That pretty much sums it all up. I think if the East was seeded a little differently that the Cavs would have been eliminated sooner. Either way, I knew they weren’t going to be appearing in the finals.

And LeBron, if you learn one thing in this off-season, I hope it’s how to be a loser. You don’t get to hang your head and walk off the court without congratulating your opponent. You don’t get to get dressed and walk to the team bus without visiting with the media. That’s not how this works. You need to be a gracious loser like the rest of your teammates did. You need to sit and answer the media’s questions like your teammates did. Perhaps you forgot how gracious your first two series opponents were after you mopped them up in 4 games a piece. One of those teams weren’t so removed from the NBA Finals. Rasheed Wallace, Tayshaun Prince and the like all sat at that podium after the game and talked about their mistakes and what went wrong. They gave you a hug and passed on some words of encouragement after the final buzzer in game 4. That’s what professionals do.

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