For one, you guys need to stop talking like I just talked shit on your brother. How does it not seem like it? I've seen LeBron make about 400 layups...and then miss about 400 jumpers with it. Kobe was never leaving LA. We've been over that hundreds of times, but given the fact that you've jumped Kobe's ass every chance you get, I see why it's still being brought up. Not only did Kobe say he never intended on leaving, but Mitch even acknowledged it at one point, knowing what Kobe's true intentions were...as did Phil Jackson. Kobe could have left for the Clippers for a big paycheck once before, after Shaq's departure (we all knew he was gone before it was official), but he decided not to. At one point, the Lakers weren't even trying to build a team around him...just saving money and signing guys like Smush Parker, Tierre Brown, Shammond Williams, Von Wafer, Tony Bobbitt, Laron Profit, an old Aaron McKie, an old Jim Jackson, Devin Green...I could go on forever. At least the Cavaliers made an attempt to surround LeBron with dead-eye shooters that would give him the lane, knock down shots, and make him look like he was the greatest basketball player that ever lived in flashes. But no, I guess James got to the Finals all by himself, the only player to ever do it. The team was in the Finals in 2007. As it stands right now, his 66 wins in Cleveland have been rivaled by...what, his 58 wins in Miami last season? The team was on pace to winning 57-58 this season, based on percentages. He's in the Finals? That's nice, and possibly headed to his third-consecutive Finals loss. Getting there means nothing. Maybe to some fans it does, though. ---------------------- Now that people have decided to take the small joke personal (about me choosing Durant because he wouldn't leave), here are the real reasons: Durant is younger, he can score from ANYWHERE on the court, and he's the best 4th quarter player in the NBA, while LeBron FINALLY gave us a good clutch performance in Game 2 (one time doesn't change anything). I want the assassin to lead my team. I want the guy that is most similar to the five-time champion that is Kobe Bryant. I want the player that won't stand 30 feet from the rim, waiting for a pass so he can run directly to the basket and draw a foul, depending on his athleticism more than anyone else in the NBA (because once that goes, he's done). Durant's career will last longer than LeBron's. His prime will last longer. He has more ways to score, he is an improving defender, he's far improved getting his teammates involved, and he's four years younger. If it's going to dry anyone's tears, LeBron would be my second choice, out of everyone else in the NBA...but I'm sure that won't satisfy the majority, either.