Yahoo!: LeBron's unbearable attitude with Team USA and Nike's warning...

i don't care if the article is true.. but it's hilarious how some of you lebron fans get so but hurt and overreact... sorry to break it to you, lebron doesn't give a flying fcuk about you..

LeBron reminds me a lot in terms of attitude/demeanor of a young Shaq (1992-99) ...

- Dominant in the NBA from day 1
- Generational level of talent
- Marketing machines from day 1 (remember Reebok, Pepsi, Taco Bell, etc. for Shaq)
- Like to goof around with friends/teammates rather than being focused/intense all the time.
- Early career playoff disappointments
- Made their first NBA Finals around the same point in their careers with identical results (swept out).
- Critics said Shaq could never win the big one. LeBron has similar critics now.

Only difference is Shaq has played on far better teams from day 1.

I think LeBron's time is coming, just like Shaq's time eventually came, but he probably will always irk some people who want him to have the killer tenacity that Jordan or Bird or Russell did ... and Shaq had the same issue I think too (people thought he could've had more of a killer instinct/work ethic).

[QUOTE=Soundwave]LeBron reminds me a lot in terms of attitude/demeanor of a young Shaq (1992-99) ...

- Dominant in the NBA from day 1
- Generational level of talent
- Marketing machines from day 1 (remember Reebok, Pepsi, Taco Bell, etc. for Shaq)
- Like to goof around with friends/teammates rather than being focused/intense all the time.
- Early career playoff disappointments
- Made their first NBA Finals around the same point in their careers with identical results (swept out).
- Critics said Shaq could never win the big one. LeBron has similar critics now.

Only difference is Shaq has played on far better teams from day 1.

I think LeBron's time is coming, just like Shaq's time eventually came, but he probably will always irk some people who want him to have the killer tenacity that Jordan or Bird or Russell did ... and Shaq had the same issue I think too (people thought he could've had more of a killer instinct/work ethic).[/QUOTE]

You forgot the most important thing fool, is that Shaq didn't bolted for a team to chase a ring with 2 superstars with 1 who is virtually better then he is.

Shaq came to the Lakers to be the man of tinsel town. To be a superstar. To be the best. And he accomplished it.

Lol this is a pathetic comparison...

[QUOTE=brooks_thompson]why, the crappy grammar and word usage is on par with the usual idiot stuff the guy says[/QUOTE]
James said "Kobe has the scoring power and will to score anywhere on the court. Since both Kobe and I have the wills to win, it's very fun to play games with him. But I'm inherited to lead and also born with the leadership. That is my greatest advantage compared to Kobe."

Yeh but no way he is stupid enough to say something like that. If he actually did say that, there is no way he will be able to peacefully coexist on the same team as Dwayne Wade for an entire season.

[QUOTE=The_Yearning]You forgot the most important thing fool, is that Shaq didn't bolted for a team to chase a ring with 2 superstars with 1 who is virtually better then he is.

Shaq came to the Lakers to be the man of tinsel town. To be a superstar. To be the best. And he accomplished it.

Lol this is a pathetic comparison...[/QUOTE]

Shaq couldn't win it all even with an elite guard in Penny Hardaway. He had to wait until he got super-elite guards in Kobe and D-Wade to win it. To me that is not very impressive.

[QUOTE=kentatm]why don't you read the article before you comment so you don't look like a moron?[/QUOTE]

I read it einstein. I was commenting more so on the idea of nike dropping him since thats what the thread title implys. it said nike was gonna leave him home which makes even less sense being as though they dont control team usa or fiba.

[quote=cotdt]Shaq couldn't win it all even with an elite guard in Penny Hardaway. He had to wait until he got super-elite guards in Kobe and D-Wade to win it. To me that is not very impressive.[/quote]

shaq not that impressive to you eh? high standards you have

[QUOTE=KIRA]James said "Kobe has the scoring power and will to score anywhere on the court. Since both Kobe and I have the wills to win, it's very fun to play games with him. But I'm inherited to lead and also born with the leadership. That is my greatest advantage compared to Kobe."

Yeh but no way he is stupid enough to say something like that. If he actually did say that, there is no way he will be able to peacefully coexist on the same team as Dwayne Wade for an entire season.[/QUOTE]

Ah, I remember those types of quotes from James. Even though he probably was the leader of Team USA, it got annoying after he said it 1000 times. Every damn quote started with "My team...".

[QUOTE=LA_Showtime]Ah, I remember those types of quotes from James. Even though he probably was the leader of Team USA, it got annoying after he said it 1000 times. Every damn quote started with "My team...".[/QUOTE]

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did you read the article?

[QUOTE=SourGrapes]??

did you read the article?[/QUOTE]

I was responding to someone's post...?

[QUOTE=LA_Showtime]Ah, I remember those types of quotes from James. Even though he probably was the leader of Team USA, it got annoying after he said it 1000 times. Every damn quote started with "My team...".[/QUOTE]
Good to know Wade was content letting Lebron going around to the media saying he was leader of the team when he wasn't.Wade just let his game do the talking and his game showed he was leader of the team and best player on the court-he even sacrificed himself to be a 6th man so the old vets Kobe and Kidd could start.

Wade can do the same thing with the heat, let Lebron claim leadership off the court but then take over as leader on the court whenever Lebron gets scared. Real maturity on Wade's part

[QUOTE=LA_Showtime]I was responding to someone's post...?[/QUOTE]

according to the article he clearly was no leader in any sense on team usa... just liked to play the part i guess

To the OP article...this is what happens when you hype up players, without letting them earn it. His been a spoiled dude since 14 years of age

:lol [QUOTE=Calabis]To the OP article...this is what happens when you hype up players, without letting them earn it. His been a spoiled dude since 14 years of age[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=The_Yearning]You forgot the most important thing fool, is that Shaq didn't bolted for a team to chase a ring with 2 superstars with 1 who is virtually better then he is.

Shaq came to the Lakers to be the man of tinsel town. To be a superstar. To be the best. And he accomplished it.

Lol this is a pathetic comparison...[/QUOTE]

You're right. He left for even dumber reasons.

He was jealous of a puppet in a Nike commercial getting attention over him, and left a perfectly great situation in Orlando (one year removed from the NBA Finals) to further his sh-tty movie career.

"Being the man" was just a nice side benefit, one that he soon bristled at when he realized by ironic fate that he just got teamed up with a punk kid from Philly who had an ego possibly even bigger than his.