http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html
the majority owner of the cavs is tripping hard. i understand his frustration. he just watched millions of dollars walked thru the door. but c'mon; you as a wealthy gentleman have to be bigger than this... i have never heard an owner behave this way. i think about bret favre stringing folks along, arthur blank and the vick situation, i mean plenty of owners have felt betrayed but you man up and move on... you can't get mad because a grown man made a decision you didn't like.
again i understand the frustration.... Truth be told i think the cavs did surround lebron with good players (or make an attempt to)... they got mo will after he put together two back-to-back 17 pt 6 asts season in milwaukee, they got jamison a 20 and 8 guy for HIS CAREER, they got parker when the needed shooting a guy that avg'd 12 pts shooting 45% outside the paint, they got shaq when big z got old so those lumbering bigs could split time, they got leon powe who trashed the lakers in the postseason, they kept verrajoa whne folks were after him.... these guys are not bums. this is a team that if kobe were on would have competed stronger IN MY OPINION. i place most of the blame for the season's lapse on the coach who never got these guys to gel and play well. they never fully utilized any of the SCORING pickups in jamison and parker. parker should have been used to spread floor and jamison should have gotten way more minutes.... jamison is the kinda guy that they should have played in relief for lebron to rest lebron. there were games where verrajoa and hickson would get more minutes... that's wild to me. basically lebron on five is not a play that works consistently at the playoff level. long story short i do believe the cavs made strides which i guess is why they are upset but GROW UP and don't be delusional talking about carrying curses and winning championships and you just 50% of your scoring, 20% of your rebounding, 25% of your assists, and 50% of your defensive presence.
I MEAN THE GUY IS STILL FROM OHIO.
another thing this is a business... owners and GMs do this all the time.... alter their employees livelihood without consulting them first. please... tim legler mentioned last night he found out about getting traded on a team cruise.... i am sure they excercised decency on every occasion with lebron and consulted with lebron on every decision BECAUSE HE'S LEBRON but don't pretend like they show loyalty to everyone.
Friday, July 9, 2010
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Hahaha.... That letter is hilarious... Clearly Gilbert is riding on the emotions the fans have towards LeBron.
ReplyDeleteI truly think LeBron need a few key pieces to be a sure end for an NBA title. For starters getting rid of the coach was a major start. But I guess we'll never know, cause he's in Miami sipping margaritas. Moe Will & Antwan Jamison are okay but everyone else on that roster sucks EVERYONE!!!. Other than Moe Will and Jamison, the rest of the roster bring you less than 9 points per game. You mean to tell me this is the best the Cavs can do with a next to Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant talent. C'mon Son!!!
my point is the same could be said for the teams jordan led to the promise land... after pippen everyone else was 10 pts scorers and less.... pretty much every team in the league outside of the lakers, magic, spurs, mavs, cavs, and celtics can make the claim that their team isn't built to win a title. my point was that you can see the cavs org did try. they didn't sit on their asses like the hornets (which is a little different being that new orleans has its own economic problems) who were in the western conf championship a two yrs ago and just got worst not getting anyone. but it still doesn't excuse this behavior.
ReplyDeleteWell they did try but i don't know.. This was to be the year for LeBron. They had a really really good record. Mo Williams went hard. When I watched that series with the Cavs & Celtics, I couldn't see no one really taking over the game when LeBron was tired. Jamison bricked a couple of times and got the sickest dunk from Tony Allen check it out right here:
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LeBron was thinking "is these dudes I'm suppose to win a title with..." SMH.