GreasySpread36
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I think we need to be loud and clear to him that coming home will make things better for him and for us. Chanting "Come Home" is something NO other sports team has EVER done to a player in the HISTORY of SPORTS! Cleveland is too passionate of a city to sit here and let something like this not bother us. The departure of LeBron James was one of the worst things to happen in Sports history let alone Cleveland Sports.
A lot of Cleveland fans groveled and begged for LeBron to stay in 2010, even after he basically tanked a playoff series. How'd that work out?
Look, I would love for LeBron to come back. I think he should come back. But no way should the fans stoop to the level you're suggesting. Christ, people in this fanbase were burning his jersey in the streets of Cleveland three years ago, and now we should publicly beg him to return? No way.
As Frank Reynolds (I think) said upthread, this situation sells itself. Talented young core, top-10 teammate in Kyrie whose game meshes perfectly with his, tons of flexibility in terms of cap room and future draft picks, a realistic chance to win big and a golden opportunity to completely redeem his reputation in the eyes of his home region and the world at large. He already has the ring, so the pressure is off as far as that's concerned. I wanted him gone in 2010 and I wanted the Cavaliers to be out from under him. Now I think it's getting on time for a reconciliation.
But no way should any Cavaliers fan debase himself the way you're suggesting. I'm a big believer in winning uber alles, but you've got to at least have some dignity and self-respect.