There is no "Butt Hurt" here..
What I don't understand is why anyone who is a Cleveland fan of any sport would give two shits whether anyone outside of Cleveland wants to hate on Cleveland fans. New yorkers and Chicagoans have been cracking on Cleveland anything since the earth cooled. They don't need any reason... I personally dont feel any different about Lebron, than I do about Dwight Howard... But the premise proposed was that Gilbert lost all his respect around the league for the letter, which is IMHO not relevant to a Cleveland fan, even if it were true.
Furthermore, I think it is stupid .... beyond stupid ..to design your team to accomodate a lebron return. Or for that matter to bank on landing any specific player in free agency. Has nothing to do with Lebron's right to work. Has everything to do with Dan Gilbert's right to choose trustworthy partners....Has everything to do with managing the long term brand value of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The best thing to come from the lebron era as far as a Cleveland sports fan is concerned, is the Cavs organization. It is not the same hapless mess of the Stepien or Gund days. Since lebron's exit, the organization has done an excellent job at building assets consistently toward a long term winning team. There are few FO's that have accumulated as many draft picks as we have, and also found value where others have not. Our contracts are team friendly, our locker room is professional, our coaches serious and competent. We are not going to draw the big free agents on the Neon of South Beach, or the night clubs and the power brokers of New York, or the movie moguls of LA. We have to do it by building a club that allows them to be the best at thier game....