Lebron's An A-Rod

Lebron James showed the world last Thursday that it takes more than athletic ability to carry a franchise. It takes a certain mindset not everyone possesses. Instead of remaining with the Ceveland Cavaliers, a franchise he resurrected from the dead and held in the palm of his hands he chose to take his talents down the road to South Beach and play with Chris Bosh and D Wade next season. Would Jordan have done that? Would Bird have done that? Would Kove have done that? Of course not but these are different times. Give Lebron credit for having the guts to admit to himself that he doesn't want the responsibility of delivering a championship to rest solely on his shoulders. He'd rather be "a" piece of the puzzle that helps his team get to a title, not "the" piece that helps his team get to a title. Lebron can be a 2nd option, the aforementioned hall of famers couldn't (Shaq divorce?) In the end Lebron will win multiple championships and always be a part of D Wades dynasty. Sound familiar? A few years back Alex Rodriguez was the reigning AL MVP and considered by most to be the best player in baseball. He put up video game like numbers but could never deliver a World Series. Instead of going it alone and hoping his team would put key players around him he chose to swallow his ego and play alongside his good friend Derek Jeter in New York. Alex will win multiple championships and always be a part of the Jeter dynasty. The moral of this story? Just because you're the best doesn't mean you don't need help. Giving up the franchise player tag is a small price to pay for multiple chips. Remember that.