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Brazil deeply scarred after Germanydefeat, sports minister Aldo Rebelo says• Sports minister calls for overhaul of domestic football • Rebelo says 7 -1 defeat does not compare to Maracanazo

Owen Gibson in São Paulo The Guardian, Thursday 10 July 2014 18.12 BST

Brazil's Luiz Gustavo, Marcelo, Maicon and David Luiz cast dejected figures after their World Cup

humiliation at the hands of Germany. Photograph: Jean Catuffe/Getty

Brazil’s sports minister, Aldo Rebelo, has acknowledged that his country’s 7-1 loss toGermany would l eave a “deep scar” on the nation’s football psyche but said it could not be compared to the 1950 Maracanazo .

Rebelo, who was a key driver behind a congressional inquiry into the Brazilian FootballConfederation and the way the game is run in 2001, called for an overhaul of facilitiesand coaching to improve the development of young players.

Although the heavy defeat would leave a lasting mark on Brazilian football, he said itshould act as the catalyst for a wide-ranging overhaul of domestic football so fewerplayers left for Europe at a young age. Even in the under-15 side, many Brazilian players were already based abroad, he said.

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“It will be a deep scar for our football. But the best attitude we should adopt is to analysethe root causes and long lasting causes of that disaster,” said Rebelo. “Learn the lessons,try to correct them and overcome these failings so this doesn’t happen again. So thatBrazil can have a national squad with the status it should have in world football.”

Brazil’s domestic league h as supplied the four most recent winners of the CopaLibertadores but has been scarred by hooliganism, falling attendances and the ongoingexodus of young players to Europe.

Last season, players conducted a series of protests under the banner of the Bom SensoFC (Common Sense) movement, calling for a reorganisation of the congested andconfusing fixture calendar.

“We are discussing special legislation with the clubs to make their management moremodern, taking on more responsibilities and commitment in terms of financialaccountability and in terms of the calendar and the respect of the players,” said Rebelo.“We are already quite advanced in this. This effort should be done regardless of ourdefeat to Germany.”

He said that Brazil had to stop exporting its national talent at such a young age, withplayers only tending to return from Europe at the end of their careers.

“We should also do the utmost to increase the quality of the management of our clubs.

Many critics have mentioned that we have problems that h ave to be faced,” he said. “Weexport prime material and import finished products in terms of football. We export ourstar players, not only those playing but those being prepared.”

Rebelo said the new legislation and the new training grounds built for the World Cup would help Brazil retain more homegrown talent.

“Our legislation makes it easy to export players abroad. We have the power in the handsof the entrepreneurs, the Europeans. They are experts in football services,” he said. “Weexport the raw material. It is easy to do because you package it and you send it. Forfootball services you have to add management and infrastructure that we don’t have.”

He said the humiliation in Belo Horizonte could not be compared tothe Maracanazo when Brazil lost a game against Uruguay that they only had to draw tolift the cup.

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“That squad at the time was considered to be much better than what we have today. The1950 squad was a constellation of star players. The defence was very good, the forwards were incredible playe rs,” he said, running through some of the names.

Whereas he has previously described the 1950 defeat as a “national tragedy”, Rebelosaid that following the draw against Mexico in the group stage and the narrow victoryover Chile on penalties it “wasn’t a big surprise” that they lost to Germany.

But he said the manner of the 7- 1 defeat was a “terrible blemish”. “It was an accident, but if you analyse the causes of the accident that’s a different story,” he said.

Rebelo said that what had impressed him most about the tournament, which has causedcontroversy because of its $11bn price tag at a time of anger over under-investment inpublic services, was the attitude of both Brazilian and overseas fans.

“I watched a few matches and felt very emotional. The big s urprise was the Brazil vGermany match. We knew it would be difficult but we didn’t expect that kind ofperformance,” he said. “I’ll take with me the happy moments I had watching with myfriends and at home. The happiness of the Brazilian supporters and having the WorldCup in my country.”

