It was so stupid for everyone to expect miami to be good just becuase of the "big three". With Bosh being probably the most overated player in the NBA, and, as you said, Wade and Lebron being the same player, and lacking a big man, that heat never had a chance. Maybe if the can get a big man over the off season, they'll be contenders, but until then, it will be a struggle for them to stay above .500.
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Official NBA 2010-11 Season Thread
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But they are a work in progress, guys!
The sad truth is is that they might be better off shopping Lebron or Wade. Two players who are ineffective without the ball at all times and are terribly overrated jump shooters... Throw in that Bosh is no where near a number 3 option and you just have an average team that can play good D.
THe player meeting is part of the process!
Hoping for an equally good rebounding game against the Clippers today as the Jazz had against the Lakers. That's the reason why they struggled against the Clippers ealier this month and didn't lose to the Lakers. When they win the rebound game, good things happen.
The Pacers are a new team, baby.
when LA shoots 38% and Kobe takes 33 shots, they never win... They have a losing record when Kobe takes 30+ shots
Hey guys, I was just wondering what your All-Star picks were.
I got:
West:
Carmelo
Rudy Gay
Nash
Curry
Camby
East:
Granger
Stoudemire
Rondo
Rose
Hibbert
I got:
West:
Carmelo
Rudy Gay
Nash
Curry
Camby
East:
Granger
Stoudemire
Rondo
Rose
Hibbert
hey guys is it too early to declare lebron a team cancer who will never, ever win an NBA title
my ZERO RINGS FOR SUPERFRIENDS prediction isn't looking so shabby now is it?
LeBron is the new T-Mac - gaudy but ultimately empty stats, and a guy who fails in the playoffs against quality teams. (btw Cleveland is hovering around .500 with injuries everywhere, that supporting cast was never that bad)
my ZERO RINGS FOR SUPERFRIENDS prediction isn't looking so shabby now is it?
LeBron is the new T-Mac - gaudy but ultimately empty stats, and a guy who fails in the playoffs against quality teams. (btw Cleveland is hovering around .500 with injuries everywhere, that supporting cast was never that bad)
That is such a great article. I was going to put a link of it here, but I see you beat me to it. Any respect I had for LeBron is now gone. I knew he was a narcissist, but this is stunning with the planned scapegoat in Spoelstra. He isn't a professional. That's all I can say.
If I said I told you say it has literally gotten old... Now I didnt think the Heat would be this bad but they cant honestly expect to compete with any top team this year. They are what, 1-7 against teams .500 or better?
Its really sad to see whats happened to Lebron. More than a Game really started the exposure of his narcissism. He went to a school that would provide everything for him instead of taking his talents to his local high school that never won anything. Then its revealed that he almost got left off the USA team due to how immature he really is. Throw in that Maverick Carter might be the dumbest person ever and you have a terrible situation
Its really sad to see whats happened to Lebron. More than a Game really started the exposure of his narcissism. He went to a school that would provide everything for him instead of taking his talents to his local high school that never won anything. Then its revealed that he almost got left off the USA team due to how immature he really is. Throw in that Maverick Carter might be the dumbest person ever and you have a terrible situation
Don't insult T-Mac like that, the guy was never a complete jerkass like LeFaggot
Also I don't think Maverick Carter is dumb, a matter of fact he's borderline genius to be able to string the media and executives the way he has throughout LeBron's career. Problem is, he's almost as big as a dick as LeBron, maybe even more so (he wasn't as coddled as LeBron).
I have to say though, if anything LeBron is very influential. His (BAN ME PLEASE)ry is even rubbing off on Wade.
... FML
anyway, i'm going to keep patting myself on the back for calling this shitfest out from the beginning, though to be fair i didn't think they'd be this atrocious (i just thought they'd lose in the playoffs to one of the bulls/celtics/magic/lakers and possibly get upset in the first round by a young, hungry and fundamentally sound team like the pacers)
I literally think anyone could've sold Lebron to the media and built him up the ways hes built up now. Hes an idiot when he tries to hold a stick up to get a 10g chain back after a woman claimed to have bought it for 5 dollars at a yard sale.... Also allowing his boy to become this publicly hated doesnt exactly scream genius either, even if the dinner Lebron had last night is always breaking news on ESPN
Yeh but him playing shut down defense really didnt help them either... Or the fact that guys like Pierce and Allen had an equally bad game because both teams actually played good D, but yeh Jordan always shot 50% in the playoffs since in the end thats what it will always be compared to
I lost my respect for LeBrick awhile ago.
No offense, but I'm surprised everyone's just figuring this out about LeBron just now...
Did LeBron really reveal his narcissism just now? Or was this during "The Decision"? Maybe it was when he refused to shake hands when he got his ass handed to him by Orlando in the Conference Finals 2 years ago? Or was it during All-Star Weekend 2009 in Pheonix, when Kenny Smith sincerely pointed out to LBJ that a lot of greats won dunk contests while LeBron didn't even join one? BTW, he PMS'd and promptly left.
And honestly, I'm just as surprised at the way everyone thought Miami might've made history this year, or even won the 'ship.
I predicted Miami would be a mediocre team to begin with, and if they stuck with just Wade and Bosh and signed some really good role players with the remaining cap space they would've used on LeBron (a really good center that could handle the dirty work, be a defensive anchor and complement Bosh's finesse style wonderfully, a point guard that could actually run the offense, a bench that existed), they would've been a real title contender with no confusion or egos on the offensive end.
I'm interested to see who LBJ's gonna blame come playoffs.
I didn't say this is what made me lose all my respect for LeBron. While "The Decision" was a poorly executed strategy, I thought he could recover from that as it was just a mistake. Everyone knew he has the Cleveland franchise hijacked. What I think it completely laughable is that he tries firing back at Spoelstra in the media because he is trying to get him to man up. He isn't competitive. Michael and Kobe were competitive. They put in the physical works like LeBron, but they also put in the mental work as well.
I knew he was immature and stuff but "Throwing French Fries at people's faces" is a whole different level.
Like the article said (and I read it this morning before it posted here) LeBron doesn't just lack respect for his coaches, he doesn't respect "people" as a whole.
Like the article said (and I read it this morning before it posted here) LeBron doesn't just lack respect for his coaches, he doesn't respect "people" as a whole.
