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Post by 101mitch on Jun 7, 2014 1:15:25 GMT -5
The top sentence makes 0 sense to me. Yes. You hate Lebron just because he's better than KD. And who has a bigger target? No, I hate Lebron because he is an arrogant prick who dissed the city of Cleveland so bad that I here in Kansas now hate him. People are easier targets. Michael Vick killed dogs.. Tim Tebow could hit that target.
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Post by saskabronco on Jun 7, 2014 4:08:28 GMT -5
"Lebron is the most underpaid athlete in the history of sports." Says NBA2K14 That probably doesn't take into account all of his endorsements. I'm sure he's got a a lot more money than the majority of athletes since his brand is everywhere. I was reading an article that stated he's the 4th highest paid athlete in the world when all of his endorsements are considered (makes around $60 million a year). Plus, he chose to take less money so that he could win championships on a stacked team. People who claim Lebron is an easy target are right, but it's by his own doing. He takes a smaller contract to play on a winning team then complains about only having the 13th highest salary in the league. He makes his decision to join the Heat the most absurd public spectacle ever. He is the best all around player in the league but he is his own biggest fan and everything has to be about him. I like a guy like KD so much more because he is humble and classy.
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Post by Morkim on Jun 7, 2014 6:06:13 GMT -5
You hate Lebron just because he's better than KD. And who has a bigger target? No, I hate Lebron because he is an arrogant prick who dissed the city of Cleveland so bad that I here in Kansas now hate him. People are easier targets. Michael Vick killed dogs.. Tim Tebow could hit that target. lol oh please. No one cares about Cleveland outside of Ohio. And really, you're coming at me with a backup QB and a guy who isn't in a league? I bet the pressure on them is tremendous.
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Post by awesomeace on Jun 7, 2014 8:23:32 GMT -5
"Lebron is the most underpaid athlete in the history of sports." Says NBA2K14 lol I got that too in the myplayer mode yet I'm on a rookie contract leading the league in points, steals and blocks and 2nd in assists... -_- I want a raise
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Post by Juggs on Jun 7, 2014 12:24:00 GMT -5
Cramps like that prevent people from being able to stand up, much less play NBA basketball. Once the cramps get that bad, and I've had them that bad, there's nothing he could have done. I don't blame him for going off once it got that bad, since he was probably playing through what anyone else couldn't the whole game before that. I DO blame LeBron for letting the cramps get that bad, not taking a few minutes off earlier to rest and stay better hydrated. He needs to keep fitness at 10000% to play at the level he does, and he obviously was focusing only on basketball and not on his fitness and cardio.
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Post by plax on Jun 7, 2014 13:32:25 GMT -5
"Lebron is the most underpaid athlete in the history of sports." Says NBA2K14 That probably doesn't take into account all of his endorsements. I'm sure he's got a a lot more money than the majority of athletes since his brand is everywhere. I was reading an article that stated he's the 4th highest paid athlete in the world when all of his endorsements are considered (makes around $60 million a year). Plus, he chose to take less money so that he could win championships on a stacked team. People who claim Lebron is an easy target are right, but it's by his own doing. He takes a smaller contract to play on a winning team then complains about only having the 13th highest salary in the league. He makes his decision to join the Heat the most absurd public spectacle ever. He is the best all around player in the league but he is his own biggest fan and everything has to be about him. I like a guy like KD so much more because he is humble and classy. Do you know basketball and/or LeBron James? It has to be about him? If that was the case he would have taken max money instead of taking the same amount of money as CHRIS BOSH. LeBron has never complained about what he makes, so I have no clue where you get that from. And LeBron is not the biggest target because of his own doing. The "Decision" certainly magnified it, but he was always looked at going back to High School. Even before James went to Miami, he was scrutinized daily because he couldn't win it all on a bad Cleveland team. From 2004 til Miami, he was always bashed for not winning everything. Then he goes to Miami and wins everything multiple times, and he is still be bashed. And Durant is humble? How so? Durant was in the spotlight at Texas, just like LBJ was in HS. And don't give me that "he grew up in a bad neighborhood" crap, because MANY players deal with that same thing. LBJ is just as humble and classy as Durant. But because people love to hate LBJ, people see LBJ in a different light.
