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:agree: I read the article thinking he was under pressure. I also read the email which is anything but racist. It read like an exec of a multi-million collar business trying to make his business more productive. Other then the remark that it was the NBA that "suggested" he give out free...

I saw every championship the Celtics won up close and personal. Born in Boston and weaned on basketball. So I claim them ALL! :yahoo::10::lol:

The article and the link seem to be defunct. DAMN! :gaah: I love a good sports fantasy story.

As far as Love... the Cavs don't need him if they are thinking of their future. If Wiggins produces and develops as expected, with James as a mentor, all the Cavs need is a serviceable big man to fill the middle. A year or two of building and the Cavs will be a lot stronger and James will be the...

If James is anywhere near as honest as his letter, he is back in Cleveland for the rest of his career. If he bolts again I'm pretty sure someone from Cleveland will hunt him down and kill him. He has pretty much painted himself in a corner. He can't ever leave again. What would the children...

Will do, TrojanFan

I googled it... can't say I'm glad I did. :omg:

Thanks for the comments and input people. I'm signing off for the night. Have a good Monday... if that's possible. :L

Very well said! I never meant to suggest that Jordan needed the changes. He was probably the best individual as far as physical talent the league has ever seen.

James had team that had the best record in the NBA. Come the playoffs he resorted to the only style he knows and tried to do it all himself. When they lost he threw them under the bus. He quit on them against the Celtics and then bolted to join a team that was signed under dubious...

Very true. MJ didn't argue with the refs and demand that the rules be changed. It was Stern and the NBA marketing crew that did all that. They saw what was coming and decided that the stars were bigger than the game. Not intentional on MJ's part. It just happened that way because he was too good...

Did you ever hear of the "crab-dribble" before James mentioned it? James has no idea what a charge is. He lives in a world that no other player could dream of. An all time defensive player that averages about 1 foul a game? Come on... in what dimension does that happen? He's like a bull in...

Because... and this is just my opinion... because he helped usher in the sort of rules changes that ruined team basketball and put the NBA's focus on protecting superstars and ruining the team aspect of basketball. To be fair, maybe it should be stated that, while it was Stern and the NBA that...

Yes they did! And to think all they had for a big man was Bill Cartwright... but great role players are as important as the stars. Bulls proved that. :laugh3:

You're kind of proving my point. The NBA changed the rules to make it easier on MJ... and in turn hand-cuffed team defense. Lebron is just one of those guys that benefited from those rules changes. Change them back and Lebron wouldn't be half the player MJ was even before those rules changes...

I hate to say this, but I loved watching Rick "McFilthy" Mahorn play against Kevin McHale. He was McHale's kryptonite. Along with Bill "McNasty" Laimbeer, they were one of the best frontlines in the NBA. And neither of them could jump off the floor. Laimbeer was Robert Parrish's punching...

Exactly. A lot of people seem to have forgotten how many game winners that Paxson and Kerr hit. MJ turned into a great TEAM player once he realized it wasn't all about him.

It might still be alive... but it's on life-support. In 1986 Jordan scored 63 point in a superhuman effort that many called the greatest NBA game ever played. His TEAM still lost. Bird described MJ's play as "God disguised as Michael Jordan" "He was hitting outside shots, driving to the...

I agree that MJ was an incredible player. I won't take anything away from him as far as that goes. But, IMO, the only reason that the Bulls were as successful as they were is because, after the decline of the Pistons, there weren't any good TEAMS in the NBA that could challenge them. ISO ball...

From his rookie year to the end.

Not by mine.

:agree: I completely agree. James would be crying all night if he played in the 80's. He wants a clear path to the basket or he demands a call if you look at him wrong/ The sad thing is that in today's NBA... he gets what he wants

The quitter label is one that James deserves. The man wilts when the game is on the line IMO. And he want to leave as soon as the game seems out of hand. Fighting back is one thing he will never be accused of.

This, along with the corrupt refereeing that is clearly targeted at protecting stars like James and shackling any real attempt at defending him, have turned a great team game into a superstar beauty contest. If the refs called James for an offensive foul every time he basically just ran into...

Stern had a lot to do with it for sure. A LOT!