OT: LeBron Disappointed At Cavs' Failure To Land Kidd

[Universe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"I wasn't just saying it just to be saying it," James said. "Of course I wanted him to be a part of our team. If we couldn't get him, I'm glad he's out of the East.</div>

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...e_to_land_kidd/

LeBron has been vocal about Kidd ever since the demands. It's just one of those times you wish Kidd was 28 and LeBron was in his contract year.

 

[go nets]

he can moan and complain all he wants but what did he expect? the nets were not goin to just hand him over to the cavs for garbage

 

[Stromile6]

And Garbage is pretty much all the Cavs have other than lebron. Take it from me, I live in cleveland and i watch that dung play all the time. Anyone they have of any value is injured (Andy,Sasha)

 

[Kidd Karma]

Gibson would have some value.....that's about it. Geez and putting up with Hughes' 40 point efforts once every what 40 games.....crazy.

 

[ly_yng]

How about Vince Carter? Does LeBron want to play with Vince Carter?

We'll give them Vince Carter!

 

[Universe]

Maybe Kidd will put in a good word about us and LeBron will consider us in Brooklyn.

 

[Stromile6]

If we weren't already at the cap, I'd take Carter for whoever pretty much.

Between Lebron Z and Hughes, and the other 5 + horrible contracts we have, we're done until they expire in 1 or 2 years.

Lebron just isn't being realistic about it -- Ferry screwed us over with horrible trades and signings and contracts. He should actually have been fired by now -- the fact is Lebron has nearly nothing around him and it aint gonna change anytime soon.

 

[meltz1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Feb 14 2008, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Maybe Kidd will put in a good word about us and LeBron will consider us in Brooklyn.</div>
buhahaha, he hasnt had anything good to say about the organization since 2003.

 

[go nets]

i see Lebron coming to either the Brooklyn Nets or the New York Knicks when he hits the open market. I dont think theres any chance he stays in cleveland. He will really BLOW up in NY, and hes a yankees fan. The writing is on the wall, just wait till 2010

 

[Stromile6]

Yeah, pretty much everyone in Cleveland has been bracing for him to leave since the day he was drafted.

 

[go nets]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stromile6 @ Feb 14 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, pretty much everyone in Cleveland has been bracing for him to leave since the day he was drafted.</div>

the thing about lebron is that even though hes unhappy with the situation in Cleveland hes a true professional and goes out evry night plays his butt off and gives it his all to work with what he has. He doesnt come out publicly and request a trade, hes just doing his time in Cleveland and then hes goin to book it right out of there.

hes a tremedous player who singlehandly got them to the finals last year with a garbage team, gibson helped him out somewhat and that was pretty much it, but just imagine if they wouldve kept Boozer.

 

[User01]

to be fair, it isn't like Gooden, Z, Varejao and Pavs did nothing to help them get to the finals.

 

[Stromile6]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (User01 @ Feb 14 2008, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>to be fair, it isn't like Gooden, Z, Varejao and Pavs did nothing to help them get to the finals.</div>

How good did they look when the Spurs decided to ignore them and focus their entire roster on Lebron?

 

[Dumpy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (go nets @ Feb 14 2008, 09:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stromile6 @ Feb 14 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, pretty much everyone in Cleveland has been bracing for him to leave since the day he was drafted.</div>

the thing about lebron is that even though hes unhappy with the situation in Cleveland hes a true professional and goes out evry night plays his butt off and gives it his all to work with what he has. He doesnt come out publicly and request a trade, hes just doing his time in Cleveland and then hes goin to book it right out of there.

hes a tremedous player who singlehandly got them to the finals last year with a garbage team, gibson helped him out somewhat and that was pretty much it, but just imagine if they wouldve kept Boozer.
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He's an arrogant prima donna who belittles his teammates in public. Part of it is the coach's fault who lets him get away with it. A typical Cavs time-out consists of James screaming at his teammates in the huddle, while coach brown stands idly by, listening patiently. Have you also noticed his reaction when one of his teammates makes a mistake? LeBron stares him down, shakes his head sorrowfully, then looks at the bench and shakes his head once more. As bad a leader as Kidd is, LeBron is worse. But who knows; maybe I'm just using an old-fashioned definition of "leadership."

 

[Moo2K4]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stromile6 @ Feb 15 2008, 10:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (User01 @ Feb 14 2008, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>to be fair, it isn't like Gooden, Z, Varejao and Pavs did nothing to help them get to the finals.</div>

How good did they look when the Spurs decided to ignore them and focus their entire roster on Lebron?
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To be honest, LeBron didn't help them either. He had the worst four games stretch of his career, and maybe one of the worst Finals performance ever. And really, I wouldn't say the Spurs focused their entire defensive scheme on him. To be honest, they just forced him to shoot jump shots. They didn't really do anything special. They didn't give him the paint and they kept him shooting jumpshots, and when you don't have a reliable jumper and are forced to be a jump shooter, of course you're not going to do well.