Originally Posted by
PoeticJays
Originally Posted by
SleepyBlueDemon
PoeticJays wrote:
Chi ILL wrote:
PoeticJays wrote:
it seems like a lot of people hate/dislike LeBron because of the media attention he gets and all the 'slurping' from ESPN/TNT/ABC...etc but is
that
his fault? is it his fault that the media adores him? Or there's a double standard (i.e. not showing him getting dunked on)
how many people actually hate LeBron for what he does on the basketball court? It used to be 'he can't shoot', but if you watched the game
tonight, that's obviously not the case anymore.
The constant media attention does get tiring after a while, but I don't see how anyone can hate on his game. He plays the game the right way. How
many
other superstars constantly LOOK to pass and get his teammates involved? especially when he knows he can score pretty much anytime he wants.
Yes , the main reason I dislike LeBron is because of the slurpage & how he's hyped sooooo much .
He doesn't do anything that I haven't seen before ... he isn't anything new .
He's what ? 6'8 ? He gets a wide open dunk (WIDE OPEN!) , ESPN / TNT goes nutso .
Like ... ok ? It's just a dunk . They praise everything the man does .
The things that he does are really tiring to me .
In the NBA , Lebron can do no wrong , he thinks he's the father of everyone on his team ... like , really ?
His antics (throwing the powder up , the taking pictures , the making his team look smaller than him) ... thing is getting really old .
& as much as you guys mention that he looks to pass the ball , sure he does ...
But he still finds a way to make everyone else around him look small .
I just don't like him ... he's fake .
I can see your point about his antics (the chalk, pregame routine..etc), if you naturally don't like the dude, that is definitely something that can fuel
the fire.
I personally don't see anything wrong with it, but then again, I'm biased, I've been a fan of LeBron since he came into the league. But I see
where you're coming from.
But as for the part that he's 'nothing new', thats just completely false. We've never seen anyone like LeBron. Other players may have parts
of his game, or the individual things he can do aren't unique in the way that no one else ever did them before, but there's never been a player that
combines everything like LeBron. The athleticism, strength, speed, with the incredible skill level, ballhandling, vision..etc. He really is a unique player,
if you ignore the antics and media attention that causes you to hate dude, you can appreciate seeing a once-a-decade type of player, even if you don't
like him.
SLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURP
I dislike him because he's being placed in the upper echelon of NBA greats before he has even made any truly significant accomplishments. I dislike him
because he has no business being mentioned in the same breath as MJ. I dislike the antics too. And I also dislike him based partly on his
form when shooting, dribbling, etc. Just doesn't appeal to
me as there's very little to no smoothness to his game.
so you dislike him because of what the media and others think of him? How is that his fault what other people say about him? I'm guessing you dislike him more because Jerry West himself says he has the
'chance' to be the GOAT. So you're going to hold that against him. LeBron can't control what other people say about him. If people want to compare him to the Magics and Jordan's, what do you expect him to do? Say "no no STOP! Not yet!"
you dislike him because his game isn't as smooth or pretty as you would like. Yet his 'unsmooth form' caused him to make 67% of his shots tonight, and shoot almost 50% for the season. His 'unsmooth' dribbling is a big reason why he's the most effective slasher in the league (you're going to say his strength/speed and although thats true, if he didn't have the handles none of that would matter)
and you dislike him for some of his 'antics'. What...the chalk? the pregame routine? those are done in good fun and in no way disgraces the game or his opponents in any manner. Or are you talking about his screaming/flexing/staring when he makes a big block/dunk/shot? Now tell me what great player doesn't do that?
good reaons to hate a player
Yes, I dislike him because of what I think of him.
Oh yeah, I also dislike him because he's a subpar free throw shooter. Can't be the greatest shooting under 80%.