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Post by plax on Jun 7, 2014 13:36:14 GMT -5
Cramps like that prevent people from being able to stand up, much less play NBA basketball. Once the cramps get that bad, and I've had them that bad, there's nothing he could have done. I don't blame him for going off once it got that bad, since he was probably playing through what anyone else couldn't the whole game before that. I DO blame LeBron for letting the cramps get that bad, not taking a few minutes off earlier to rest and stay better hydrated. He needs to keep fitness at 10000% to play at the level he does, and he obviously was focusing only on basketball and not on his fitness and cardio. You know Lebron is the most fit player in the league, right? The arena was 90+ degrees and Lebron plays at a high pace. Couple that with Miami playing Lebron just about the entire 2nd half, and it is easy to see why Lebron got cramps. Nothing to do with his "cardio". You can have the best cardio in the world and still get cramps when you are playing at an intense pace in 90+ degree weather for 20 minutes (2nd half of the game). I don't blame Lebron for not being able to come back, because cramps suck to deal with. I think a lot of hate is because LBJ asked to be carried off the floor instead of trying to walk it off or hop on one leg.
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Post by saskabronco on Jun 7, 2014 17:55:22 GMT -5
That probably doesn't take into account all of his endorsements. I'm sure he's got a a lot more money than the majority of athletes since his brand is everywhere. I was reading an article that stated he's the 4th highest paid athlete in the world when all of his endorsements are considered (makes around $60 million a year). Plus, he chose to take less money so that he could win championships on a stacked team. People who claim Lebron is an easy target are right, but it's by his own doing. He takes a smaller contract to play on a winning team then complains about only having the 13th highest salary in the league. He makes his decision to join the Heat the most absurd public spectacle ever. He is the best all around player in the league but he is his own biggest fan and everything has to be about him. I like a guy like KD so much more because he is humble and classy. Do you know basketball and/or LeBron James? It has to be about him? If that was the case he would have taken max money instead of taking the same amount of money as CHRIS BOSH. LeBron has never complained about what he makes, so I have no clue where you get that from. And LeBron is not the biggest target because of his own doing. The "Decision" certainly magnified it, but he was always looked at going back to High School. Even before James went to Miami, he was scrutinized daily because he couldn't win it all on a bad Cleveland team. From 2004 til Miami, he was always bashed for not winning everything. Then he goes to Miami and wins everything multiple times, and he is still be bashed. And Durant is humble? How so? Durant was in the spotlight at Texas, just like LBJ was in HS. And don't give me that "he grew up in a bad neighborhood" crap, because MANY players deal with that same thing. LBJ is just as humble and classy as Durant. But because people love to hate LBJ, people see LBJ in a different light. I obviously don't know the guy personally but he is very open to talking about anything. ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/nba-lebron-james-miguel-cabrera-money-extension-salary-capwww.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2013/02/05/lebron-james-is-underpaid-by-the-heat-and-nike/These are two examples of Lebron stating that he is under paid/wants more money. That is where I get it from and if you look on google there are many more articles with him talking about how the NBA salary cap holds him back from making what he deserves. And yes it has to be about him. He took less money because he knows championships are the way to be considered the best, not just a high salary. So he took a pay cut (which is still a ton of money, not even considering his massive deal with nike), played the "I'm charitable" and "I'm doing Miami a favour" cards, then bitches about how he can't get paid more. It's 100% about him. The best players in any leagues will always be a target, especially when they were the best prospects coming into the league. Sidney Crosby deals with that in hockey. Peyton Manning deals with that in football. Lebron deals with it in basketball. He's not the only guy to get put through that scrutiny, but he handles it worse than the rest. I tried to find anything about Durant whining about money or talking himself up, but I couldn't find anything. In looking. I did find this article about James being jealous of how much KD shoots the ball though. bleacherreport.com/articles/1922925-lebron-james-i-do-get-jealous-about-how-much-kevin-durant-shootsLebron says he is jealous of how much KD shoots and "just imagine what I could do if shot 30 times a game" (KD averages 19.4 per game, over James' 16.1). All Durant said is that he would gladly trade a scoring title for an NBA title, and that he's sure Lebron could do whatever he wants on the court. And how is Durant humble? Here's one example: tracking.si.com/2014/05/01/kevin-durant-ok-with-newspaper-headline/ The newspaper called him Mr. Unreliable and he owned it, saying "that's what they are supposed to say. I didn't come through for the team." Yes, some people claim he is stats obsessed, but his team relies on him to put up those stats to win. You don't see him throwing ridiculous parties to announce his next signing. You don't see him bitching about the salary cap and how he deserves more money. You don't see any videos of Durant diving like he's competing for an Olympic diving medal. Maybe it's because Lebron never did a year at college or maybe maybe he's just more full of himself, but he is selfish and immature.
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Post by kkc86 on Jun 7, 2014 23:46:47 GMT -5
Cramps are different from injuries. They hurt more than many types injuries, and in many cases you can't move your legs when you have them. I've never seen anyone play through cramps. It doesn't make sense to try and do that IMO.
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Post by h24dog on Jun 8, 2014 11:33:20 GMT -5
What makes him an easy target?? Sure he is the best at his sport, but so are other people. What makes him easy? Read this article (ignore that it's from ESPN, it answers your question perfectly). link
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