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LMAO great job on the tweet

AL has pretty much everything covered. Just one thing... Why should they have felt that way after leaving? LeBron exercised his right as a FA. The Decision was very, very poorly done, but LeBron owed the Cavs NOTHING. They knew there was a good chance he was gone 2 years prior to the 2010 off-season, failed to give him another star sidekick, and are now feeling the consequences. LeBron made a stupid statement by saying he'd bring the Cavs a championship, but the Cavs knew if they didn't win last season then he was likely gone. People are just using any little thing they can to assasinate his character, which is fine (BTW, why did no one mention that statement by him during FA? People only bring it up after the fact because they hate he went to Miami to form a super-team, not because it has any substantial meaning), but it doesn't change all the amazing things he did for the franchise.

Anthony played 24min, had 2 rebounds and had a +/- of -10. Z played 22min, had 6 rebounds and a +/- of +2. The run in the 3rd quarter was sparked by strong offensive rebounding, with Z playing a big part in that. It's time for Spo to STOP with the Joel Anthony love-affair. Every damn night against teams with legitimate big men this happen. FREE DAMPIER!!!

Wow, LeBron turns his ankle, comes up severely hobblying, gets the ball and nails a step-back 3...damn. But he looks really hurt, though. Wade's gonna have to finish this game off.

Spo made 2 awful decisions in the 3rd that completely destroyed their momentum when they were down by 3-5pts... -Taking Wade AND Bosh out at the same time for the last 3min or so. -Once again, keeping Joel out there for too many minutes. When Z was in the game they were killing the Clippers on the boards, but now the opposite is happening. GIVE DAMPIER MINUTES!!!

C'mon son...the officiating has been pretty damn even tonight. At first they were calling ticky-tack fouls on BOTH teams, and now they are starting to let them play. The Heat really have to watch this tempo and keep things slow. The Clippers are too hot to run with right now. The Heat need to force a slower tempo to throw the Clippers off their rhythm,

Heat's defense has been attrocious, and it all starts with Davis getting into the paint. Once you force the Heat to make a few rotations, they struggle defensively.

Per 36min he's grabbing over 13 boards per game, and he's shooting 55% from the field...his previous career high was 48%. Young's actually been really good over the last month or so scoring the ball, so even if he didn't add a new dimension to his game, he's doing what he is capable of a lot better than before. Also, how should Milsap 'work' when he's done these kinds of things in past seasons when he was starting/when Boozer was out? I wouldn't question your choice there if it wasn't for you nit-picking some of those other picks for the exact same reason.

Those were the first 2 60 win seasons in franchise history, and in one of those 50 win seasons he got the team to the Finals. He did this in 7 years out of HS, without a 2nd legitimate All-Star. Nowitzki has/had Nash, Finley, Harris, Butler, [young] Jamison, [old] Kidd, Terry (who is on the same level, if not better than Mo), etc... In 10+ years he has been past the 2nd round twice, the same amount as LeBron did in 7 seasons. Bron won one more MVP, earned Cleveland a lot more money and attention than Dirk did Dallas, and had a lot less help over the years. The Rockets were built perfectly around the T-Mac/Yao duo, too...but without TALENT that 'perfect fit' only gets you so far. The Cavs never got a player in 7 seasons that could create his own shot besides LeBron, or at least do so with any kind of efficiency. If they had gotten, say, Ray Allen instead of Mo, who could create his own shot as well as nail spot-up 3's, that would have made a huge difference. I'm just throwing a name out there, but without legitimate talent, it doesn't matter how well you fit together...as seen with the Heat completely dominating teams earlier in the season when they had less chemistry than their opposition. In the post-season, against great teams, putting a bunch of one-dimensional shooter and defenders around a superstar doesn't cut it, and you know that. I'm sorry, but that slap in the face shouldn't outweigh the best 7 years the franchise ever had....the kind of run half the league's franchises have never had. To feel you are entitled to a championship, and to put all the blame on LeBron for their post-season losses rather than what the franchise did to put the other 11 guys around him, is pathetic and IMO offensive to fans of teams like the Nets, Wolves, Raptors, Clippers, etc...

Agree with most. I'd change Detroit's to T-Mac, Houston's to Jordan Hill, Miami's to Arroyo (last I checked he was leading the league in 3pt %, when in past years he couldn't shoot worth a [expletive]), and SA's to Jefferson.

I agree that they are completely justified in hating him, but it drives me nuts how ungrateful and entitled they appear, and how many (not all) of them act like the last 7 years never happened. And as bad as the Decision was, the backlash LeBron has received from media and fans alike, Gilbert's letter, and the rest kind of evens the game. That's why I have 0 sympathy for LeBron, Gilbert, the Cavs franchise and fanbase. The whole situation is just a cluster[expletive].

I'm a Nets fan. I put up with years and years of suckage (as a season ticket holder), before they finally got good. Even though circumstances were very different from the Cavs/LeBron saga, I would have given anything back in the '90's and early '00's for the team to be good, even if it meant getting embarassed on national television 7 years later. My point being is that half the teams in the league have never had a 7 year run as the Cavs just had, and even if they didn't win a championship and got dumped on on national TV, the fans should still be grateful. It's really a slap in the face to fans of other teams who have never had that kind of success, and never got to see a player that's LeBron's caliber grow into a top 2 player (at worst).

