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I think this video is pretty hilarious, and am so glad that someone called Skip out on this. And it isn't just Skip Bayless, 99% of sports journalists and commentators talk with the same generalities that Cuban refers to here. "The Heat wanted it more." I agree with Cuban that a statement like that just isn't true. On a stage as big as the NBA FINALS, after what both teams have been through all season and playoffs, both teams are giving it absolutely everything they can. It's just a matter of who executes better, and oh yeah, who makes some shots! Skip says that "LeBron was driving and slashing and kicking the ball to open shooters." Now, if role players like Shane Battier and Mike Miller didn't knock down an insane percentage of those 3's (10-15 in game 5), Skip would have said "Yep, typical LeBron, never wanting to step up and take the big shots, always passing them up." The guy really can't win, well, unless he WINS. And he finally did. The point is, this isn't his first championship because he woke up a month ago and said "hey, maybe I should start trying, maybe THAT will win me an NBA Championship?". No, he has been putting up incredible numbers for years now, and there's only so much a man can do with surroundings such as Daniel Gibson, Jamario Moon, Anderson Varejao, and a 429 year old (and pound) Shaquille O'Neal. OK, now we are REALLY off topic. LeBron is not one of my favorite players by any stretch of the imagination, I am just sick of people bashing the guy. Was the "not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7, not 8" remark unbelievably painful? Yes, yes it was. He hasn't always said or done the right things, but what he does on the court you have to give him credit for. We will see what next year has in store for him.