The Bron Why? Mostly because of Lebron James. I don't own jerseys or apparel. I don't gloat or necessarily promote (this point makes this post rather awkward) that I like James or the Heat. I am just of the opinion that James is the best player in one of my favorite sports and I find a lot of pleasure in watching him and watching him win.
So, I root for the Heat.
Over time, I tended to root for them because no one else really was, and most tended to openly hate the Heat. It's for no real reason, which makes this feelings so frustrating and it makes me root for Lebron and Co. even more. Right now, with the Heat a mere game from the NBA Finals, they're on the verge of forcing all of the playa hatas to step off.
I find the hate dumb. Granted, James clearly handled "The Decision" really poorly. OK. So he's not a public relations specialist. He's also 25 years old and surrounded by more hype men than wise men.
What James did was cocky. Not harmful. He didn't hit a pedestrian and flee the scene. He wasn't busted with drugs. He's not getting arrested for smacking around his baby's mama. He's just a foolish kid. Let's put this in perspective.
As far as "hurting the game" by joining forces with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh (and any collusion that took place), that's bullshit. Nobody said that about the Boston Celtics four years ago. No one made as huge a fuss over the Lakers getting Pau Gasol. Hell, the NBA had a referee that was fixing games due to gambling issues and that's largely forgotten. But not Lebron and the Heat.
People also like to drag Chris Bosh down, noting that the power forward is not a superstar like James and Wade. Maybe he's not a superstar. He's still really good and better than most. He's also the third best player on his own team. Isn't that just about right for him?
Fans -- more so than any other group -- hold more double standards and think with such distortion that it's borderline unfair being involved with sports. We want our heroes to win more than anything -- more than all of the money in the world. When they choose the best chance to win, and it's not OK with us, we are allowed to hate.
It doesn't make any sense. I choose to fight irrational behavior.
