Thursday, September 30, 2010

decided







lebron james has recently decided.

not to bring his talents to south beach.
not to suddenly portray himself as a mature adult in search of his first nba championship.
and more importantly not what he should have decided; to let his basketball speak for him.

instead, he has most recently decided to open yet another can of worms that can accompany him as he continues to dig his own grave. "its always, you know, a race factor" ..is an explanation lebron used to explain the immense hatred he has faced since his "decision" on july 8th 2010.

jim rome, j.a. adande, woody paige, tony kornheiser and a variety of journalists with knowledge of lebron's past put it simply and in my own words I will suggest to lebron: you're not hated for what you are (a black man), you are hated for who you are.

You are hated for the river dance you perform on the sideline.
You are hated for the way you either got swept or quit in the playoffs.
You are hated for the way you way you believe you are comparable to kobe bryant although the ring ration between you two is 5:0.
You are hated for the lack of humbleness an admirable star such as yourself should possess when necessary.
You are hated for the 2 regular season mvps you've won and followed with subpar playoff performances. because unlike Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Steve Nash, and Dirk Nowitzki who also won the regular season MVP but never won an nba championship you sold out your team and compromised your legacy.

lebrons legacy: that of an undoubtedly talented athlete who rather then accept personal responsibility and accountability for actions resorted to excuses. an athlete that may or very well possibly may not win a ring before his career is over due to decisions he has made. an athlete that will continue to have devoted fans around the globe like the millions of fans that voted and landed lebron as the 3rd most popular male athlete in the world WHEN HE WAS BLACK. and unless voters were color blind, the excuse that race has played a role in establishing a newly experienced disgust in the athlete is utterly ridiculous.

after all..we did all hate ben roethlisberger this summer and he is white. on the other hand though, maybe we hated big ben less because he has 2 championship rings and that is 2 more then lebron has.