Darkwing Duck
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The Decision was bad, even if it was hatched with the idea of good intentions, but his on court stuff is actually quite benign in nature.
Harpring is in love with Lebron!!!
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The Decision was bad, even if it was hatched with the idea of good intentions, but his on court stuff is actually quite benign in nature.
jope
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I really don't give a **** about what he does off the court, or what he does after a dunk. His on the court antics are harmless at best, more a rouse for fan interaction then anything to put people down, and he made a spectacle about his decision because the viewing public let it happen (and actually supported it - look up the viewership for the event). He may very well end up being the greatest player of all time, and a true basketball fan would be crazy to loathe him.
Grandpa Jazz
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jope- I am not talking about what he does after a dunk. I am talking about the towel over his head after tweaking his ankle, punching the floor etc. then reentering the game, running the floor like a gazelle then limping to the sideline., i am talking about the headband coming off. I am talking about the center hike after getting the opening tip. etc. etc. etc.
siro- Did you actually think about that sentence before you posted it. The fans decide what is fun and what is not, not the players. To all who have disagreed with me on this, i did say many other players have super sized ego's. It's my perception that he goes way beyond anyone else's "showboating" if i can use a benign term to describe what he does. seattlejazzfan's litany of all the things he does is accurate. I did not say he was not a great player simply that i dislike him for the way he carries himself. Its not just pride in my view but self-worship and an arrogance that knows no bounds. He has changed a lot from who he was as a young player. If you all enjoy this type of behavior then feel free to adore him if you want. I will continue to dislike him. Great athletic ability does not justify boorish behavior and i concede that many NBA players and other pro athletes also don't get that concept. One other name comes to mind. Alex Rodriquez of the Yankees. And i am a huge Yankee fan for much longer than i have been a Jazz fan. A-Rod was a favorite of mine but he has proven to be totally self-delusional. Just don't try to tell me i have too like certain players or i can't be a basketball fan as that is a ridiculous statement. I believe we all have players who just rub us the wrong way, i am sure you could name some that rub you the wrong way. How talented they are is totally beside the point, or at least it should be.
siro- Did you actually think about that sentence before you posted it. The fans decide what is fun and what is not, not the players. To all who have disagreed with me on this, i did say many other players have super sized ego's. It's my perception that he goes way beyond anyone else's "showboating" if i can use a benign term to describe what he does. seattlejazzfan's litany of all the things he does is accurate. I did not say he was not a great player simply that i dislike him for the way he carries himself. Its not just pride in my view but self-worship and an arrogance that knows no bounds. He has changed a lot from who he was as a young player. If you all enjoy this type of behavior then feel free to adore him if you want. I will continue to dislike him. Great athletic ability does not justify boorish behavior and i concede that many NBA players and other pro athletes also don't get that concept. One other name comes to mind. Alex Rodriquez of the Yankees. And i am a huge Yankee fan for much longer than i have been a Jazz fan. A-Rod was a favorite of mine but he has proven to be totally self-delusional. Just don't try to tell me i have too like certain players or i can't be a basketball fan as that is a ridiculous statement. I believe we all have players who just rub us the wrong way, i am sure you could name some that rub you the wrong way. How talented they are is totally beside the point, or at least it should be.
Scorpjazz
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The decision was really the only mistake he has made, and I mean the way he announced it... He can choose to go where ever he wants... He is in front of cameras EVERYDAY, how many times has he said stupid things? None, he is smart and articulates everything just the way he wants to. There has NEVER been an elite super star who wasn't ego driven. It takes ego to get to the top.
Anyway, yeah, I have to agree with SJF. I don't like the Heat at all, but to "love" a game and not "love" the obvious best player playing that game and playing it in all the right ways, seems silly. Don't have to root for him or anything, but you are cheating yourself with that attitude, IMO.
Anyway, yeah, I have to agree with SJF. I don't like the Heat at all, but to "love" a game and not "love" the obvious best player playing that game and playing it in all the right ways, seems silly. Don't have to root for him or anything, but you are cheating yourself with that attitude, IMO.
You seriously crack me up. 'Player' as in 'baller'. Meaning talented. As for the rest of your post, basketball is entertainment. The best players tend to be the best showmen. And that's okay. It makes the game more exciting when you know that those are people, with their flaws and vanity and everything else human. As long as it stays secondary to the interests of the team. I'm surprised some would rather watch laborers doing what they're paid to do.
Someone that knows exactly how good they are is worse than Hitler. I agree.
b_line
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Tim Duncan and David Robinson seemed pretty different from the run of the mill ego driven superstar.
enchilada_style
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I think Lebron is a pretty decent dude considering all the attention he receives. He has said some stupid things to the media that rub people the wrong way but I think he is far beyond that stuff now. Watching him play is the best thing on television.
Darkwing Duck
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There's nothing wrong with HATING LeBron James...Just hate him like you'd hate a heel in the WWE. I have no problem rooting against him, and I've punched things after hurting something playing pick-up ball. Hate 'im 'cause he celebrated after a dunk on your team and boo his ***. But hating him as a person just seems like sour grapes.
Jose Ortiz
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It's funny how these posts moved toward Lebron (natural reaction, not hating).
The point of my original post was Harprings over the top god worship of Lebron. Is he the best player on the planet? No question. Does every other sentence need to be broadcast about his greatness? No
Go back to making fun of Boler, even though it's egotistical and only secondary to hero worship it's what you do best!!!
The point of my original post was Harprings over the top god worship of Lebron. Is he the best player on the planet? No question. Does every other sentence need to be broadcast about his greatness? No
Go back to making fun of Boler, even though it's egotistical and only secondary to hero worship it's what you do best!!!
candrew
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Not to take away for Burks great night; but at the end of the game when James backed him down and then dunked on him for an and-1, it looked like me playing Nerf basketball with my 9 year old son.
No matter what you think of LeBron he is truly dominant. He looks like a man playing amongst boys out there.
No matter what you think of LeBron he is truly dominant. He looks like a man playing amongst boys out there.
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