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| Lebron James feels he was misunderstood. |
Most of the negativity stemming from the way James handled his announcement to sign with the Miami Heat, which was done during a one hour live ESPN special called "The Decision."
Today, Lebron said that the whole thing was misunderstood.
"If I had to go back on it, I probably would do it a little bit different," James said. "But I'm happy with the decision I made. There's always going to be a misunderstanding. I don't know what I would [have done], but I definitely would have changed it."
Good for you Lebron. You finally pushed the marketing line so far that finally fans and media realize what an ego-maniac you truly are.
You are right though Lebron, you are misunderstood. People are finally realizing that you are nothing but a self-promoting, selfish, and greedy bigot, interested only in your personal brand. Your confidence is brash and your game, despite your athletic abilty, is still unpolished.
Admitting that the "Descision" was a mistake is the step in the right direction, but have you really learned anything from it? I ask because in the same interview where you admit that you would've handled the "Decision" differently, you refernce your next free agent courting in 2015.
"I'll be 30, I'll be alright still, too," James said.
Obviously James is an extrememly talented and athletic freak, but his ego and lack of concentration of what is important, which is basketball, is mind boggling.
Sure, there are reports about how James seems more serious this season than in the past, but how does he justify making comments about his next free agency period when he hasn't accomplished anything meaningful yet in his NBA career?
The only player more difficult to play with in the NBA is Allen Iverson (wait, AI is not in the NBA). Lebron dribbles, and dribbles, and dribbles, and dribbles.
He constantly has to have the ball and doesn't know what a motion offense entails or how to set a screen. He has not developed a post-game yet, something you would think a man 6 foot 8 inches would consider doing at this point in his career.
Lebron is a great help defender, but is often caught out of position when it comes to guarding his own man.
Finally, he is not the best player on his own team. That award goes to Dwayne Wade.
In my opinion, Lebron will never be more than Dwayne Wade's version of Scottie Pippen, a super-sidekick. Wade is the one with the heart and the courage to carry an organization, to take the big shot, and too show up in a big game when it truly counts.
Truthfully, I'm sick of hearing about Lebron James and ashamed of myself for writing about him.
Lebron, win an NBA championship, and then, maybe, at that time, I'll think that you may be a sincere individual rather than just another salesman interested in his own overblown and hyped propaganda.
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