How did the Cavs enable Lebron?

[cornbreadsmart]

     I've read this in a couple of articles but what did they actually doi to enable Lebron? I heard one thing was allowing buddies of his on the summer league team? What did they actually DO that enabled him? I don't mean just kissing his butt because that is done to stars all around the league. This is something I never really followed.

[jdpapa3]

I've read that he forced their hand in re-signing Boobie Gibson. Also that he had a major voice in the coaching position. Too tough to ever really figure out how much say he had.

[guava_wrench]

Analysts like to blame instead of just accepting that so much in life is just contingent.

The Cavs did a great job, but it doesn't always work out. Analysts like to judge from the safe position of looking back from the future when everything is settled saying "team X should have done Y instead of Z". The problem is, they have no idea if Z would have worked, and you have even less of an idea when predicting the future.