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Yeah, I called his actions&#8230;or lack thereof&#8230;after Game 6 foul. Thinking about it early this morning after doing Chuck D&#8217;s show, I&#8217;ve come to the conclusion who the hell am I to judge?
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<p>Yeah, I called his actions&#8230;or lack thereof&#8230;after Game 6 <a href="http://thestartingfive.net/2009/05/31/notes-from-tnts-coverage-of-the-nba-playoffs-saturday-may-30-2009-the-leviathan-does-it-like-shaq-and-close-out-lebron-and-the-cavs/">foul</a>. Thinking about it early this morning after doing Chuck D&#8217;s show, I&#8217;ve come to the conclusion who the hell am I to judge?</p>
<p><span id="more-5793"></span>Yes, LeBron James wants to be iconic. Yes, he wants to maximize his earning power <em>while he is still young</em> because of those he emulates off the court.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s wrong with that?</p>
<p>Do you understand how many James generations his money will take care of?</p>
<p>Ok, a little off base, but you get the flick. Puppets, water that&#8217;s supposedly greater than itself, goals, 2008 gold, son, city, coach, Mom, mind, stress, money, spouse, family, friends, associates, snakes, legends, history, love, fans, swag like us, pride, laser fixed eyes but still there&#8217;s a glare, Maverick, Dallas 2010 but no room in the phone booth. These all add up to why he walked off the damn court and didn&#8217;t address the media.</p>
<p>To whom much is given, much is expected. Granted, just don&#8217;t go overboard.</p>
<p>As in last season with Kobe and the Celtics, 3 usually beats one. We should have suspected the Magic victory and also LeBron&#8217;s response given the factors.</p>
<p>Think about the history of the league&#8230;LeBron is well versed in NBA tradition mind you&#8230;and ask yourself what really is wrong with him not congratulating Dwight? Would it have been grand for the game to have archived the picture that wasn&#8217;t? Yes of course.</p>
<p>I remember Kevin McHale giving of himself after series defeats and how that affected my respect for him afterward, but that wasn&#8217;t the norm.</p>
<p>Back in the day, cats did this on the regular. Boston couldn&#8217;t stand LA. LA couldn&#8217;t stand Philly. Philly couldn&#8217;t stand Milwaukee. Milwaukee couldn&#8217;t stand Boston. Boston couldn&#8217;t stand Detroit. Detroit couldn&#8217;t stand Chicago. Chicago couldn&#8217;t stand New York. New York couldn&#8217;t stand Miami. Miami couldn&#8217;t stand Charlotte and so on and so forth. It&#8217;s a grown man&#8217;s game we all try to make infantile <em>in part </em>because we don&#8217;t make their money.</p>
<p>Crazy how they will turn on you<em> just like that.</em></p>
<p>Dude wears a Yankees hat so&#8230;this means he&#8217;s not loyal to the Cleveland Cavaliers? Huh? What? This is stupid. Real stupid. Like really really stupid.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s loyal to his team and that&#8217;s all that&#8217;s really expected of him.</p>
<p>I understand the sportsmanship and professionalism involved, but yet and still, I also understand what dude is going through. He just got his ass kicked in front of the world!</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t turn this dude into some kind of evil caricature that fuels the simple and mad flawed societal machine in ways that will affect the next best before his parents first kiss.</p>
<p>LBJ&#8217;s career is mapped out and I truly respect that. He absolutely wants to be the best of all time. Shoot for the best. Go get it. Of course, the corporate machine that runs this thing is complicit because everybody and their Momma&#8217;s Momma wanted to see him battle Kobe&#8230;but not yet.</p>
<p>So what.</p>
<p>This ain&#8217;t about Tito giving the cat some tissues. He&#8217;s a man, but men make mistakes. We don&#8217;t know what was going through his head and again, who are we to judge?</p>
<p>If you think about it, what next best has beaten his predecessor or faced them in the NBA Finals? How about the postseason? We might have to go back to some epic big men battles 40 years past to find the answer. I&#8217;m not gonna cuss out the cat for acting like a spoiled brat&#8230;as some have already called him. He&#8217;s young, he&#8217;s a soul model and he doesn&#8217;t get into trouble so he gets a <em>little bit</em> of a pass only because of the game&#8217;s past.</p>
<p>He and Dwight are gonna battle for at least 5-10 years. In his mind, Dwight is the enemy <em>on the floor. </em>I dig that. It&#8217;s like Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon playing for the Yankees after kissing Luis&#8217; Tiant.</p>
<p>How could you? Cats eat dinner now while they are competing against each other. What&#8217;s that about?</p>
<p>Ease Back off dude. What the eff are we trying to find in ourselves through the mad scrutiny that will this week and to infinity ensue? So what he makes millions, trillions, g&#8217;damn merillions. So what. That&#8217;s why we watch him isn&#8217;t it? Get over it.</p>
<p>Let him learn like we all have despite the MONEY. What would you have done at 24 with all things considered? I don&#8217;t agree totally, but I do understand. He hasn&#8217;t done anything to become some polarizing, hit driven media entity to be given that flame.</p>
