- Jun 24, 2002
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All I know is, to be considered legit, you gotta flash the hardware. If Lebron wanted to be great, he'd lead a Knicks, Cavs, Nets, etc team to the promised land. He doesn't want to be great. What he does want to be though, is be a champion. A winner.
And really, I can't fault him for that. Miami does give him the best chance to win. We know this. Throw in the fact that these dudes are all friends, and it is what it is. He wants to win and play with his friends.
Sure, the whole process and build up was unnecessary and not needed, but, dude chose the best destination to play basketball.
When I brought up Kobe, it was because Skip Bayless made the point. Kobe quit during the Suns series, wanted to be traded, and then ripped the Lakers and Bynum, by complaining how do you not trade Bynum for Kidd. But that's all water under the bridge now, because of the championships won.
Same thing with Lebron. Once/if he gets his ring/s, history will look back and it'll note he's a champion. That's the way it's always been. Kobe had Shaq. Shaq had Kobe. The Rockets only won because MJ retired. KG had to form a big 3 to finally get over the hump. At the end of the day, it makes for good talking points, but in the long run, that stuff doesn't really matter. Nobody really cares, as, championships are championships.
How many, moreso than how many with who and so.
And really, I can't fault him for that. Miami does give him the best chance to win. We know this. Throw in the fact that these dudes are all friends, and it is what it is. He wants to win and play with his friends.
Sure, the whole process and build up was unnecessary and not needed, but, dude chose the best destination to play basketball.
When I brought up Kobe, it was because Skip Bayless made the point. Kobe quit during the Suns series, wanted to be traded, and then ripped the Lakers and Bynum, by complaining how do you not trade Bynum for Kidd. But that's all water under the bridge now, because of the championships won.
Same thing with Lebron. Once/if he gets his ring/s, history will look back and it'll note he's a champion. That's the way it's always been. Kobe had Shaq. Shaq had Kobe. The Rockets only won because MJ retired. KG had to form a big 3 to finally get over the hump. At the end of the day, it makes for good talking points, but in the long run, that stuff doesn't really matter. Nobody really cares, as, championships are championships.
How many, moreso than how many with who and so.
