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Monday, May 25, 2009
Ok, I know I am in the minority here, but I am not a fan of LeBron James. I know he is really good, and I give the dude his props, but he doesn’t wow me like he does everyone else. I believe a lot of people hype him up because of his dunking ability. (These are the same type of people who only like homerun hitters in baseball.) His dunks arent original though!! Yes, he can jump extremely high, but he always throws down the same, lame tomahawk or two handed dunk. (He has thrown down a sick windmill though)
This is probably coming across as pure hate, but what I am trying to say is, no matter how good he is, he is just like Kobe, Dirk, D. Wade, etc…They have to have other talented players around them or they wont be able to achieve the ultimate goal. This series versus Orlando is a prime example.
Take a look at a couple of things.
- LeBron James scored 41 points in a losing effort, his seventh career 40-point game in the playoffs and third in a loss. Among active players, only Tim Duncan has as many 40-point games in postseason losses (also with three).
- LeBron finished just 11-28 from the field including 1-8 from 3-point range and 2-16 outside the paint. He is averaging 41.7 PPG this series. No other Cleveland player scored more than 15, including just 8 combined points off the bench.
- FROM THE ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU: LeBron James scored 41 points, including 18 from the free-throw line, in the Cavaliers’ Game 3 loss at Orlando. It was James’s 14th straight playoff game with at least 25 points (dating back to last year), the longest streak of its kind for any active NBA player, surpassing 13-game streaks by Kobe Bryant (2002–2003) and Shaquille O’Neal (2002–2003). The last player with a streak as long as LeBron’s was Michael Jordan (14 straight 25-point playoff games from 1992 to 1993).
- If LeBron James seems like he's carrying an extra weight for his team this series, maybe that's because he's added 15% to the scoring load...
Cavaliers Scoring- This Series
Game 1 : LeBron- 49 Rest of team- 57
Game 2: LeBron- 35 Rest of team- 61
Game 3 : LeBron- 41 Rest of team- 48
>>James: 125 of Cavaliers 291 points (43.0%)
Game 2: LeBron- 35 Rest of team- 61
Game 3 : LeBron- 41 Rest of team- 48
>>James: 125 of Cavaliers 291 points (43.0%)
All I am saying is, let’s wait for him to actually achieve something before we start calling him the best.
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