"Just two great guys, going at it... two of the best in the league, you know."This was the soundbyte from the postgame press conference yesterday after the Cavs lost to the Celtics in Game 7 up in Boston (of course it was in Boston -- the C's don't win on the road).
I don't know why it bothers me but it does. I mean, that sounds a little arrogant. And I know great players are cocky, etc., and they need to believe they're good. But to talk about yourself in that third-person way, just bugs me. I know Bird and Magic were cocky, too, but I just can't imagine them talking like this. And then LeBron is comparing himself to Dominique Wilkins and Pierce to Larry Bird. Not quite, LeBron. I don't think Dominique shot 35% in that series.
In fact, had LeBron even shot remotely close to what a great such as himself should shoot, the Cavs would have easily stolen one in Boston and would be moving on to the Eastern Finals right now.
ESPN, of course, is seeking to anoint this game as an "epic." Which is something ESPN does, but hey, can you blame them? They want ratings. But was it really? It was a competitve Game 7 so that's good... but it was a series where a team that should really have dominated (Boston) once again eeked out a 4-3 series win. Is that epic? Do you think the people of Boston now consider Paul Pierce to be in the same category as Larry Legend? Not so sure about that.
"Now they have something to remember in Boston other than what Dominique [Wilkins] and Larry [Bird] did. They'll remember what Paul and LeBron did," James said.
Really? You think so? I don't.
4 comments:
I agree. The NBA playoffs have become a predictable joke. The home team wasn't going to lose last night. And LeBron, no one cars about what you did in a losing effort in a conference semi-final.
I don't think Bird ever put another player in a head lock and threw him into his mama either, but you know, times change...
How many days until college ball starts again?
I don't like how he sometimes refers to himself in the 3rd person, but you're honestly going to blame LeBron for the Cavs losing? The Cavs wouldn't have won 15 games this year without him.
Comparing Dominique to LeBron is laughable. He's already easily surpassed Dominique in only 5 years and at 23 years old.
Zzzzzz...snort..uh?...hockey....Zzzzzzzzz
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