"The Decision" a year later......behind the scenes

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Jul 8, 2011 4:22 PM
He could have done the same stuff in Cleveland
Jul 8, 2011 4:22pm
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Jul 8, 2011 4:25 PM
ohiobucks1;824887 wrote:He could have done the same stuff in Cleveland
I don't think it would have been wise to announce it there considering that he was not going to remain in Cleveland.
Jul 8, 2011 4:25pm
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Jul 8, 2011 4:25 PM
in b4 cleveland fans start bitching
Jul 8, 2011 4:25pm
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Jul 8, 2011 4:26 PM
killer_ewok;824889 wrote:I don't think it would have been wise to announce it there considering that he was not going to remain in Cleveland.

I should have said Akron. If he really cared about the city as much as he says, he wouldn't have moved it to Connecticut
Jul 8, 2011 4:26pm
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Jul 8, 2011 4:31 PM
lol at ESPN. People always try to make this into a Cleveland fan thing, but it's obviously a national thing since the national media decided to cover the whole decision a year later. Who needs to get over it now?

Also, LeBron could have easily donated the money instead of raising money while gut punching the whole city of Cleveland.
Jul 8, 2011 4:31pm
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Jul 8, 2011 4:32 PM
who gives a fuck....we have Travis GOATner~!!
Jul 8, 2011 4:32pm
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Jul 8, 2011 4:34 PM
Amen
Jul 8, 2011 4:34pm
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Jul 8, 2011 6:33 PM
Yawn
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Jul 8, 2011 6:52 PM
SportsAndLady;824982 wrote:Yawn

Pretty much

BTW: That "Decision Remix" on Sportscenter is awful
Jul 8, 2011 6:52pm
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Jul 8, 2011 7:47 PM
Early Cuyler;824891 wrote:in b4 cleveland fans start bitching

seems people outside of Cleveland care more about it than Cleveland fans.
Jul 8, 2011 7:47pm
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Jul 8, 2011 8:12 PM
I said it on another thread, but OSU's PR department is going head to head with Lebron with their handling of tattoo gate.
Jul 8, 2011 8:12pm
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Jul 8, 2011 8:29 PM
Its the slowest time of thet year for sports really(especially with 2 lockouts so nothing to report about the NBA or NFL off season). They always have stupid stories around this time of the year
Jul 8, 2011 8:29pm
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Jul 9, 2011 8:22 AM
Lol what a dumb ass article. So a few kids got new shit because of the decision so it makes it right?
Jul 9, 2011 8:22am
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Jul 9, 2011 5:25 PM
The Decision was badly bungled, but I still think he made the right decision in leaving. After all those years in Cleveland, the best they could surround him with was Boobie Gibson, Mo Williams, and Anderson Varejao.
Jul 9, 2011 5:25pm
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Jul 9, 2011 5:51 PM
jordo212000;825652 wrote:The Decision was badly bungled, but I still think he made the right decision in leaving. After all those years in Cleveland, the best they could surround him with was Boobie Gibson, Mo Williams, and Anderson Varejao.

And still they won 66 games. They worked great together.
Jul 9, 2011 5:51pm
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Jul 9, 2011 6:35 PM
jordo212000;825652 wrote:The Decision was badly bungled, but I still think he made the right decision in leaving. After all those years in Cleveland, the best they could surround him with was Boobie Gibson, Mo Williams, and Anderson Varejao.

Hmmmm. Interesting take on your part, I havent heard that before.

Mavs havent exactly surrounded Dirk with superstars...just sayin
Jul 9, 2011 6:35pm
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Jul 10, 2011 10:45 AM
jordo212000;825652 wrote:The Decision was badly bungled, but I still think he made the right decision in leaving. After all those years in Cleveland, the best they could surround him with was Boobie Gibson, Mo Williams, and Anderson Varejao.
Would be a much more valid argument had the Cavaliers not been the best team in the NBA in back to back seasons. If they won 45 games a year, I could accept this excuse.
Jul 10, 2011 10:45am
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Jul 10, 2011 10:50 AM
jspitaleri;826086 wrote:Would be a much more valid argument had the Cavaliers not been the best team in the NBA in back to back seasons. If they won 45 games a year, I could accept this excuse.

They may have had the best record, but I wouldn't say that they were the "best" team 2 years in a row.
Jul 10, 2011 10:50am
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Jul 10, 2011 12:54 PM
killer_ewok;826093 wrote:They may have had the best record, but I wouldn't say that they were the "best" team 2 years in a row.

And neither were the CHeat... yet Lebron is still in the same position he was with the Cavs...sitting at home WITHOUT a ring.

As far as the Decision "One Year Later"...I agree with the "it's the slow season" comment. I don't think a lot of people would've remembered the exact date of this had it not been rehashed.
Jul 10, 2011 12:54pm
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Jul 10, 2011 1:00 PM
BR1986FB;826168 wrote:And neither were the CHeat... yet Lebron is still in the same position he was with the Cavs...sitting at home WITHOUT a ring.

As far as the Decision "One Year Later"...I agree with the "it's the slow season" comment. I don't think a lot of people would've remembered the exact date of this had it not been rehashed.

Agreed but who said or implied that the Heat were?
Jul 10, 2011 1:00pm
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Jul 10, 2011 1:03 PM
Would be a much more valid argument had the Cavaliers not been the best team in the NBA in back to back seasons. If they won 45 games a year, I could accept this excuse.

They may have had the best record, but I wouldn't say that they were the "best" team 2 years in a row.
This. There was no way that team was ever going to get over the hump. It was a flawed team, especially against the Celtics.

I still chuckle when people try and make arguments about how good a team is because of the regular season. The nba regular season is a complete joke. Most teams bide their time for the playoffs.
Jul 10, 2011 1:03pm
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Jul 10, 2011 1:06 PM
i think lebron's exit (and how badly he mishandled it) will stick with lebron for his entire career.
Jul 10, 2011 1:06pm
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Jul 10, 2011 2:19 PM
killer_ewok;826174 wrote:Agreed but who said or implied that the Heat were?

The heat were the favorite to win the championship after knocking off a dismantled Boston team.
Jul 10, 2011 2:19pm
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Jul 10, 2011 4:12 PM
Pick6;826358 wrote:The heat were the favorite to win the championship after knocking off a dismantled Boston team.

Okay....and I had said that just because the Cavs had the best record two years in a row didn't mean that they were the best team in the NBA those two seasons.

I'm not really seeing the connection there....
Jul 10, 2011 4:12pm