NBA: LeBron goes in on Barkley

[Ice009]

I get why LeBron is frustrated. He's 32, he knows he needs to conserve as much energy as possible for the postseason, yet he's logging the most minutes per game in the NBA for a team that, despite winning the le last year, looks absolutely helpless whenever he isn't on the floor.

At the same time the reality is that the organization has done just about everything he wanted in terms of this roster and the coaching staff. He wanted Kevin Love for Andrew Wiggins, he wanted J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, he wanted guys like Mike Miller, James Jones and Chris Anderson, he wanted David Blatt out and Ty Lue in... they've given him just about everything he's wanted. And look, I like Matthew Dellavadova as a player and I wish the Cavaliers still had him, but there's no way he should be the missing piece to the puzzle.

In addition to being frustrated LeBron might just be a little bit bored right now. It's the dog days of the season, the regular season is really a gloried exhibition season for this team and LeBron kind of has a need for drama anyway. There has been some sort of drama at about this time of year for the Cavaliers every year since LeBron has come back. It's annoying but it goes with the territory with LeBron.

I just think the Kevin Durant signing has annoyed a lot of people and players. I really think the place Lebron is coming from is frustration from that signing, and to complete with the Warriors you need a stacked team. You know, adding another superstar to a 73 win team has got to be frustrating when you're trying to win another Championship like he is. They can be beaten, but the margin for error is very low. Puts a lot of pressure on the best players of all the other contenders to perform at the highest level if you want any chance in beating them.

[JoeTait75]

I just think the Kevin Durant signing has annoyed a lot of people and players. I really think the place Lebron is coming from is frustration from that signing, and to complete with the Warriors you need a stacked team. You know, adding another superstar to a 73 win team has got to be frustrating when you're trying to win another Championship like he is. They can be beaten, but the margin for error is very low. Puts a lot of pressure on the best players of all the other contenders to perform at the highest level if you want any chance in beating them.

I'm sure that's part of it too. The Cavaliers beat Golden State in the Finals after they'd won 73 games, they had to overcome almost impossible odds to do it... and then the Warriors promptly add the 2nd-best player in the NBA without losing any of their core guys. Knowing you had to give absolutely everything you had to beat them last year yet also knowing it's going to be even tougher to beat them again... yeah, it's got to be frustrating.

[sasaint]

Jerry Krause would have made LeBron cry

[Clipper Nation]

I just think the Kevin Durant signing has annoyed a lot of people and players. I really think the place Lebron is coming from is frustration from that signing, and to complete with the Warriors you need a stacked team. You know, adding another superstar to a 73 win team has got to be frustrating when you're trying to win another Championship like he is. They can be beaten, but the margin for error is very low. Puts a lot of pressure on the best players of all the other contenders to perform at the highest level if you want any chance in beating them.

I wouldn't be surprised if most players around the league hate Durbeta's ass, tbh.

[ambchang]

Clipper nation tying his hardest to fill in the Capri sun man void.

[UZER]

I wouldn't be surprised if most players around the league hate Durbeta's ass, tbh.

No, he's in the inner cool friends circle.

They hate the y, obnoxious, asshole, loudmouth with 3 other allstars on his team Kawhi.

[Chucho]

If this was Kobe, LeBron nuthuggers would be talking about what an overrated prima donna whiny Kobe is. And they'd be right. But since it's LeBron, suddenly it's all about how LeBron needed Jesus Dellavedova to win, and that asshole Gilbert wouldn't do it

Well to be fair, there's a huge difference between the Greatest Beta and the Legit Greatest of the Era. LBJ has yet to coat tail jockey 1 ring while Komo was piggy backed by Daddy n MVPau to his.

[Killakobe81]

Clipper nation tying his hardest to fill in the Capri sun man void.

Where is Kool?

[Koolaid_Man]

Glad to see it. Barkely. Can't get into anyone's Fave 5 anymore.

Why do you hate Chuck? During the Tammy era he sucked more raw Tammy than a million gay lovers

[Koolaid_Man]

How so? Gilbert is a slimeball, and LeBron wanted assurances that Gilbert wouldn't go back to selling The LeBron James Experience instead of building a championship team. Don't forget, one of the reasons LeBron left Miami is because Riley and Arison started pinching pennies on the roster.


Those contracts actually have nothing to do with their point guard situation. The Cavs have two TPEs they're refusing to use. They could have also had a $16 million TPE in return for Delly, but Gilbert didn't want it. This isn't LeBron crippling his team financially, it's Gilbert cheaping out because he's satisfied with one ring.

So whats the odds that Kobe wins another le before the Clippers do?

