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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 1:33am #61092
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    KINGJAMES: this person comes around once in a blue moon. This is a man who is so physically gifted he could walk into any sport and be a HOF’ER off his natural and God given ability. The last person who was this gifted in sports might have been Bo Jackson.

    Let’s take away very start and start from scratch. His natural gifts: 6-8, 275 pounds, 44 inch vert, once at top speed can’t be stopped. He also has vision like Magic Johnson and is a natural lefty who plays basketball as a righty. Him stepping on an NBA floor with no effort = stats at 25/6/7.

    Now his WEAKNESSES that he had to work on to be the G.O.A.T: James is more like a train then a cheetah in movement; his first 2 steps aren’t very powerful so this hurt him on iso’s and the ability to blow past players from a standstill position. This hints at why he’s at the point; he needs to be moving at all times so when he decides to attack, he’s already in full motion.

    Notice that he doesn’t change direction well because he doesn’t bend much. He plays straight up and down, like Jason Kidd did, which limits him from crossovers and spinning.

    James isn’t a number one option, and yes (I didn’t stutter) he lacks selfishness so he will always need a go-to-guy like Wade was or Kyrie now.

    He lacks what jordan and kobe were, great 1-on-1 players. He needs a pure scorer beside him so he can carry the TEAM load. He gets bashed a lot by media because he doesn’t take over like MJ or Kobe, but Lebron is Magic with Jordan-like athleticism, so he walks into stats without trying and when forced, he will give you 41/12/8.

    The finals was the first time in his career he was physically pushed to the limit because he had no one to defer to. When players like Magic, Barkley and analysts bash him I cringe. Like, you people have no idea what he could do if he had one season, just one selfish season, like Kobe did in 2005-06, he would average 40+/11/9, and no one could do shit about it.

     

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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 3:16am #1004601
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    Why’d you say Gilbert Arenas? 

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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 3:16am #1004462
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    Why’d you say Gilbert Arenas? 

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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 11:56am #1004618
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    top prospect
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     I love it. No matter who wrote it he or she know bball.

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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 11:56am #1004757
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     I love it. No matter who wrote it he or she know bball.

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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 2:26pm #1004801
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     Some keen observation by Gil, especially the part about Lebron not having a great first step and playing upright. He’s definitely more of a head-of-steam driver than a first step, explosion driver.  Just watch how many times he backs the ball back out or calls for a super high ball screen just so he can get his momentum towards the paint.  I’m surprised he didn’t mention Lebron’s footwork too. I don’t agree that Lebron lacks selfishness though. If he wasn’t selfish he wouldn’t be chewing up the clock and whole possessions like he does.

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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 2:26pm #1004662
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     Some keen observation by Gil, especially the part about Lebron not having a great first step and playing upright. He’s definitely more of a head-of-steam driver than a first step, explosion driver.  Just watch how many times he backs the ball back out or calls for a super high ball screen just so he can get his momentum towards the paint.  I’m surprised he didn’t mention Lebron’s footwork too. I don’t agree that Lebron lacks selfishness though. If he wasn’t selfish he wouldn’t be chewing up the clock and whole possessions like he does.

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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 5:52pm #1004855
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    The only wrong is when he says "Lebron has vision like Magic or Lebron is like Magic". Magic was such a polished player, with the greatest bball IQ. The rest is spot on. Lebron is great. But not THAT great.

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  • Posted on: Thu, 07/30/2015 - 5:52pm #1004716
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    The only wrong is when he says "Lebron has vision like Magic or Lebron is like Magic". Magic was such a polished player, with the greatest bball IQ. The rest is spot on. Lebron is great. But not THAT great.

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