Lebron: "it will take a few years" is such a lie.

[Connor B]

This should be obvious to all of you but just to make it clear, he intentionally left out Wiggins and Bennett's names from that letter he wrote because he already knew those would be the pieces that would be potentially traded for Love. With that knowledge, he knew that his team could potentially be Kyrie/Lebron/Love pretty easily, and he may have also known he would have former teammates following him to Cleveland.

Lebron knew 2 months ago if he went to Cleveland his team would be an immediate contender, and if that weren't the case he would never agree to go to Cleveland to begin with. And everything I just said is obvious, as soon as I read that letter I realized how clever he thought he was being, I didn't need Bill Simmons or anyone else to point it out.

Lebron winning a ring in Cleveland is great for the city but for his legacy in terms of individual success it is just another ring, and another one where he had a tremendous amount of help.

[J Shuttlesworth]

I don't necessarily think he knew Love was a lock to join the Cavs. It is Cleveland after all. There's no guarantee that players will come there since the city is pretty shitty

[stalkerforlife]

He said it to take the Heat off.

Remember, he can't handle much pressure.

[lebron06]

Ok? Will u stop crying? It is what it is lol

[JellyBean]

Oh do tell. Old Great and Powerful. Also, the PowerBall and Mega Millions are getting up there in dollar range, what numbers shall I play this week in order to claim my multi-million dollar winnings?

[dubeta]

LOL the Cavs never sniffed the playoffs in 4 years

You're making it sound like LeBron joined the reigning champs or something

This team has no playoff experience, and is full of kids

a few years is a good approximation

[edrick]

He said it to take the Heat off.

Remember, he can't handle much pressure.

Yeah, what would LeBron know about pressure, right? It's not like he was looked at as the second coming of Jordan since he was in HS or anything.

[Kvnzhangyay]

So when lebron says he will win a title pretty much this year, or next season, in 2010 he gets flamed, and when he says it might take a few years to get a title he gets flamed.

If he didnt mention getting a title he would probably get flamed anyways because it shows his goal is not a title or that he doesn't have the motivation to win a title :roll: :roll:

[BlkMambaGOAT]

So when lebron says he will win a title pretty much this year, or next season, in 2010 he gets flamed, and when he says it might take a few years to get a title he gets flamed.

If he didnt mention getting a title he would probably get flamed anyways because it shows his goal is not a title or that he doesn't have the motivation to win a title :roll: :roll:
Because the response from him would be "Sorry Cleveland, imma choke away every ring for you until I retire, but don't worry you can still retire my jersey after I'm gone." Cleveland needs the truth.

[Kvnzhangyay]

Because the response from him would be "Sorry Cleveland, imma choke away every ring for you until I retire, but don't worry you can still retire my jersey after I'm gone." Cleveland needs the truth.

So what's the truth when no one knows for sure?

[BlkMambaGOAT]

So what's the truth when no one knows for sure?
That he will choke away every opportunity to contest for a ring, let alone win one in the finals, but his jersey will be retired.

[Straight_Ballin]

That he will choke away every opportunity to contest for a ring, let alone win one in the finals, but his jersey will be retired.

^ 90-95% chance of being fact.

[JT123]

This should be obvious to all of you but just to make it clear, he intentionally left out Wiggins and Bennett's names from that letter he wrote because he already knew those would be the pieces that would be potentially traded for Love. With that knowledge, he knew that his team could potentially be Kyrie/Lebron/Love pretty easily, and he may have also known he would have former teammates following him to Cleveland.

Lebron knew 2 months ago if he went to Cleveland his team would be an immediate contender, and if that weren't the case he would never agree to go to Cleveland to begin with. And everything I just said is obvious, as soon as I read that letter I realized how clever he thought he was being, I didn't need Bill Simmons or anyone else to point it out.

Lebron winning a ring in Cleveland is great for the city but for his legacy in terms of individual success it is just another ring, and another one where he had a tremendous amount of help.
Are Wiggins and Bennett the only players he didn't mention in that letter, cause if not your entire thread is null and void. NEXT

[poido123]

Are Wiggins and Bennett the only players he didn't mention in that letter, cause if not your entire thread is null and void. NEXT


We all know he left out those specific players without any kind of coincidence right? If he left out Irving in the letter you might have a point. :rolleyes:

Lebron knew he was coming to a good situation, admit it and move on...

Next

[Dengness9]

He left out the players who were going to Minny and talked up the guys like Irving, Waiters, Thompson, Andy V.


Lebron stans, just give up on this one. You mean to tell me he was coming back to Cleveland and they have Wiggins, the number 1 pick in a strong draft and he's not gonna talk about helping develop the kid?

He knew then they were getting Love. This is a joke. He's just a bitch.

[04mzwach]

Lebron has this all mapped out for the rest of his career. He's a mastermind GM.

[Soundwave]

I'm pretty sure he had talked to Love beforehand too ... as far I know it's not illegal or tampering if the player does it, just if the front office engages in such action directly.

[FLDFSU]

This should be obvious to all of you but just to make it clear, he intentionally left out Wiggins and Bennett's names from that letter he wrote because he already knew those would be the pieces that would be potentially traded for Love. With that knowledge, he knew that his team could potentially be Kyrie/Lebron/Love pretty easily, and he may have also known he would have former teammates following him to Cleveland.

Lebron knew 2 months ago if he went to Cleveland his team would be an immediate contender, and if that weren't the case he would never agree to go to Cleveland to begin with. And everything I just said is obvious, as soon as I read that letter I realized how clever he thought he was being, I didn't need Bill Simmons or anyone else to point it out.

Lebron winning a ring in Cleveland is great for the city but for his legacy in terms of individual success it is just another ring, and another one where he had a tremendous amount of help.

So why didn't any other free agent as much as visit Cleveland? Why didn't Melo or Bosh or Wade make the trip up to Ohio and entertain the thought of playing for the soon to be contender Cavs? Why did Deng run out of town ASAP?

And if that was the case, why didn't Love jump at the opportunity 2 months ago to be traded for the No. 1 pick? Surely K. Love knew the Cavs would be contenders?

Does Lebron have some sort of magic powers that allows him to see far into the future that those surrounding Bosh, Wade, Melo don't?

[russwest0]

How do people who think he was coming back regardless explain him saying like just 6 months ago that he wasn't coming back?

They got Wiggins and it opened the door for a Love trade, so he came back.

[JT123]

How do people who think he was coming back regardless explain him saying like just 6 months ago that he wasn't coming back?

They got Wiggins and it opened the door for a Love trade, so he came back.
You keep saying this, yet never provide a quote. :sleeping

[ballin33]

Nah, trade wasn't a lock then and the team won 33 games the year before.

[nashwade]

he's just doing exactly the the opposite of what he did in 2010, from a PR perspective. Nothing wrong in my opinion.