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Originally Posted by Azure
My problem with what Lebron did has everything to do with him, Bosh and Wade running to Miami like a bunch of little girls who can't do anything by themselves.
I don't even care if they took a paycut. Its ridiculous.
It would be like Ovechkin, Iginla, Duchane, Taveres, Hall, Seguin, Toews, Kane, Crosby, Malkin.....2-3 of them signing as free agents all with one team because they want to win the Stanley Cup.
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The thing is they didn't tkae a paycut, with Florida's lack of taxes Lebron will earn more there than he would have under the max contract Cleveland could have offered.
Lebron exposed himself as the egomaniac he's always been known to be, and Gilbert exposed himself as a petty billionaire. At least Gilbert's rant will score him points with Cleveland fans, Lebron only scored points with people who value self aggrandizing behavior. Sadly, that seems to be a fairly large percentage of NBA fans from what I've experienced. It'll be interesting to see what this does to his 'brand' long term. He's certainly made it clear that he is not capable of being 'the man' on a championship team.