I was reading www.grantland.com, which is Bill Simmons’ new collaborative sports and pop-culture website/my favorite website ever and in an article about the last half of the Mavs/Heat Game 6, he raises I think the most astute point about why the country has decided to get on LeBron’s case as much as we have:
“Let’s say you’re in college and one of your buddies says, “See that girl over there? I’m taking her home tonight. And I’m doing this because I’m the funniest and best-looking guy in this room.” And let’s say he’s COMPLETELY serious. Guess what you’re doing if it doesn’t happen? You’re making fun of him. Relentlessly. Really, that’s what 50 percent of the Miami-related vitriol was about; the other 50 percent was because LeBron tried to stack the deck by playing with his biggest rival (we didn’t respect it), and because he broke Cleveland’s hearts on national TV (we didn’t like it). To this day, LeBron hasn’t shown any real regret about last summer; that’s the main reason everyone rooted against him. He couldn’t handle it. He caved. And now we’re here.” - Bill Simmons
I think that is the point that we’ve all tried to come to terms with. I have never been one to want to see anyone lose as much as I wanted to see LeBron lose (note: I did not say Wade, cause I respect him, and I did not say Bosh, cause he’s irrelevant) because no one has given off the sense of entitlement that I feel like LeBron has in the last year alone. He is your friend, but your friend who starts to get a little bit douchey that you need to see taken down a few pegs. I’ve seen it. I’m happy. I’m over it.
Now I can go back to remembering I HATE The Celtics
