Dwight Freeney puts LeBron James on blast

[J.T.]

From PFT, not exactly NBA news but two seasons later and everyone still thinks LeBron is a bitch


Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney is 32 years old. He’s due a whopping $14.035 million base salary. Indianapolis is changing defensive schemes for the first time in Freeney’s career. But new coach Chuck Pagano and G.M. Ryan Grigson want to keep their top pass rusher, and Freeney has bought in.

“I’m kind of old school when it comes to that thought,” Freeney told Alex Marvez of Sirius XM Radio. “I’m not LeBron trying to leave the team. I’m more like the era of Magic and Lawrence Taylor, who stayed with that same team for their entire careers win, lose, or draw. They were married to the city they were drafted in. You go through the tough times and great times with them, and that’s it. That’s what I’m looking forward to.”

Collecting over fourteen million bucks surely makes life easier, but Freeney’s approach is honorable in the sense that the Colts lost 14 games last season and must rebuild the roster. They do plan to be competitive in 2012, however, and have demonstrated that by re-signing Robert Mathis and Reggie Wayne, while retaining Freeney despite large salary cap implications.

Owned. Hopefully this leads to beef between the two that can only be settled in the Octagon on PPV.

[Venti Quattro]

The LeBron haterade is past its expiration date, IMO.

[J.T.]

The LeBron haterade is past its expiration date, IMO.

When am I ever going to get to post a Colts related article in the NBA forum ever again? Let me have my moment.

[lefty]

THat Freeney dude is pretty retarded


- Magic played on a stacked team with a HOF coach

- Lebron played with scrubs in Cleveland

- Magic threatened to skip the draft if the Bulls drafted him instead of the Lakers



Yeah




Old school my ass

[InRareForm]

who?

[djohn2oo8]

who?
:lol

[Bill_Brasky]

Didn't his team just pull a reverse LeBron on Peyton?

:lmao "loyalty"

[The Batman]

Didn't his team just pull a reverse LeBron on Peyton?

:lmao "loyalty"
:lmao

[Amaso]

Loyalty in professional sports is overrated

[Spursfan092120]

Hopefully this leads to beef between the two that can only be settled in the Octagon on PPV.

Got my money on Freeney, tbh.

[Spursfan092120]

Loyalty in professional sports is overrated

Overrated? No...Does it exist anymore? Rarely, unfortunately.

[Spurs9]

Why are people still bringing up Lebron leaving? Is he the only one in professional sports who went to another team because the team he was on wasn't winning it all after years of trying? Not owned tbh

[Josepatches_]

It's pretty funny.

Teams can trade you wherever they want but you can't leave the team if you want

[russellgoat]

Overrated? No...Does it exist anymore? Rarely, unfortunately.

Duncan fans can't talk about loyalty. He betrayed his race!!!

[said7]

Do people always for get that LeBron resigned with Cleavland once already before dipping.

[J.T.]

Why are people still bringing up Lebron leaving? Is he the only one in professional sports who went to another team because the team he was on wasn't winning it all after years of trying? Not owned tbh

LeBron's not the only bitch who couldn't do it himself so he bailed on the team that drafted him. But he's definitely the only bitch that made a spectacle out of it live on ESPN.

[J.T.]

who?

You might think you're getting away with this because 96% of the people on this board don't even know what the NFL is, but you're not fooling me Texan Fan.

[The Batman]

LeBron's not the only bitch who couldn't do it himself so he bailed on the team that drafted him. But he's definitely the only bitch that made a spectacle out of it live on ESPN.
You obviously don't understand the concept of "Free Agent".

[SanAntonioHeat]

THat Freeney dude is pretty retarded


- Magic played on a stacked team with a HOF coach

- Lebron played with scrubs in Cleveland

- Magic threatened to skip the draft if the Bulls drafted him instead of the Lakers



Yeah




Old school my ass


Why are people still bringing up Lebron leaving? Is he the only one in professional sports who went to another team because the team he was on wasn't winning it all after years of trying? Not owned tbh


It's pretty funny.

Teams can trade you wherever they want but you can't leave the team if you want


Do people always for get that LeBron resigned with Cleavland once already before dipping.

yah buddy...my boys reppin hard today. :toast

[redzero]

:lol Players wanting to be loyal even though management doesn't give a shit about them.

