The Cleveland Cavaliers are good for business, so everyone is going to have a comment or opinion about their slow start to the season.
LeBron James said it would be a process for the Cavaliers, but most pundits figured he was talking about is teammates adjustment; not his own.
Bill Simmons was a guest on The Herd yesterday, and gave his opinion on James’ struggles in his return to Cleveland.
Simmons said it reminded him “a tiny bit” of when the Angels signed Albert Pujols, who became a shell of his former self.
“Anyone who thinks LeBron looks the same is fooling themselves,” Simmons said. “He doesn’t have the same impulsiveness. He looks 20 pounds lighter physically. Just his general force-of-natureness capacity — whatever you want to say — it’s not there. And he’s driving to the basket, and he’s under the rim now, and I don’t know what that means. I don’t know if he’s hurt, I don’t know if the big weight loss has affected his game or whatever. This is not a jump-to-conclusion thing. I have been watching this Cavs team since the preseason games started, and he does not look the same.”
Golic addressed the comments this morning, and accused Simmons of fishing for headlines.
“I think it’s one of the most ridiculous statements I’ve heard four games into a season in my life in any sport,” said Mike Golic. “That’s what I’ll say about Bill Simmons. So, you know, he grabbed a headline, which is something I know he loves — and that’s one of the most ridiculous lines I’ve ever heard in any sport in my life. Four games into a season. I don’t even … that’s ridiculous.”
“I put nothing — ZERO — on that,” Golic finished.
h/t TheBigLead