Lebron James is a bigger A-hole than you know
by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Jul 19, 2010 11:38 AM MDT
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http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-heatfreeagency071610
This is a great story with behind the scenes info. Including the fact that they nearly didn't allow James to play on the 2008 olympic team because he is such a giant asshole. Sounds like he toned it down to medium sized asshole for the olympics and they allowed him on the team.
"When the mandate had been to gather these immense egos and get the NBA’s greatest players to fit into a program, no one had a more difficult time meshing into the framework than James. Other players made it a point to learn the names of staffers and modestly go about their business without barking orders and brash demands."
"No one could stand James as a 19-year-old in the 2004 Athens Olympics, nor the 2006 World Championships"
“Legacies were on the line,” one league official said, “and they weren’t going to let LeBron [expletive] it up for everyone in China.”
The more you see about this jackass, the more and more glad I am that Denver didn't get him in the draft.
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Didn't Wojnowarski write this?
I’m not saying it can’t be true… but this guy hates LeBron as much as Skip Bayless…
he did
and also talked about it on the Rome show about an hour ago
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by Garrett Olsen on Jul 19, 2010 12:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Random thought:
I don’t give a f*ck about Lebron James.
What do you think the media would say if he didn’t play in the 2008 Olympics? They wouldn’t talk his crappy attitude.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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It's interesting
For some reason…in 2004 Larry Brown chose to focus all his angst about that ego filled team on Carmelo rather than Lebron, whom everyone knew was the bigger problem.
Was a bit strange. But you hear tales of what Lebron did in 2004 and it makes you wonder what Brown was thinking
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While Brown is an all time great coach, he finds certain players that he doesn't like
then he gets in arguments with them and the team always backs with him (except in NY)
All three
are complete douchbags.
Wade- for being a complete tease by feigning interest in the Bulls, when he knew full well he wasn’t signing with them.
Bosh- just for being the lynchpin in the entire FA “process.”
LBJ- for being a spoiled brat, and the fact he delivered the knife to the back blow to Cleveland on nationally TV.
I’ll be rooting for all the teams I once hated, but now have been greatly surpassed by the team with no fan base. Go Celtics, Bulls, Magic, Lakers, and anyone else playing those divas.
Jeff from Cleveland wrote- I've figured out the moral of the story: Stay in school. Wade: 3 years at Marquette, Bosh: 1 year at Georgia Tech, the kid from Akron: no college. The most educated guy convinced his dumber friends to come play on his team for less money.
I give Wade huge props
For staying with his team and recruiting free agents to come with him. I always liked Wade and thought he was better than LBJ b/c he knew how to win. I think Melo is more Wase than LeBron with the Nuggets, you will see that next year.
I always hated LBJ, only now everyone else realizes the person that he is. Melo is so much better for the Nuggets!
Bosh is just the RuPaul of big men who is tagging along for a nice ride and I don’t blame Bosh one bit.
by JR15 on Jul 19, 2010 1:21 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Wade: “Hey Bosh!”
CB: “Whats up bro?”
Wade: “Wanna build an awesome dynasty?”
CB: “What do I gotta do?”
Wade: “Pass me and Bron the ball, pound your chest when you get fouled…you know like the all star game.”
CB: “OK”
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by Joelsopinion on Jul 19, 2010 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I would still take LeBron in a heartbeat....
ANYONE would…even drama queen Dan Gilbert and the Cavs fans
MELO!!!
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Not until he matures
Everyone has worked with a guy like this. Constantly shifting blame. Constantly working to undermine those around them. Treating anyone they don’t perceive as their superior as shit. Constantly pointing out others flaws in an attempt to look good by comparison. They make going to work miserable, and it will happen in Miami. In the end, these type of people are too insecure to accept real responsibility, no one will help them because they are douches, and the whole house of cards collapses.
If Miami had kept wade, brought in Bosch, and used the rest to fill out the roster, they are going to win multiple championships. Adding James makes it an all or nothing proposition with no margin for error, and no depth on the team. One injury, one bruised ego, one too many times that Wade has to defends James’ bad behavior, the whole things falls apart with James pointing the finger everywhere but himself.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Jul 19, 2010 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions
ThrowitDown
I can’t even believe the first ppg that you just wrote. Please tell me who just happened to enlighten you about all those terrible charicteristics that Lebron posseses? Because I KNOW you couldn’t have figured out he is that type of person from media interviews and on the floor actions alone. Let me guess, you’re like Mr. Wojnowarski here and you just happen to have “insider” information, huh? Well, I’m calling bull shit on you and any other person out there who thinks they can tell Lebron James points “out others flaws in an attempt to look good”, is “constantly shifting blame” and treats “anyone they don’t percieve as thier superior as shit” from what they have seen about him on TV or read on the internet. Untill you’ve has a face to face conversation with Lebron James you really have no damn clue whatsoever who this man is.
