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Message to LeBron: Loyalty doesn't win championships

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Message to LeBron: Get out of Ohio if you want to win. LeBron James is the NBA's biggest superstar. At the age of 25 he already has 2 MVP awards and has scored over 15, 000 points. Ever since he came out of high school in 2003, he's been compared to former NBA superstars like Jordan and Magic. But the player in NBA history who LeBron compares best with is Oscar Robertson. The Big O, like King James, was a physical specimen who could do pretty much everything on a basketball court. Robertson is still the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season. The Big O was a 6-5/220 pound player who could play both guard positions and small forward. Lebron's size of 6-8/260 now is pretty comparable to 6-5/220 in the 1960's. Now 6-5/220 is average size for a shooting guard. So in many aspects Robertson was the original LeBron. Both players have roots in the state of Ohio. LeBron grew up in Akron where he would become arguably the most celebrat