[Koolaid_Man]

I get why LeBron is frustrated. He's 32, he knows he needs to conserve as much energy as possible for the postseason, yet he's logging the most minutes per game in the NBA for a team that, despite winning the le last year, looks absolutely helpless whenever he isn't on the floor.

At the same time the reality is that the organization has done just about everything he wanted in terms of this roster and the coaching staff. He wanted Kevin Love for Andrew Wiggins, he wanted J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, he wanted guys like Mike Miller, James Jones and Chris Anderson, he wanted David Blatt out and Ty Lue in... they've given him just about everything he's wanted. And look, I like Matthew Dellavadova as a player and I wish the Cavaliers still had him, but there's no way he should be the missing piece to the puzzle.

In addition to being frustrated LeBron might just be a little bit bored right now. It's the dog days of the season, the regular season is really a gloried exhibition season for this team and LeBron kind of has a need for drama anyway. There has been some sort of drama at about this time of year for the Cavaliers every year since LeBron has come back. It's annoying but it goes with the territory with LeBron.

Lebron's shrimp bald headed ass.... we shoulda all saw this coming:

[Koolaid_Man]

I wouldn't be surprised if most players around the league hate Durbeta's ass, tbh.

[apalisoc_9]

Who is that guy? I dont recognize him?

[JoeTait75]

Lebron's shrimp bald headed ass.... we shoulda all saw this coming:

Kool, did you ever imagine a scenario in which the Cleveland Cavaliers won while the Lake Show lost 65 games? It's like Bizarro World, isn't it?

[benefactor]

Kool, did you ever imagine a scenario in which the Cleveland Cavaliers won while the Lake Show lost 65 games? It's like Bizarro World, isn't it?

We also elected a reality show host to the White House. End times tbh.

[Clipper Nation]

Who is that guy? I dont recognize him?

It's some D-Leaguer that the Chinese voted in one year. I think his name was Cody Brian?

[HarlemHeat37]

Lebron is going to lose all the white fans he got back after returning to Cleveland, tbh

You don't take shots as Sir Coon, he's the anti-niggr spokesperson for white Americans..

[Killakobe81]

Why do you hate Chuck? During the Tammy era he sucked more raw Tammy than a million gay lovers

Mamba is baaack!!!

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Charles Barkley was extremely classy in his response back to LeBron. Didn't get personal. Took a page out of the spurs book. When they go low we go high.

[ambchang]

That's the thing, barkleys criticisms were fair but lebron decided to make it personal. I don't understand how anybody can say lebron won the argument, he didn't. He just threw a tantrum.

[140]

damn...

“I was laughing, clearly he did some home work ... he Googled me and found some things,” Barkley said on ESPN Radio Tuesday. “He was young when I was playing, so I appreciate that, but I’m not upset about it ... my criticism was fair and I’m good with that.”

“I’ve only met LeBron casually. He’s always been great to me,” Barkley said. “But this notion that we have to be friends, we’re never going to be friends.”

“Some of the stuff he said about me is correct --- doesn’t make the message I said about him incorrect,” Barkley said. “Some of them are intimidated about LeBron (but) I’m not intimidated at all.”

Yet another W for yesterday's NBA tbh

[HarlemHeat37]

This goes wayyyy beyond basketball Lebron has just been waiting for a reason to take down Sir Coon, tbh..we've all been waiting for a mainstream figure to bring him down and give a voice to our feelings about him..most of the people in this thread wouldn't understand the nuance or depth of his comments, especially some of the 28 million fans(a couple of them in this thread) that tuned in to watch child-rapist Karl Malone play on the biggest stage of basketball in Barkley's era..

[lefty]

damn...



Yet another W for yesterday's NBA tbh

We are on fire

[UZER]

This goes wayyyy beyond basketball Lebron has just been waiting for a reason to take down Sir Coon, tbh..we've all been waiting for a mainstream figure to bring him down and give a voice to our feelings about him..most of the people in this thread wouldn't understand the nuance or depth of his comments, especially some of the 28 million fans(a couple of them in this thread) that tuned in to watch child-rapist Karl Malone play on the biggest stage of basketball in Barkley's era..

You're trying too hard man.

[resistanze]

This goes wayyyy beyond basketball Lebron has just been waiting for a reason to take down Sir Coon, tbh..we've all been waiting for a mainstream figure to bring him down and give a voice to our feelings about him..most of the people in this thread wouldn't understand the nuance or depth of his comments, especially some of the 28 million fans(a couple of them in this thread) that tuned in to watch child-rapist Karl Malone play on the biggest stage of basketball in Barkley's era..

Sir TapDance will flip this to curry favor with the racist fanbase he appeals to tbh