I've tried to feel a way about this every since the announcement but I can't.
I love how nikkas write PARAGRAPHS over sports and NOTHING on other clearly more important topics.
I believe he realized that the Heat would never be "his team". Wade had a pull within the organization that Lebron would never have, as well as a love from the city of Miami, that he could never achieve. He wasn't given the power that you would have expected an organization would give to a player of his caliber. It is well known that he was very upset with the Heat not consulting with him regarding personnel matters (the Miller amnesty and the Joel Anthony trade). I think his camp did a great job of harping on this, reinforcing that he would always be in Wade's shadow and that Miami would never entertain the idea of replacing Wade, or treat him as they do Wade. That he was the reason for the success of the team more so than Wade.
Lebron thinks in the short term and those kind of decisions tend to be reactionary in nature. No one can argue against the idea that Lebron's game elevated to another level in Miami, but this maturation was primarily due to him playing with Wade and Bosh. He benefited from incredible spacing with the Heat, something that I dont think he will have with this cavs roster as it is currently constructed. Teams legit had to respect bosh and wade's ability to score which helped Lebron play a more methodical game. Also defensively, Wade and Bosh brought a defensive intensity that allowed Lebron to flourish and become a dominant defensive presence. When Wade began to breakdown that is when the Heat began to breakdown.
As for Bron with the Cavs, Kyrie and Love aint bought that defense and it is gonna be very interesting to see how patient Bron is willing to be. He can say what he wants now, but when them growing pains start showing, and the loses start adding up, That is when the second guessing starts. That nikka dont wanna lose. Make no mistake, Bron feels that he will be able to duplicate his success that he had in Miami, I don't think that will happen, but he and his team have doubled down on that idea. To many people have discounted what Bosh and Wade brought to the table and i think that was the catalyst to his decision. the question now becomes can Kyrie and Love do the same, and if not will Lebron stick around to wait.
Nah... Dude wanted to go back for a while now... He never revealed his FA plans and they have been asking him since he first won...If Bosh and Wade were still producing at a high level Lebron would still be in Miami.
NoKobe fan huh?
I think that there is some truth to this and a lot of scenarios. Peep this. His first year in Miami, he visibly tried to be the villain, but that just isn't him. More importantly, Savannah and the kids stayed in Ohio that year. He proposed and THAT is what got her down there to Miami. He obviously got married but she longed for home, his mom longed for home. As LeBron has gotten older, I think he realized that it's the same with most people you can take LeBron out of Ohio but you can't take Ohio out of LeBron. I shyt on Ohio as a State being from Michigan, not as much as the OG Ed but that's just our rivalry but for a lot of people, they love it. Big Z, for his year in Miami, bought a house there, two years later, moved back to Cleveland. Mike Brown coached in LA, kept residence in Cleveland. There is appeal there and that got to LeBron as well. I think it started from family and it branched out from there. However, I do believe that he is at peace finally. I'm happy for them.
Damn, so Savannah refused to move down to miami with him until he proposed? I know she loves it in Cleveland and so does his squad.
watch from 12:15 to 12:50
Bron is the realest nikka in the league.
Lebron thinks like his mother. His mother generally lacks loyalty and so does he. The great thing, is he has character which his mom doesn't but that comes after being embarrassed by her often.