so dumb.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Sep 30, 2010 5:09pm
Anybody watching ATH??
Skyhook79
Posts: 5,739
Sep 30, 2010 7:39pm
Heelz;502612 wrote:Funny, I thought the GOAT didnt have to join up with other great players and become a sidekick just to win a ring. At least the real GOAT didnt have to.
Your right, Kobe stayed on the Lakers during the lean years and now he is ready to win his 3rd straight and 6th overall.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Sep 30, 2010 8:19pm
He also was the main reason for the lean years.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Oct 1, 2010 1:07am
KR1245;502630 wrote:I dont understand this "Cleveland fans are butt hurt" crap. Doesnt that apply to most fan bases out there? I saw the Yankees play in Seattle a year ago and AROD still gets booed in Seattle. Manny Gets booed in Boston. Favre gets the same thing in GB. Thats how sports work. Is there a certain time frame in which Cleveland fans are allowed to criticize Lebron? If the guy says or does something stupid and a Cleveland fan makes a comment its because they are "butt hurt"?
This is beyond the "Cleveland fans are butthurt" crap. I completely understood him leaving and had no problem with it, but the way he handled it and continues to handle it is just god awful.
KR1245
Posts: 4,317
Oct 1, 2010 7:21am
ts1227;503167 wrote:This is beyond the "Cleveland fans are butthurt" crap. I completely understood him leaving and had no problem with it, but the way he handled it and continues to handle it is just god awful.
I feel the same way. Some of his comments since the decision have been pretty classless.
"nobody can do it by themselves, I know that by example"...........gimme a break
Y-Town Steelhound
Posts: 1,388
Oct 1, 2010 9:31am
Not only does booing your former player happen in sports, but this is a unique situation. I can't ever remember a superstar willingly leaving his hometown team that drafted him, especially when the team improved each year and has been a title contender for a few years (in other words, an ideal situation). You see the opposite happen occasionally (like Griffey going to the Reds or even Strawberry going to the Dodgers) but this situation has never really happened before. Add in "The Decision" and it's just a complete mess of a situation.
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trep14
Posts: 842
Oct 1, 2010 10:15am
sleeper;502640 wrote:Is it Lebron's fault that Cleveland didn't draft or acquire his Pippen?
Look, no one here thinks very highly of Lebron, but he's still the best to ever play the game, and yes that means better than Jordan.
The thing that will always separate Lebron from Jordan and other top tier NBA players is his inability to deal with pressure. In Game 5 against Boston, he looked like he was wilting under the pressure. You never saw that out of Jordan. LeBron is a very unique player and we haven't really seen a player with his skill set in the NBA before, but he isn't the best to ever play the game. Give me Jordan every single time and its really not that close.
Hesston
Posts: 516
Oct 1, 2010 10:47am
who's the bigger idiot Labron or Maverick? I'll give the award to both
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Oct 1, 2010 10:59am
Whoever created the term "butt hurt" should have their nuts cut off and fed to them. That is about the gayest term I've ever heard.
KnightRyder
Posts: 1,428
Oct 1, 2010 1:38pm
i have no problem with james leaving. but to go on national tv and talk about all the things you have done for the city and the organazation for the last 7 years , after tanking a playoff series . that just frosts my ass.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Oct 2, 2010 2:12pm
KR1245;502630 wrote:I dont understand this "Cleveland fans are butt hurt" crap. Doesnt that apply to most fan bases out there? I saw the Yankees play in Seattle a year ago and AROD still gets booed in Seattle. Manny Gets booed in Boston. Favre gets the same thing in GB. Thats how sports work. Is there a certain time frame in which Cleveland fans are allowed to criticize Lebron? If the guy says or does something stupid and a Cleveland fan makes a comment its because they are "butt hurt"?
Its just a common term the trolls like to use when they troll Cleveland related topics.
Art Modell
Posts: 2,338
Oct 2, 2010 2:35pm
He's gone Cleveland fans he's gone. Let it go. Worry about your lottery pick next year.
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mallymal614
Posts: 3,746
Oct 2, 2010 3:18pm
Art Modell;504760 wrote:He's gone Cleveland fans he's gone. Let it go. Worry about your lottery pick next year.
Ouch!