[rayjayjohnson]

he'll change his mind at the end of the year after another pitiful season.

:lol pinning hopes on luck.

[Will Hunting]

Loyalty in professional sports is overrated
This is true, and it simply doesn't exist. People confuse "loyalty" with "Living in the same city for close to 10 years where tons of your friends and family are so you really don't feel like moving somewhere else to end your career".

[NewcastleKEG]

2 titles in Cleveland > 4 titles with SuperFriends

[Will Hunting]

2 titles in Cleveland > 4 titles with SuperFriends
he wasn't gonna win any titles in Cleveland

[NewcastleKEG]

he wasn't gonna win any titles in Cleveland
#1 seed back2back years. They won 66 games one year

[redzero]

#1 seed back2back years. They won 66 games one year

And they didn't win any titles.

[Will Hunting]

Neat. How well did the Cavs' regular season performance transfer to the playoffs?

[NewcastleKEG]

Jordan didn't win a title his first 7 years in the league either

Took Kobe like 13 seasons

[Venti Quattro]

Jordan didn't win a title his first 7 years in the league either

Took Kobe like 13 seasons

ha ha, funny

:lol Bulls
:lol gangbanger

[Will Hunting]

Jordan didn't win a title his first 7 years in the league either
MJ won a title in his 7th season (counting the season he was injured)
Lebron stayed in Cleveland for 7 seasons before leaving.

Lebron also didn't have a 25 year old future hall of famer on the Cleveland team he left. It's a rather asinine comparison.

[Will Hunting]

If after 7 seasons, the best sidekick Chicago was capable of providing MJ was Mo Williams, no way he stays with them :lol

[NewcastleKEG]

ha ha, funny

:lol Bulls
:lol gangbanger
Am I wrong?

James skipped town because he couldn't take the heat. Makes him a bitch

[Will Hunting]

Am I wrong?

About MJ not winning a title in his first 7 seasons? Yeah, you are :lol

[NewcastleKEG]

If after 7 seasons, the best sidekick Chicago was capable of providing MJ was Mo Williams, no way he stays with them :lol
The quality of opponents was much higher in the 90's

MJ could compete for a title with Mo Williams & Antawn Jamison

[Will Hunting]

I also don't think anyone is trying say Lebron is as good as Jordan.

[NewcastleKEG]

I also don't think anyone is trying say Lebron is as good as Jordan.
Dwight Howard made the finals with Hedo Turkulu as the #2

[Venti Quattro]

The quality of opponents was much higher in the 90's

:lmao :lmao :lmao what a stupid statement

[Will Hunting]

Dwight Howard made the finals with Hedo Turkulu as the #2
Neat! What happened next?

[NewcastleKEG]

:lmao :lmao :lmao what a stupid statement
Look at the crap in the NBA Finals of late

[NewcastleKEG]

Neat! What happened next?
Made the Eastern Conference Finals the following year

Not buying these excuses for the ''3x NBA MVP''

[NewcastleKEG]

:lmao :lmao :lmao what a stupid statement
2001 Sixers
2002 Nets
2003 Nets
2007 Cavs
2009 Magic


Complete & utter crap

[Will Hunting]

Made the Eastern Conference Finals the following year

Not buying these excuses for the ''3x NBA MVP''
So you're not buying excuses for why someone who's won a regular season award 3 times has yet to win a title?

[Will Hunting]

2001 Sixers
2002 Nets
2003 Nets
2007 Cavs
2009 Magic


Complete & utter crap
rofl how are the first 3 teams relevant to Lebron/Jordan argument? Lebron wasn't in the NBA during the extremely shitty run of Eastern conference champions.

[NewcastleKEG]

So you're not buying excuses for why someone who's won a regular season award 3 times has yet to win a title?
3x MVP paired up with a fellow Hall of Famer & another considered elite big man

Can't win a championship? It's the NBA where only 5 guys are on the court at once.

[Will Hunting]

Dwight Howard made the finals with Hedo Turkulu as the #2
Lebron James made the finals with Larry Hughes as his #2

[Will Hunting]

3x MVP paired up with a fellow Hall of Famer & another considered elite big man

Can't win a championship? It's the NBA where only 5 guys are on the court at once.
You don't see me making excuses for why he couldn't get it done last year.

