LeBron James and His Fans: Why They’re Irritating
August 24th, 2010 by Dwight Palmer Leave a reply »Anyone that has ever won anything; a spelling bee, a foot race, a district/regional/state/national title, a bowling title, or whatever, understands the feeling of accomplishment that comes with the trophy.
I have never found anyone who valued expectation over realization.
This is where we are with LeBron fans. They appear to want to bypass earning a title or even earning the “Best Player” tag and go straight to instant gratification.
Presently his Highness’ fans are patting themselves on the back for winning the 2011 NBA championship. This type of premature, unsubstantiated, drivel has become boorish.
LeBron and the Cavaliers were favored going into the playoffs for both of the last two seasons. When they lost LBJ’s fans suddenly acted as if his teammates had became “Smush” Parker and Kwame Brown clones. These guys had the best record in the NBA for two consecutive seasons.
My experience leads me to believe that the Cavs failure was due to an underprepared coach for that level of play (playoffs), and an absence of leadership on the court.
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