First of all ... I don’t believe all 4 years will be mediocrity ... they may not win a championship, but the will better than mediocre.
Second, how is it really that much different than if he stayed in Cleveland ... most likely the Cavs would have struggled to get back to the finals.
While do think he would have be given credit for staying, but by going to the Lakers without another star (thus far) doesn’t seem as bad and will not take that big of hit ... if he actually had got KD to go with him or he signed to play with GS, then I think his legacy would have taken a hit.
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I agree with everything except the Cavs struggling to get to the Finals. The Cavs, with LeBron, in the East have a WAYYYYYY better chance of getting to the Finals than the Lakers. LeBron has seen his last Finals, let alone championship.
When the NBA season starts the Lakers will be the second best team in the West,just watch the Magic man...BAM!
I agree with everything except the Cavs struggling to get to the Finals. The Cavs, with LeBron, in the East have a WAYYYYYY better chance of getting to the Finals than the Lakers. LeBron has seen his last Finals, let alone championship.
LeBron is going to face the monster Western conference now. Look folks, if the Cavs were in the West, LeBron would have probably only made it to 3 or 4 finals in his career, and may have only one title at best. He's lived a great life in the weaker conference. The Lakers will struggle to make the playoffs next season unless they get alot more. Rondo, Stephenson, McGee and the band of kids there in no way can deal with the rest of the West. Golden State, Houston, Portland, Utah, New Orleans, Minnesota and San Antonio will all be better, and Denver may be right there with the Suns improving.
I've said this before, I respect LeBron as a basketball talent, he's a great father and man of the community in giving back. But I do not respect his persona as a man of character. What man, who's city has opened up to him, an owner who's paid him as much as he can, and has brought in and paid all his cronies over the years, simply turns his back on the city not once, but twice??
I really hate that pro sports has come to this. It's not illegal, it's certainly within his rights, but it's still not right. So to answer the question, does it tarnish his imagine...I say absolutely.
If my aunt had balls she would be my uncle.... you can play the if game until you are blue in the face but it doesn’t change the fact he has 3 titles. If he wins another with the Lakers his image will only get better.
Right at this moment the Lakers are the 3rd best team in the West behind GS and Houston if they get Kawhi they will be 2nd.
If my aunt had balls she would be my uncle.... you can play the if game until you are blue in the face but it doesn’t change the fact he has 3 titles. If he wins another with the Lakers his image will only get better.
Right at this moment the Lakers are the 3rd best team in the West behind GS and Houston if they get Kawhi they will be 2nd.
Look folks, if the Cavs were in the West, LeBron would have probably only made it to 3 or 4 finals in his career, and may have only one title at best.
When the NBA season starts the Lakers will be the second best team in the West,just watch the Magic man...BAM!
Haven't listened to all of it, but what I've heard was good.
The most interesting thing to me was apparently Kyrie never wanted Lebron back in the first place. Reportedly telling people "we don't need him."
Was Kyrie not watching the same Cavs team I was prior to Lebron coming back? Just more evidence that he's delusional.
At some point, probably 20-25 years ago, many NBA fans became fans of players and not teams. The NBA began marketing individual players over teams.
This is dangerous for fan bases. These guy are now predisposed to knowing they will likely not play in one city their entire career. We've also made winning titles too important to a legacy. Individuals don't win titles, teams do.
Anybody take in "The Shop" the other night?
I think that will enhance his legacy, rather than diminish it.
His legacy is set. No matter what he does now he will still go down as one of the best players of all time.