tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post3731126888783748306..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Athletes Aren't Slavesmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-12241768774731155752010-07-13T08:06:27.021-07:002010-07-13T08:06:27.021-07:00We'll see how it all plays out. I think this w...We'll see how it all plays out. I think this was a legal conspiracy by three guys that decided to create something akin to a dream team.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-7157342101560396712010-07-13T08:00:44.400-07:002010-07-13T08:00:44.400-07:00I think everyone is still kindof in shock at the w...I think everyone is still kindof in shock at the whole situation. I for one was convinced that when Lebron said he would announce his decision on TV that he was going back to Cleveland because nobody would be foolish enough to announce they were abandoning Cleveland so publicly.<br /><br />I'm not saying he shouldn't have left, I'm not saying he owed Cleveland anything, but I do think he's hurt his image as the best player of this era. I mean, he basically agreed to be Robin to D-Wade's Batman (I guess Chris Bosh would be Alfred then). That's D-Wade's team, he's already won a title there. My sister lives in Miami, she's not that big a sports fan, and even she calls Miami "Wade County."<br /><br />If you wanna be the best, you have to LEAD a team to a title. Heck, Robert Horry has a bunch of titles and nobody thinks he's the best. If he had gone to Chicago, he'd be arriving at an early enough time in Derrick Roses' career that he wouldn't be overshadowed by Rose. And if he had won a title in Cleveland, that'd be worth 2 in Miami in terms of greatness.<br /><br />The question in my mind is no longer whether Lebron is as good as Kobe. Now the question is, at what point will Kevin Durant pass him?AGnoreply@blogger.com