OFFICIAL BRETT THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[cheesner]

ahhhh, never mind.

[Freak Out]

Awesome.

[falco]

favre is at home watching the lebron show, taking notes...

[retailguy]

favre is at home watching the lebron show, taking notes...

Bus Cook is in Connecticut negotiating a contract for a 90 minute show

[packers11]

That was the dumbest press conference ever... I hate ESPN and I hate the NBA for allowing it...

[Tony Oday]

That was the dumbest press conference ever... I hate ESPN and I hate the NBA for allowing it...

I hope he blows out his knee, loses all his cash and has to pull tricks in South Beach.

[retailguy]

That was the dumbest press conference ever... I hate ESPN and I hate the NBA for allowing it...

I hope he blows out his knee, loses all his cash and has to pull tricks in South Beach.

I just don't understand hoping that anyone gets injured.

[packers11]

imagine if T.T. had such harsh words for Brett when he left

Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;

As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.

This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.

Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.

The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.

There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.

You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.

You have given so much and deserve so much more.

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:

"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER 'KING' WINS ONE"

You can take it to the bank.

If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.

Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there.

Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.

This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown "chosen one" sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And "who" we would want them to grow-up to become.

But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called "curse" on Cleveland, Ohio.

The self-declared former "King" will be taking the "curse" with him down south. And until he does "right" by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.

Just watch.

Sleep well, Cleveland.

Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day....

I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:

DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue....

Dan Gilbert

Majority Owner

Cleveland Cavaliers

[packerbacker1234]

Honestly, all the cavs are doing is making themselves look like crap.

I get the attention and all that crap Lebron got was unheard of, but lets face facts with facts - the cavs were NOTHING until Lebron showed up, and in seven, could it, SEVEN seasons you couldn't put enough around him to get a ring. A bunch of role players is what you put around him, instead of getting him one or two other "stars" to compliment him. This is why he went to miami - the cavs didn't add anyone, while miami showed a direct commitment to winning multiple rings.

Cavs, you need to take note - to keep a superstar, you have to go out and get other stars. You didn't do it, so he bounced.

[vince]

http://olbagofdonuts.com/index.php/2010/07/08/a-message-to-cavs-fans-from-a-guy-whos-been-here-before/#more-2427

A message to Cavs fans from a guy who's been here before

Cleveland Cavaliers fans, I feel your pain.

No matter the color of the jersey or the sport, it always really hurts to find out someone doesn’t care about you as much as you thought they did.

You guys learned that lesson the hard way tonight. For that, I am sorry.

Outsiders will tell you that you shouldn’t be so upset. “It’s a business” will be the line of crap that they feed you. They’ll tell you LeBron James has to do what’s best for him. Miami gives him a better shot to win, the Cavs couldn’t surround him with a similar set of talent and, in the end, LeBron had to take that opportunity.

Is that true? Yeah, maybe.

Doesn’t matter – that’s not the point.

The point is that you loved him through it all. Success or not, he was your guy. He made you proud. You supported him. You treated him like he was one of your own – which, well, he was. Or, at least, was supposed to be.

You felt like you had a special relationship, one that fans everywhere admired. He had to feel that way too, didn’t he? I mean, he said he did, so you took him at his word.

In the end, though, he didn’t really feel anything at all. The giant middle finger he showed you guys on ESPN proved that. It was a nasty sight to see, even for a guy who admittedly cares very little about the NBA.

I know that middle finger - I’ve seen it before.

I had to endure my own “Summer of Torture” around this same time two years ago (and again last summer). You can’t believe your guy is doing this to you. Has he lost his mind? What is he thinking?

You calm yourself by thinking he’ll come to his senses and remember how special the relationship is, especially with the way sports are nowadays. He wouldn’t just throw that all away, would he? Even if he goes somewhere else, they’ll never love him like you did. He knows that, right?

And surely he knows that, once that bridge is torched, it can never be rebuilt, right?

