The whole world is hating on this man. Newly-minted no.6 morphed from the golden child to more of a Knick villian than Reggie Miller in a matter of seconds.
The whole world, not even the self-anointed basketball gurus. Even those who couldn't tell you who Bernard King or Kareem or Bill Russel is, has voiced their opinion and lambasted LBJ for supposedly tarnishing his basketball savoir, deity-like legacy.
He decided to kick-start a potent triumvirate, a la the Celtics in 2008. By choosing to share the spotlight with Wade and Bosh, however, folks' blood have become rich with hate.
People are disgusted at slim's decision to cede and share the spotlight, as opposed to taking an even handsomer paycheck to throw more lobs to Amare Stoudemire than a softball pitcher. Instead of helping establish one of the more radiant 1-2 punches in recent memory (while subsequently setting the city ablaze following a 10-year hiatus from hoop success), James followed the obvious, practical path.
He cut some long green for the opportunity to have a championship gift-wrapped for him. Right?
You know who really stuck a dagger into New York's chances?
James Dolan. I know he said he was closing in on the "big prize" in a message that was leaked everywhere (that "big prize" he referenced was perhaps a big fat bag of Ativan).
But as the New York Post first reported, Dolan sent in Isiah Thomas to try and make one last pitch towards James' camp. How fucking senseless is that? All Zeke did for New York was force the Knicks to fork over 11 million, get hammered by the tabloids on a workagame basis, and make the Mecca more suitable for a Barnum and Bailey's circus every home game.
He had personal rifts with everyone, from Marbury to Shandon Anderson back in 2004. Shandon Anderson for crying out loud!
So stop hating on Lebron, who's insatiable hunger for a ring (he has naked fingers and two bronze medals, remember, all you clowns who hyped him up and have been glorifying last night's moment for two years?) landed him in South Beach. Just look at the factors surrounding such a decision.
This is how you try to recruit a man--who circumvented the college recruiting process by turning pro as a teen? By sending Zeke in to seal the deal?
Somewhere, Pat Riley is laughing his ass off.