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Steez.
Yea Pat might get a L for that presser.
No, dude gave us a hell of a run. Whats done is done.
Rebuild the Realm: Official 2014 Miami Heat OffSeason Thread
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No, dude gave us a hell of a run. Whats done is done.
Wade sees Bean over here rotting like an old piece a shyt with that dumbass contract 
I dont think he ever planned to hold the organization hostage in that regard...he definitely would've opted out either way I think
I dont think he ever planned to hold the organization hostage in that regard...he definitely would've opted out either way I think
Nah... Home is home, Breh. Im not happy about the move but I understand it because i know what it's like to miss home.
I can't fault a man for wanting to go home. As good as I have it here and as bad things are in my homeland. If i had an opportunity to be wealthy (say lottery or great job) I'm ditching this U.S. passport and heading back to Haiti on the first flight. And by that i really mean the very first flight, B.
And that's a promise, breh.
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With LeBron, he will be first and foremost known as a Cav but depending on how things turn out, his most successful years might be down here. I personally think he wins a a few more up there, but it isn't up to him and nothing is guaranteed. Other teams aren't going to sit around and let him. We never know if he goes into the hall of fame and into the history books holding onto the 2 rings he got here. That's a top 5 player all time and we got to cheer for him in his prime. I honestly do believe it when he said Miami is his second home.
But I'm not cheering for him in a Cavs uniform, not because I want to see him fail, but it's because I care much more about the Heat. And they are standing in each other's way.
to the King though
But I'm not cheering for him in a Cavs uniform, not because I want to see him fail, but it's because I care much more about the Heat. And they are standing in each other's way.
to the King though
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Lebron not a hoe but...he is a shuck and jiver. 
Run back to your slave master, brehs.
Run back to your slave master, brehs.
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Wade sees Bean over here rotting like an old piece a shyt with that dumbass contract
I dont think he ever planned to hold the organization hostage in that regard...he definitely would've opted out either way I think
Seriously though, Wade deserves the criticism for his performances. No need to deny that he's been out of shape and broken.
But the man has done fukking everything for this city, franchise and fanbase. He deserves that Kobe contract on that alone. He left nearly $14 million on the table in 2010. Haslem, who can't even play, also opt-ed out so we could try to land pieces. Those guys deserve loyalty to the end. Wade deserves a statue.
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I do believe Spo was being held back by Bron Scheme Wise....I feel alittle better now that Bosh is still there
Exclusive: LeBron James’ sly campaign to return to Cleveland followed a message to Dan Gilbert
By Adrian Wojnarowski February 17, 2012 4:14 PM Yahoo Sports
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James has put up monster numbers in Miami
LeBron James came to Cleveland with an unmistakable mission this week, the beginning of a campaign to soften the fans and ownership on his desire to return to the Cavaliers in 2014. Free agency is forever on his mind, and James is determined to make his hometown want him as much as he wants it again.
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This was no accident, no misspeaking, nothing out of context. Before mentioning Thursday his openness to playing in Cleveland again, James months ago had an emissary or two carry that message to the Cavaliers’ front office, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. His camp wanted the message delivered to owner Dan Gilbert, sources said, but so far, the response has been silence.
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The Heat play the Cavaliers on Friday night in Cleveland, and yes, LeBron has manufactured the drama of his return again. James can’t opt out of his contract until after the 2013-2014 season, but he understands that the Cavaliers would have to make a decision to hold back on their rebuild, preserve cap space, and wait on him all over again. He has to convince Gilbert to make the leap of faith, and that includes first working over the fans.
Of his return, James said: “I think it would be great. It would be fun to play in front of these fans again. I had a lot fun times in my seven years here. … I’m here as a Miami Heat player, and I’m happy where I am now, but I don’t rule that out in no sense.
“And if I decide to come back, hopefully the fans will accept me.”
And then, Friday morning, James tried to play the other side: “The fans of Miami shouldn’t be worried about anything at this point.”
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At this point. Make no mistake: James will need to make this easy for Gilbert, make it a public mandate. It promises to be a delicate dance for Gilbert. After all that, how do you welcome him back. And, well, how do you tell that talent, that kind of winning and profit, no?
“He has started to lay the groundwork, and he’s waiting to see what Dan Gilbert’s reaction to it is,” one league source with direct knowledge told Yahoo! Sports.
Here we go again, yes. Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio reported a month ago that James had expressed unhappiness in Miami, and that a return was on his mind. Different dynamics are working here too. James loves to be in perpetual recruitment, always wanting to be wanted. LeBron is the MVP of the NBA this season, and yet, he isn’t the story. And he likes to be the story. In the middle of Linsanity, James made a bid for some bold headlines – and that worked. It always works for him.
James’ doubts on his choice of Miami started as soon as his cable television show ended July 8, 2010, sources said, and it wasn’t until Gilbert released that hellacious public statement that James knew fully that he would leave Cleveland behind. Cleveland’s reaction still haunts him, and he never wanted to be hated there.
Those who know Heat president Pat Riley believe he has to be livid with the past 24 hours, because loyalty is everything to him. The Heat stood with James through the public evisceration of a season, the NBA Finals collapse, and, with three more trips to the playoffs under this contract still awaiting him, it is beyond belief James is publicly discussing his next stop in free agency.
James’ camp hasn’t heard a word out of Gilbert, nor will they. Under NBA tampering rules, Gilbert isn’t allowed to engage them on the matter. Gilbert hired a private law firm and spent several hundred thousand dollars to investigate what he believed to be tampering by Riley and the Heat when James was a Cavalier. He never made any of those findings – if there were any – public, or turned them over to the league office.
Gilbert hasn’t bothered to weigh the pros and cons of such a historic reconciliation, sources said, largely because it’s well over two years away. Things change. How James feels tomorrow could be entirely different than how he feels today. Within the Heat, they have to wonder about his investment with them, his commitment. As one league executive briefed on this matter said, “At least with Cleveland, this didn’t start until the last year, or year and a half. He has a long way to go there. “
Whatever his desire to win championships, LeBron James lives for the recruitment, lives to be wanted elsewhere. That never changes, and it promises to start the hysteria to 2014 free agency all over again. LeBron James comes home on Friday, and yes, he may yet come home again for good.
totally forgot about this from early 2012
WaddupDoe!
Steez.
This part is some real shyt tho.
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I'm drunk and I need cliffs. What's the article saying?
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2 straight championships helped ease him I bet.
Bron set the seeds to come back to cleveland as early as his 2nd season with Miami. Sending messages to Gilbert through his people. He was unhappy with stuff in Miami. Basically he wasn't sure about the decision, the letter confirmed he should go, but he always had a plan to get back
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Should of saw it coming
I can't ever hate Lebron just a little disgusted with going back to Gilbert and those fans are disgraceful people
fukking forgiven t shirts
I'm also disgusted with this "what a great story" shyt
That fanbase does not deserve bron but whatever
Let's just say I won't be mad if this blows up in his face again
fukking forgiven t shirts
I'm also disgusted with this "what a great story" shyt
That fanbase does not deserve bron but whatever
Let's just say I won't be mad if this blows up in his face again
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Alright brehs lets stop dwelling on the past and focus on the future. Peace to LeBron and many thanks to the King but no need to keep mentioning him in this thread. He's a Cavalier and this is Heat offseason thread.
Farewell, King.
But moving on...
Alright brehs lets stop dwelling on the past and focus on the future. Peace to LeBron and many thanks to the King but no need to keep mentioning him in this thread. He's a Cavalier and this is Heat offseason thread.
Farewell, King.
But moving on...