I'm not even a Cavalier, or NBA fan, and I am disappointed that LeBron was not able to make it to the finals and win a title. Why is that? Because we are about to undergo 2 months of unsufferable hell at the hands of the sports media. It has been about 24 hours since the Cavs were eliminated and already I am sick of all the talk. For God's sake; it was on NFL Live. N-F-L Live!!!! As bad as the Brett Favre saga was the past few seasons, it won't even measure up to the LeBron debacle. Cleveland is at the center of the sporting world for the next few months, for the wrong reasons, and it is going to be mindnumbing.
I have to complain some about the coverage provided by ESPN during the game last night. They keep speaking of a Cleveland Curse, where neither of their major sport teams have won a title since 1964 (ahem...Browns...ahem) and the curses that surround their approach to the titles (Red Right 88, Drive, Fumble, Jordan and Mesa) not to mention the other heartaches the city has endured (The Move, Cuyahoga River Fire). Cleveland is America's sports whipping boy because of the string of ring-less seasons, and deservedly so for that reason. The Drive happened in the 1986 season; Fumble in 1987. Get it right with your "crack" research staff. I think Schwab would have known that. I don't have any problem with bringing that stuff up, but when you are going to talk about it, get your information right.
ESPN is the leach on the underbelly of the sporting world. Already they have dozens of articles up prophetically quipping about where LeBron will end up (Heat, Knicks, Nets, Bulls, Cavs) and they all think they know what they are talking about. Avery Johnson knows, Mark Stein knows, Chris Broussard knows and this gives Bill Simmons another chance to bring his drivel upon us once again regarding the future of LeBron James (seriously, has anyone with less talent in writing been able to do so much with so little? If it wasn't so sad it would be a great story). Not to mention Mike & Mike, Cowherd, Van Pelt and all the talking heads in Bristol going non-stop saying why LeBron will do this and why he will do that. Just stop already; you don't know what he is going to do with his career. I know their East Coast bias makes them wish he ends up in New York or New Jersey so they can put him on TV about as much as the Yankess/Sox, but give it a rest. Talk about Tebow some more, or Favre for pete sake!!
Will it be sad for Cleveland is LeBron left? Of course it would. Their native son leaving his hometown because they weren't able to win a title during his career there. Basketball may die in Cleveland and never be the same again. One would think that your ties to home would be stronger than the pull of the national spotlight of playing in New York. To me, it would be more pivotal to LeBron's legacy if he were to stay in Cleveland and help the title starved town win, but I don't see the happy ending winding up that way. I am not going to speculate and blow a lot of hot air like other people seem to in regards to this matter. LeBron will play where he best sees fit, but until then, we have the pleasure of watching the talking heads on the Worldwide Leader wax poetically about where he should go or where he will end up. Lord knows I won't be watching.
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