Miami Hate

King's Speech

There's not much I can add that isn't already out there, but let's review the Lebron Fact File anyway:

1. Lebron clearly led Miami to the Finals with his play in the ECF versus the Bulls.

2. James eradicated any notion that he doesn’t possess the clutch gene. (Will it continue? I think so)

3. The king established himself as the #1 player in the NBA by exhibiting his clamp-down defensive prowess and confirming he may be just as dominant offensively. Ask the MVP D-Rose (This was the first time I saw anyone stop the MVP or slow him down).

HOLLYWOOD SWINGING

"The Miami Heat are a good team…they're still Hollywood as Hell." - Bulls C Joakim Noah.

Now that we've gotten that business out of the way, let's address another style trending: Miami hate bandwagoning.

Kobe is somewhere wondering when his "most hated" title get taken away from him, and it happened right when the Lakers were vacuumed by the Mavs and the Heat continued to advance.

I've seen people transition from Boston fans to Chicago fans, and from Bulls fans to Maverick fans all in the name of hating the Heat. Their bandwagon miles must be astronomical!

Surely this is all happening too fast for a lot of people (haters). The doubters from day 1 are saving face right now in fear of the imminent egg that will be dropped on their faces sometime in mid-June when Miami wins the championship.

But you knew something like this would happen. We were taught as kids "God don't like ugly," and surely the haters felt they were wrong deep inside and would have to eat their words, right?

They say the greatest fear in life is the anticipation of death. Miami winning the title surely isn't as severe, but surely the haters and doubters anticipate the inevitable Miami ring almost as badly (Dirk blah blah blah, veterans blah,blah,blah, the bench blah,blah,blah).

Have people truly considered how remarkable a story this will be when Miami wins? Not since Ray Lewis won the Super Bowl MVP a year after he caught a murder charge has a story's redemptive turnaround been so swift and speedy!

What's most telling is that the media was far more pleasant, patient, and understanding for Lewis than for Lebron, and the issue at hand for Lebron was something totally moral and legal. As sad as that may sound, Lebron is only four wins away from justifying his "Decision" in winning a championship or "Hollywood Swinging" if you prefer the Joakim Noah way of looking at it.