[NewcastleKEG]

rofl how are the first 3 teams relevant to Lebron/Jordan argument? Lebron wasn't in the NBA during the extremely shitty run of Eastern conference champions.
The NBA has declined. Did you watch the complete garbage monkeyball last night between Clippers & Grizzlies?

How can a 3x MVP paired up with his SuperFriends not win a title?

[Will Hunting]

How can a 3x MVP paired up with his SuperFriends not win a title?
I agree. I'm not defending Lebron's collapse last year. I'm only talking about his days in Cleveland. This year the level of competition is particularly worse.

You're helping my argument though. If he can't win a title with his superfriends, then he sure as fuck can't win a title with the supporting cast he had in Cleveland.

[NewcastleKEG]

I agree. I'm not defending Lebron's collapse last year. I'm only talking about his days in Cleveland. This year the level of competition is particularly worse.

You're helping my argument though. If he can't win a title with his superfriends, then he sure as fuck can't win a title with the supporting cast he had in Cleveland.
That's assuming he wouldn't have been forced to mature & improve. In Miami he can just stand on the 3 point line & watch Wade perform

[Fabbs]

J.T.
Magic stayed thru the tough times...
:lmao
Magic Marketing Lakers and "tough" times.
Nice troll attempt.

[redzero]

I'm trying to find out what Newcastle's argument is. LeBron didn't win anything in Cleveland. He wasn't going to win anything in Cleveland. He didn't win anything last year with a better supporting cast. What is the argument?

[Will Hunting]

That's assuming he wouldn't have been forced to mature & improve. In Miami he can just stand on the 3 point line & watch Wade perform
You're being dishonest with yourself if you're truly convinced he's watching Wade. He's their leading rebounder and scorer. Maturing and improving is only gonna happen if he wants it to happen, and it was actually less likely to happen when he had a shit supporting cast as an excuse every time Cleveland came up short.

[Fabbs]

You're being dishonest with yourself if you're truly convinced he's watching Wade. He's their leading rebounder and scorer. Maturing and improving is only gonna happen if he wants it to happen, and it was actually less likely to happen when he had a shit supporting cast as an excuse every time Cleveland came up short.
Don't forget how Cleveland is rocking and rollin without LeBron. :lol

[TIMMYtoZO]

Am I wrong?

James skipped town because he couldn't take the heat. Makes him a bitch

:lol Bitter Bulls fan who is about to see his team go on Summer vacation.
:lol Mad that the Bulls had to settle for Boozer when they failed to get Wade/Bosh/Bron.

[NewcastleKEG]

:lol Bitter Bulls fan who is about to see his team go on Summer vacation.
:lol Mad that the Bulls had to settle for Boozer when they failed to get Wade/Bosh/Bron.
Why the deflection?

Heat have 3 players on the TEAM USA squad & they can't even win a NBA championship?

[Venti Quattro]

:lol Rose is only on US Team B

[Will Hunting]

:lol Rose is on the wheelchair team with Cobbler

[Venti Quattro]

:lol Rose is on the wheelchair team with Cobbler

:lmao US Paralympic basketball team

[NewcastleKEG]

More deflecting & excuses for James

Reminds me of Kobe in the mid 2000's

[Venti Quattro]

More deflecting & excuses for James

Reminds me of Kobe in the mid 2000's

crofl he took a starting lineup of Smush Parker, Kwame Brown, Luke Walton and Lamar Odom to the playoffs in the stacked West. Twice. There are no excuses with the appalling lack of talent in the Lakers during those times.

[tesseractive]

crofl he took a starting lineup of Smush Parker, Kwame Brown, Luke Walton and Lamar Odom to the playoffs in the stacked West. Twice. There are no excuses with the appalling lack of talent in the Lakers during those times.

Given that he's won two titles since then, any doubts about Kobe without Shaq are long dead and buried now, just like Dirk answered all the questions last year.

If and when LeBron wins a title, his leg jockeys can tell the rest of us to shut up. Until then, he's just the captain of the Karl Malone All-Stars.