Stock Down: Everyone in Cleveland (Including Lebron)!
I gotta hit everyone here. Lebron first, for his bush league lack of sportsmanship. Look, I know you're mad that you lost, and that your teammates aren't quite up to snuff, but you still shake your opponent's hand and gave them their respect for beating you. That's two years in a row now. If you want to blow off the media, I understand. Who wants to answer dumb questions while avoiding some gotcha attempts to bang on your teammates? But again, shake your opponents hand please. Next up, the other Cavs players. Nothing personal, just business: you guys aren't good enough. I hope Mo Williams enjoyed his All-Star trip this year, because he won't be going back anytime soon. He nor the other Cavs guards and wing players were able to get shots off against Orlando; Lebron is the only guy on the team who can create his own shot, and that will constantly doom them unless they get someone else who can. Which leads me to my next target, Danny Ferry. The GM is supposed to be the most cold blooded, realistic person in the organization. Everyone else, from the players to the owner, is prone to letting their feelings override the truth. Ferry looked at his team's record and was satisfied that the roster was good enough. Yes, there were rumors about them trying to make a trade deadline deal, but nothing transpired.
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