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What's completely mind blowing (to me anyways) is that even if he didn't bounce back amazingly the way he did last season, he still could have probably been the best player I've witnessed since MJ.. It's crazy to think that, but he's just been that good in my eyes.Comment
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Re: The LeBron James Thread
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say LeBron is going to score 30+ points and shoot over 60% in the All-Star Game as well.Comment
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His streak ended at 39 points and 58% tonight with a win over the Thunder..
Still a damn badass lol. He actually would have had the 60% but the idiot took a deep 3 very late in the 4th.Comment
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Told you, lolComment
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NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers
NBA: Dallas Mavericks
MLB: Texas Rangers
NHL: Dallas Stars
NCAA: Alabama Crimson Tide
University of North Texas '14
GO MEAN GREEN!Comment
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I'm 99% sure he wasn't actually calling him an idiot SF lolComment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Re: The LeBron James Thread
Honestly, if he keeps up this consistency, legendary is definitely the appropriate word.
I think you're pretty clear and again, I can't speak for everyone, but I think most who criticized agree and agreed with your stance. I think CMH explained it best in his post. It's all a part of the process. As I've said, I wish he stayed in Cleveland. But like you mentioned the Mavs series, I think going to Miami was also a big part in him maturing to the level he's at now.
Most importantly, as CMH said, not every caterpillar becomes the butterfly so it wasn't a lock that it would happen. I don't think Shaq ever did. He was just a big *** beastly caterpillar and never really hit any road blocks big enough to force him to evolve the weaknesses of his game. Says a lot about how good he was "as is" but James is similar... insanely talented "as is" only 3 years in. He could've road what he had then all the way to the HOF. I'm happy he's still evolving despite that.Comment
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I agree with the "legendary" talk for how he's been playing.
His playoff run last year is honestly the best individual run I've watched outside of a few of Jordan's runs. That's counting Magic, Bird, Kobe, Shaq, etc.. What he accomplished, and the way he dominated was something I haven't saw in basketball in almost 20years.
He's doing something else that I haven't seen done since Jordan as well. And that is separating himself from the other superstars in the league. Jordan could always do that. And he was probably the only player to ever do that for a long stretch since maybe Kareem in the late 70s..
In the 80's you had Magic, Bird, at a point maybe Dr.J and Kareem.. Hell even Magic and Bird weren't always even final MVPs on their own teams. It was hard to say who the hands down best player was for that decade.
Then you had Jordan... After him it was Shaq, or Duncan, or Kobe, at times maybe even KG, AI, or T-Mac.. There was never that clear cut alpha dog in the league.
But now I think LeBron is doing that. Especially if the guy can get another ring or two. He's separating himself individually and he's beating all those guys who's name gets mentioned with him.. Much like Jordan did.
Just look at last years finals. Durant averaged damn 30ppg and still didn't even look like he was on LeBron's level. He's doing it now this season, against Durant, Kobe, whoever. He just simply outshines everybody, very Jordan-esque.
- not trying to have a Jordan/LeBron comparison at all. I'm just saying I haven't saw something this above and beyond the competition since Jordan played.Comment
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