NY Fans On Being LeBurned

LeBron James outside the W Hotel in Miami (AP)

Some New Yorkers really believed that LeBron James was coming to New York. One Upper West Sider told WCBS 2, "He came all the way to Greenwich, Conn., to ["Decide"]. Got us all excited. I'm very disappointed." But James got to meet up with his pal Kanye West! West, who had a brush with being reviled last fall, was at the Boys and Girls Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Perhaps to rally the spirits of fellow New Yorkers, the Daily News' Frank Isola wrote on his blog today that James is headed to Miami to play "Scottie Pippen to Dwayne Wade's Michael Jordan":

I was in Cleveland the night of Game 5 against Boston when LeBron had perhaps the most disappointing performance of his career. His reaction afterwards was even more disappointing. He sounded surprised and upset that the media would question why he didn't play well. LeBron reasoned that he's only had four bad games in his entire career and that he's spoiled his fans. Give me a break.

He should have said: "This one is on me. I didn't have it tonight and I can't tell you how disappointed I am." But then by making that admission, James would be placing the blame on himself. Or as one rival head coach said today: "He craves attention but deflects responsibility."

And that is why Miami is the perfect place for him. The Heat is the third most popular team in the city behind the Dolphins and University of Miami football. More importantly, if the "Dream Team" as LeBron calls it falls short there will be plenty of blame to go around starting with Pat Riley, Wade and LeBron.

Another Upper West Sider weighed in about the James-Wade-Bosh trio and seemed mournful: "It's a stacked deck. I'm a Yankee fan. I understand wanting to play for a champion. He could carry a team. But he could have brought it to New York. We need him here."

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By Jen Chung in News on July 9, 2010 6:02 PM

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Dead Himmler

This is a great quote "I think this is the first time in history one man managed to destroy an entire city by himself. Even the Enola Gay had a flight crew."

Phil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_LBdkMf4m8

jaycjay

Come on. Anyone with even a rudimentary understanding of the economics in play in the NBA knew months ago that James wouldn't come to New York. As, of course, did the Knicks management, which is why they pursued Stoudemire instead.

Great PR play, though, on Lebron's behalf. My complements there.

Wza

He played NY for suckers.

My feeling is that all three (Wade, James, Bosh)had this planned out way in advance.

NlGGAZ

He didn't play any REAL NYer. Everyone in NY knows that that whatever the Knicks touch whithers and dies. No Hope ever.

Wza

True.

TNTRMSKD

I can't believe any of these clowns are being mentioned in the same sentence as Jordan. Mike didn't cop out and team up with the Pistons or Celtics. He didn't try and get Isiah, Bird, Barkley or any of his rivals to team up with him to increase their chances of winning.

He played his ass off until he could beat them.

samkim

Yeah b/c pippen/horace grant/horry/kukoc/rodman were such marginal players...

whitecastlerock

Horry did not play with Jordan on the Bulls...

samkim

sorry brain fart meant kerr.

etypical

In making his choice he admitted that he can't helm a team and that he's no leader. Knicks fans have had our fair share of giant egos that just couldn't step up, when it mattered - at least we won't have our hopes dashed at the end of yet another crap season.

jaycjay

No, in making his choice he admitted that he wants a good shot at a championship in the next couple of years. No way that would have happened with the Knicks.

PKMKII

The Yankees not getting Cliff Lee is much more significant for NYC sports than failing to get LeBron.

longacre

Yankees without Cliff Lee still have to be the favorites for winning the World Series.

Knicks without LeBron will probably miss the playoffs...again.

samkim

And he basically said his mom told him to go. Way to man up, Lebron

jaycjay

I love how this guy was looked at as some kind of savior and the greatest sports star alive just a few days ago, and now suddenly that's all forgotten. He's now a lazy slacker, only a second-rate player, and he probably kicks his dog.

Cannibal

What is basketball?

gerf

So this blog is basically about worthless sports hype, tmz style celeb gawking and endless links to nypost and dailynews crime stories now?

No wonder Jake can't sell the thing.