He's Still Winning

                Based on the title of this entry, some people may think this is somehow a column about Charlie Sheen. A title that sates "He's still winning." often makes people think of the outrageous, out of his mind actor. This entry is not about him. This entry is about LeBron James and Cleveland's desperate and sometimes pitiful attempt of quick revenge at any and all costs. You see, as of this writing, the Miami Heat are down 3 games to 2 in the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. Due to what happened on July 8th, 2010 when LeBron James "Took his talents to South Beach" to play for the Miami Heat, many people, especially Cleveland fans, were happy with Miami's 112-103 loss to Dallas on Thursday night. To me though, that jubilation on the part of Cleveland fans is not only annoying, but it's also unwise and slightly immature. I'm in no way condoning what LeBron did on any level. The "Decision process" that James orchestrated last summer was wrong on so many levels. Plus, the party they had afterwards at Miami's American Airlines arena looked like something out of a Kiss concert. I didn't know if the big 3 of Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James were going to announce their arrival or if they were going to belt out a couple of lyrics to "Detroit Rock City". With that being said, I believe it's equally or worse to actually be happy when James loses, especially with the state of the Cavs right now. Due to our horrid 2010-2011 win loss record, the Cavs now have the #1 pick in the 2011 NBA draft. With the way the NBA Lottery works, you have to be one of the worst teams in the league to even get a chance at that pick.  The NBA puts ping pong balls in a hopper to pick the teams. Almost like you're going to win something. When Cleveland won the first pick, you would have thought THEY were the ones playing the Mavericks and actually beating them. The combination of how the draft is constructed and the way Cleveland was celebrating, they were basically telling the world "Hooray, we stink and here's the proof." Meanwhile, Cleveland's former hero, LeBron James, was doing something the Cavs have never done. WINNING FINALS GAMES. Does that sound like the city of Cleveland is actually winning? If it does, maybe we need to re-write the definition of the word "Winning" in the dictionary. The fact is that until the Cleveland Cavaliers has a better record than the Miami Heat, LeBron will ALWAYS be the one winning this battle between he and the Cavs. Until Dan Gilbert  fulfills his prophesy that he made on the night James made his "Decision" that the Cavs will win a championship before LeBron will, LeBron will ALWAYS be winning. Let's not forget, the Cavs willingly gave LeBron  the maximum $50 million that he was guaranteed only if he stayed in Cleveland. Knowing all these facts, let's recap here. As of this writing, LeBron James is 2 wins away from an NBA Championship. He was paid the maximum amount of money he was allowed to have with a new contract. Even though they had one of the worst records in the NBA, Dan Gilbert still says the Cavs will win a championship before the talented Miami Heat. Cleveland celebrates a #1 overall pick in the draft which proves they're a bad team. Yeah and Charlie Sheen is the crazy one.