(215): after watching ten minutes of “the decision,” I conclude that King Lebron has more influence on America than Barak Obama. I love our countries values.
This might be the saddest, truest thing I’ve ever heard. I wonder how many people tuned in for “The Decision” versus the State of the Union or when the President went on TV to talk about health care or the oil spill.
As for my take, because I know you want to hear it, I’ve got mixed feelings. For the record, I’m not a big NBA fan, but, as a sports and pop culture nut, I found this whole process very interesting. My first thought was disappointment. Even with the ESPN special and all the narcissism that is apparent in that, I thought better of Lebron. I honestly thought he was going to stay in Cleveland, take less money, and tell them to make a play for a guy like David Lee or Carlos Boozer or trade for Chris Paul or even Carmelo Anthony.
As it stands, he chooses Miami, where I think he will win a (as in one) ring in the next three years, and then that will be the end of his time in Miami. After that, he will be sick of not being the man and ask to be traded. He will realize that, above winning, Lebron James is the most important thing to Lebron James. That became abundantly clear when he announced the TV special and then used it as a platform to talk about how much he had done for Cleveland (Lord knows how many times we heard the word “I” proceeded by “did for that organization/that franchise/that city/the Cleveland Cavaliers”) and how his heart was still back there at home in northeast Ohio BUT he was bolting for Miami.
On the other hand, as a neutral fan in all of this, I’m excited to see how it develops. Do they really form a mini Dream Team? In my opinion, this “Big Three” is better than the one that Boston put together a few years ago. Wade, James, and Bosh are all young and just hitting their prime. Miami now has two of the most dynamic scorers in the league and a solid post presence in Bosh. (Notice I said solid post presence and not great. That word, in this iteration of the NBA is resolved for some guys named Dwight Howard (on what is now the second best team in the East and solidly in the top 5 teams in the NBA) and Pau Gasol (on the defending champion Lakers, who everyone seems to be overlooking now that we have this new conglomerate in South Beach)). It’s totally possible that they could win 70 (or more!)games if they get this right. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
