"The Decision" a year later......behind the scenes

• killer_ewok

  

  http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=wulf-110708
• ohiobucks1

  

  He could have done the same stuff in Cleveland
• killer_ewok

  

  ohiobucks1;824887 wrote:He could have done the same stuff in Cleveland

  I don't think it would have been wise to announce it there considering that he was not going to remain in Cleveland.
• Early Cuyler

  

  in b4 cleveland fans start bitching
• ohiobucks1

  

  killer_ewok;824889 wrote:I don't think it would have been wise to announce it there considering that he was not going to remain in Cleveland.

  
  I should have said Akron. If he really cared about the city as much as he says, he wouldn't have moved it to Connecticut
• like_that

  

  lol at ESPN. People always try to make this into a Cleveland fan thing, but it's obviously a national thing since the national media decided to cover the whole decision a year later. Who needs to get over it now?
  
  Also, LeBron could have easily donated the money instead of raising money while gut punching the whole city of Cleveland.
• wes_mantooth

  

  who gives a fuck....we have Travis GOATner~!!
• ohiobucks1

  

  Amen
• SportsAndLady

  

  Yawn
• KR1245

  

  SportsAndLady;824982 wrote:Yawn

  
  Pretty much
  
  BTW: That "Decision Remix" on Sportscenter is awful
• Pick6

  

  Early Cuyler;824891 wrote:in b4 cleveland fans start bitching

  
  seems people outside of Cleveland care more about it than Cleveland fans.
• thedynasty1998

  

  I said it on another thread, but OSU's PR department is going head to head with Lebron with their handling of tattoo gate.
• Hb31187

  

  Its the slowest time of thet year for sports really(especially with 2 lockouts so nothing to report about the NBA or NFL off season). They always have stupid stories around this time of the year
• Crimson streak

  

  Lol what a dumb ass article. So a few kids got new shit because of the decision so it makes it right?
• jordo212000

  

  The Decision was badly bungled, but I still think he made the right decision in leaving. After all those years in Cleveland, the best they could surround him with was Boobie Gibson, Mo Williams, and Anderson Varejao.
• Midstate01

  

  jordo212000;825652 wrote:The Decision was badly bungled, but I still think he made the right decision in leaving. After all those years in Cleveland, the best they could surround him with was Boobie Gibson, Mo Williams, and Anderson Varejao.

  
  And still they won 66 games. They worked great together.
• KR1245

  

  jordo212000;825652 wrote:The Decision was badly bungled, but I still think he made the right decision in leaving. After all those years in Cleveland, the best they could surround him with was Boobie Gibson, Mo Williams, and Anderson Varejao.

  
  Hmmmm. Interesting take on your part, I havent heard that before.
  
  Mavs havent exactly surrounded Dirk with superstars...just sayin
• jspitaleri

  

  jordo212000;825652 wrote:The Decision was badly bungled, but I still think he made the right decision in leaving. After all those years in Cleveland, the best they could surround him with was Boobie Gibson, Mo Williams, and Anderson Varejao.

  Would be a much more valid argument had the Cavaliers not been the best team in the NBA in back to back seasons. If they won 45 games a year, I could accept this excuse.
• killer_ewok

  

  jspitaleri;826086 wrote:Would be a much more valid argument had the Cavaliers not been the best team in the NBA in back to back seasons. If they won 45 games a year, I could accept this excuse.

  
  They may have had the best record, but I wouldn't say that they were the "best" team 2 years in a row.
• BR1986FB

  killer_ewok;826093 wrote:They may have had the best record, but I wouldn't say that they were the "best" team 2 years in a row.

  
  And neither were the CHeat... yet Lebron is still in the same position he was with the Cavs...sitting at home WITHOUT a ring.
  
  As far as the Decision "One Year Later"...I agree with the "it's the slow season" comment. I don't think a lot of people would've remembered the exact date of this had it not been rehashed.
• killer_ewok

  

  BR1986FB;826168 wrote:And neither were the CHeat... yet Lebron is still in the same position he was with the Cavs...sitting at home WITHOUT a ring.
  
  As far as the Decision "One Year Later"...I agree with the "it's the slow season" comment. I don't think a lot of people would've remembered the exact date of this had it not been rehashed.

  
  Agreed but who said or implied that the Heat were?
• jordo212000

  

  Would be a much more valid argument had the Cavaliers not been the best team in the NBA in back to back seasons. If they won 45 games a year, I could accept this excuse.

  
  They may have had the best record, but I wouldn't say that they were the "best" team 2 years in a row.

  This. There was no way that team was ever going to get over the hump. It was a flawed team, especially against the Celtics.
  
  I still chuckle when people try and make arguments about how good a team is because of the regular season. The nba regular season is a complete joke. Most teams bide their time for the playoffs.
• dazedconfused

  

  i think lebron's exit (and how badly he mishandled it) will stick with lebron for his entire career.
• Pick6

  

  killer_ewok;826174 wrote:Agreed but who said or implied that the Heat were?

  
  The heat were the favorite to win the championship after knocking off a dismantled Boston team.
• killer_ewok

  

  Pick6;826358 wrote:The heat were the favorite to win the championship after knocking off a dismantled Boston team.

  
  Okay....and I had said that just because the Cavs had the best record two years in a row didn't mean that they were the best team in the NBA those two seasons.
  
  I'm not really seeing the connection there....