Barkley on Lebron

#26
#26
Ohio Vol said:
A guy on bad knees at the end of his career going to Houston for one last shot at a title isn't something I can fault him for. And Philly was getting worse, not better, and had a pretty bleak outlook.



Hogwash. Barkley didn't go to free agency and then move to Chicago to play third fiddle to Jordan and Pippen in the prime of his career.



LeBron has let himself be led around by the nose for years. Enormous concessions were made to cater to his every secondhand whim to make sure that he was in the fold for years to come, and his idea of reciprocation was to run off. He didn't spend one day of his seven years in Cleveland trying to convince other players to come join him.



Philadelphia was 79-85 in Barkley's last two years there, Cleveland was 127-37 in the last two years and had the NBA's best record both times. Which team was clearly closer to actually doing something in the postseason?
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Cleveland sucks. Nobody wants to live or play there. LeBron should have left when his rookie scale contract was up. He stayed out of some misguided loyalty to a franchise he owed absolutely nothing. The best teammate they procured for him was a broken down Antawn Jamison. Dan Gilbert is about to get what he deserves. The modern day Ted Stepien should really enjoy watching his team go 20-62 in front of 4,500 people in Legal Loansharking Arena.
 
#27
#27
hatvol96 said:
Cleveland sucks. Nobody wants to live or play there.
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Based on what? Are we talking about winning or losing, or are we talking about mailing it in so you can go party?

LeBron should have left when his rookie scale contract was up. He stayed out of some misguided loyalty to a franchise he owed absolutely nothing.
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Was it misguided loyalty, or was it because he knew that there was absolutely no way that he could possibly bolt on a rapidly improving team and justify it? It would have made as much sense as....well, I guess what he did about five weeks ago. Leave the team with the best record the last two years and say "they weren't going anywhere".

The best teammate they procured for him was a broken down Antawn Jamison.
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Dwyane Wade can somehow convince two All-Stars to come join him in Miami, but LeBron James couldn't be pulled away from anywhere in seven freakin' years to talk to anybody. He wouldn't even talk to Tom Izzo when the interview process was going on, not even to say "I haven't made up my mind, so take it as you will."

Dan Gilbert is about to get what he deserves. The modern day Ted Stepien should really enjoy watching his team go 20-62 in front of 4,500 people in Legal Loansharking Arena.
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There is no comparison between Gilbert and Stepien. That's like talking about the similarities between Michael Jordan and BJ Armstrong because both played for the Bulls.
 
#29
#29
hatvol96 said:
Cleveland sucks. Nobody wants to live or play there. LeBron should have left when his rookie scale contract was up. He stayed out of some misguided loyalty to a franchise he owed absolutely nothing. The best teammate they procured for him was a broken down Antawn Jamison. Dan Gilbert is about to get what he deserves. The modern day Ted Stepien should really enjoy watching his team go 20-62 in front of 4,500 people in Legal Loansharking Arena.
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I've been rooting for Lebron with the Cavs, and I'll still be rooting for him when he's gone. I wish he stayed, but I can't fault someone for leaving Cleveland, Ohio for Miami, Florida.
 
#31
#31
They were in at least the Eastern Conf semi's the last 3-4 years. I wouldn't exactly say they were going nowhere.
 
#32
#32
I think Charles Barkley's fatass needs to stop eating so much and get over Lebron who is 10 times the player he wishes he could have been.
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#35
#35
Getting to the eastern semis the last few years isn't exactly a big deal... All that means is you can beat a .500 team.
 
#37
#37
So? Fact is they haven't won jack except for one year when they got obliterated by the spurs. It's been lebron "mr. Regular Season" James and the piss poor and/or over the hill talent they've put around him.

Staying in Cleveland may have been the noble thing to do but it would have only ended up in lebron being in the "best to never win a ring" discussion.
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#38
#38
Well, I guess we'll see if this center-less, soft Miami team can do against the power of the Celtics. My guess is, not much.

I just don't see a team with Z, Magloire at the Center spot being able to take the pounding in the Eastern Conf playoffs.
 
#39
#39
ranradVOL said:
Well, I guess we'll see if this center-less, soft Miami team can do against the power of the Celtics. My guess is, not much.

I just don't see a team with Z, Magloire at the Center spot being able to take the pounding in the Eastern Conf playoffs.
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Lulz.
 
#41
#41
The Lakers couldn't win squat even with Kobe until they got Shaq. Then, after Shaq left they couldn't win until they got Bynum/Gasol.
 
#42
#42
GahLee said:
They had 7 years to get a Pippen/Rodman hell even a grant or Kukoc, they didn't do it.

Him leaving falls on management and the fact that nobody wants to go to Cleveland.
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End thread right here... Nothing but truth right there.
 
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