tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post1785227096735169874..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Did you hear the trade deadline is coming up?Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-10648966735522614082008-02-19T10:44:00.000-05:002008-02-19T10:44:00.000-05:00Sam Smith has been on the "LeBron needs to go to a...Sam Smith has been on the "LeBron needs to go to a big market (Chicago?) for the good of the league" bandwagon for several years. Windhorst deeply respects the guy. I can't stand him.<BR/><BR/>I'm actually shocked that Chad Ford called out his media cohorts for their "LeBron isn't happy in Cleveland" spin because he's usually at the forefront of such things.<BR/><BR/>I can read Chris Broussard because he understands what LeBron means to us, and what losing him would do to the Cavs. I can read John Hollinger (most of the time) because his takes are usually realistic. <BR/><BR/>But for the Marc Steins, Ric Buchers and Charley Rosens of the world who think the biggest story surrounding LeBron is the countdown to when he finally ditches our little rust-belt backwater for a real city, I stay away from them like the plague. It's really pathetic. LeBron is breaking some record every month, every night, and all they can write about is where he's going in two years.<BR/><BR/>It's big-market penis envy, plain and simple. We have something they want, so they think it's their birthright to get it. For the good of basketball's worldwide image, no? After all, no one's going to look twice at LeBron when he's playing in Dumpwater, Ohio in front of a bunch of farm hicks who count bug zappers as their primary form of summertime entertainment.<BR/><BR/>"Heyyy paw! You'dn think that LEEbron is gonna stay here? Or iz he gonna-goes-ta that there BIG citee up'n in NEW YERK?? GAWSH, ya think theyd'n got BIG bildins there? Ida never SEEN no real BIG bildins before! Now, whered'n I put my beef jerky? Caint have no supper without beef jerky..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-42062822112633017302008-02-18T17:30:00.000-05:002008-02-18T17:30:00.000-05:00I'm really glad you brought up this Sam Smith stor...I'm really glad you brought up this Sam Smith story. It's hard to understand how badly he misrepresented was James words, unless he was just trying to blatantly invent rumors (which he clearly was). <BR/><BR/>If anything, LeBron was defending himself and his team against the increasingly ignorant NBA media. Truly pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com