Flagrant Fowl wrote:I don't really understand why people hate LeBron. No one who contributes to a message board has any first hand account of him as a person, and he's one of the most entertaining athletes in the world, in any sport. The guy lives a life so far from what any of us will ever experience it's practically impossible to relate.
He plays hard, rarely makes excuses, and does his job with a smile. I like LeBron, and I would love to see him on the Suns because it would mean that one of the 5 greatest basketball players in the history of the world played for my favorite team in the city I was born and raised. That would be incredible.
So I guess you live next door to Lebron, and therefore you and only you can hold an opinion about him, right? Since when is that a pre requisite to like or dislike a public figure? And I don't need to relate to my President to aprove his mandate, nor to agree or disagre with his policies. Neither of them are gods to be adored with no questions in hand. Lebron is the ultimate jock, the best in the world, but still a jock, so do not act like he can actually walk on water or cure cancer.
Now, regarding to LBJ... As P219 says, altough he undoubtebly has put the effort, he has no business per example next to Nash in terms of overachieving with your physical gifts. So while I don't hold it against him to be a natural athlete that needs a lot less effort to succeed, I don't get mesmerized for it either. Shaquille O'Neal would be on the same category (except for the lazyness) and of course they both are something to witness on the court, but I enjoy more cases like Steve Nash. And I'm a Suns' fan since precisely the '93 finals, when I refuse to worship the all-mighty Bulls, and instead was pulling for the Suns to win (A curious underdog, with the best record in the league), same when the Pistons demolished the Kobe-Shaq-Malone-Payton Lakers, and this year with the Spurs humilliating Miami, but that's just me. I don't need to hold all the knifes to take on a fight, I can grab it and take it from you.
Therefore, I see a lack of character, of resilience on Lebron's actions, he is dominant by causality, not as a result of someone that will his way into victory, so when his no-doubt powerful efforts are not enough to win, he can not find an extra gear from within his desire. A good example of this is Duncan and Ginobili on the Spurs. As much as Timmy is the muscle doing the hard pulling, Ginobili as been time and time again the heart that push San Antonio into overdrive. Game 4 was a clear example, after the Heat took an early lead, Ginobili singlehandly put the Spurs back in the game. And we are talking about a broken down 30something player no longer capable to do the things that Lebron does without breaking a sweat. Last year, it was Ray-freaking-Allen who brought Miami back from the dead all the way into the championship, not Lebron, not Wade, and certainly not Bosh, who lacks character even more than James. And Allen did it while we were already watching the Nice 3 pouting and whining while embracing defeat, this year, we saw it happening all finals long.
And while he is not mentally strong, he is still pompous and arrogant, putting himself above everything and taking hostage his team. He did it in Cleveland and now he is doing it to Miami. There he could take a lesson from old school Duncan and Nowitzky, and no about the paycuts, but in acting in sync with your team. He doesn't owe them sumision, but neither is about ask for Napier as a prerrequisite to start talking, don't toy with people just to feel respected.
I fear for him coming to Phoenix and put the team and the fans through this kind of thing. I dislike when somebody judge a people or a city because some perceived "lack" of glamour, more so when that people himself is not some sort of royalty, in wich case you can understand a lack of sensibility given an existence surrounded by luxury and glamour 24/7/365 since his birth. But LBJ is from freaking Akron Ohio!!! I can't stand people forgeting their roots and suddenly thinking that even their shit smell likes roses because they found some degree of success.
In my book,that kind of person is what I think is traslated to english as a punk. Short history, to me, Lebron is a punk, but I had the time to use 700 words to over explain my self.
And while I won't quit on my Suns if he comes to Phoenix, I don't think either that he is our only hope to hang a banner in our court.
