What I want is probably not what you want
What Lebron James wants, its pretty safe to say, is unclear to every single basketball fan, journalist, school teacher, entourage member, and perhaps most mysterious of all; Lebron James. He speaks on "Lebron James" like a superheroic alter-ego. King James and Lebron Kent.
I wonder if Delonte West could've banged Lois Lane
better than kryptonite.
So to say...What you and I want is either one of two things.
1. not in the same fucking continent as what the King wants.
or
2. it is exactly what Lebron would want
So to say...The only way this whole situation makes any sense to the average fuck is if we ask ourselves what we would do if we had millions of dollars and a bunch of friends on the free agent market. Wouldn't you want to play with two of your closest friends for the prime of your career? Isn't that what we dream about as kids? We ask our athletes to act like CEOs and little boys all at the same time. Lebron James comes as close as anyone has. So why are we so mad? How has our hero fallen so hard by popular opinion? Easy. The Decision. the one hour primetime unveiling of, well, nothing until The Bigger 3 start playing basketball sometime in late October. This is blatant evidence, to the average basketball fan, that Lebron does not think like us. No, none of us would be dumb enough to pull that egotistical bullshit. nah, never. Ever.
So now we don't understand what Lebron wants. And we Fear what we don't understand. So...
Lebron is our villain.
This shit is big. Real big. Like, what if TheRock had accidentally killed Trish Stratus on Smackdown! David Stern is Vince McMahon. Lebron is the former fan-favorite fallen from grace. Lebron will receive death threats coming back to Cleveland. Paul Pierce got stabbed in Boston and he plays here. Try telling me there isn't a Lee Harvey Oswald somewhere in Northern Ohio ready to go postal. Jordan played in the 3rd largest city in America. When he left (retired, retired again) the city didn't reeeaally need him economically. Cleveland needs Lebron...needed Lebron. This is deeper than sport for Cleveland. This is like if instead of going bankrupt GM was flourishing and then decided to leave Detroit for Southern California in a One hour special on CNN...
General Motors has decided in the fall it will take its talents to the Hollywood Hills.
Eminem would have a field day.
This is a recurring nightmare. Less than 20 years ago the Baltimore Ravens played in Cleveland. Baltimore has seen 2 Superbowls. Even won one. Cleveland hasn't had a title in over 50 years. My father hasn't lived for a championship season in Cleveland. Lebron didn't deliver, and then abandoned ship. Understandable, but not for those sad souls who live in Ohio. When Art Modell moved the Browns there was an understanding that he was no longer welcome in the city of Cleveland. There can be no such understanding with Lebron. He must return.
For the first time in my life i WILL be buying an NBA season package. That must mean something right? Kobe was the evolutionary Jordan, except as Kobe fades into his 30s its becoming clear that Jordan was better. No matter how many titles Kobe wins, Jordan never lost in the finals. Jordan was better. Hands down.
Lebron James is an evolutionary Magic Johnson.
And hes only 25. Lebron is a traitor i guess. So is Kevin Garnett, and Chris Paul. We value loyalty as fans but there is no selflessness between players and owners. 7 years into Michael Jordan's career he had no titles. Sure, he handled everything better than Lebron has. But so did his front office. They hired Phil Jackson, then signed Scottie Pippen to a long term contract. Cleveland failed as an organization bringing in a championship caliber cast. Mo Williams and Mike Brown is close as the Cavs came to Pips and the Zen Master. Fail.
I haven't been this excited about the NBA since i saw Ron Artest go Waterboy in detroit.
Isn't this a better reason? So say what you want about Lebron Favre, I'm tired of the saga too but your lying if come halloween your not in front of somebody's flat screen watching the carnival in South Beach. This is must see TV. Undeniably. Your excited too, don't lie, and if your not then I'm afraid there's something wrong with your medulla oblongata. Just don't tell RonRon