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Germans nagpakita ng 'fantastic rhythm' kaya kami tinalo - Brazil coach Scolari

By Bombo sports center Posted in Sports News Wednesday, 09 July 2014

BRAZIL - Maging ang Brazil football coach na si Luiz Felipe Scolari ay aminadong talo sila sa overallperformance ng Germany na pinahiya sila sa score na 1-7.

Tinawag pa niya na nagpakita ng 'fantastic rhythm' ang Germany kaya naman bigo silang makontrol anggame mula sa simula pa lamang.

Mistulang iniinda pa rin ng host nation ang pagkawAla ng kanilang superstar na si Neymar dahil sa injury.

Nagpadagdag sa pagbagsak ng depensa ng Brazil ang kawalan din ng kanilang team captain na si Thiago

Silva na kahit papaano ay maaasahan sa depensa.

''What happened is that Germany at a given moment imposed a fantastic rhythm and was able to scorethe goals that defined the match,'' ani Scolari. ''The German team was fantastic.''

Ang pumalit muna sa pwesto ni Silva ay si David Luiz na nagbitbit pa ng number 10 jersey bago angsimula ng laro upang bigyang pugay ang kanilang striker na si Neymar.

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Sobra ang pagkadismaya ni Luiz na hindi matanggap na natalo sila sa mistulang masaker na ginawa ngdating three-time world champions na Germany.

''I think we lost something there. Suddenly they noticed and scored the goals,'' wika pa ni Luiz, naumiskor sa huli nilang dalawang laro. ''It's difficult to explain now. It's a dream that has ended, and not

the way we wanted it to.'' (fifa)

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2014 FIFA World Cup: Germany Defeats Brazil 7-1, Reaches Final

Without Neymar, Brazilian Team Has Complete Meltdown

By ALYSSA NEWCOMB

Brazil had a meltdown -- and the entire world was watching.

Playing without star striker Neymar, the Brazilian team was battered by Germany today 7-1 during asemifinal match at the World Cup.

Deflated Brazil fans were seen sobbing in the stands in Belo Horizonte during the first half as the

Germans continued to score goal after goal without seeming to even break a sweat. The Germans led 5-0 after 29 minutes.

Defender David Luiz, who served as captain for the Brazilian side during the match, held back tears afterthe game when he expressed his disappointment for the devastating loss.

Captain Thiago Silva was also absent, forced to sit out after previously receiving two yellow cards andserving a one-game suspension. But the man on everyone's minds was the heart and soul of the team --Neymar. Brazilian players wore hats honoring their teammate, who is sidelined with a back injury.

Meanwhile, thousands of cardboard Neymar masks were handed out to fans as a way to help make it

seem like Neymar was a part of the festivities.

He clearly wasn't. After the dismal showing in the first half, it was clear Brazil's energy had been zapped.

The team has never won a World Cup at home and felt mounting pressure to win the 2014 tournament.

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The Brazilians lost the 1950 final 2-1 to Uruguay at Maracana Stadium, the only other time Brazil hostedthe tournament. Before today, the worst loss ever by a Brazil team was 6-0, again to Uruguay, at the1920 Copa America.

Meanwhile, the Germans set a few records of their own.

Germany scored five goals in the first 29 minutes, the fastest any team has scored five goals in any gamein World Cup history. In addition, Germany’s Miroslav Klose is now the highest goal scorer in WorldCup history. Klose has 16 career World Cup goals, breaking a tie with Brazil’s Ronaldo who had 15.

Once the game ended, Brazilian officials told German fans to stay inside the stadium for securityreasons. Brazil fans walked out stunned by the loss. There were no reports of fan violence outside thestadium following the game.

Leave it to supermodel Heidi Klum to show how her fellow Germans felt about the match.

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Brazil, giniba ng Germany

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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) – Sa pagkawala ni Neymar dahil sa injury, alam ng halos lahat sa Brazil namagiging mahirap ang laban kontra sa Germany.

Ngunit hindi nila inasahan ang mga susunod na pangyayari.

