Woj still dropping bombs: “Lebron was nearly excluded from the 08 Olympic team”

[Harry B]

Four years ago, James, Wade and Carmelo Anthony were immature teeny-boppers. James and Anthony had developed a horrible reputation for partying, dissing USA Basketball staff and acting like the ugliest of Americans. Of course, none behaved worse than Brown.

- Woj


So now, when the other two don't generate headlines, it's just James?



Woj has consistently been wrong in his reporting on Lebron stuff, and has many hit pieces on him over decades. So I take anything he says regarding Bron with a grain of salt.

 

[Collateral]

Before naming James to the 2008 Olympic team, Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski gave James an ultimatum to improve his attitude, and he heeded their advice.

Unironically he won MVP that next season 08-09, and never looked back since.

 

[jaydawg08]

This squad was trash. Like only 5 hall of famers and led by Larry Brown

Bron and Melo got basically no run

I’ve heard and read that the whole experience nearly turned them off of Team USA. Thanks to Larry Brown they ended up getting Bronze

 

[Harry B]

I'm sure there will be Coli nikkas who had better insight into the locker room than Mike Kzyzewski, too.

What does Kobe being the leader have to do with Lebron not getting selected?

 

[High quality poster]

Unironically he won MVP that next season 08-09, and never looked back since.

Then unironically was knocked out the playoffs early in back to back years and ran from Cleveland. Looks like they were right in their assessment

 

[Collateral]

Then unironically was knocked out the playoffs early in back to back years and ran from Cleveland. Looks like they were right in their assessment

Yeah because he was supposed to beat Boston, Orlando, and even LA with Delonte West, Antwan Jamison, and Shaq

 

[David_TheMan]

LOL.
I hate Kobe, sorry.
I threw him in the mix when it should have been all on AI and larry brown.

 

[High quality poster]

Yeah because he was supposed to beat Boston, Orlando, and even LA with Delonte West, Antwan Jamison, and Shaq

Sounds like excuses to me. Typical from y’all tho.

They had the best record in the league 2 years in a row, which allowed him to win those MVPs… so yea, he had no excuse. Only finally won after stacking the deck with talent.

 

[High quality poster]

LOL.
I hate Kobe, sorry.
I threw him in the mix when it should have been all on AI and larry brown.

fukking casual

 

[Osmosis]

And Lebron was still the best player on the team

 

[Primetime21]

Said it before and I’ll say it again, Kobe literally saved our national basketball program

 

[In The Zone '98]

So which is it

Was it Brons fault or Larry Browns

 

[David_TheMan]

Said it before and I’ll say it again, Kobe literally saved our national basketball program

How?

So which is it

Was it Brons fault or Larry Browns

They are rewriting history to blame 2004 on a rookie LeBron and Melo, to save the reputation of Larry Brown and Popvich

 

[FlyRy]

kobetards trying to circle jerk each other again. We all know why Kobe wasn't on that 04 team . .besides his legal issues he was getting shyt on in books by phil jackson phil was still questioning his heart in 07-08

 

[Trojan 24]