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Alright, I've wanted to make this post for awhile now
Not sure where in the world to post this, or even if I should post this on here because I'm sure I'll get some mixed opinions. But here goes nothing
Alright so I know I'm a little bit late to this whole deal, and people rarely bring up the subject too much anymore about LeBron leaving, this and that. However, after he's won the ring, my mindset has changed. This could be skewed though because it's the regular season, and I'm not rooting against him on a night by night basis like I will be doing in the playoffs.
I know lots of people have a ton of hate for LeBron on this forum, and for good and justified reason. I did too not too long ago. I used to not even think about anything outside of the fact that he shammed us a couple years ago. However, I wanted to know if anybody else had a similar mindset as me, or if I am just crazy.
Since he's won the championship, I don't really even feel like there's anything left to this entire story. He's won, and there's nothing really else we can root against. Of course I don't want him to win anymore, because he made Cleveland look awful, and basically prevented us from finally having a championship. But here's my root reasoning for even posting this. LeBron is the reason I'm even on this forum in the first place. LeBron is the reason I am a season ticket holder for the Cavs right now. LeBron is the reason that I watch every single second of every single game. I know, it sounds dumb to me too.
Being somewhat younger when LeBron came into the league, I wasn't much of a Cavs fan more than anyone else from Cleveland. However, things slowly changed, especially around the 2007-08 season when I started really getting into the games. Why did this happen? Because we were great, and LeBron was great, and it was really the best sports team I've ever seen. I've been on YouTube just looking through old footage back at those times, and it's crazy how much that I've forgotten about and cleared out of my mind. Here's just a couple examples (Some may enjoy, some may puke - my apologies)
[video=youtube;w-tbvQGZ5FQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-tbvQGZ5FQ[/video]
I still can't help to watch this one from time to time... I can still remember this exactly
[video=youtube;3fD1MNjkPFs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fD1MNjkPFs[/video]
Finally, this one just gets me every time.
[video=youtube;tyd4NPvzKQg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyd4NPvzKQg[/video]
So really you may get the gist of it, agree or disagree. I just haven't looked from the outside in on the situation in years, and have just now come to realize alot of things about how much LeBron playing here for seven years changed my view on basketball. Don't get me wrong here, I'm no LeBron lover. I was at the game he returned and could hardly talk the next day. I have old Cavs posters in my basement with LeBron's face crossed off, too. Hell, I even read Scott Raab's "Whore of Akron" not too long ago... But for once I want to just be thankful for LeBron playing here... Just once.
Now go ahead, burn me at the stake
Not sure where in the world to post this, or even if I should post this on here because I'm sure I'll get some mixed opinions. But here goes nothing
Alright so I know I'm a little bit late to this whole deal, and people rarely bring up the subject too much anymore about LeBron leaving, this and that. However, after he's won the ring, my mindset has changed. This could be skewed though because it's the regular season, and I'm not rooting against him on a night by night basis like I will be doing in the playoffs.
I know lots of people have a ton of hate for LeBron on this forum, and for good and justified reason. I did too not too long ago. I used to not even think about anything outside of the fact that he shammed us a couple years ago. However, I wanted to know if anybody else had a similar mindset as me, or if I am just crazy.
Since he's won the championship, I don't really even feel like there's anything left to this entire story. He's won, and there's nothing really else we can root against. Of course I don't want him to win anymore, because he made Cleveland look awful, and basically prevented us from finally having a championship. But here's my root reasoning for even posting this. LeBron is the reason I'm even on this forum in the first place. LeBron is the reason I am a season ticket holder for the Cavs right now. LeBron is the reason that I watch every single second of every single game. I know, it sounds dumb to me too.
Being somewhat younger when LeBron came into the league, I wasn't much of a Cavs fan more than anyone else from Cleveland. However, things slowly changed, especially around the 2007-08 season when I started really getting into the games. Why did this happen? Because we were great, and LeBron was great, and it was really the best sports team I've ever seen. I've been on YouTube just looking through old footage back at those times, and it's crazy how much that I've forgotten about and cleared out of my mind. Here's just a couple examples (Some may enjoy, some may puke - my apologies)
[video=youtube;w-tbvQGZ5FQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-tbvQGZ5FQ[/video]
I still can't help to watch this one from time to time... I can still remember this exactly
[video=youtube;3fD1MNjkPFs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fD1MNjkPFs[/video]
Finally, this one just gets me every time.
[video=youtube;tyd4NPvzKQg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyd4NPvzKQg[/video]
So really you may get the gist of it, agree or disagree. I just haven't looked from the outside in on the situation in years, and have just now come to realize alot of things about how much LeBron playing here for seven years changed my view on basketball. Don't get me wrong here, I'm no LeBron lover. I was at the game he returned and could hardly talk the next day. I have old Cavs posters in my basement with LeBron's face crossed off, too. Hell, I even read Scott Raab's "Whore of Akron" not too long ago... But for once I want to just be thankful for LeBron playing here... Just once.
Now go ahead, burn me at the stake