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 20, 2010 8:04 PM MDT up reply actions
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LOL, I’ve hated this guy for years and you now see his true colors. Any guy that gets beat down by kmart for the last two possessions of the game then tells the media that Kmart doesn’t present any problems to him while smirking at the question doesn’t deserve you to defend him. I don’t think I have ever heard him say something positive about an opposing team or player and with that you can see he is one arrogant piece of shit who needs to eat some humble pie if he ever wants to win the big one in this league.
GN
I don’t know the man personally, but I’ve seen enough on TV, and read enough to make an educated guess. I know he refers to himself as “King James”. I know he walked off the court without shaking hands. I know he has the crab dribble. I know he didn’t stand up for his coaches, and I’ve read that he was actively behind the scenes trying to get Mike Brown fired. I’ve seen his “I’m a winner” press conferences. I’ve read numerous articles about his behavior. I cannot prove that he is this way, but I would bet money on it. And I hate to bet on things. I’ve known enough people who act this way to recognize it when I see it. When you meet people like this, the best policy is to steer clear. If you engage with them, or employ them, in the end you will regret it.
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by ThrowItDownBigManThrowItDown on Jul 21, 2010 1:27 PM MDT up reply actions
I'll never forget
How he was practically crying after the game when he and Melo put up crazy numbers. He single-handedly kept them in the game but Melo answered every shot and we won. He stormed off like a baby without shaking hands or acknowledging anyone. If he wasn’t crying he sure looked like he was about to.
That’s how I see LeBron: a crazy-talented spoiled baby with no sense of sportsmanship. An incredible performance between two of the best players in the game and he couldn’t shake hands afterwards.
I don't remember that
The only time I know that he didn’t shake hands was against the Magic two years ago in the playoffs, and as bad as it is it’s understandable considering the heat of the moment.
As for other things. I watch ESPN as much as humanly possible and have for the last probably 5 years of my life. All this time I have seen numerous accounts that actually point to Lebron being a good person. From press confrences to on the floor interviews he was always honoring his teamates, even when he won his two MVPs. The descicion to take less money and play on a team where his numbers will go down in order to win a title shows a lot in my eyes too. People keep ignoring that fact for some reason because they’re so upset he left Cleveland. Amare left Phoenix and nobody was freaking out. If Lebron truly was this self centered, egotistical jackass who only cared aboiut himself and money ane putting others down there’s no way in hell he would have left Cleveland to join a team with two players who are greatly going to take away from his shine. Yes, maybe he is narcasistic, but what great professional athelte isnt’? Just because they are full of themselves doesn’t make them a bad person like you and everyone else are making Lebron out to be.
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 22, 2010 10:00 AM MDT up reply actions
Forgot to mention
I’ve made my point on how I feel about Lebron clear, I didn’t really need to do that again. My original point was whoever wrote this article isn’t credible and he’s clearly biased, two things that are on the top of the list for bad journalism. If this guy wanted to say something about how he felt about Lebron then cry about it in a personal columb, but don’t attempt to expose him through a piece that has no quotes or identified sources, that’s just dumb and unprofesional.
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 22, 2010 10:03 AM MDT up reply actions
i didn't really have much of an opinion about LeBron before that game
I hear what you’re saying about people reacting to that particular article. I’m not going to base my opinions on hearsay.
Let me just say this: at the time of that game last year, I had heard rumors that he was a prima donna, but I saw him primarily as an outstanding basketball player. Even through that whole game, I had nothing but admiration for him, and thought of him as a great showman (he had like a forty point triple double). But he threw all of that down the toilet with a strong showing of disrespect (whether he meant it or not). I give him a little bit of an exception because he is freaking ten years younger than me, and was a relative baby when he joined the world of professional athletes. At the same time, it is clear to me beyond any doubt that his immaturity gets in the way of being more of a class act sometimes. Maybe not out in the “real world” or at charity events, or whatever he does when I’m not watching, but in the world of sportsmanship…
He played with so much determination and composure that I couldn’t believe how he reacted at the end of the game (like two completely different people). It was a shock and a let down.
