Friday, January 27, 2012

LeBron Wants Out of Miami?



Looks like someone wants a do over.

According to New York's Power 105.1 FM radio personality Angela Yee's rumor report, King James wants out of Miami as soon as he can opt out in 2014. James is said to not be happy with the style of coach Erik Spoelstra.

Really? Cue the violins....

And wait, it gets better. Guess where LeBron wants to go if he leaves Miami?

Wait for it...

Back to Cleveland! (Cue laugh track)

You read that right. Rumor has it LeBron wants to go back to Cleveland as soon as it is possible for him to leave Miami. If this is remotely true....

This is the ultimate case of the grass is greener syndrome. He had his legacy set in Cleveland. He already made an appearance in the NBA Finals with no one of note to play with in 2007. All he had to do was say "I'm staying in Cleveland. I'm going to finish what I started". He would have a bronze statue erected. You had Byron Scott coming in as coach, a GM and owner that brought in any and anybody to help get you over the playoff hump...

LeBron was arguably the most coveted free agent in NBA history two years ago. With one "Decision" James changed the entire landscape of the NBA and unfortunately made it popular to stockpile All-star players on one team in the process. When James infamously took his "talents to South Beach" before the 2010-2011 season he officially turned his back on the hometown Cleveland Cavaliers team that drafted him first overall in 2003.

It is common knowledge now what happened next: critics came from far and wide that LeBron could never be Michael Jordan (the player he idolized and whose number 23 he wore during his time in Cleveland), he was selfish, he was chasing a ring, etc. For all the reasons LeBron gave that July 8th 2010 to Jim Gray for why he bolted to Miami and the ensuing pat-on-the-back pre-season welcome celebration where he promised "not 5, not 6, not 7" championships for Miami, now he wants to leave before winning 1 ring?

Cleveland fans burned his jersey on live television, they cried in their beer with the hot lights of television cameras in their faces. Do you really think they would take LeBron back???

In a heartbeat they would! Ain't that much pride in the world! LeBron remains Clevelnad's best chance to win a title in any sport. But hey, 2014 is still two years away. It may be Kyrie Irving's team by then. That would be awesome if Cleveland told LeBron thanks, but no thanks.....

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