Well they are going to be really hating us or Orlando after its all said and done.

I feel your pain....

I CAN'T STAND dealing with the blind LeBron love here.  I was proud of my wife this week...she is a nurse here in Akron (LeCrab Central)...some of the other nurses were talking about how they don't watch the Cavs if lebron isnt playing...

Her response: "I guess you will have a lot of extra time on your hands next year!"

I know there are some people here that love lebron too, but go back and watch that first bulls game...it is AMAZING to see how many possessions begin and end with lebron, with no one else touching the ball in between...sure he makes some great plays, but many of them are because he was making stupid decisions to get himself in a bad position...

I pray that he goes ANYWHERE but cleveland next year, I can't handle hearing fans, who know nothing about bball, worship the ground he walks on...

By the way, he is in what, his 6th year...How many championships did Bird, Magic, Russell, etc have in that time frame...and don't give me lebron hasnt had a team around him...that is bull...

Priorities for the playoffs:

1) Banner 18
2) Cavs DON'T win it
3) Lakers DON'T win it

I can't believe that 2 is before 3, but if you don't live here, you don't understand...

And while I am ranting, how about we limit the "youngest ever" crap to the people that didnt go to college...

Of course they are the youngest and they always will be...very few people did it because it wasnt excepted, and now there is a rule against it...whoopie your the youngest of the 20 some guys who were afraid to be exposed in college...good for you...

Quote from: BuckeyeCelt on April 19, 2010, 02:29:22 PM

I feel your pain....

I CAN'T STAND dealing with the blind LeBron love here.  I was proud of my wife this week...she is a nurse here in Akron (LeCrab Central)...some of the other nurses were talking about how they don't watch the Cavs if lebron isnt playing...

Her response: "I guess you will have a lot of extra time on your hands next year!"

I know there are some people here that love lebron too, but go back and watch that first bulls game...it is AMAZING to see how many possessions begin and end with lebron, with no one else touching the ball in between...sure he makes some great plays, but many of them are because he was making stupid decisions to get himself in a bad position...

I pray that he goes ANYWHERE but cleveland next year, I can't handle hearing fans, who know nothing about bball, worship the ground he walks on...

By the way, he is in what, his 6th year...How many championships did Bird, Magic, Russell, etc have in that time frame...and don't give me lebron hasnt had a team around him...that is bull...

Priorities for the playoffs:

1) Banner 18
2) Cavs DON'T win it
3) Lakers DON'T win it

I can't believe that 2 is before 3, but if you don't live here, you don't understand...

You need a little perspective. The Cavs winning means nothing long term. The Lakers winning does. Phil Jackson winning does.

I have the same problem living in Boston. I want to hate the Yankees, but Red Sox fans are so obnoxiously annoying that I find myself want the Red Sox to lose to the Yankees. I try to take a step back every now and then to restore my distaste for the Steinbrenners. I have never met worse bandwagon fans than Red Sox fans (the 'pink hat' crowd, as they say). I actually used to have a soft spot for the Red Sox growing up, though I have always been a Mets fan.

I understand, and like I said, surprised at myself; but for my ability to live outside a padded room those must be my personal priorities.
The community priorities should have the Lakers second...I will agree with you there...

The Celtics should have only 1 priority...take care of business!

I like LeBron.  He's the best player in the NBA.  I'm rooting for the Cavs once the Celtics get eliminated.  They are the only chance we have of Kobe losing.  The Cavs winning solves a couple things... #1 - LeBron is rightfully considered the greatest player in the NBA and will be well on his legacy of dominance... and #2 - Shaq gets another ring to rub in Kobe's face.

Pretty much anything that craps on Kobe and the Lakers... i'm all for.

Go Cavs

Honestly, the Kobe love can't get any worse.  If LeBron wins a ring, the Jordan comparisons will be even more frequent.  We won't be able to listen to any kind of NBA analysis without a reference to how LeBron is going to win a bunch of titles and he might be the greatest ever.

I really don't want to live through a Jordan-esque era.  The worst thing I can imagine is one team winning 6 championships in 8 years (unless it's the Celtics).

I would rather see Kobe win #5 than see LeBron win his first.  

Honestly, the Kobe love can't get any worse.  If LeBron wins a ring, the Jordan comparisons will be even more frequent.  We won't be able to listen to any kind of NBA analysis without a reference to how LeBron is going to win a bunch of titles and he might be the greatest ever.

I really don't want to live through a Jordan-esque era.  The worst thing I can imagine is one team winning 6 championships in 8 years (unless it's the Celtics).

I would rather see Kobe win #5 than see LeBron win his first.  

 

But as much as I hate Lebron's antics.... if it came down to LA vs CLE in the finals... LA has to go down. No banner 16 for them. 

Plus I live in LA, and really can't stand seeing them win.