No "Decision" means he gets a heroes welcome in 2014
He's already well on his way to that, but like I said no matter how he left, an outpouring of hate was headed his way. The cool thing is people don't even need reasons like the TV show ... they're more than willing to make them up - such as the Elbow conspiracy.
Here's what Bob Finnan wrote about it back at the time:
James has been reluctant to talk about injuries.
He probably thinks it
does him no good to discuss being banged up in the media.
He's also
incapable of talking about any perceived flaw in his game or chink in his armor. He's
too macho to do it.
"It's no excuse for me," James said. "I don't make any excuses, and I'll be ready any day."
If he continues to play at a subpar level,
the Cavs will not win this series. Repeat: Will not.
I know that's not what you want to hear. But it's the truth.
The Cavs desperately need James to play at an optimal level. The rest of the team usually follows his lead.
He could miraculously turn things around in Game 3 in Boston on Friday
There's really no way to predict what will happen. But if he continues to play like he has, it will continue to level the playing field.
His health will continue to be the underlying theme of this playoff series. He might have had an MRI on Wednesday.
He was diagnosed with a strained elbow and a bone bruise.
"Obviously, he's our best player," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. "It would be a big blow for us. It would be like if Dwight Howard wasn't healthy for the Orlando Magic."
But Brown has taken a very peculiar stance on the elbow. He said James, nor anyone from the training staff, hasn't come to him and said the elbow has been a problem.
"LeBron has not said anything to me about it," Brown said.
So if those things haven't happened, James
must not be injured.
Of course, the line of thinking is
flawed.
Teammate Mo Williams said James isn't the only player injured.
"
Everybody on this team is banged up," Williams said. "
Obviously, the pain is there (for James). He's not letting it affect him.
http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/05/06/sports/nh2464111.txt?viewmode=3