Would you love Lebron if he were a Celtic tomorrow?

[Mogreen17]

All the LeBron bashing across the blog, other blogs and ESPN has been a joy to read, believe me.

Would you still hate him, his childishness, arrogance and immaturity if he were to sign with the C's this offseason?

[bfrombleacher]

He is damaged beyond repair. I don't know honestly. Paul Pierce is disliked somewhat outside of Beantown but his bad traits aren't anything compared to LeBron's.

LeBron just takes it too far and he turned Dwyane Wade into an ass as well. I don't think the old Dwyane Wade would've mocked someone for coughing.

I would accept it. I would not ever defend LeBron though, unlike those convoluted Cavs fans before and those Heat fans now.

[rickyfan3.0...]

YES

We all would. If Kobe repaired his image, anybody can. We would ALL love Lebrick if he were a Celtic, the same way everyone still calls for us to pick up Rasheed Wallace.

[bfrombleacher]

YES

We all would. If Kobe repaired his image, anybody can. We would ALL love Lebrick if he were a Celtic, the same way everyone still calls for us to pick up Rasheed Wallace.

Rasheed has a lot more class though. He's more grounded.

[BballTim]

YES

We all would. If Kobe repaired his image, anybody can. We would ALL love Lebrick if he were a Celtic, the same way everyone still calls for us to pick up Rasheed Wallace.

  Everyone still calls for that? Really?

[Moranis]

He is damaged beyond repair. I don't know honestly. Paul Pierce is disliked somewhat outside of Beantown but his bad traits aren't anything compared to LeBron's.

LeBron just takes it too far and he turned Dwyane Wade into an ass as well. I don't think the old Dwyane Wade would've mocked someone for coughing.

I would accept it. I would not ever defend LeBron though, unlike those convoluted Cavs fans before and those Heat fans now.

Wade instigated that whole thing.  He was the leader in the clubhouse on that one.  In fact, Wade is the leader in the clubhouse on most of these things, yet he is given a total free pass, which is just odd.

As for the question, probably not (though my disdain for Lebron is far less then most people - I suppose some of that comes from my fairly regular business trips to Cleveland, which I dislike greatly).  I don't like KG.  I think he is a punk and always has been, him coming here just made root for him, not like him.  There is a big difference in those two things.

[Redz]

I always look to Marbury's time here when faced with a hypothetical like this.  If I could find some love for Marb's in my green heart, then I think it's safe to say  I could love me some Lebron if he was wearing a Celtics uniform.

[bballee]

No!

[BballTim]

  Not until the Celts won a title with him.

[Moranis]

I always look to Marbury's time here when faced with a hypothetical like this.  If I could find some love for Marb's in my green heart, then I think it's safe to say  I could love me some Lebron if he was wearing a Celtics uniform.

Marbury is actually a great guy off the court (he does all sorts of tremendous charity work), my disdain for him was because of his game, not his character. 

[Bankshot]

He is damaged beyond repair. I don't know honestly. Paul Pierce is disliked somewhat outside of Beantown but his bad traits aren't anything compared to LeBron's.

LeBron just takes it too far and he turned Dwyane Wade into an ass as well. I don't think the old Dwyane Wade would've mocked someone for coughing.

I would accept it. I would not ever defend LeBron though, unlike those convoluted Cavs fans before and those Heat fans now.

Wade instigated that whole thing.  He was the leader in the clubhouse on that one.  In fact, Wade is the leader in the clubhouse on most of these things, yet he is given a total free pass, which is just odd.

As for the question, probably not (though my disdain for Lebron is far less then most people - I suppose some of that comes from my fairly regular business trips to Cleveland, which I dislike greatly).  I don't like KG.  I think he is a punk and always has been, him coming here just made root for him, not like him.  There is a big difference in those two things.

It looked to me like Wade was the instigator too, but would he have done such a thing if Lebron was not on his team?  It just seems like he started all this crap when paired up with Lebron and Lebron routinely did this kind of stuff when he was with Cleveland.  Looks like he brought it with him to Miami.  Now maybe Wade has done this kind of stuff before and I just never noticed.

[housecall]

No

[GreenFaith1819]

My main issue with Lebron was his "Decision" and how he went about it. He did in fact apologize for it, but the lateness of the apology again cast some doubt into the sincerity of it. Surely he must know this and hopefully learn from what happened.

With that being said, sure I'd love him in Celtics Green. No man is beyond help or saving, and folks should be given second (or third) chances.

My hope is that one day Lebron will get past the psychological part of this game and life. And I believe he will.

He has yet to achieve any championships, but it is undeniable that he possesses tremendous potential, and has in fact had it on full display at times during his career.

I have no doubt that with our players around him, plus occasional visits from Celtics Greats such as Bill, Cousy, Havlicek, etc - that couldn't hurt either. He'd have to fit in and become part of the team - and not bigger than it. While it is hard, at least initially - to see Lebron doing that, I cannot cast judgement on him and say that it couldn't happen.

I have a healthy respect for Lebron right now, and if he were a Celtic Tomorrow?

Sure I'd accept him and love him over time as a player - as long as he fit in. I believe that he would.

[moiso]

I would appreciate his game but dislike the man, unless he really changed his tune over the course of a few years.

Generally if I dislike a player, I continue to dislike him when he joins the C's.

[greenpride32]

I would appreciate his game but dislike the man, unless he really changed his tune over the course of a few years.

This.