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Obama weighs in on Lebron's free agent status

  • IggyPride00
    Maybe David Stern will fine him now.
    "You know, like I said, I don't want to meddle," Obama told TNT. "I will say this: [Derrick] Rose, Joakim Noah it's a pretty good core. You know, you could see LeBron fitting in pretty well there."
    "I think that the most important thing for LeBron right now is actually to find a structure where he's got a coach that he respects and is working hard with teammates who care about him and if that's in Cleveland, then he should stay in Cleveland," Obama said. "If he doesn't feel like he can get it there, then someplace else."

    Obama compared James' situation to the Bulls not winning until Michael Jordan had confidence in Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen and the rest of his teammates. Once that happened, Chicago won six NBA championships in the 1990s.

    "It wasn't until you got that framework around you that you could be a champion," Obama said. "Same thing happened with Kobe [Bryant]. You know, I think that, first with Shaq [O'Neal] then later with [Pau] Gasol, you know, he's gotten that sense of a team around him and I think LeBron hasn't quite been able to get that yet. That's what he needs to find."
    He might be a little busy running the country and all but he does clearly keep up on the NBA.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5212674
  • SQ_Crazies
    What a joke.
  • sjmvsfscs08
    Shouldn't he be doing something of importance?


    Maybe this will allow Ohio to return to being a "red state?" We can only hope.
  • Hb31187
    Hows that a joke? He pretty much hit the nail on the head
  • SQ_Crazies
    Hb31187 wrote: Hows that a joke? He pretty much hit the nail on the head
    Because my tax dollars pay his salary, not ESPN.
  • mallymal614
    SQ_Crazies wrote:
    Hb31187 wrote: Hows that a joke? He pretty much hit the nail on the head
    Because my tax dollars pay his salary, not ESPN.
    So Cops aren't allowed to follow sports because you pay their salary too? lol.
  • Hb31187
    So what if you pay his salary? So because your tax dollars pay his salary, he cant follow sports?
  • mallymal614
    Yeah we never saw Bush, Clinton, Reagan, at sporting events. Oh.....wait :)
  • paul_banks
    Yeah, who cares who is paying his salary. He's allowed to have an opinion about his hometown team.
  • tk421
    As far as I'm concerned, the less politicking Obama actually does, the better. If he wants to spend all his time following the NBA, that's fine with me.
  • SQ_Crazies
    No, fuck him. An obscene amount of my generation is unemployed and none of it is our doing, the generations above us have fucked this country up for us and dug a hole that WE have to dig THEM out of.

    So Mr. President, suck my fucking cock and do something that is in your job description. He should say "no comment, we have more important things to work on." And the guy who asked him about it should be fired too. I don't care what any former president did, I'd say the same about any of them.

    Have no problem with following sports on his own time, but he has no more credibility than anyone posting on this thread regarding this situation. So while most of you are saying, "oh boy, what does the president think about our sports? That's soooo interesting!" I'm over here saying you're all fucking retarded.
  • mallymal614
    ^^^
    wow. You know there is a political forum on here for you to vent.
  • SQ_Crazies
    mallymal614 wrote: ^^^
    wow. You know there is a political forum on here for you to vent.
    Wait a second, you mean something involving the President should be in the Politics forum?

    Point fucking proven.
  • BR1986FB
    mallymal614 wrote: ^^^
    wow. You know there is a political forum on here for you to vent.
    No shit because his lazy slacker mother fucker video game playing generation isn't going to "dig" anyone out of anything. That would "technically" be "manual labor" which they are opposed to. :angel:
  • Skyhook79
    "Obama compared James' situation to the Bulls not winning until Michael Jordan had confidence in Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen and the rest of his teammates. Once that happened, Chicago won six NBA championships in the 1990s."

    Or more likely Jordan started winning Championships because Jabbar,Bird, Dr J, Isiah and Magic all got old and or retired.
  • BCBulldog
    Since Obama has been so right about so much already, maybe LeBron should listen to him. :s
  • Mr. 300
    Obama's a doucher like Leboob.
  • sleeper
    No, fuck him. An obscene amount of my generation is unemployed and none of it is our doing, the generations above us have fucked this country up for us and dug a hole that WE have to dig THEM out of.
    McDonalds is hiring bro.

    LOL
  • skank
    In a related story, George Bush says, "....Duh...."
  • Hb31187
    L M F A O SQ

    Panties in a bunch today?
  • SQ_Crazies
    Not really.

    I have the same reaction when I hear LeBron James talk about politics and the media covers it as if he has any credibility and people have interest in it as if he would have any credibility on the subject.
  • Little Danny
    sleeper wrote:
    No, fuck him. An obscene amount of my generation is unemployed and none of it is our doing, the generations above us have fucked this country up for us and dug a hole that WE have to dig THEM out of.
    McDonalds is hiring bro.

    LOL
    I figured it out! Sleeper works for Mickey D's. I've never seen an individual mention a corporation as much as he does. Let me ask you Sleeper, do you work the drive-in or are you the fry guy?

    As far as Obama talking about Lebron, as someone else pointed out, the less he's working in Washington the better. Heck, if he would like to resign from the White House and take David Stern's job, that would be fine by me.
  • goldengonzo
    SQ_Crazies wrote: No, fuck him. An obscene amount of my generation is unemployed and none of it is our doing, the generations above us have fucked this country up for us and dug a hole that WE have to dig THEM out of.

    So Mr. President, suck my fucking cock and do something that is in your job description. He should say "no comment, we have more important things to work on." And the guy who asked him about it should be fired too. I don't care what any former president did, I'd say the same about any of them.

    Have no problem with following sports on his own time, but he has no more credibility than anyone posting on this thread regarding this situation. So while most of you are saying, "oh boy, what does the president think about our sports? That's soooo interesting!" I'm over here saying you're all fucking retarded.
    Dude you are so awesome and edgy. Telling the President to suck your cock ... nice, bro!!! Can't hold back SQ Crazies !!
  • goldengonzo
    SQ_Crazies wrote:
    I have the same reaction when I hear LeBron James talk about politics and the media covers it as if he has any credibility and people have interest in it as if he would have any credibility on the subject.
    Then why should we care about anything you have to say? What credibility do you have to comment on anything?
  • Glory Days
    "You know, like I said, I don't want to meddle," Obama told TNT. "I will say this: [Derrick] Rose, Joakim Noah it's a pretty good core. You know, you could see LeBron fitting in pretty well there."
    "I think that the most important thing for LeBron right now is actually to find a structure where he's got a coach that he respects and is working hard with teammates who care about him and if that's in Cleveland, then he should stay in Cleveland," Obama said. "If he doesn't feel like he can get it there, then someplace else."

    Obama compared James' situation to the Bulls not winning until Michael Jordan had confidence in Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen and the rest of his teammates. Once that happened, Chicago won six NBA championships in the 1990s.

    "It wasn't until you got that framework around you that you could be a champion," Obama said. "Same thing happened with Kobe [Bryant]. You know, I think that, first with Shaq [O'Neal] then later with [Pau] Gasol, you know, he's gotten that sense of a team around him and I think LeBron hasn't quite been able to get that yet. That's what he needs to find."
    Gee thanks Captain Obvious. it would be one thing if he said something that he didnt get from ESPN or some other sports analyst. Obama doesnt know any more about sports than anyone else in this country. even when he was talking about the final four, all he said was the same old talking points you can find anywhere else. if he actually had any better insight on anything, maybe i would care what he said about sports.