Last night’s Mavericks win gave America one more night to revel in LeBron James schadenfreude, and as you’d imagine, this morning brings a fresh mix of disses and criticism. (And also jokes: Did you hear the one about how today is National LeBron James Day? Everyone gets to leave work twelve minutes early. Rim shot!) Here’s a sampling.
Jay Caspian Kang, Grantland:
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
David Thorpe, in conversation with Henry Abbott, on TrueHoop:
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
Dan Devine, Ball Don’t Lie:
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
Israel Gutierrez, Miami Herald:
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
Ryan Smith, an insulation installer from Mentor, Ohio, to Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel:
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
Update: More LeBron insults!
Drew Magary, Deadspin:
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
Proclamation issued by Ohio governor John Kasich declaring the entire Dallas Mavericks team — the one that kept a certain son of Ohio from winning his first ring — honorary Ohioans:
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
T-shirt worn last night by Dallas’s DeShawn Stevenson:
James was playing the same game he had been playing since the series started: standing around the perimeter, whipping passes side to side, hoping offensive execution would mask the fact that he wanted no part of taking over games.
Think about this for a second: How many times this year did you get upset because James stalled the offense by standing in front of his man and waiting until the final seconds of the shot clock to put on a move? Regardless of what the result was, that was one of the most memorable and repetitive scenes we’ve seen in his first season in Miami.
Now, how many times do you remember him doing that in this series? Hard to remember even a couple.
Did he choose this series to suddenly perform within the offense at all times? If so, why?
No, these are the kind of inexplicable parts of LeBron James’ performance in this series that will haunt him, will haunt this franchise, will linger with him for the entirety of next season.
And, if you can stand just a little bit more LeBron schadenfreude, here’s a photo essay, courtesy of NPR, of Sad LeBron James.