Vicious Rants of an Angry Yellow Man

I think Miami has become the most hated team in the NBA, replacing either the Celtics or the Lakers. That crass ESPN show by Lebron I think will hurt his legacy unless he win 3-4 championships in a row. Even then many people will feel that he couldn't have done it without Wade who already has a ring. If somehow they don't win, which is very possible (remember the Lakers with Chamberlain, West and Baylor?), then his commercial value will plummet. I think this move to Miami just made Kobe Bryant more popular!

Having said that, Cleveland's owner Dan Gilbert's open letter was way too much. James has a right to make a business decision, just as Gilbert can get rid of any player he doesn't think is doing the job. James made a lot of money for the Cavaliers and Gilbert in the past few years. So this rant just makes Gilbert look as bad as James. Yes, I feel for the fans of Cleveland, but I don't feel for the owner.

If controversy kept people focused on the NBA in the summer, controversies made the World Cup more interesting this year. But the final was a yawner. The Netherland and Spain are two of the most artistic teams in the world. But today's game was terrible. It seems that the finals are almost always bad, just like the Super Bowl. The third place game is always better. Maybe they should tell the finalists that they are actually playing the third place game and see if that makes the game better!

Spain has become the Miami of the sports world. They just won the most important trophy in sports, they are the second best to the U.S. in basketball, Pau Gasol won two titles after somehow ended up with the Lakers, Rafael Nadal is dominating tennis, a Spaniard may well win the Tour de France. It is time to root against Spain! Well, at least they don't have a guy like Rooney or James that people like root against.