<p>Just imagine how different the tone of this pseudo presser would have been if Anthony and I were there. No one asked the question that should have been asked. I&#8217;ll let you figure out what that is.</p>
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<p>You will hear all kinds of media attack LeBron this week. Calling him sore loser or not a good person or overrated or a punk. So it begins. We all know how these things work and the snowball affect is on. Watch it roll downhill fast. Next thing you know LeBron will be playing in China with Yao on the back of his jersey mad because they won&#8217;t let him into the HOF because of how this stuff starts.</p>
<p>Again <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRYiRXxgTJM">ease back</a>. He&#8217;s not a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pppg9Cu2cs&amp;feature=player_embedded">&#8230;..</a> chuck, Chuck, CHUCK!</p>
<p>Is Raymone<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/sports/basketball/26rhoden.html?em"> destined to become</a> Palmer?</p>
<p>Damn, next season is gonna be heated and Kobe hasn&#8217;t tried to climb Mt. Leviathan yet. Gotta love the NBA.</p>
<p>Speaking on Chuck D&#8217;s show. I start at the 60:38 mark.</p>
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	<itunes:summary>Yeah, I called his actionsor lack thereofafter Game 6 foul. Thinking about it early this morning after doing Chuck Ds show, Ive come to the conclusion who the hell am I to judge?
Yes, LeBron James wants to be iconic. Yes, he wants to maximize his earning power while he is still young because of those he emulates off the court.
Whats wrong with that?
Do you understand how many James generations his money will take care of?
Ok, a little off base, but you get the flick. Puppets, water thats supposedly greater than itself, goals, 2008 gold, son, city, coach, Mom, mind, stress, money, spouse, family, friends, associates, snakes, legends, history, love, fans, swag like us, pride, laser fixed eyes but still theres a glare, Maverick, Dallas 2010 but no room in the phone booth. These all add up to why he walked off the damn court and didnt address the media.
To whom much is given, much is expected. Granted, just dont go overboard.
As in last season with Kobe and the Celtics, 3 usually beats one. We should have suspected the Magic victory and also LeBrons response given the factors.
Think about the history of the leagueLeBron is well versed in NBA tradition mind youand ask yourself what really is wrong with him not congratulating Dwight? Would it have been grand for the game to have archived the picture that wasnt? Yes of course.
I remember Kevin McHale giving of himself after series defeats and how that affected my respect for him afterward, but that wasnt the norm.
Back in the day, cats did this on the regular. Boston couldnt stand LA. LA couldnt stand Philly. Philly couldnt stand Milwaukee. Milwaukee couldnt stand Boston. Boston couldnt stand Detroit. Detroit couldnt stand Chicago. Chicago couldnt stand New York. New York couldnt stand Miami. Miami couldnt stand Charlotte and so on and so forth. Its a grown mans game we all try to make infantile in part because we dont make their money.
Crazy how they will turn on you just like that.
Dude wears a Yankees hat sothis means hes not loyal to the Cleveland Cavaliers? Huh? What? This is stupid. Real stupid. Like really really stupid.
Hes loyal to his team and thats all thats really expected of him.
I understand the sportsmanship and professionalism involved, but yet and still, I also understand what dude is going through. He just got his ass kicked in front of the world!
Dont turn this dude into some kind of evil caricature that fuels the simple and mad flawed societal machine in ways that will affect the next best before his parents first kiss.
LBJs career is mapped out and I truly respect that. He absolutely wants to be the best of all time. Shoot for the best. Go get it. Of course, the corporate machine that runs this thing is complicit because everybody and their Mommas Momma wanted to see him battle Kobebut not yet.
So what.
This aint about Tito giving the cat some tissues. Hes a man, but men make mistakes. We dont know what was going through his head and again, who are we to judge?
If you think about it, what next best has beaten his predecessor or faced them in the NBA Finals? How about the postseason? We might have to go back to some epic big men battles 40 years past to find the answer. Im not gonna cuss out the cat for acting like a spoiled bratas some have already called him. Hes young, hes a soul model and he doesnt get into trouble so he gets a little bit of a pass only because of the games past.
He and Dwight are gonna battle for at least 5-10 years. In his mind, Dwight is the enemy on the floor. I dig that. Its like Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon playing for the Yankees after kissing Luis Tiant.
How could you? Cats eat dinner now while they are [...]</itunes:summary>
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Yes, LeBron James wants to be iconic. [...]</itunes:subtitle>
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