I am open to LeBron and only LeBron changing my opinion of him. You may not remember it, but I will never forget it. I’m not in the business of trying to convince people to hate on anyone. I’m just relaying my personal experience.
by deezNuggets on Jul 22, 2010 12:22 PM MDT up reply actions
What do you mean you don't remember that?
I thought you were a huge Nugs fan? Best game of the year ended with LePout (the game he was given this nickname) literally almost crying. He was one step away from tears streaming down his face and he stormed off the court stamping his feet like a spoiled 2 year old. Then in the press conference later he said that Kmart didn’t present any problems to him after Kmart D’d his ass up for the last 2 possessions in which LePout litterally lost his team the game by being a selfish asshole and trying to take the best inside defender in the game to the rack and getting punked for it.
That's word for word scott Hastings notes on the game
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by Joelsopinion on Jul 22, 2010 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions
I remember that game when Melo hit that game winner basically
But idk, I guess I just don’t remember all this stuff.
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 22, 2010 9:34 PM MDT up reply actions
LOL
Fucking great. Didn’t know there was a video of that!
Just wish the picture was a little clearer but you still get the point watching it.
yeah, the resolution made it less emotive
I remember it in HD!
…though most of my memories are about the resolution of that YouTube video.
Gotta love it
Lebron’s ego and stupidity leads to the torch officially passing by him on the way from Kobe’s hands to the humble hands of Kevin Durant.
by VancouverNugget on Jul 19, 2010 3:41 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, if not Melo then Durant.
I LOL’d about this LeBrat article. I’ve been saying it for years, I hate watching the entitled one play so I always sell my Nuggets vs Cav’s tickets. I guess this year I’ll sell Miami tickets and finally see Cleveland’s ugly-as-shit uniforms.
LOL, reminds me of that SNL skit
“I’ll take The Penis Mightier for five hundred, Trabeck”
by Artimus Mangilord on Jul 20, 2010 10:21 AM MDT up reply actions
"Turd Ferguson"
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by Joelsopinion on Jul 20, 2010 11:23 AM MDT up reply actions
Wow
You really hate Lebron THAT much? That’s unbelievable. I hate Kobe Bryant the most of any athelte in the world, but the minute I find out when he’s coming to Denver I’m on the net looking for tickets.
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 20, 2010 8:07 PM MDT up reply actions
And Wade said them losing would make it seem as if the world trade center went down again
even if he was saying that’s how the media would perceive it it’s just plain wrong and disrespectful.
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Wrong
He didn’t say anything disrespectfull. Dude said the media would make it seem like the WTC fell again if the Heat lost 2 or 3 games in a row next year. He was saying that the WTC falling is obviously a bigger event than basketball. Nothing disrespectfull at all.
Now if you want to bag on LePout feel free
That douche bag deserves every negative comment people make about him.
That isn't at all what he was doing
He was just saying if they lost a couple games the media would blow it way out of proportion. In no way was he comparing himself, his team, or basketball to the WTC. Go listen to the interview, talk about taking something out of context…
I fucking hate the Heat btw because of LePout James
Always liked Dwade but now that they employ the only celebrity I have truly hated I hope they are an 8 seed next year.
Give me a break
It was an analogy people. Do you know what that means??? Jesus.
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 20, 2010 8:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Not really, but a huge D-Wade fan
Have been since he came into the league. I’ve always thought it to be hilarous how people think Kobe is so close to MJ, yet in fact it’s Wade who’s game more closely resembles that of Jordans. He’s probably one of the most underrated players in the league still. I can’t tell you how interested I am to see how this whole scenario in South Beach plays out, but as for the comments he made about the World Trade, I would have defended anybody who said that because it was blown way out of proportion.
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 20, 2010 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
fuck LeBron
I don’t care how many rings he ends up winning.
I’ll always respect my boy Iverson way more than LeBron.
Iverson still got love from his former cities near the end of his career. When he returned to Philly for the first time you’d think Nuggets fans had stormed the Wachovia
I logged in this morning to find out I’d been warned for ‘referring to a player’s mother’ and had to rejoin Denver Stiffs. Word of warning: obscure innuendos are unacceptable, but you can drop f-bombs all you like apparently. Sorry to anyone I offended…
by Artimus Mangilord on Jul 22, 2010 9:14 AM MDT up reply actions
haha me too
let's go nuggets! who u wit?
by 808inDenver on Jul 22, 2010 11:51 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm sorry
if I found it amusing when whoever it was made the “riding West” comment.
so, to whomever was offended, I apologize for being an enabler.
