Lebron Jordan

By kroberts, Section NBA
Posted on Sat Jun 09 2007 at 1:51 PM EST
More on: Lebron James, Michael Jordan, NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonion Spurs (all tags)

Now that the world is back to spinning on it's axis and Lebron James is slowly coming down off his high from getting to the Finals, we can clarify some things. First and foremost, Lebron James is STILL not Michael Jordan. He's not even Kobe Bryant. Granted, what he did against Detroit and throughout the playoffs was unbelievable, and downright special, but it wasn't Michael. It was, well, what we expected. You cannot bring this much hype to the table as the so-called "face of the NBA" and not win some playoffs series or get to the final series. And yes, Kevin Garnett, that means up until now your career and all of it's accomplishments mean nothing. But really, to take that next step, Lebron needs to win the whole thing. Not next year. Not in three years. This year. The difference between Jordan or Kobe and James? Not that James has never won a title, more, the other two guys never lost one.

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Surprised Why Athletes Do Stupid Things?

By Newbear, Section NFL
Posted on Tue Aug 22 2006 at 7:20 AM EST
More on: Floyd Landis, Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin, Barry Bonds, Rhett Bomar, John Daly, Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Maurice Clarrett (all tags)

On your current sporting calendar, you won't see a championship event in any of the big three (sorry, Hockey, but you've got to earn your spot back).

As the pages of the calendar year turn and we build toward the preclusion to the World Series, the kickoff of the world's greatest game, the basketball World Championship and Tiger's world domination, I want to talk about reasons.

The reasons why athletes do things.

Stupid, ridiculous "can-you-believe-he-did-that" things.

Especially lately, giving me the feeling that the world's just a crazy, mixed-up place. And that most of the athletes listed below have been listening to Brad Paisely's "Celebrity" on loop.

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