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LeBron and KD have the right to sign contracts at whatever amount a team offers them, as well as being able to sign with any team that offers a contract. The criticism with LeBron leaving Cleveland for Miami was the matter in how he announced it. Yeah, he's free to go where ever he wants. Doesn't mean we can't call BS on the media circus that swarmed on his TV special. Yeah, KD could leave OKC for any team he wanted. Doesn't mean I can't criticize him for taking the easy way out and joining the team that beat him in the playoffs. Them leaving their organizations isn't what I'm criticizing How they announced their departure and who they signed with is what I am criticizing. |
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05-29-2018, 07:23 PM | #2237 | |
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It’s like people have selective amnesia. Just because it was a bit of a disappointment doesn’t mean you can change history. At the time, people felt the same way about the Heat as they did about the Warriors. Most people assumed they’d win the next several championships. The intent with KD and Lebron was no different, KD just took it a step further and executed better. That’s why it’s semantics. Who cares whether or not Lebron lost to the Heat after being up 3-1 in the series? The Heat were a rival championship caliber team. Last edited by staylor26; 05-29-2018 at 07:29 PM.. |
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By "easy way", I mean that KD joined the team that beat him in the POs. I don't think we'll ever see LeBron do that. I don't if this is the best comparison, but could you imagine Patrick Ewing joining the Bulls? Or Tim Duncan joining the Lakers? |
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It’d be crazy, but I wouldn’t mind seeing Lebron in Houston.
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05-29-2018, 07:32 PM | #2242 | |
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I'd love to see it, too. On a tangental note, my issue with super teams is that all of this could be avoided if the NBA had a hard cap. But that's a different story. It's completely different to join a team that you did not just lose to in the playoffs than joining one that has no playoff history your team and you didn't lose to them in Game 7. |
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05-29-2018, 07:34 PM | #2243 |
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At the end of the day, how can anybody fault them for doing what they did? It’s clearly was the best decision they both made in their careers. Also, you don’t think Lebron’s decision influenced KD? Of course it did. That’s what pissed me off about Lebron doing it. Guys like that are going to be mimicked.
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I think people would look at him differently if he'd stayed in OKC or went somewhere that isn't Golden State. But in terms of rings, yes, 100% the right move. People, at the time, faulted LeBron for leaving Cleveland because of how he announced it, not that he left Cleveland. Then, he came back to Cleveland and won a ring. He redeemed that part of his legacy and has legit nothing left to prove in his career. He can retire right now and say that he was the undisputed player of his generation. Note: Shaq's prime didn't really overlap with LeBron's. I don't think Kobe belongs in the conversation. I could respect Duncan as an argument for best in his generation, but I think LeBron's track record compared to Duncan's speaks for itself. |
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05-29-2018, 07:38 PM | #2245 |
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Is his legacy set in stone? If he keeps winning (and getting Finals MVP along the way), it won’t matter at all.
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If he goes back to OKC and wins a ring, I think the damage he did can be undone. Winning multiple Finals MVPs, while great, doesn't undo the damage he did. |
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You know how people remember Karl Malone and Charles Barkley? Great players who never won it all. Durant is not in that conversation.
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In actuality, yes, athletes don't owe any city shit. They just play a game. And I don't doubt that Durant gave it his all for OKC. But, come on, he has to go back and win a ring in OKC if he at all wants to be in the same conversation as LeBron. LeBron has done everything can he possibly do in his career. Durant has not yet, but has time. |
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