Hinimay ng Germans ang depensa ng Brazil ng ilang ulit noong Martes ng gabi, at nakuha ang 7-1paggiba sa mga host sa World Cup semifinals, ang pinakamalaking margin na pagkatalo sa puntong itong torneo.

”We wanted to make the people happy, unfortunately we couldn’t,” saad ni Brazil defender David Luiz,

na nakaiskor sa kanilang huling dalawang laro. ”We apologize to all Brazilians.”

Ang nakagugulat na scoreline ay siguradong masasakluban ang record-setting na ika-16 career WorldCup goal ni Miroslav Klose. Ito ang nagtulak kay Klose lampas sa Brazilian great na si Ronaldo, na nasaMineirao Stadium noong Martes sa pagtuntong ng German sa kanilang ikawalong World Cup final.

Makakaharap ng Germany ang mananalo sa pagitan ng Argentina at Netherlands sa Linggo sa MaracanStadium sa Rio de Janeiro para sa pagkakataong manalo sa ikaapat na pagkakataon.

Naglaro ang Brazil na wala si Neymar, ang key player ng koponan at poster boy ng World Cup. Nakaiskorsiya ng apat na goal sa group stage, ngunit tila humina ng humina ang pag-atake ng Brazil sa pagtagal ng

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torneo. Hindi na nakapaglaro ang Barcelona striker matapos itong kakitaan ng broken vertebra nangtamaan ng tuhod sa likod sa kanilang quarterfinal win kontra Colombia, na mas nagpahina sa opensa ngkoponan.

Sa pagkaka-sideline ni Neymar at suspension ni team captain Thiago Silva, nanatiling mataas ang pag-asa

ng bansa kahit pa ibinaba ang mga ekspektasyon.

Naging kapana-panabik ang pag-uumpisa ng laban, ngunit ang euphoria ng libu-libong nakasuot ng dilaway napalitan ng mga luha sa pag-iskor ng Germans ng limang goals sa unang 30 minuto, apat dito ay saloob ng pitong minuto.

”It was very important to stay calm, cool and courageous in facing Brazilian passion,” ani Ge rmany coachJoachim Loew.

Ang pagkatalo ang pinaka-lopsided na naranasan ng Brazil, at ito ang unang pagkakataon na ang isangkoponan ay natalo sa isang opisyal na laro sa kanilang home soil mula 1975, nang manalo ang Peru, 3-1,

sa kaparehong stadium sa Copa America. Ang huli nitong home loss ay nangyari kontra sa Paraguay saisang friendly noong 2002.

Bago ito, ang pinakamalaking pagkatalo ng Brazil sa World Cup ay nangyari sa kamay ng France, 3-0, sa1998 final. Noong 1920 sa South American championship, ang nauna sa Copa America, natalo ang Brazilsa Uruguay, 6-0.

”The responsibility for this catastrophic result is mine,” ani Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. ”I was incharge.”

Ito ang pinakamalaking panalo ng Germany sa World Cup mula nang tambakan ang Saudi Arabia, 8-0, sa

kanilang group match noong 2002.

Noong Martes, sa paghalili ni Bernard kay Neymar bilang third striker, umatake ang Brazil mula umpisa.Ngunit nabigo silang makakuha ng mga solidong pagkakataon, at hindi nagtagal ay nabuksan ngGermans ang depensa at nag-umpisang umatake.

Kapwa umiskor ng tig-dalawang goals sina Toni Kroos at Andre Schuerrle, habang sina Thomas Muellerat Sami Khedira ang nagdagdag ng iba.

Nakakuha ng late goal si Oscar para sa Brazil.

”Brazil was shocked after the goals, they did not expect that. They did not know what to do,” ani Loew.”Their defense was not organized. A little humbleness would not hurt now.”

Nakuha ni Klose ang kanyang record goal sa 23rd minute para sa bilang na 2-0.

