I do. As I look around the blog more and more I see mandatory I hate Lebron statements. Sure, he's a Cav, beyond that, he does everything right. Now, unless you're an idealist with no appreciation for what it would be like to be in his shoes, fine, there are plenty of reasons to not like him, but to be in his position, STUD.
He wants to be the first athelete billionaire. He manages himself with his own boys. He rules NYC. He rolls with Jay-Z. He never takes a night off. His game gets far better every year. He pays more attention to defense every year. He's prudently selfish on the floor. He doesn't run his mouth. He's not a cowering pansy to the media, he'll actually speak his mind, often going against the status quo. The Knicks thing was him being truthful and to anyone that was petty enough to think that mattered they don't exactly seem to be limping through this season because of it. He makes his teammates (way) better. He's a freak. He stretches the rules to get the most out of them, like all the greats surely do. He rocks GQ covers. He's the 2010 slam dunk champion.
What does Tiger do that makes him so beloved while so many Celitcs fans have to dog Lebron? He's the prototypical modern day athelete. He wasn't brought up on rape charges. He didn't call out his teammates or have a running feud with his coach or management. He plays the game to do whatever it takes to win a championship while trying to take over the universe as anyone with a head on his shoulders surely should. There's only one Larry Bird, not that many people in this world are willing to dedicate their lives to a sport.
If it's the Yankees hat, fine, I know what site this is, and if it's the fact that he's going to be a nightmare for us for the next decade, good reasons. Beyond that, I just don't get it.
Most of you loved MJ, I love Lebron, after Paul, KG, Ray, etc.
