Power of the Word

Analogy: Abbott takes LeBron looking to team up with other superstars and compares it to a man stopping to ask for directions. It's not suppose to happen.  "When people heard that James was teaming up with Wade and Bosh, though ... wow. You know how men have this reputation as not being willing to pull over and ask for directions?"

Tone: Abbott begins to ridicule, with a biting tone, the current definition of being "the man" in basketball. "In your personal life, do you find it true that real men don't pass the ball, or share, or have friends, or smile or all that? The Jordan/Bryant way was one way to do it, but it's hardly the only way to get the job done." 

Rhetorical Question: "But more importantly, how do we know James' end goal is to be the man?"




Is this what being "the man" means? Maybe...