It was a bad post so I disagreed with it.
Bro, some advice...don't come in hot calling posts bad and then spout off some of the garbage that I'm about to quote, one by one. It makes you look worse than you originally did.
As for not getting players to play with him... I recall dozens of posts last season by people lamenting the fact that the Cavs didn't sign Lance Stephenson or Rondo. People wanted them on the Cavs, LeBron goes to the Lakers and gets them, but now he can't get people to play with him?
First of all, I'd say it was definitely a small percentage of people that felt that way. I know most of us didn't want Rondo on the team. There was a small movement to sign Lance to a 10 day contract 2 years ago. Again, hard to take that as a serious push for either guy. One guy had like 3 posters total who wanted him and 1 guy had more than that but we were arguing about who to give a 10 day contract to and Stephenson hurt his ankle a week later and then signed for more money than we had available once he got healthy.
The funny part is you giving LeBron credit for "going and getting" Rondo and Lance. Lmfao. Lance got dropped like a bad habit from Indiana who didn't even wanna pay him 4 million after having him all last season and he actually played well at times too. Lance took what he could get. He wasn't a hot commodity. Same as Rondo. They both took the best 1 year deal they could get so they could be free agents again next year. You're really gonna go ahead and start patting LeBron on the back for putting together the pile of shit that is the Los Angeles Lakers roster? Jesus christ dude. At least you don't have to pretend to be a Cavs fan anymore. Do you have all three jerseys yet? Heat/Cavs/Lakers? What about the Team USA one? Do they sell those? I should buy you one...
Additionally, who were the "marque" free agents that he "struck out swinging" on? Chris Paul? He's old, and in a couple years that contract is going to be among the worst in the league.
He's the same age as LeBron. Lol. What are you talking about bro? And LeBron just had the biggest defensive dropoff of his entire career last season and was a putrid defensive player. So maybe the decline for your beloved Bron is closer than we think too. I mean, he just "cant do it all anymore" , right? Those are your words.
Also...what about the marquee young superstar that requested a trade SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE HE NO LONGER WANTED TO PLAY WITH LEBRON JAMES...HMM....I wonder why he did that...probably because he felt that LeBron was holding him back and not making him better.
And how about Kawhi....as soon as LeBron signed with L.A. Shams is on T.V. basically saying that Kawhi would probably prefer the Clippers instead of having to play with LeBron now.
All offseason we just constantly hear from every good reporter that these players just aren't swayed by the allure of going to play with soon to be 34 year old LeBron. They don't want to deal with the drama, the pouting, the headaches, the subtweeting, the cliques, the special treatment, the full control over the offense, LeIso, ballstopping, standing with his hands on his hips at halfcourt watching his team play 4v5. Not crossing halfcourt on defense and giving up 15 points a game to easy layups because of it. Guys don't want to deal with that shit. Especially since it no longer means titles because LeBron is probably going to be a massive underdog to the Warriors for the rest of his great years. That's why he's shifted his focus to Bronny's HS ball career and his movie career. He knows it's time to start thinking about the end.
Had the Lakers signed him the narrative would be "bad GM LeBron at it again, signing old veterans on the downswing of their career".
Do you seriously believe this? If LeBron got Chris Paul to leave Houston to go to L.A. the internet would have exploded with team banana boat tin foil hat memes. Chris Paul was the 2nd best player on the team that pushed GS to 7 and would have won the title of they advanced. That would have been an absolute coup for LeBron.
Paul George? Ehh. He's a really good player but he's not in the superstar tier. He's not moving the Lakers past the Warriors. Those were the only two really good free agents available.
LMAO. Yeah, I'm sure he didn't even want Paul George anyways! Dude is a bum. Lol. But you're complimenting and defending Rondo and Lance. But CP3 is old and Paul George isn't that good. Ahahahahaha.
Next season is a wasted season for 29 of the 30 teams, then the Lakers will enter free agency with a bunch of cap space.
Lol they'll have cap space for 1 more guy. Unless that guys name is Kevin Durant they're still not even close to the Warriors in any world.
But hey, he did drag us to the finals! Then almost stole game 1. And then ruined any chance we had after game 1 by punching inanimate objects like a petulant child and cracking a bone in his hand.
Then he big-timed us for the Lakers. So I will just not partake in slobbering all over LeBron's "accomplishments" last year. He made 75% of the regular season painful and upsetting to watch and all we have to show for it is 1 really great finals game and then him breaking his hand. Lol. Now, I always will remember, enjoy and respect the title we won in 2016 and Bron gets obviously the majority of the credit for that. So thank you LBJ for the title. Enjoy not trying 58 times a year in better weather. We'll see you for a brief jersey retirement and that's about it.