An amendment to "LeBron's Legacy"

An amendment indeed! He (LeBron) no longer has one. At least not one any true champion would want. Let me be clear, I don't care that he wanted to leave. Or that he probably knew he was going to leave after game six of the eastern conference semifinals!

Side note; after he took off that jersey I turned to friends I was watching with and said "He's done! He wont be playing for Cleveland next season!" I hate that I was right!

But as stated before, I felt he deserved the chance, if he so chose, to play somewhere else for a title. So it's not that he left, it's how he did it! He stabbed that city in the back on national TV and people want to give him a pass? for what??? Getting to the finals and gettin swept? What did he ever win them? Being their guy for seven years and bowing out gracefully is one thing. But when you spit that all back in someones face on national TV, it means your going to be hated....forever! And in all reality, if you don't understand that, you don't understand sports! Whats sad is that he could have been one of the greats. Now he'll forever be remembered as "the guy who couldn't get it done, so he had to go get his buddies help." He can no longer be in the "Jordan discussion", because Jordan woulda never have done that! And anyone who says "well thats because this is a different time" is kidding themselves.

Jordan, Bird, Kobe (I hate saying that last one!)...champions...assassins...cutthroats! LBJ....Pippen-esk. Scotty was a great player, but he certainly was no Jordan. And I think that just might be James's new legacy. "LeBron James...Key Role Player!"

Lebron's Legacy

This free agency got me thinkin. What would hurt more for Cleveland fans, LeBron leaving and winning a title with someone like Chicago next year? Or going to someone like the Nets, rebuilding and then winning a championship! Either way would hurt, but I think retooling a team from scratch and still winning shows that it just couldn't be done in Ohio. Which I can only imagine would make fans want to take a flying leap from the highest point of Quicken Loans arena! But could you really hate him for it? That team has been stripped down and overhauled three times. And the last two, it seems they got worse! So if he chooses, doesn't he deserve a fresh start somewhere new, without the tremendous amount of scrutiny that city is expected to heap on him? In other words, if can't be done in Cleveland, he should get a chance to prove himself somewhere else! I say try it! Go to Brooklyn, revive a franchise. Prove to the world your the player everyone thinks you are. You have the chance to write your legacy yourself, without Wade. You have the market, the coach, the owner, a (underrated) point guard, Jay-Z givin you high fives on the sideline and a ton of other people in that organization willing to give their right arm for you! Loyalty can hurt you sometimes Bron, just ask Kevin Garnett! Yes, it might be the end of an era for some, but it also just might be the start of something truly amazing.