LBJ gave up. he was in position to build a great legacy but took the easy way out. no matter how great his achievement he will have in the future, he will always be remembered as the guy that left.
hope he starts a trend.. again, the fans & owner's have no loyalty to the players, so it's their choice where they want to go. the whole thing about legacy is dumb, people act like jordan's legacy is ruined because he came back trying to win it with the wizards.. this is just as delusional.
some guys who never won a ring, but is still remembered well. LBJ won't be one of them...
if lebron wins 3+ in miami, no one will care that he left.. lebron will get rings in miami, probably this year too, as long as wade/bosh stay healthy in the playoffs.
franchise players shouldn't leave to begin with, and should not leave during their prime. especially not the way LBJ handled it.
why? they are slaves? to the organization? the fans, city, and organization own them?
forgive me if i am wrong but, once a contract is over, it's the player's decision.
lebron has played his entire basketball life in ohio, first akron, then cleveland nba.. everyone in that city/state thinks they own lebron and he "owes them" by staying there his whole life.. im glad he took a big heaping shit all over those fans by going to miami, look how they reacted.. death threats, burning jerseys, booing him, tons of youtube video rants, etc..
_that's the point_, fans will turn on you in a second so there is no loyalty to begin with, and lebron understands that.. he's seen it happened to plenty of player's in the nba, nfl, mlb, etc.
