Mmmmmhhhh
is he really thinking about leaving? I still doubted it. I never had a problem
with him leaving Cleveland. I know a lot of fans were upset, but that are
common situations and common reactions. It is nothing wrong with going
somewhere, where you can get more money and be more successful. However,
leaving now to team up somewhere else, I consider as wrong. The heat is on the
right way, they have been in the finals several years in a row, and they are
just missing something to win it all. The Spurs showed how to do it. Last year
the Spurs lost in the finals, and came back strong and determined and won it
this year. That shows how it goes, not giving up, taking an easy way, where you
think success will come easier, but stick it out, fight through the rough times
and then earn it all.
However,
him opting out shows that he wants something, be it either more money or other
teammates that will help him win the championship. Now it was all over the news
that he wants more money ($26 Mill) and better teammates, where my mind rings
an alarm bell and say ***CONTRADICTION*** lol First of, what is the big
difference between $24 and $26 Mill? If you have so many millions, I don’t
think two will make a difference. Next thing is, if you want more money, your
team will have even less for your teammates because of the salary cap, so that
kind of makes both impossible, unless they get a really great deal on someone. Dirk
Nowitzki in example, stated that he would be willing to less money, if that
makes it possible to get better players to have another shot at a championship,
which seems very reasonable to me. Sometimes you have to make personal
sacrifices to gain team success.
Besides
that, there could be another reason, why he might opt out, well actually two. One
simple one, he gets paid by the media, and does all that to bring movement and
rumors in the market, but never intended to leave. Another one, which could be
a huge factor, is the way his teammates played in the finals. I only saw the
last of the final games, and only LeBron showed up. The performance of his
teammates was really bad. It was like something was missing, be it the will,
the drive, the heart, the fire, whatever you want to call it. If it is the case
that one player felt let down by his teammates, this team might not have a
future. If this was the case, I doubt we will ever find out, but I can’t wait
to see what is going to happen in the NBA :)