Dan Le Batard: LeBron's Reps "Misled" The Heat

[RugbyCardigan]

Y'all nikkas are so used to people of your OWN skin color being fukked over and jerked that you incorrectly label a "Boss Move" as "cold and dirty". nikkas this is BUSINESS plain and simple and in BUSINESS the objective is to ALWAYS come out on top. ESPECIALLY when legacy, millions of dollars, and championships are on the line. Lebron made the move that HE felt was best for HIM and that's all that matters when it comes to BUSINESS.

The only thing about his move that even remotely could rub one the wrong way was not forcing Gilbert to make a public apology for his plantation master rant 4 years ago. That would have been one of my prerequisites for returning. The rest of this bullshyt is only about Cacs being mad that Lebron is breaking the status quo and fully utilizing his talents and power to script his own narrative, which is what rich elite Cacs have been doing since forever.


If Lebron and his people were smart enough to plan this all out 4 years ago then these Muthafukkas are GENIUSES and should be heralded by the black community for doing something that we see FAR too few black entertainers do, plan ahead.


At the end of the day who the fukk is Pat Riley? A rich Cac made richer off of Lebron's talent, no different that Gilbert.


Who the fukk are the Heat fans? A mass of individuals willing to pay to be entertained by watching Lebron run, shoot, and dunk a basketball. No different than Cleveland fans.


Y'all want to get caught up in these phrases like "loyalty" like any Cac has had or will EVER have true loyalty to a black person. This is a multimillion dollar cake that Lebron is baking and EVERYONE wants a piece of it, why shouldn't it be LEBRON HIMSELF in the end who is the sole dictator of who gets the larger slice? And more importantly he should get back EXACTLY what he demands.

There was an interview released days ago where it said he apologized for the letter and how stupid it was...

Y'all acting like the man gone go on national TV and cry and beg for forgiveness. Yes it would be nice, but obviously LeBron got what he wanted from Gilbert and that should be enough. Cause at the end of the day black athletes are still getting the short end of the stick when it comes to white owners and their profits.

 

[cook]

It was me who was steering the convo towards Paul Pierce?

I know it's hard to admit being wrong but damn breh.

My point was about public perception, you shifted the discussion.

 

[FTBS]

My point was about public perception, you shifted the discussion.

And I responded to public perception piece and you never said anything else about it no matter how many times I tried to get back there. Just look at the above post which contains, word for word, our posts prior to this "who is mad about Pierce" tangent and tell me how I shifted anything. Honestly look at it and tell me how I shifted the discussion.

I say this

How do you double up Paul Pierce and play like ass breh? Once again there was more to my original thread and once again you are only focusing on this piece. I guess I have no choice but to take that as a sign that you either agree with or can't refute the rest.

To sit here and act like the most scrutinized player of the last decade plus is suddenly gonna be free from all scrutiny and pressure is comical. And if it does happen then that just shows how the national media can be manipulated and how baseless and random and emotional and biased their narratives can be. Maybe people should start making up their own mind based of what actually happens rather than riding with the national media (when it's convenient that is).

And you respond with this

Because Paul Pierce played like ass breh...rondo, garnett and allen all outplayed pierce.

But I shifted the discussion?

 

[cook]

And I responded to public perception piece and you never said anything else about it no matter how many times I tried to get back there. Just look at that post which contains word for word out posts prior to this "who is mad about Pierce tangent" and tell me how I shifted anything. Honestly look at it and tell me how I shifted the discussion.

No thanks, maybe next time I'll get into it with you but I have things to do rather than debate about a debate.

 

[madness]

Still got his rings so it don't matter. Everybody know Miami is a trash city, no sell outs for any of their teams.

miami was 9th in attendance the year they went 15-67
cavs games were ghost town status in the early 2000s before lebron got drafted. i wonder why no one ever brings that up

players would rather take paycuts to play in miami than go to cleveland look at ray allen, dude desperately wants to play another season but is about to retire because he doesnt want to live in that shythole

 

[FTBS]

No thanks, maybe next time I'll get into it with you but I have things to do rather than debate about a debate.

Obviously you don't because that's what we've BEEN doing. Is it really that hard to accept your argument being dismantled? But hey if spinning it like that makes you feel better then do you.

 

[Frump]

Le Batard is mad that his radio show and tv show just became a lot less interesting now that LeBron is gone. And I like Le Batard. But he's been whining for a minute. Whitlock has been calling him out for this.[/QUOTE

Lebron is the reason lebatard went national radio and tv wise now whos gonna tune in to here him talk about a 5th seed in the east

 

[Newzz]

miami was 9th in attendance the year they went 15-67
cavs games were ghost town status in the early 2000s before lebron got drafted. i wonder why no one ever brings that up

players would rather take paycuts to play in miami than go to cleveland look at ray allen, dude desperately wants to play another season but is about to retire because he doesnt want to live in that shythole

Bosh just took the entire Max from you...no paycut at all


Bron took a paycut (he would've received a MUCH larger Max in Miami) to come home and Mike Miller just took a paycut to come to Believeland


The year after LeBron left, (the 2011 season), the Cleveland Swagaliers won only 19 games and were still 3rd in the NBA in home attendance.


