NBA 2012: Running thread

Agreed. That is outstanding.

 

Little help here? I'm clicking on that link and getting the "Ray Lewis: A Football Life" episode.

 

Glad I'm not the only one confused. When I saw Sonner's post, I thought I was losing it.

 

My bad. Was sending that Lewis thing to another friend, got em cut and paste mixed up.

Here is LeBron.

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That is pretty awesome.

 

And boom goes the Celtics.

 

If he leaves Miami for greener pastures, will this clip be used?

 

LeBron lives this incredible life of extremes.

He is the King of Ohio the moment he jumps to the NBA -- and those Nike commercials during the early years surely helped spread the infectious vibe to the rest of the country. This one was beyond extreme:

How could you not love the kid back in '06?

Then, in an instant, it seems, people everywhere are calling him a choker because he can't do shit in the playoffs.

Then, faster it seems, he chooses to work and live where he wants to and becomes a national pariah -- and then he becomes the butt of more scorn and laughter when the Heat lose in the Finals his first year down in South Beach.

But then he grows up in a flash and wins the title -- the Heat win the title BECAUSE of LeBron James -- and he, and his game, win back a ton of respect. He's no choker. The fun commercials begin again:

We've rebranded The King.

And now this: We get a moment of moments when In front of the world The King mauls Joe Bag O'Doughnuts at mid-court like a 6-year-old, and why did we ever start hating the kid?

And yet we're still only mid-arc.

 

His current pasture seems like a pretty good one.

But I'd hope that clip is used whenever he does anything. It's that good.

 

I was a fervent Lebron hater mainly because of the douchiness of "The Decision" (eventhough I would move to Miami in a heartbeat). Over the past couple of years I have come to like him again and it is impossible to not love watching him play.

FWIW the moment in the clip seemed prety genuine and I am sure the dude who sunk the shot while enjoying the cash, will have an even better story because of what Lebron did.

 

I'm a lifelong Celtics fan but they're done. It was a nice five-year run.

 

The Celtics are even more done now that Rondo tore his ACL and will be out for the season.