It’s at that exact moment that he drops the match on the gasoline that he himself has spent weeks pouring.

Gone baby, gone.

You’re angry. Scratch that – you’re furious.

You’re going to yell and curse. You’re going to hate yourself for getting suckered in by such an utterly despicable person. You’re going to have too much to drink and, maybe, you’ll get sad enough to cry. You’re going to want to throw away the posters, bury the ticket stubs and, perhaps, break out that jersey and do a little torching of your own.

If you think I’m going to tell you any of these actions are “wrong” or “classless,” you are incorrect. You’re talking to a guy who kept his autographed Brett Favre photo on the wall of his apartment for the sole purpose of drawing a vulgar thought bubble out of his mouth (think of the movie “Clerks” and you’ll know what I wrote). I am not above such actions.

Do it. Do all of it. You’ll be amazed how much better it makes you feel.

So far, I’ve tried to steer clear of giving you any advice. After all, everyone hates the guy who tries to throw those tired, pathetic cliches at you after you’ve just had your heart ripped out.

That said, I want to end this thing on a positive and, hopefully, this makes you feel just a bit better.

You’re down on your team now. I get that. But don’t be down forever.

In fact, when the season rolls around, go to Quicken Loans Arena as soon as you can. Sell the place out. Be louder than you’ve ever been before, even if your team stinks (and by all accounts, it’s going to). Let LeDouche know it was never about him – it was about the team. That is what really matters. It’s their building, their town, your town - he was just renting some space.

And when the traitor returns home, do NOT listen to those who tell you it’s wrong to boo him. Don’t be above that. Boo the living daylights out of him. Let him know how disgusting he really is.

His new team might beat yours – and that’ll stink if it happens – but he will get the message. Even moronic, self-obsessed professional athletes know what 20,000 boos means.

It means that the oldest cliche of them all really is true: You can never go home again.

-Chris Lempesis

[Fritz]

A beautiful post above - gets the thread back on track. Wow. Good work, Vince!

[Joemailman]

Sort of makes we wonder if the rift between Favre and Packer Nation can ever be fixed. It's one thing for fans to get tired of a player they think has stayed too long. It's another thing for the player to be regarded by a large portion of the fans as Benedict Arnold.

In Chicago, Dick Butkus has a long rift with Bear management. It took more than 20 years for them to retire his number. However, Butkus' rift was with management. It was never with the fans, who remained loyal to Butkus.

This is different. Can't really think of another situation quite like it.

[retailguy]

Sort of makes we wonder if the rift between Favre and Packer Nation can ever be fixed. It's one thing for fans to get tired of a player they think has stayed too long. It's another thing for the player to be regarded by a large portion of the fans as Benedict Arnold.

In Chicago, Dick Butkus has a long rift with Bear management. It took more than 20 years for them to retire his number. However, Butkus' rift was with management. It was never with the fans, who remained loyal to Butkus.

This is different. Can't really think of another situation quite like it.

I don't really think it will ever be "fixed". His number will get retired, he'll go into the hall of fame (both NFL and GB), and that'll be it. The endorsement deals, speaking opportunities, and other things that would've been there won't return. I'm not so sure that's a bad thing either.

If Rodgers wins a Super Bowl, and gets enshrined himself, he'll "Majikowski" Favre. A fitting irony, dontchathink?

[Joemailman]

Usually when you retire a player's number, there's a ceremony that goes with it. Will they have a ceremony with a possibility that half the crowd will boo? Will they just issue a press release saying Favre's number has been retired? Will Favre even want his number retired, especially if he finishes out his career with a Super Bowl win in Minnesota?

[mraynrand]

A beautiful post above - gets the thread back on track. Wow. Good work, Vince!

That was a great post. But it still illustrates the undeniable: Danny Ferry and Chris Grant didn't surround LeBron with the talent he needed to win. Just like Ted Thompson.

THANKS DANNY