Nakaiskor naman si Kroos sa kanyang unang goal sa 25th minute, naipasok ang isang cross mula kayPhilipp Lahm na lumampas kay Muller mula sa gitna. Ginawa niya itong 4-0 isang minuto pagkatapos,

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naunahan si Cesar matapos ang pagkakamali sa depensa ni Fernandino ang nag-iwan sa bola sa paananni Khedira.

Nakuha ni Mueller ang unang goal, isang corner mula kay Kroos sa 11th minute. Ginawa itong 5-0 niKhedira sa ika-29 minuto nang kanyang kunin ang pasa mula kay Mesut Ozil.

”Today 10 minutes went wrong in the game and Germany did really well,” sabi ni Scolari. ”It’s a chaotic

and terrible defeat, but we have to learn from it.”

Ito ang unang pagkakataon na nagbigay ang Brazil ng limang goals sa isang laban sa World Cup mulanoong 1938 tournament sa France, kung saan tinalo nito ang Poland, 6-5, sa extra time.

Sa mga nagdaang World Cup matches, ang pinakamalaking margin of defeat ay limang goals.

”The German quality is very, very high,” ani Scolari. ”This is not normal.”

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Maaksyon ang sagupaan ng Argentina, Germany sa Finals

(Pilipino Star Ngayon) | Updated July 12, 2014 - 12:00am

BRAZIL--Ang magkaibang istilo ng paglalaro ng Argentina at Germany ang nagtitiyak na magiging klasikoang kanilang pagtutuos para sa FIFA World Cup title.

Sumabak agad sa pagsasanay noong Huwebes ang dalawang bansa para mapatatag ang hangaringpagbulsa ng kampeonato sa pinakaprestihiyosong kompetisyon sa football.

Galing sa 4-2 penalty shootout panalo ang Argen tina laban sa Netherlands sa semifinals at ma a aringmadagdagan ng isang manlalaro ang koponang pinangu ngunahan ni Lionel Messi sa katauhan ni AngelDi Maria.

Si Di Maria ay nakasama sa training ng koponan na senyales na maayos na ang kanyang thigh injury.

“We have to win and it doesn’t matter if we play well or not,” pahayag ng Argentinan striker na si SergioAguero na kagagaling din sa muscle strain injury.

“This is the game we have all wanted to play since we left Buenos Aires, and against an aggressive and

tough opponent,” dagdag nito.

Tunay na matibay na ka laban ang Germany ma tapos ang 7-1 pagdurog sa host Brazil sa kanilang semismatch.

Makakasama rin ng Germans ang defender na si Mats Hummels matapos sumailalim sa pagsusuri sakanyang tuhod na nasaktan dahilan para lisanin niya ang laro sa Brazil sa second half.

Pangunahing pagtutu unan ng Germany ay ang pagdepensa kay Messi para makuha ang ikaapat naWorld Cup title.

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“We’ve also got a plan. But we’re not going to reveal that here to you,” pahayag ng assistant coach ng

Germany na si Hansi Flick sa mga mamamahayag.

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UAAP Season 77, bubuksan ngayon; 4 koponan, unahan sa buwenamanong panalo

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Ni MARIVIC AWITAN

Mga laro ngayon: (Smart Araneta Coliseum)

12 n.n. Opening Ceremonies

2 p.m. UE vs UP

4 p.m. La Salle vs FEU

Nakatakdang simulan ngayong hapon ang pinakahihintay na men’s basketball tournament ng 77thSeason ng UAAP kung saan ay bubuksan muna ang opening ceremonies sa ganap na alas-12:00 ngtanghali sa Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Hindi man ibinigay ang buong detalye, inihayag ng season host University of the East (UE) na naghandasila ng isang makulay at magarbong opening rites na iinog sa temang “Unity in Excellence”.

Una ring sasabak ang koponan ng host UE na nasa ilalim ngayon ng paggabay ng kanilang bago ngunit isana ring beteranong mentor na si Derrick Pumaren sa pambungad na laban sa ganap na alas-2:00 nghapon kontra sa University of the Philippines (UP).

