Comments on: Cleveland delenda est http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/cleveland-delenda-est/ People don't think it be like it is, but it do. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:19:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/cleveland-delenda-est/#comment-1710 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:14 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/cleveland-delenda-est/#comment-1710 In-deed... no greater competition than the Stanley Cup playoffs... and no greater competitors than hockey players playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs. With rare exceptions, they line up when it's over and shake hands. It's called sportsmanship... regardless of how Lebron wants to try to spin it. In-deed… no greater competition than the Stanley Cup playoffs… and no greater competitors than hockey players playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs. With rare exceptions, they line up when it’s over and shake hands. It’s called sportsmanship… regardless of how Lebron wants to try to spin it.

]]> by: eneu http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/cleveland-delenda-est/#comment-1709 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:42:53 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/cleveland-delenda-est/#comment-1709 Barry Melrose said it best last night (I paraphrase): You shake hands when you win, like against Detroit and Atlanta, then you shake hands when you lose. In hockey, guys try to kill each for seven games. They beat the hell out of each other. When it's over - they shake hands. This is basketball, it's the least you can do. Barry Melrose said it best last night (I paraphrase): You shake hands when you win, like against Detroit and Atlanta, then you shake hands when you lose. In hockey, guys try to kill each for seven games. They beat the hell out of each other. When it’s over - they shake hands. This is basketball, it’s the least you can do.

]]> by: Cliffy http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/cleveland-delenda-est/#comment-1708 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:34:38 +0000 http://www.oscargamblesociety.com/cleveland-delenda-est/#comment-1708 I thought the non-Lebron Cavs would be able to carry their fair share... which is not to say they had to provide 80% of the contribution as 4/5 of the non-Lebron contingent on the floor (ass-uming Lebron never rested... so in pure proportional terms, it would be >80% when he rested... presumably on the Seventh Day). No.. no... I wasn't even looking for a 50% contribution... half Lebron, half the rest of the team. But I thought they'd be able to give a solid 35-40% contribution. I was wrong. He's *still* a one-man show. I don't know how one superhuman athlete could've done any more in that series than Lebron did. He needed help... and his teammates were mostly loathe to provide it. Seems clear that unless Cavs management gets him a team... or heck, at least another player - he's gone after next season... as Knicks fans are panting and hoping will happen. He'll go to NY, or some other team that (a) has at least one other very good to great player, or (b) has the money and will to acquire at least one other very good to great player. And though I'd prefer he remained in Cleveland personally, I can't blame him if he goes. Not shaking hands at the end of the series is still Bush League, though. I thought he was better than that. I heard his BS reasoning afterwards that he's not a sore loser... just a competitor. Bull-puckey. Being a competitor is leaving it all on the court... like he did the whole series. But a competitor respects the opponent that beats him even though the competitor left it all on the court. A sore loser runs off without shaking hands. That disappointed me. I thought Lebron was better than that. I guess he's human... and the rest of his team is... well, they're tremendous slouches. Sorry. The truth hurts. I thought the non-Lebron Cavs would be able to carry their fair share… which is not to say they had to provide 80% of the contribution as 4/5 of the non-Lebron contingent on the floor (ass-uming Lebron never rested… so in pure proportional terms, it would be >80% when he rested… presumably on the Seventh Day). No.. no… I wasn’t even looking for a 50% contribution… half Lebron, half the rest of the team. But I thought they’d be able to give a solid 35-40% contribution.

I was wrong.

He’s *still* a one-man show. I don’t know how one superhuman athlete could’ve done any more in that series than Lebron did. He needed help… and his teammates were mostly loathe to provide it.

Seems clear that unless Cavs management gets him a team… or heck, at least another player - he’s gone after next season… as Knicks fans are panting and hoping will happen. He’ll go to NY, or some other team that (a) has at least one other very good to great player, or (b) has the money and will to acquire at least one other very good to great player. And though I’d prefer he remained in Cleveland personally, I can’t blame him if he goes.

Not shaking hands at the end of the series is still Bush League, though. I thought he was better than that. I heard his BS reasoning afterwards that he’s not a sore loser… just a competitor. Bull-puckey. Being a competitor is leaving it all on the court… like he did the whole series. But a competitor respects the opponent that beats him even though the competitor left it all on the court. A sore loser runs off without shaking hands. That disappointed me. I thought Lebron was better than that.

I guess he’s human… and the rest of his team is… well, they’re tremendous slouches. Sorry. The truth hurts.

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