Here is my first post...
Bill Simmons from ESPN.com says this about LeBron:
Here's what I know. I had four conversations with connected NBA people over the weekend that centered around the same themes: LeBron isn't playing nearly as hard as he did last season; it looks like his only goal right now is to get his coach fired; he's regressing as a basketball player (especially his passing skills and his shot selection); he made a huge mistake firing his agent and turning his career over to his buddies back home (all of whom are in over their heads); he was a much bigger problem during the Olympics than anyone realized; he doesn't seem to be enjoying himself anymore; he has an overrated sense of his own worth and his own impact in the sports world (as witnessed by the ESPN interview last week when he answered the "What are your goals?" question with two words: "Global icon"); he's been protected by magazine fluff pieces and buddy-buddy TV interviews for far too long; he doesn't have the same relentless drive to keep dominating everyone like Wade and Kobe have; and basically, we're much closer to LeBron re-enacting the career arc of Martina Hingis, Eric Lindros and Junior Griffey than anyone realizes. This will evolve into THE dominant NBA story of the next two months. You watch.
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My sister chefs and serves at one of the nicest restaurants in SF - at The Saint Regis Hotel. The NBA teams that play at Golden State always stay there. Before LeBron was of drinking age she carded him and played stupid like she didn't know who he was - and never did end up serving him alcohol. Then he played the line that only losers - regardless of how big time they really are - play, "Do you have any idea who I am?" Idiot.
The NBA is a joke. Does anyone go to the games to watch them or is it just a who's who social event?
'Member the days of Bird, Majic, Isaiah, Dr. J and the early MJ days. That was NBA basketball at its finest.
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