To everyone else, “haha, that’s funny. [High fives]”
by deezNuggets on Jul 22, 2010 12:29 PM MDT up reply actions
SIKE
I’m not sorry. How’s that for maturity? And, yeah, high five.
by Artimus Mangilord on Jul 22, 2010 2:39 PM MDT up reply actions
I didn't think it was possible...
but the Heat look like they’ll steal the title of Team You Love to Hate from the f++king Lakers.
This is no mean feat. Every time anyone beats them there will be massive outpourings of Schadenfreude (rejoicing at others’ pain) from around the nation.
That was a horrible article
I had to stop reading about half way through because it was going nowhere, not to mention there were no quotes as to where all this “insider” info was recieved or to back up any of the claims made in the first half of the article as well as a complete and utterly gross bias that infected the whole piece. I don’t mind opinion, but dont’ try and sell it to me as fact.
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You can’t get this yourself out of what you have seen LePout do? How the fuck can you still like that guy? He has to be the biggest piece of shit athlete I have ever seen.
Big fucking deal!
What is peoples deal with this thing? Do you not realize the catostrophic irony in all of this? Lebron James’ free agency has been a topic of discussion since he signed that three year extension that left him open for his year since day one. It’s grown what seems like exponentially until the final week and then final days of when he said he would announce his descicion all that ESPN was playing was Lebron James. It only seemed right the way we all fed this thing that he announced his descicion once and for all in person to conclude this thing since it was coming to such a climax. Personally I take nothing away from it considering it wasn’t even Lebron’s idea in the first place and ESPN was the network that chose to show it. Personally it does nothing for me to take something away from who Lebron James is, but apparently this is the most personal fucking thing you guys have ever seen as you all act like he held the one hour special to kill babies, boil them and eat them for dinner. My God, Tiger woods can cheat on his beautiful wife and kids with infinate amounts of women, A-Rod can leave his wife and kids for actresses and atheletes across the spectrum can do drugs, steroids, shot guns, etc. but when Lebron announces a discicion about where he’s going to play ball next year its the end of the fucking world!!!
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 22, 2010 10:14 AM MDT up reply actions
it's true
it wasn’t really his idea.
Though I’m pretty sure if this was a Tiger Woods site and he had just gotten whooped by Elin recently, we’d be talking about it for a long time yet. Aren’t you even just a little mad at LeBron for making you defend him this much?
Let’s face it: ARod, TIger, and LeBron… they can’t help being the biggest targets.
“LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE!!”
by deezNuggets on Jul 22, 2010 12:34 PM MDT up reply actions
HAHAHA
Great quote pulled from the meme dumpster
by Artimus Mangilord on Jul 22, 2010 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions
I guess you're right
I should be mad at Lebron for making me defend him this much. But I’ve felt this whole time it’s not really Lebron I’m defending, but more whats right. I am a crusader for justice you might say. Next on the list, Mel Gibson. Just kidding.
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by GoldenNugget on Jul 22, 2010 9:38 PM MDT up reply actions
i can respect that, superman
it’s a tall order trying to defend a target that big. No matter what happens here, or who’s opinions you manage to change, LeBron is still going to be a ridiculously huge celebrity who is criticized under a magnifying glass.
Your powers are needed elsewhere.
by deezNuggets on Jul 23, 2010 12:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Side note Superman is the worst comic book hero of all time
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by Joelsopinion on Jul 23, 2010 1:09 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd ask you to elaborate
but we’d probably get banished to that place for off-topic posts that hasn’t been created yet.
That and I don't have a Mickey's 40oz in me right now.
FIGJAM Bitches!
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by Joelsopinion on Jul 23, 2010 4:28 PM MDT up reply actions
+768
How boring Superman is. Nothing can hurt him so he’s a tough guy? I don’t think so. If Superman didn’t have his super strength, torchy eyes and other fluff he’d get his ass handed to him by the penguin.
Just like the coffee shop scene
Clark Kent got uss handed to him in the coffee shop. Even if he had torchy eyes, he wouldn’t have able to focus them after he got clocked in the nose. So no doubt a dwarf with a penchant for violence, that fights Batman on the regular, would have pieced old Clark.
FIGJAM Bitches!
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by Joelsopinion on Jul 27, 2010 1:12 PM MDT up reply actions
It is like killing babie to a sports fan
The Cavaliers are like little helpless babies in this situation. Good analogy…
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