I haven't written much about basketball since the Celtics lost to Miami. That doesn't mean that I haven't been following it. Like the rest of the country (except perhaps those in Miami) and especially for those in New England, I was delighted to see LeBron James go down in flames.
Nearly everyone seems to be piling on the "I'm happy LeBron James lost" bandwagon. And really, it's his own fault!
Nobody likes a braggart — someone who tells you how great he is and what he's going to accomplish. This is especially true for sports stars. I mean it's one thing to have confidence and believe in yourself. It's another thing to tell the world how talented you are and make promises about championships that you just can't deliver.
That's what LeBron James did when he left Cleveland complaining about not getting enough team support and with a publicity stunt moved to Miami guaranteeing great results. It's one thing to make promises and back them up (the way Larry Bird often did in Boston). It's another to make predictions and then disappear from view.
Well, guess what? It just didn't happen.
I read that in the six game series with Dallas, James scored a total of 18 points in the 4th quarters of the games. That's an average of 3 points during each 4th quarter. He might as well have been on the bench.
The best players that played the game always wanted the ball during clutch moments. Even if they off nights and didn't score, they directed the play or did other things to help their team win. James did none of those things when it really counted. As a result, he's being resoundingly criticized.
And I, for one, am delighted.
Enjoy the sweetness now – you'll be bitter come fall
Posted by: Birkenstock Outlet | August 06, 2020 at 03:30 AM