The Decision. The decision to abandon your mission just a mere seven years into the fight. The decision to shift teh balance of power from the west to the east, to the far south east in particular. The decision to become the most hated man in the history of sports. More hated than M. Ali, for far less important reasons. More hated than A-Rod for teh very same reasons. Yes, Lebron, The King of Cleveland is the king no more. Now he's one of the Three Kings. The traitor tht can never walk teh streets of Cleveland again, The streets that he's called his home for the better part of his entire life. Thats how the fans of Cleveland view the decision. Thats how most fans of basketball views teh decision.
But the shere reality is this. Lebron wants to win. He wants to be like jordan because quite frankly, thats the man the legend has been built around. "the next MJ" HE MADE THE MOVE HE HAD TO MAKE. the only way he was gonna win a championship. Lebron has avoided the legacies of Iverson, Barkley, and several others who will be remembered as being good but not "good enuff" James didnt want to go down as the championless champion. The Dam Marino of the NBA.
James was in a no win situation. he was forced to pick between 2 evils. Should he stay in cleveland? a move that would more than likely result in James never reaching the top of the mountain. Sure he would have had the respect of teh NBA world because he chose to stay with his team. to fight the good, but losing battle against the legacy of Micheal Jordan? He could never be compared to Jordan if he stayed in cleveland and never won a thing. He'd be he world's most talented Bust.
Or should he leave? to take advantage of an opprotunity tht comes around once a millinia? to join 2 of teh top 5 players and create a dynasty? to have the chance to win multiple championships over the next six years? but again with the legacy thing. now the nay-sayers would call lebron a quiter. would say that james took the easy way out. Jorden would never join forces with NBA's elite. he now can never be compared to jorden. he can never be as good as MJ.
It appears that James the higher of 2 evils. Burning his bridges with the city he calls home while losing the respect of the NBA Universe and dramatically changing the landscape of the NBA. All the meanwhile becomming the biggest villian in the history of sports. the guy that 29 other cities will boo over the course of the next year. the guy everybody will love to hate.
Its about more than legacies for James. Its about more than jorden vrs james, cavs vrs heat, the decision, or any of that stuff that ESPN promotes to get the fan's attention. to James its about one thing. Championships. James seen an opprotunity to not jus unite with his Team USA brothern and his best friends, but to Win a boatload of rings. and at the end of the day thats whats most important to James.
In fact it was so important to james that he was willing to risk being the villian, the end-all-be-all to the city of Cleveland. he was willing to risk his legacy and his reputation all for the sake of Winning. because at teh end of the day James is a competitor. He wants to win. and surrounding himself in the city of Miami, with All-Stars, and a deflated legacy, gives him the best chance. Just heed the warning Lebron. U've chosen your fate. U've brunt your bridges. U better bring home the hardware, because if you dont, than any legacy u had, either cleveland or miami, will be destroyed and u will be know as the player that couldnt.
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