Dan Le Batard: Opinion of Miami Heat tri-nasty depends on perspective

[Dr. Jack]

I thought this was really a good read. He makes a lot of good points

Dan Le Batard: Opinion of Miami Heat tri-nasty depends on perspective - Dan Le Batard - MiamiHerald.com


Some quotes from above article

Why does something that feels so good in South Florida feel so bad everywhere else? Haters? Jealousy? There's some of that, sure, but that's too dismissive. Something about this microwave tri-nasty has struck a sports nerve I've never felt stung this way in two decades doing this, not by the old Oakland Raiders or old Hurricanes, not by the Fab Five or UNLV or Duke basketball, not even by the bloated and gluttonous New York Bleeping Yankees. Teams that have won, in other words, and at least earned their jealousy and hate.

Only thing more annoying than arrogance is arrogance that hasn't been earned (talking to you again, Knicks and Jets fans).

James went from likable to unlikable somehow in an hour of TV, and that is instructive. Fans will extend a great deal of love or hate based on nothing more than whether they like you or not, rationalizing arguments on your behalf or against you.

I have been having an argument with my friend Bill Simmons for weeks. He is America's most popular sports columnist, and he has been criticizing and questioning this Heat team without relent. It is odd, considering his beloved Boston did this same thing a few years ago, winning a championship by bringing together three monster talents.

The full article is a good read. Let me know what you think

[shepherd]

point about James' reputation being tarnished in one hour is valid... and it is pretty easy to understand why he became hated in that one hour... not because he left his team, but how he left them... (still a few idiots in the Philly area who can't grasp this simple concept)...

but comparing this situation to Boston's is just ridiculous... they didn't make an ESPN special about it... none of those guys were perceived as having deserted their teams and fans (in fact, Minnesota was doing KG a favor for all he had done for that team)... and it was never suggested or believed that those 3 guys had worked the whole thing out years in advance... not to mention that both Ray and KG were on the back side of their careers...

i don't know what is so hard for people to understand simple arguments... Le Batard is a pretty good reporter, but you have to have cobwebs in your brain to suggest there is a similarity...

people aren't hating the Heat because they put 3 stars together, or even because they are perceived as a super team... it is about the arrogant and self-agrandizing nature that they did it... not really that complicated...

[thinkingdog]

Originally Posted by shepherd

point about James' reputation being tarnished in one hour is valid... and it is pretty easy to understand why he became hated in that one hour... not because he left his team, but how he left them... (still a few idiots in the Philly area who can't grasp this simple concept)...

but comparing this situation to Boston's is just ridiculous... they didn't make an ESPN special about it... none of those guys were perceived as having deserted their teams and fans (in fact, Minnesota was doing KG a favor for all he had done for that team)... and it was never suggested or believed that those 3 guys had worked the whole thing out years in advance... not to mention that both Ray and KG were on the back side of their careers...

i don't know what is so hard for people to understand simple arguments... Le Batard is a pretty good reporter, but you have to have cobwebs in your brain to suggest there is a similarity...

people aren't hating the Heat because they put 3 stars together, or even because they are perceived as a super team... it is about the arrogant and self-agrandizing nature that they did it... not really that complicated...

On point!