Winning

"If you fix your mind on the goal of winning and stay honest with yourself, you'll come to realize that winning isn't about right or wrong, or the good guys and the bad guys, or the pathway to good life and character, or statistics. Winning is about who has the best team, and that's all."-Bill Russell (Second Wind* page 123)

All of which is to say that I agree with this rant. According to the winningest player of all time, winning is about having the best team, and who am I to argue? Anyway, LeBron did the "right" thing if he wants to win, even if he went about it in the most annoying manner possible.

*I can't recommend this book highly enough.

An Open Letter To The Internet

Dear People,

Just relax. LeBron James is human. No one can win a championship by themselves. No one has a great game every night. Even Jordan, in my opinion the best player ever, had another top 25 player in his prime, and a very good supporting cast. A very good team that relies on defense and a balanced offensive attack will often beat a team with a superstar and a mediocre supporting cast. That is just how basketball works. That was the case when the Bad Boys beat the young Bulls, it was the case when the Sonics beat Kareem's Lakers two years in a row, and it is the case now. This a surprise because the Celtics were written off, not because any player, even LeBron, is an unstoppable force. Just remember, even Jordan needed Pippen. Even Jordan needed Dennis Rodman to shut down the Mailman. Even LeBron is human. And that's a good thing, because if he wasn't fallible, what would be the point of watching?

Sincerely,

Waiting For Groza