Sisimulan naman ng reigning champion De La Salle University (DLSU) ang kanilang kampanya para saback-to-back title sa ilalim ni coach Juno Sauler sa pagsalang nila kontra rin sa isa sa paboritong FarEastern University (FEU) sa ganap na alas-4:00 ng hapon.

Ang kampanya ng Green Archers, para sa hangad na mapanatili ang kanilang titulo, ay pangungunahanng nakaraang taong Finals MVP Jeron Teng, Most Improved Player Arnold Van Opstal at Mythical Team

member Jason Perkins.

Ayon sa isa sa main man na si Teng, inaasahan na nilang mahihirapan sila sa unang laban kontraTamaraws bagamat nawala na ang dalawang top players ng huli na si Terrence Romeo, ang nakaraangtaong MVP, at dati ring league MVP na si RR Garcia na kapwa naglalaro na ngayon sa PBA na gaya ngnakatatanda niyang kapatid na si Jeric Teng.

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“Malakas pa rin ang FEU kahit nawala na ‘yung dalawa (Romeo at Garcia). At sa tingin ko mas mahirapsilang kalaban ngayon dahil hindi na sa dalawang tao lamang sila nagri- rely kundi sa buong team,” ayonkay Teng.

Bagamat nakikita naman ni Van Opstal na magiging bagong lider ng FEU si Chester Tolomia, naniniwala

itong mayroon pang mga lilitaw na magsisilbing key players at lider ng Tamaraws.

“May be it’s going to be Chester Tolomia who will take over with the departure of Terrence Romeo and

RR Garcia but we still have to see,” pahayag ni Opstal.

Bukod sa mga nabanggit na player ng Green Archers, inaasahan din na makatutulong ang iba pang mgabeterano sa team na gaya nina Almond Vosotros, ang nagbabalik na si Yutien Andrada, Norbert atThomas Torres.

Bukod pa rito ang maiaambag ng kanilang apat na mahuhusay na rookies na sina Abu Tatter, JulianSargeant, Terrence Mustre at Richie Rivero.

Para naman sa Tamaraws, kabilang naman sa mga aasahan ni coach Nash Racela upang suportahan siTolomia sina Anthony Hargrove, Roger Pogoy, Russel Escoto, Carl Bryan Cruz at Axie Iñigo.

Samantala, isa sa mga itinuturing ding contenders ngayong taon, sa kabila ng pagkawala sanhi ngpagtatapos ng lima nilang mga beteranong player, inaasahan naman ni Pumaren upang pangunahan angRed Warriors sina nakaraang taong Mythical Team member na si Roy Sumang, ang kanilang foreigncenter na si Charles Mammie, Pedrito Gallanza at Chris Javier.

Sa kabilang dako, nangako naman si Fighting Maroons coach Rey Madrid na makakapagtala na silangayon ng panalo matapos mabokya noong nakalipas kung saan ay aasahan niya sina Kyles Lao, Dave

Moralde, Angelo Vito, Diego Dario at Mark Juruena.

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Four years later, LeBron is ready tobring success home to Cleveland

Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

Almost exactly four years after the night of his decision to take his talents to South Beach,LeBron James is ready to bring success back home to Cleveland.

BY CHRIS MANNIX

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Posted: Fri Jul. 11, 2014

LAS VEGAS -- There it is. Four years after The Decision, after his jersey was burned on

national TV, after his owner called him a coward, after the city, the state, the region

declared him a public enemy, LeBron James is headed back to where it all started, to

Cleveland, to be the savior of the franchise he left in ruins when he moved to Miami.

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SI EXCLUSIVE

LeBron: I'm coming back to Cleveland

by LeBron James (as told to Lee Jenkins)

If you think that sounds crazy, understand that you are not alone. Despite all the rumblings of a

return, despite persistent chatter that James felt the tug of his hometown, few in the NBA

believed this was possible. There was too much history. No way could James play again for

Dan Gilbert, the man who shredded him in a hastily written open letter, who mocked James on

Twitter after the Heat fell short of a title in 2011. No way James could return to the scene of one

of the NBA’s most public crimes, to the team that was reduced to a pile of Alonzo Gee -like

rubble in the four years that he's has been gone.

