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Scathing Letter from Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert
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A Letter From Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert
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Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;
As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.
This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.
Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.
The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.
There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.
You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.
You have given so much and deserve so much more.
In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:
"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER
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Dan Gilbert's open letter to Cavs fans
Not sure if this has been posted yet...
[url]http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html[/url]
He sounds pretty pissed!
[QUOTE]Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;
As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.
This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.
Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.
The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.
There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.
You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.
You have given so much and deserve so much more.
In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:
"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER
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lol nice, three threads started at the same exact time :lol
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Oh my goodness, he's going to have LeBron James murdered!
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unbelievable letter from Dan Gilbert
holy SH#T!!!!!
[url]http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html[/url]
Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;
As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.
This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.
Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.
The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.
There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.
You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.
You have given so much and deserve so much more.
In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:
"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER
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close thread. already posted
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[QUOTE]"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER
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DAMN! What an awesome read. I've never seen an owner be that fumed and deservedly so. Screw LeBron.
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So is this guy going to ship Mo and Jamison to the Lakers for peanuts?
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Wojnarowski put it nicely though:
[QUOTE] Cavs owner goes on and on ripping LeBron James, but the letter is missing a P.S.to the fans: "I'm sorry I enabled him all those years." [/QUOTE]
[url]http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/18087323202[/url]
Touche.
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LOL this is priceless, it sounds like a stupid highschool fight now.
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This motherf[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]cker got me hyped. Everybody needs to trade their stars to Cleveland. Send Durant to Cleveland OKC!
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did he just freaking put a curse on lebron and the heat!!
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[QUOTE=PistolPete]DAMN! What an awesome read. I've never seen an owner be that fumed and deservedly so. Screw LeBron.[/QUOTE]
He had a lot of years to put winners around Lebron. All he found were a group of great regular season players. Dan Gilbert didn't do his job and he's mad now.
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"Nor NEVER will" is awkwardly phrased. Someone get this guy a writers reference.
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[QUOTE=Take Your Lumps]Wojnarowski put it nicely though:
[url]http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/18087323202[/url]
Touche.[/QUOTE]
nice.
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Wow... just wow :roll:
:applause:
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F*ck Lebron and all, but c'mon Gilbert, rise above. Act like the zillionaire professional you are.
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dont take it personal, Dan. its just business.
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Sounds like an e-mail a drunk ex-girlfriend would send at 3 in the morning. This looks bad for him as an owner.
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Sounds very unprofessional.
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[QUOTE=Knicks101]This motherf[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]cker got me hyped. Everybody needs to trade their stars to Cleveland. Send Durant to Cleveland OKC![/QUOTE]
:roll: I'm laughing so hard right now.
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[QUOTE=The_Yearning]So is this guy going to ship Mo and Jamison to the Lakers for peanuts?[/QUOTE]
As much as I hate the Lakers, that's actually not a bad idea!
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]F*ck Lebron and all, but c'mon Gilbert, rise above. Act like the zillionaire professional you are.[/QUOTE]
Downtown got kicked hard tonight, but recent downtown investments = 2 Billion dollars...including casino.
He's either crazy or he's going to do this. Either way, he's stepping up. Guaranteeing at least 2 sellouts next year.
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could he be fined for this?
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:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
At Gilbert. Just embarrassing the Cavs franchise even moreso.
Cavs aren't making the playoffs, let alone winning a title anytime soon.
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[QUOTE=twolvesfan]Dan Gilbert
He mad.[/QUOTE]
:roll:
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WTAM is reading the letter over the air for the 2nd time now in the last 10 minutes. They're acting like Gilbert is a hero for this ridiculous letter, which it feels to me like he dictated to someone after 5 shots of hard liquor.
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He went hard on him, but he also had a hand in the creation of the monster. Whoops. Shoulda kept the leash shorter.
This is a messy break up.
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I hope LeBron drops 50 on his pathetic team and awful city.
LeBron made the best decision for HIM. Not his legacy, or bball fans, or Dan f*cking Gilbert.
The guy sounds like a whiny b*tch right now who just got dumped. This letter is the classic "you're gonna want me back when I'm rich" line that people say after a breakup.
Cleveland will win won before LeBron? LMAO with who? No one wants to play in that dead town.
Gilbert should be thanking James for the past seven years and all he has done for that team.
In 7 years, they could never put a good team around LeBron. Mo Williams, Antawn Jamison, a broken down Shaq...what a joke.
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[B]Approved by Dan Gilbert[/B]
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"Umad?"
[IMG]http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/10/21/lebron.jpg[/IMG]
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This is very bizarre.
As much as Gilbert and Cleveland are upset at the situation, Lebron is hardly the first free agent to leave a team. Lebron has to stay there his whole career because.....why?
I think he might regret that letter. Why isolate yourself from Lebron's eventual legacy? Ya know what I mean?
Seems unprofessional to me.
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[QUOTE=twolvesfan]Dan Gilbert
He mad.[/QUOTE]
:applause: yeah...he mad
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LOL @ non-Cavs fans telling the Cavs owner how to feel.
Cleveland needed this. He's officially one of us now. He made mistakes dealing with LeBron, but that's in the past.
What a f*cking awesome read.