No way. Pretty much any team could have given LeBron those same luxories, he would have had God-like fan support, and still would have received Nike contracts and such. However, not every superstar could do what he did for that team. MAYBE Kobe, and MAYBE Wade...that's it, and I think even those two are stretching it.

I'm not talking about liking or hating the guy. I'm talking about the ungratefulness for what he did while he was there, along with a myriad of other accusations, assumptions, and blinded hate.

I really like the right half of the sig, but the left side could use work. Overall, with a new computer and limited resources, you did a nice job.

I wasn't aware that 100% of Cleveland's attendance is occupied by season ticket holders. I also wasn't aware that a renewing of those tickets meant those customers are required to attend the games, including those against bad teams (those same season ticket holders for other 'bad' teams simply don't go to half the games they receive in their season ticket package). He's had a chance to do something since, and has failed to do anything. It's almost like he's refused to rebuild. And he also had a chance to do something in the 7 years LeBron was in town, and the best he could could do was get Mo Williams, and a 34 year old Antawn Jamison for half a season. Meanwhile, in 7 years of Dwight Howard the Magic drafted Jameer, and acquired Hedo, VC, Lewis, J-Rich and Arenas. The Celtics got KG, Allen and drafted Rondo to put around Pierce. The Lakers drafted Bynum, got Gasol, Odom and Artest to put around Kobe. Gotten a different coach? Byron Scott was in line to replace Phil Jackson, and he's been to two Finals and was the coach that helped bring the Hornets back to prominence. He was probably the best head coach available this past off-season. You guys won no titles before LeBron, never had a 60 win season, and never had the pleasure of having an MVP (let alone 2x MVP) on the roster. You guys never had the same kind of national publicity. LeBron gave you all of that. It's a LOT more than about half the league's franchises have experienced in their entire histories. So, for you guys not to be grateful is [expletive]ing PATHETIC, whiny and has little justified reason. You were spoiled by LeBron the time you had him, and when you guys struggle for the next decade to get back on your feet, you'll realize just how lucky you were.

Sad, but not surprising. Meth is a really big thing in the south and mid-west.

From a basketball standpoint, he exercised his right as a FA. We knew for 2 years that there was a possibility LeBron would leave. His douchey behavior in regards to the Decision didn't affect the Cavalier product before or after he left. In fact, it probably made things better for the Cavs because it gave the fanbase something to rally behind, which is why this crappy team is near the top of the league in attendance. After the Decision, the Cavs still haven't done anything. Why should you or I believe anything would have been different had LeBron let them know following their playoff loss to Boston? Obviously Gilbert and co. believed this current team was good enough to maybe make the playoffs without LeBron.

Yes, I know all of that, but realize a few things... 1) Carmelo is also not honoring his contract. Even though LeBron supposedly "quit" in Game 5 of that Boston series, he still led the Cavs to 60+ wins and won an MVP award. He still performed well overall in that Boston series (considerably better than Kobe did in the Finals IMO). He sill earned the team a LOT of money, gave the team excitement and notoriety, and gave them a chance to win. Carmelo is doing none of that, even though he's contractually obligated. 2) LeBron should have never been able to be the team's GM. He should have had input, but if a team is essentially giving him full authority of all decisions, as you are insinuating, then the Cavalier organization is at fault. And you honestly think LeBron shot down that Amare deal last season...really? No. The trade had a strong chance of happening, but the Cavs took Hickson off the table. Decisions like that are why LeBron left. The Cavs had a lot of good players that fit with LeBron, but they never ONCE in 7 seasons got a guy who could consistently make plays without LeBron. That was their downfall. Unfortunately they had that with Boozer, but he ended up with the Jazz (which was [expletive]ed up on his part). 3) He doesn't tell the Cavs he's leaving and doesn't show gratitude for what they did for him...all douche moves, but they don't (shouldn't) outweigh the fact that he brought the team from the gutter to 60+ win seasons, gave the franchise its only Finals appearance, the franchise's only MVP award, etc.. You say I know who started the mess, but if the Cavs did the job Orlando, LA and Boston did to surround their superstars with talent, there would be no mess to begin with.

If the toast at Melo's wedding wasn't investigated as tampering, then this won't even reach the complaint box at Stern's office.

Distant Relatives by Nas & Damian, followed by How I Got Over by the Roots.

He has ridiculous post-season averages, has hit a number of post-season game-winners, and Howard had more help with the Magic, Kobe had more help with the Lakers, and the Cetics need no explanation. So, it's not hard to see why the reigning 2x MVP, who is currently playing the best basketball in the league, would regain respect.

Did you really expect more than 18/8 on 50%+ shooting from a 3rd option? His rebounding's been a little disappointing, but his defense is much improved (although he got spanked by Aldridge a few days ago). He's also been consistently hitting clutch shots, and when he gets his opportunities he's taking advantage of iso situations.

I saw it a few weeks ago, thought it was very good. My dad absolutely loved it, but I found it annoying that the main character's brother (Bale), girlfriend (Adams), and mother all were all more developed than Mark's charater. Still, all the supporting characters were really amazing.

He has the right to say what he wants. The Decision was awful, but Gilbert's letter mixed with the ungratefulness of the franchise and [most of] the fanbase is equally as bad. You would think that they'd be grateful he brought the franchise excitement, profitability and its most success in franchise history, but they aren't. Instead they viciously attack him AND his family verbally, burn his jersey's, and act ike the last 7 years never happened. So, I have little sympathy for each side.