It's true, but the times have changed so much. The free agency era in all of sports has ruined the mystique of a team player. Plenty of sports franchises have one of those guys who is THE GUY, a guy who could have taken more money to play somewhere else but stayed where he is because of his love for the team, the fans, the city, or any combination of things. Of course this was common before free agency, the only way you were leaving a team is if you were fired or traded. But since the creation of free agency, players are free to give up the glory for the money, and 99 out of 100 of athletes today will take the money. It's sad, but it's true, and LeBron James is really the poster boy for the end of the era of the hometown hero. Maybe that's why people hate him so much, he delivered the final blow to the legend of the loyalist.
Interesting question. It's D-Wade's team, he was there first, he is the one that has the ring, not LeBron. On the other hand, I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who says Wade is the more talented player. That's the type of thing where you can't tell who it will be until the situation unfolds. Maybe then there will be a more distinct good guy or bad guy.
