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

So Lebron is cancer now? You learn something new every day I guess...

Team USA's biggest mistake was obviously cutting Adam Morrison though :no:

I think it is time the media destroys LeBron's career like they id AI and almost Kobe.

[QUOTE=LosBulls]I think it is time the media destroys LeBron's career like they id AI and almost Kobe.[/QUOTE]

I think this is a cop out.

The media can't do sh-t.

The media didn't tell Kobe to go get some nookie outside of his marriage with some girl that turned out to be a psycho (and that's *if* his side of the story is even true).

The media didn't do anything to AI. AI killed his own career.

Winning and performing at a high level tends to shut up your critics.

That's really the only way Tiger is ever going to get out of his current situation as well.

[QUOTE=Soundwave]I think this is a cop out.

The media can't do sh-t.

The media didn't tell Kobe to go get some nookie outside of his marriage with some girl that turned out to be a psycho (and that's *if* his side of the story is even true).

The media didn't do anything to AI. AI killed his own career.

Winning and performing at a high level tends to shut up your critics.

That's really the only way Tiger is ever going to get out of his current situation as well.[/QUOTE]
I strongly disagree.

The media picks & chooses who to destroy and who to build up. This is what they have done for decades, and the sports media is nothing different than any other media outlet which have their own agenda they're trying to push.


The media built Kobe up and just as quickly tore him down. This is why Kobe treats the media like shit, because he knows that there is a thin balance between good & evil and media influences too many peoples opinions.


What did Allen Iverson do or say that hadn't been done before in the NBA? Do you see how the most famous comment Iverson made is regarding practice? This man basically said he doesn't even need practice to play in a game. If Kobe said the same thing, who would care? The media turned it into an example of him being a team cancer who doesn't play hard, practice, or care about being a team player. Anybody who knows about Iverson knows each 1 of those is false and he is one of the most serious players in NBA History when it comes to basketball. They want Iverson to go somewhere & die, then they do their rebuilding effort to say he was just "misunderstood". That bullshit.:rant They tore this man down in the midst of MVP caliber seasons, and they did so to create a villain for dramatic purposes.

What did LeBron do differently that hasn't been done by hundreds of NBA players before him? A TV special. Michael Jordan called a press conference out of the blue to retire from basketball to pursue a baseball career, where was the massive outcry/hatred? Didn't he at one point "cheat out of his legacy"?

Now the media is going to use every chance they get to tear him down. I've been waiting for this to happen btw. Do you know why so many people hated LeBron before he joined the Heat? Its because David Stern and Nike have done their best to force-feed the public LeBron James as the perfect basketball player and person who will eventually follow and shatter Jordan's records. They crowned him King James at Age 19 when he was barely shooting over 40% from the Field. LeBron already had his legacy written out and fed to people, he never went out and proved that he deserved the title "King James". People dont respect LeBron because he never took the time to build that respect up, instead he just tried to back up the respect Nike & the NBA built up for him.


LeBron made the worst decision of his life picking the Miami Heat. He turned himself into a villain without anybody to back him up, because most of his fans(Cavs fans) now hate him.

He should've went to the Knicks or Bulls. The NY or Chicago media is strong enough to paint anybody in a favorable light when being attacked from all angles. They each have strong enough fanbases to defend him as well.

The whole "practice" thing with AI was all Larry Brown's fault more so then the media, Billy King even said Iverson had been at practice and only missed one that entire year, and he had an excuse. Brown just threw AI under the bus, because it took away from the fact Jim O'Brien was outcoaching him in the 2002 playoffs.

How old is this post? I remember reading an article like this in 06/07.

No wonder a lot of people have jumped off Lebandwagon.

The media seems to be quite kind to Kobe these days.

The media can't "tear" someone down. They have to do it themselves first. The "media" really is also just basically a reflection of general public opinion ... ie: Tiger Woods is no longer a "wholesome guy" .... well sticking your d-ck into 100 other ladies while you're married probably will do that to ya.

Iverson can't play at a high level anymore. That's why he's a non-story these days.

The media saying AI is a team cancer didn't make AI a cancer. He was a cancer before that and his past 4 seasons have proven that. Nuggets couldn't even get out of the first round with AI and as soon as he leaves, first of all the ECF conference finals team he goes to doesn't even get out of the first round and the team he leaves goes to the WCF.

Then he took the Grizzlies to the worst record in the league, threw a tantrum and left

FWIW, LeBron led Team USA in mpg on the '06 team. Since he was also named team captain(along with a couple others), he must have got his sh!t together quick after the cut scare. LeBron's actually led team USA in mpg on all his stints save 2004. Whatever bothered them early in '06, it became a non-issue soon. Coaches don't give the most # of mins. to players they don't like. Of course, LeBron was also the best player on all 3 teams, so his on-court play alone could've earned him the minutes.

[QUOTE=Indian guy]FWIW, LeBron led Team USA in mpg on the '06 team. Since he was also named team captain(along with a couple others), he must have got his sh!t together quick after the cut scare. LeBron's actually led team USA in mpg on all his stints save 2004. Whatever bothered them early in '06, it became a non-issue soon. Coaches don't give the most # of mins. to players they don't like. Of course, LeBron was also the best player on all 3 teams, so his on-court play alone could've earned him the minutes.[/QUOTE]
In 2008, Lebron was worse than Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, and Team USA's leading scorer Carmelo Anthony.

Did you watch the olympics? Everyone called Lebron the leader but all he did was get fast break dunks. He was useless in the half court.

The media does suck and it does influence people's opinions, but it isn't like ESPN held a board meeting and decided that they were going to turn Lebron from their number one favorite guy to a terrible villain. All the media can do is blow things out of proportion, it can't just paint the picture.

Kobe was accused of rape, media backlash followed. AI actually WAS team cancer, media backlash followed. Lebron made a decision that no one outside of Miami agreed with, and the media backlash was appropriate.

[QUOTE=Indian guy]FWIW, LeBron led Team USA in mpg on the '06 team. Since he was also named team captain(along with a couple others), he must have got his sh!t together quick after the cut scare. LeBron's actually led team USA in mpg on all his stints save 2004. Whatever bothered them early in '06, it became a non-issue soon. [B]Coaches don't give the most # of mins. to players they don't like. [/B]Of course, LeBron was also the best player on all 3 teams, so his on-court play alone could've earned him the minutes.[/QUOTE]

No, they give minutes to the best players on the team. Plus where is your source that Lebron was a captain? The captains on the team were Kidd and Kobe.

[QUOTE=KIRA]In 2008, Lebron was worse than Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, and Team USA's leading scorer Carmelo Anthony.

Did you watch the olympics? Everyone called Lebron the leader but all he did was get fast break dunks. He was useless in the half court.[/QUOTE]

Didn't he shoot 3's at an abnormally high %?

I'm pretty sure after Wade, LeBron consistently performed the best on the team.

[QUOTE=KIRA]In 2008, Lebron was worse than Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, and Team USA's leading scorer Carmelo Anthony.[/quote]

I hope worse means better here, otherwise you're way, way wrong. LeBron was easily Team USA's most productive player in Beijing. And if you had actually watched the games, you'd know he was our best player on BOTH ends of the court.

[quote]He was useless in the half court.[/QUOTE]

He was 2nd in 3pters made on the team. Had the 2nd best 3pt% too.

[QUOTE=triangleoffense]The captains on the team were Kidd and Kobe.[/QUOTE]

I was talking about the '06 team.