Congrats to LBJ for his 3rd MVP

Originally Posted by Swamp

if lebron was so good he wouldn't have been almost been kicked of the olympic team and is lucky nike saved him



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Originally Posted by xbiker47

Originally Posted by Swamp

if lebron was so good he wouldn't have been almost been kicked of the olympic team and is lucky nike saved him



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From Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski to managing director Jerry Colangelo to NBA elders, the issue of James’ immaturity and downright disrespectfulness had become a consuming topic on the march to the Olympics. The course of history could’ve changed dramatically, because there was a real risk that James wouldn’t be brought to Beijing based on fears his monumental talents weren’t worth the daily grind of dealing with him.

When the mandate had been to gather these immense egos and get the NBA’s greatest players to fit into a program, no one had a more difficult time meshing into the framework than James. Other players made it a point to learn the names of staffers and modestly go about their business without barking orders and brash demands.

No one could stand James as a 19-year-old in the 2004 Athens Olympics, nor the 2006 World Championships. Officials feared James could become the instigator of everything they wanted to rid themselves for the ’08 Olympics. For as gifted as James was, Krzyzewski and Colangelo subscribed to a belief that with Kobe Bryanthttp://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3118/news/l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/fn/default/full/p_note_none.gif);">http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/...t/full/p_note_none.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; display: inline-block; zoom: 1; font-size: 0px; height: 13px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; text-indent: -99em; vertical-align: middle; visibility: visible; width: 11px; -webkit-user-select: none; background-position: 0% 0.2em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">(notes) joining the national team in 2007, they could win a gold medal in ’08 with or without LeBron James. Behind the scenes, officials had taken to calling James’ inner circle, “The Enablers.
 
Originally Posted by Swamp

Originally Posted by xbiker47

Originally Posted by Swamp

if lebron was so good he wouldn't have been almost been kicked of the olympic team and is lucky nike saved him



This guy
30t6p3b.gif



From Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski to managing director Jerry Colangelo to NBA elders, the issue of James’ immaturity and downright disrespectfulness had become a consuming topic on the march to the Olympics. The course of history could’ve changed dramatically, because there was a real risk that James wouldn’t be brought to Beijing based on fears his monumental talents weren’t worth the daily grind of dealing with him.

When the mandate had been to gather these immense egos and get the NBA’s greatest players to fit into a program, no one had a more difficult time meshing into the framework than James. Other players made it a point to learn the names of staffers and modestly go about their business without barking orders and brash demands.

No one could stand James as a 19-year-old in the 2004 Athens Olympics, nor the 2006 World Championships. Officials feared James could become the instigator of everything they wanted to rid themselves for the ’08 Olympics. For as gifted as James was, Krzyzewski and Colangelo subscribed to a belief that with Kobe Bryanthttp://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3118/news/l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/fn/default/full/p_note_none.gif);">http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/...t/full/p_note_none.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; display: inline-block; zoom: 1; font-size: 0px; height: 13px; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; text-indent: -99em; vertical-align: middle; visibility: visible; width: 11px; -webkit-user-select: none; background-position: 0% 0.2em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">(notes) joining the national team in 2007, they could win a gold medal in ’08 with or without LeBron James. Behind the scenes, officials had taken to calling James’ inner circle, “The Enablers.
 
lmao this dude talkin about LBJ was immature back then....

if we use his line of thinking, Kobe is a rapist na na na na na na
 
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