People start yelling at LeBron for choosing a team where he might win. Look, comparing him to Jordan or Kobe does not do him justice. Jordan had an allstart Team with Pippen, Rodman, Kerr and Kucoc. They were a good team, what did LeBron have in Cleveland? Name the players that made as much impact as those guys did for Jordan. Kobe is now not playing with Shaq, but look, he has Gasol… Lebron had nothing in Cleveland that comes even close to this. He has a team of ok player, that will kick most of the other bball players on the planet, but sadly they are not good enough without the King. And where should he go from there, New York or Chicago? It’s a fuckin joke to suggest this, as people really think that making a second best chance is a viable option.

Money should be of no concern for him, he will always have enough, so will probably have his children and grandchildren. His legacy might be important, but come on, it’s Cleveland, you can understand when someone wants to be away from there for a few years. A legacy without a championship is the worst for any pro athlete. Fans might have broken hearts, yet I can understand Mr. James, as he can now play with friends, teammates where he knows that the chemistry is alright, because he already got gold with them. Don’t bash the guy for making the right choice.

Cleveland made moves to improve the team, and they did well, assembling a few good players feeding of James presence and skills. We will see how they fare next season. I wonder if they can make the playoffs. Cleveland made the moves, and they did not pay off, leaving them with a flat tire behind, as the team could not change enough within the next years to ensure a title win. They could not do it with this team, and wouldn’t have done it in the future.

Don’t start with the if he is the best ever, he should make it alone. That’s bullshit. The level of professional sports has increased over the last years and there is almost no chance that there will ever be as dominant players as there have been in the past. And you can always argue about the best player not being able to win everything, as the best player ever in my eyes was Wilt Chamblerlain, who did not have the allstar supporting cast Jordan had, and thous did not earn as many rings as Michael did. And Michael could not do it alone in his first years as well. Kobe might reach Michael, but it has finally become a loft goal with these Miami Heat. And that is something I am really looking forward to. Someone to kick the Lakers from there throne, or at least to give them a real challenge with homecourt advantage

Lately I did not have the time, or rather the passion, to update two fairly similar blogs. Smashill, a blog about creative capital, and svensworld, my blog about everything that interests me have been more than sidelined. I have been spreading myself too far between projects, that are far too similar, and have decided to change smashill into something that fits the name far better. A blog about one of my passions besides art, surfing and teaching, which is Mixed Martial Arts, and I will use that place to write my one sided, hopefully entertaining comments to the stuff that is happening in the world. Oh and if someone from the UFC reads this and needs a photographer or reporter for their next event here in germany, who won’t write about the UFC as a Bloodsport and rather about the beautiful chess game and fighting art it is, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me
I will tweak the design a bit over the coming weeks to be able to integrate videos in a bit bigger size, as this is one of the things that is bugging me with the design at the moment. Enjoy the new found spirit and take the time to browse through all those cool and smart *pat on my own back* articles that you hopefully find here by now