Let's be honest. Cleveland fans shyt all OVER Cryami fans


And also........you're mad

 

[cook]

Obviously you don't because that's what we've BEEN doing. Is it really that hard to accept your argument being dismantled? But hey if spinning it like that makes you feel better then do you.

I've made several attempts to sever ties with this discussion once I realized you were just a Bron apologist. My point was that I believe Bron will have a couple of free passes from the media & casual fans now that he's gone back to Cleveland. It's a prediction, there's nothing to substantiate it (like I previously stated) and there's certainly nothing to argue despite your best attempts. But please continue on with "dismantling" a prediction

 

[RugbyCardigan]

Nobody goes to the U games.
Nobody goes to Marlin games.

It took 4 years and going to 4 straight finals in order for people to consistently GO and STAY at Heat games.

And the Dolphin attendance is average.

And the only reason players were taking paycuts was because LeBron was there. Who's taking paycuts now? Luol Deng?

Face it, your city is a joke. Ohio has a bad sports history but they still sell out games, why? Because they have real fans. Ray Allen has considered retirement the last two seasons anyway. It's not easy for someone his age to decide to re-locate again after already playing for 3 different teams.

But anyway, let's see how many big time free agents come to that fraudulent city now that the best player in basketball isn't there. @madness

 

[FTBS]

I've made several attempts to sever ties with this discussion once I realized you were just a Bron apologist. My point was that I believe Bron will have a couple of free passes from the media & casual fans now that he's gone back to Cleveland. It's a prediction, there's nothing to substantiate it (like I previously stated) and there's certainly nothing to argue despite your best attempts. But please continue on with "dismantling" a prediction

Thought you had better things to do breh? The best way to sever ties to a discussion is to...you know...stop engaging in it. I've made all my points clear and provided basis for them. When discussing predictions the past operates as the only thing we have to go on. What has happened to this point does not support your prediction. Feel free to continue having better things to do and severing ties by responding yet again. Unless you have something that refutes all that I have laid out I am done.

 

[RugbyCardigan]

nikka Shabazz Naiper unfollowed Bron on twitter cause he left. He knows nothing will be the same in Miami now.

@madness

Erik Spoelstra missing sleep and tossing and turning at night knowing LeBron don't play for him no more. Dude knows he's actually gonna have to coach now.

 

[madness]

Let's be honest. Cleveland fans shyt all OVER Cryami fans

since we're being honest, let's discuss your true feelings about Lebron

That's not what we're discussing though. NOBODY's saying Kobe never had a horrible series. We're saying that Kobe has NEVER quit on his team in the NBA Finals like LeBron did in Game 5 of the 2014 Finals. Even in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals where the Lakers were getting killed, Phil pulled Kobe with only 2 min left in the game....LeBron was sitting on the bench with almost 7 min left in the 4th quarter


nikkas started this thread on a weak premise...bringing up 1st round playoff games and shyt to try and compare it to the NBA Finals but if a Kobe stan talked about how great Kobe's playoff career stats were in 2001 people are quick to say, "but what about in the Finals where it matters most" to try and exclude it


The biggest stage, where legacies are built, where history is made is the NBA Finals. LeBron QUIT in Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals. No matter how many times you personally try and make comparisions, the Media, the NBA fans, the LeBron stans, the LeBron haters, other players all witnessed it. We were there. We watched it. We read about it. We posted about it. We were a #Witness

call a player a quitter then quickly jump on his dikk once he returns to the cavs brehs

 

[Newzz]

since we're being honest, let's discuss your true feelings about Lebron



call a player a quitter then quickly jump on his dikk once he returns to the cavs brehs

He DID quit


And he quit in 2011 as well when he knew Wade was gonna win the Finals MVP meaning that LeBron would've been "led" by Wade to his 1st Championship and that would've killed his legacy


And also, I want to see him make his teammates better like you LeBron stans been saying


I expect Kyrie Irving to have a career season (better numbers than the 23 ppg, 6 assts, 4 rebs, and 1.5 stls on 45% that the Best PG in the NBA already put up in 2013) and Anthony Bennett looking like a #1 overall pick.......you know, the same way my Shooting GAWD always brings out the best in the players he's playing with

 

[Shogun]

HeatNation turning on LeBron for the same shyt they defended for 4 years