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04-26-2011, 08:11 PM
For many fans, there's only one explanation for why LeBron James loses a basketball game.
This Heat season will likely end in failure, which means death by choking. I say that because championships are elusive and media labels are predictable. Though I would favor Miami as a title pick, “the field” is a more imposing team than Pat Riley could ever build. excuses here:rolleyes
Jump forward to Heat elimination and see LeBron’s shoulders drooping to the level Dwyane Wade’s head hangs. Miami trudges off the court, off into the vagaries of lockout oblivion. at least he get this part right :lol :lol
They leave behind a blue Twitter cloud of snickering scorn. Pundits rush to agreement: The opposing team’s best player is what LeBron isn’t and what LeBron should have been. Sportswriters light a fire beneath Erik Spoelstra’s seat before the coach even slumps into a post-series presser. It’s a disaster, much to the delight of the chattering classes.
And LeBron James will be the “choker.” That narrative already exists -- last year’s exit gave us that framing device. The thinking went: James either choked because he quit or quit because he choked. HE QUIT AND HE CHOKED
“Choking” means to shrink from the moment, to be crushed by its pressure. It’s quite at odds with “quitting,” a sin of apathy. Quitters and chokers might be different creatures, but the pejorative terms aren’t really about who does what or why they do it: The labels seek to impugn the masculinity of losing players, as though the NBA is some elaborate test of manhood. you can be both things see best as example lebron in cleveland
Schadenfreude amplifies such criticism. If more observers wish to see a player fail, then more of them will seek to emasculate him for those failings. A spiteful fan can take pride in being manlier than a large, famous athlete on the TV -- at least mentally. Sure, LeBron is better than you at sport … but he lost due to a feminine character flaw! This is a funny way to retroactively judge why a ball went through a hoop, but it is a persuasive formula. :rolleyes :rolleyes
A title victory protects an athlete. Don’t have a ring? Likability is the next best defense. If fans identify with a star, they’re less inclined to impugn him. Steve Nash has eluded the cruel “choker” tag, despite many playoff exits. My assumption is that sportswriters and fans are more likely to empathize with someone who looks like them. It helps that Nash plays a beautiful game and exudes charisma. So, it makes sense that much of the media narrative surrounding him revolves around how the Suns have failed him -- not the other way around. except not unlike nash lebron have all physical necessary talents to succeeding and lose because mentally he is quitter
LeBron James does not look like most media members, or a majority of the fans. He irritated significant numbers with the tone-deaf Decision and what many felt was a power play. The angry masses were further enraged by the local celebration of Miami’s free-agent haul. Should LeBron fail, should his team fail, mockery will write history.
“They brought this on themselves,” is a common refrain, used to justified our screeching derision of tears and “softness.” Perhaps James and his team deserve future embarrassment, but let’s not confuse a desire to shame with honest analysis. If the Heat lose, it will probably happen due to flawed strategy, a lack of execution and a little bad luck. no lebron will choke it what he do
But in the imagination of many, LeBron will have “choked” because the story people want often overrides reality. To quote Maya Angelou, “people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” what an article is this one :rollin:rollin
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/6663/why-lebron-james-always-chokes
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guess it turns out he not choker after all he just black :rolleyes
maybe he can learn from black man tim duncan
oh that is right, spurs already done sweeping james in the finals
after james beat the spurs in the only 2 games they played in the regular season to boot :lol:lol
This Heat season will likely end in failure, which means death by choking. I say that because championships are elusive and media labels are predictable. Though I would favor Miami as a title pick, “the field” is a more imposing team than Pat Riley could ever build. excuses here:rolleyes
Jump forward to Heat elimination and see LeBron’s shoulders drooping to the level Dwyane Wade’s head hangs. Miami trudges off the court, off into the vagaries of lockout oblivion. at least he get this part right :lol :lol
They leave behind a blue Twitter cloud of snickering scorn. Pundits rush to agreement: The opposing team’s best player is what LeBron isn’t and what LeBron should have been. Sportswriters light a fire beneath Erik Spoelstra’s seat before the coach even slumps into a post-series presser. It’s a disaster, much to the delight of the chattering classes.
And LeBron James will be the “choker.” That narrative already exists -- last year’s exit gave us that framing device. The thinking went: James either choked because he quit or quit because he choked. HE QUIT AND HE CHOKED
“Choking” means to shrink from the moment, to be crushed by its pressure. It’s quite at odds with “quitting,” a sin of apathy. Quitters and chokers might be different creatures, but the pejorative terms aren’t really about who does what or why they do it: The labels seek to impugn the masculinity of losing players, as though the NBA is some elaborate test of manhood. you can be both things see best as example lebron in cleveland
Schadenfreude amplifies such criticism. If more observers wish to see a player fail, then more of them will seek to emasculate him for those failings. A spiteful fan can take pride in being manlier than a large, famous athlete on the TV -- at least mentally. Sure, LeBron is better than you at sport … but he lost due to a feminine character flaw! This is a funny way to retroactively judge why a ball went through a hoop, but it is a persuasive formula. :rolleyes :rolleyes
A title victory protects an athlete. Don’t have a ring? Likability is the next best defense. If fans identify with a star, they’re less inclined to impugn him. Steve Nash has eluded the cruel “choker” tag, despite many playoff exits. My assumption is that sportswriters and fans are more likely to empathize with someone who looks like them. It helps that Nash plays a beautiful game and exudes charisma. So, it makes sense that much of the media narrative surrounding him revolves around how the Suns have failed him -- not the other way around. except not unlike nash lebron have all physical necessary talents to succeeding and lose because mentally he is quitter
LeBron James does not look like most media members, or a majority of the fans. He irritated significant numbers with the tone-deaf Decision and what many felt was a power play. The angry masses were further enraged by the local celebration of Miami’s free-agent haul. Should LeBron fail, should his team fail, mockery will write history.
“They brought this on themselves,” is a common refrain, used to justified our screeching derision of tears and “softness.” Perhaps James and his team deserve future embarrassment, but let’s not confuse a desire to shame with honest analysis. If the Heat lose, it will probably happen due to flawed strategy, a lack of execution and a little bad luck. no lebron will choke it what he do
But in the imagination of many, LeBron will have “choked” because the story people want often overrides reality. To quote Maya Angelou, “people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” what an article is this one :rollin:rollin
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/6663/why-lebron-james-always-chokes
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guess it turns out he not choker after all he just black :rolleyes
maybe he can learn from black man tim duncan
oh that is right, spurs already done sweeping james in the finals
after james beat the spurs in the only 2 games they played in the regular season to boot :lol:lol