Someone remind me why Lebron was so hated for "The Decision" in 2010?

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If the CONCEPT of the television show was so abhorrent than people wouldn't have watched.. The result was what left everyone angry..
Of course it wasn't the concept, nobodies saying it was.
It was the execution, the insensitivity and the hysteria it provoked, none of which meant shyt to me but people are being wilfully naive if they say they don't understand why things panned out as they did.
 

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I can't say anything about Kareem but with Shaq and KG, they went to the two biggest franchises in basketball...There was gonna be no hate there in the media. Social media wasn't where its at now as well, even during the KG trade.

:usure: So you think if Lebron would've went to the Lakers or Celtics (pretend they had cap space) he wouldn't get hate from the media still?
 

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Cuz they needed a reason and Bron was too smart/careful to get caught up in any legit trouble...
 

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I always thought it was because of the team he chose. I don't think he would've been as hated if he chose Chicago or New York or any of the other teams that were pursuing him.

I mean I'm sure he still would've had his haters but I don't think it would've been as bad if it was anyone else.

Why did Miami get so much hate
 

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Of course it wasn't the concept, nobodies saying it was.
It was the execution, the insensitivity and the hysteria it provoked, none of which meant shyt to me but people are being wilfully naive if they say they don't understand why things panned out as they did.

Agreed...And it had nothing to do with the "execution" and "insensitivity"
 

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It's because he went to Miami with Wade and Bosh

People looked at that as cheating to win.
 

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It's because he went to Miami with Wade and Bosh

People looked at that as cheating to win.


It's also the reason why people are cheering him going back to Cleveland

So many in the media and fans hates the idea of 3 superstars deciding I team up and dominate.

It's why you always heard complaints about "not 1,not 2..."


And yes I quoted myself
 

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It clearly was the team bron went to, there are 6 hour pregame Fukking shows for a 60 minute super bowl, so miss me with the spectacle shyt, America loves being extra.. Let's say bron goes to the Knicks, NY media and it's reach is much larger and has the ability to shape the narrative and kill any of the hindsight criticism that followed.. No one gave a fukk about Cleveland fan feelings, it was who has an ability to write the next script..
 

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A couple reasons:

1. To that point nobody had gone on live TV to announce their free agency decision.
2. Lebron didn't make an attempt to contact the Cavs to say he was leaving, he just went on ESPN to say he was dipping
3. Cleveland sports fans for the most part are paranoid....I believe anything bad can happen at any moment when it comes to sports. We haven't won shyt in 50 years. So when the best chance to win went out the window, people overreacted and took The Decision personal.
4. Good ol' fashioned 'cism. Some white folks think the purpose of athletes at the top of their sport is to do whatever falls in line with their ideology. "He plays for my team so this is what he should do." So in this case, Lebron making a choice and leaving the home team removes the only thing they liked about him, his ability to play basketball. Now he's just a ******. I bought his jerseys and his merchandise for myself and my family, and now he's spitting in my face. "I actually stood by this ungrateful black b*stard and come to find out he's got no integrity." No he shouldn't have gone on TV to do it, but ultimately its free agency and Lebron did what he thought was best...and it ended up getting him championships.
 

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1. Because of the players he chose to play with. A top 5 player at the time and another top 15 guy. It was the easy way out
2. Some people didn't like that he left cleveland because of how he looked in game 5 of the boston series, like he just checked out
3. the tv show shyt was one of the most arrogant things ever done in sports, the boys n girls club money was just damage control.
4. some(mainly white) folks didn't like he was showing so much power.
 

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The only thing I still hold Lebron against Lebron ( and the rest of them) is this....

They all knew they were going to play together. They planned this beforehand (most likely years in advance). Nevermind the fact that it's collusion, they shoulda all just came out and went to the Heat.

Why they go ahead and plan these meetings where all these teams (who they know damn well they have no interest in signing with) come and pitch to them when they know the whole time where they're going to sign. That's a waste of everybody's time.

That's the one thing I personally dislike about free agency. These nikkas are like high school bytches that wanna be wined and dined by nikkas they know have no shot at them just for the sake of getting attention.

Stop being divas and just pick a team
 
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Of course it wasn't the concept, nobodies saying it was.
It was the execution, the insensitivity and the hysteria it provoked, none of which meant shyt to me but people are being wilfully naive if they say they don't understand why things panned out as they did.

The execution, insensitivity, and hysteria were all apart of the concept. :heh: That's like saying I dont' have a problem with the concept of war...it's the killing, casualties, and atrocious conditions I don't like. To say it wasn't the concept is to say that it wasn't the Decision because the Decision was all about capitalizing off of hysteria and being insensitive.
 
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