Re: The LeBron James Thread
These things don't often happen in a vacuum though which I tried to express before but with little data to really demonstrate the point. The "weight" Bosh is able to pull as proven in Toronto he hasn't approached besides in spots since moving to Miami. This is not only often overlooked but just brushed off to say he's a bum. Basically, even the successful half court offense still leaves Bosh as a shell of himself.
With that said, it does allow for James and a healthy Wade to co-exist, and they do have a collection of role players that can successfully work off of two slashing stars. Wade not being 100% puts more pressure on the situation but when was the last time Wade was 100%? It's still the efficient Lebron that the Heat needs. His comments of needing to go back to the Cleveland days smells doom for them either tonight or in the finals.
The problem is people debate so much about Lebron that every comment is taken as some kind of evaluation of his legacy, good or bad. I could care less how much he seems to have tried to get guys in rhythm, this approach isn't going to work. And all it says anything about is their success right now as a team... nothing about him individually. Just getting that out there so the discussion can stay focused. Lebron is fully capable (talent and skill-wise) but he's not the coach. He's got plenty to do out there and most likely can't also properly get a feel for the flow of the offense and the rhythm of the players around him... not unless he's TRULY embracing the PG role, which he can't/shouldn't do if he's taking on an even bigger scoring role than normal.
The "star goes iso" style of play makes it harder on everyone to "step up"... it's just how it is. Stars NEED to take over like that at times, but the spots have to be picked and chosen carefully, and it's best if it can be done within an offense.
These things don't often happen in a vacuum though which I tried to express before but with little data to really demonstrate the point. The "weight" Bosh is able to pull as proven in Toronto he hasn't approached besides in spots since moving to Miami. This is not only often overlooked but just brushed off to say he's a bum. Basically, even the successful half court offense still leaves Bosh as a shell of himself.
With that said, it does allow for James and a healthy Wade to co-exist, and they do have a collection of role players that can successfully work off of two slashing stars. Wade not being 100% puts more pressure on the situation but when was the last time Wade was 100%? It's still the efficient Lebron that the Heat needs. His comments of needing to go back to the Cleveland days smells doom for them either tonight or in the finals.
The problem is people debate so much about Lebron that every comment is taken as some kind of evaluation of his legacy, good or bad. I could care less how much he seems to have tried to get guys in rhythm, this approach isn't going to work. And all it says anything about is their success right now as a team... nothing about him individually. Just getting that out there so the discussion can stay focused. Lebron is fully capable (talent and skill-wise) but he's not the coach. He's got plenty to do out there and most likely can't also properly get a feel for the flow of the offense and the rhythm of the players around him... not unless he's TRULY embracing the PG role, which he can't/shouldn't do if he's taking on an even bigger scoring role than normal.
The "star goes iso" style of play makes it harder on everyone to "step up"... it's just how it is. Stars NEED to take over like that at times, but the spots have to be picked and chosen carefully, and it's best if it can be done within an offense.
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