NBA

LeBron James' return to Cleveland shows just how much he has grown by Phil Taylor

But he did, and what are we to make of that? We now know the bond betweenLeBron and

Cleveland -- or nearby Akron, more specifically -- is stronger than anyone truly believed. “I feel

my calling here goes above basketball,” James told SI.com’s Lee Jenkins. “I have a

responsibility to lead, in more ways than one, and I take that very seriously. My presence can

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make a difference in Miami, but I think it can mean more where I’m from. I want kids in

Northeast Ohio, like the hundreds of Akron third-graders I sponsor through my foundation, to

realize that there’s no better place to grow up.”

That’s not lip service; people close to James are emphatic that he truly means it.

We know that he has buried the hatchet with Gilbert, the man many believed torched

any possibility of a future relationship. Yahoo! Sports reported that James and Gilbert

met for four hours earlier this month, ironing out their differences. For all of the personal

animosity between James and Gilbert, LeBron understands this: Gilbert wants to win.

There were some missteps during LeBron’s first run in Cleveland (just put

J.J. Hickson into the deal forAmar’e Stoudemire, damnit!) but Gilbert never shied away

from spending money, never feared exploding the payroll. Head coach David Blatt andG.M. David Griffin may be something of unknowns, but in Gilbert, good and bad, James

knows what he is going to get.

He knows what he is getting with the team, too. The Cavaliers are talented. They have

a franchise point guard in Kyrie Irving -- the caliber of player James never played with

during his first run there -- who they recently locked up with a long-term, max contract.

They have solid pieces in Dion Waiters , Tristan Thompson and, most notably, No. 1

overall pic kAndrew Wiggins to build around. Barring a deal for Kevin Love -- andMinnesota prefers to wait and see what the post-LeBron landscape looks like before

seriously considering a Love deal, a rival executive says -- this team will experience

growing pains. A lot of them. James gets that.

“We’re not ready right now,” James told Jenkins. “No way. Of course, I want to win next

year, but I’m realistic. It will be a long process, much longer than it was in 2010. My

patience will get tested. I know that. I’m going into a situation with a young team and a

new coach. I will be the old head. But I get a thrill out of bringing a group together andhelping them reach a place they didn’t know they could go. I see myself as a mentor

now and I’m excited to lead some of these talented young guys.”

But this is also a team with potential. Great potential. Ten months ago Wiggins went to

Kansas with lofty expectations. He was occasionally inconsistent and often

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overshadowed by fast rising teammate Joel Embiid, but Wiggins still is a dynamic two-

guard prospect. The Cavaliers roster is loaded with lottery talents that will be enhanced

by James’ superior talents. It may not be next season, as LeBron points out, but with

the addition of the kind of veteran role player or two, the kind that seem to be drawn to

James like magnets, it may not be much longer before Cleveland is a true conference

contender

EXTRA MUSTARD

Here's what Twitter is already saying about LeBron returning to Cleveland

by Nicole Conlan

Fans in Miami have the right to be disappointed, but not insulted. As bungled as the first

Decision was, this one was handled flawlessly. Sure, there was some misinformation out there

(The letter is holding this up!) and someday soon the world would like to hear

what DwyaneWade and James spent the last few days in Las Vegas talking about.

But LeBron never made any public statements. Members of his team didn’t, either. Gossip will

always fill an information vacuum. You can’t blame James for that. He made a decision that was

both practical and deeply personal, one he was fully entitled to make.

James leaves Miami in a tough position, but with a lasting legacy. The union of James,

Wade and Bosh was an unqualified success, one that yielded four straight trips to the

Finals and two championships. James didn’t deliver the five, six or seven

championships he promised on that smoke filled stage in 2010, but he did enough to

validate his decision. Now he moves on, moves home, with hope that he can bring

Cleveland that same success.