>only thing that would have made it worse is if LeBron
>actually went to a NYC team with his friends instead of Miami.
>because the level of trolling from over there was out of
>control.

Fair. But how is that worse than Kyrie going to Cleveland's arch-rival? Cleveland will have to deal w/ Boston (and Kyrie) for years to come. LeBron didn't go to a rival - he went to a Miami team that had no causal link to Cleveland other than being in the East.

>everything from his last game with the Cavs the first time out
>to the Decision was just annoying.
>
>also, even though LeBron had his GOAT season over there, he
>also picked up some pretty annoying habits on the court
>(egregious flopping, the bullshit Wade would do to troll, etc)
>so it was easy to hate on him.

The Decision was a horrible PR move. But when your worst move as a professional is staging a show to announce your FA decision (that incidentally raised millions for a great cause) - there's not a lot to criticize.

>if LeBron leaves again, there's no way that it's regarded like
>that, because I have all the faith he's going to make all the
>PR moves to make sure he doesn't leave on a bad note. the ring
>helps, too.

He delivered the Promise and the Ring of all Rings - in such a dramatic and high-stakes fashion that you couldn't write a better movie script. He should be idolized for eternity in Cleveland. There better no burning of jerseys this time -- only statues.

>with Kyrie, it's about this:
>
>2014, when he had the chance to GTFO (and all the reason to)
>he stayed. And tweeted immediately after his decision to let
>the fans know.
>
>that meant a lot after those 3 seasons of assjuice and tanking
>and dumb picks. he could have easily been like, "going to
>Miami".

True - but shouldn't the same respect be forwarded to LeBron? He was born into a trash team and could've demanded a trade at some point in his first 7 seasons. But he didn't. He does what he always does: honor his commitments and ball his life out. He gives everything to his teams.

>After last year's implosion, the offseason couldn't have been
>any worse, but since it wasn't a Fagency move, but an
>out-and-out trade for BULLSHIT, Kyrie is gonna get the benefit
>of the doubt. The FO had no reason to trade with Danny fuckin'
>Ainge. and that's where my anger resides.

The FO office should be shouldering the blame. After Griffin left - the team has been a disaster. Now people see why LeBron signed 1-year deals his first 2 years back. Because right as he signed a 2-year deal (ending this year) - he lost his LeGM authority, Griffin was ousted (without LeBron's consent) - and Griffin didn't invest any further competently acquire more assets to give them a better chance against GS - and LeBron couldn't do anything about it because he couldn't leverage leaving at the end of the year (due to the 2-year deal) - which brings me to my point: LeBron honors his commitments with the deals he makes. Kyrie didn't. He should've played out another 1-2 years.

At the end of the day - the notion that any Cleveland fan would posit Kyrie in a more favorable light than LeBron is something that's incomprehensible.

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