im already sold the lakers will win it all this year for a threepeat but im looking ahead in the future…the lakers have the players for pick nd roll offense

watcha guys think?

I am not trying to battle you here…sorry if its coming across that way.

If I made the company I work for Millions and Millions of Dollars and they still came up short of getting me real help…I’d not feel bad at all when I moved on.

Mo and Z were All Stars (Z 2 times, Mo 1 Time)…heck even Jamison was an All Star once if I recall? (to lazy to actually look that up). But that means little too especially considering Mo was what, the 3rd pick by the coach after injuries by his first 2 choices? And what other Center was there in the East in ’03 and ’05 when Z was an All Star? They had to pick some body.

And again, beating a healthy Laker squad (or any other team) in the regular season means little to nothing.

I am not defending LeBron, but I would have bailed too. And I didn’t hear him blast Cleveland at all (however it certainly has gone the other direction).

In fact in my opinion,. this worked out better than he or any of his gang would have thought, because its been what…20 days and we are still talking about it.

They were good enough to take a 2-1 lead. I’m just saying those guys weren’t that bad. A large part of the blame lies on his feet too.

I’ve got no problems with him leaving. But to continue to use your analogy, I would have problems when you left that you complain the company didn’t do anything for you when they bent over backwards for you.

Agree that loyalty can only go so far. But also recognize how much the company did for you. If they truly did screw you over with bad resources then sure complain while you leave. It’s not like Cle gave him Kwame and Smush as starters. Mo and Z were all stars were they not?

I think Cle did as good of a job as they could. If Bron was more graceful and professional in his exit, I wouldn’t say one word. Ultimately I think that’s the kind of loyalty I have in mind. If you’re being treated fairly well, then have the decency and loyalty to make it easy for all parties.

If a company does shady stuff or mistreats me, then there is no loyalty from me and I’d blast them while I walked out the door with no notice.

2) Queensbridge, NJ? I’m pretty sure Queens is a burrow of NYC.

3) I hope that we can retain Shannon Brown but if we can’t, I’ll just have to hope for Sasha to be his 07-08 self.

There is a winner(Miami) and a loser(Cle.) in all aspects of society. I fault Clev. FO and fans for adding gas to the flames by being sore losers. On ESPN I saw a dude had to be escorted out of a Cle. Indians baseball game cause he had on a Bron jersey. Just cause he left town, you cant be a fan anymore? Its not the players that need to get a better perspective of the situation,it is the fans in the stands that need to understand that it is just a game.

Which is more mind bending to imagine:

1) Ron Artest and Celine Dion in a duet cover of Ebony and Ivory?

or…

2) Ron Artest, math teacher at Rock Lake Middle School in Queensbridge, New Jersey?

I love Ron Artest. Plays wicked good defense, is afraid of nothing, is a fierce competitor, is full blown bat poop crazy, and is the greatest interview of all time.

What is not to love?

best regular season record doesn’t mean much of nothing. especially in a Conference that the competition isn’t all that tough. beating up on bottom dweleres dose’nt really add up to fighting the big boys regualrly.

But…are you really going to say that Mo Willimas and Illgasukus are even close to the caliber of players that say Rondo and Perkins are? Or Dwight and Jameer?

Cleveland filled up the roster with 2nd rate players. Even the pick up of Jamison is suspect to me. What has he done to prove himself over the years? Sure he is about 20 and 8 for his carrer…but…that just isnt good enough to really compete. Was Shaq the proof lebron needed that they “were making moves”? Shaq 10 years ago…that would be a sure sign that they were doing the right thing. 38 year old out of shape Shaq…not even close.

About him quitting…I dont know…that makes no difference to the argument of loyalty and staying with the team.

if shaq doesn’t join the celtics, i think that someday (maybe in 30 years?) the jersey should be up there. the jerseys are up there for how their play, not their personalities.