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Insecure much?
Kobe is clearly more skilled in nearly every aspect of the game. He doesn't have the insane athleticism to dominate the game the way LBJ does.
I do know this though, unless Lebron seriously devotes the time to improving his game he will see a major drop off in production when his athleticism declines.
Insecure much?
^Hater. 4-1. It hurts, I know.
Thing is LeBron's athleticism might not start to decline for another 12 years or so.
True dat.
He's built like a tank. But you never know, with the way he plays he's a little more susceptible to getting hurt than most players. Kind of like D-Wade.
There's every indication that LeBron will continue to improve in the skills department. And, it's not like he's devoid of elite skill already. The only things he really can improve greatly on are his perimeter jumper (which has improved) and his defense (which has improved).
i disagree
Jumpshooting, post up game, free throws. 3 sizeable holes in Lebron's game IMHO.
of course you would. you're a spurs fan.
I'll take Bron is a heartbeat.
The thing about his jumper is that everyone knows what he does wrong (coaches, analysts, fans) except he just can't seem to fix the bad habits. He has improved to where his shot with set feet is pretty good. It is very streaky. He does put alot of work into improving his game and is still maturing.
A major drop off in his scoring production maybe. He won't lose his court vision and passing ability. He could devote a couple of more summers to his post game and become a back to basket foward in his 30's.
A post game he will develop. Jordan didn't develop his mid-post game until several years into his career as well. KG and David Robinson never developed a post game and those two played power forward and center. LeBron is a perimeter player. Not having a well developed post game won't hurt him unless he can't drive to the basket anymore, which again likely won't happen for many, many seasons.
As far as his free throw shooting, you talk as if he's a 50% free throw shooter. He shoots 78% from the free throw line. Sure, he's had several moments where he's missed key free throws late in games. But, he's not a bad free throw shooter. Again, he's improved in that area.
And, he's improved with his overall jump shooting as well.
Your criticisms stink more of hate than actual legitimate criticisms.
Post-up game? He's a perimeter player. A post-up game is a luxury for him at this point, not a requirement. Would you penalize any other perimeter player in the league for not having a post game?
All of the great players have a post-up game. LeBron will just have to develop it. Even DWade has a better post up at this point.
There's really no reason for him not to have a post-up game, he's still maturing into it.
Lebron isn't any other perimeter player though. He's being compared with Kobe and MJ, not Grant Hill.
Lebron doesn't have a great shooting touch. He doesn't instill confidence when he shoots jumpers or free throws. You can foul him in the closing seconds knowing there is a good chance he misses at least one free throw. I just don't think you can say the same about Kobe and MJ.
And both Kobe and MJ shot over 80% from the FT line early in their careers. The shooting touch was always there, just never fully developed until it needed to be. Lebron came into the league shooting 75% from the line and managed to shoot worse for the next 3 seasons going as low as 69% one season. All signs point to him never having a great shooting touch at any point in his career. Can he improve? Of course, but don't expect him to be anything like MJ or Kobe from midrange.
I think your forgetting his age here. Dude's only like 24, he still has plenty of time to develop. Plus, he doesnt need to score chingos of points to help his team win a game, he can take over a game just assisting and rebounding. Plus, his defense has gotten better and better since he came into this league. He got the one of the worse constructed teams I have ever seen into the Finals. I think you might be selling him a little short.
His defense is phenomenal and the part of his game that I appreciate the most. He can be an absolute terror on the defensive end in ways not even MJ could have dreamed about.
I could very well be wrong, I acknowledge that. My gut tells me Lebron will never be a great shooter though. As it stands he doesn't need to be to impact the game. He's that damn good.
English was a very good player, but a lot of those numbers were a product of the system he played in. I watched English for years, and he wasn't half the player Wade is. Wade is way more athletic and much better at getting to the rim, not to mention he is a better defender also.
quite possibly your worse argument ever.(him having that ablity is not what causes him to shoot his team out of games...and he has kept his team in more games than he has shot them out of) You are as touchy about lebron (or any player you love) as laker fans are about kobe. I clearly said there is no clear cut best (and i am a kobe fan, laker fan first but still a kobe fan) but why I would choose kobe. I didnt say that should be anyone elses choice. Guess what though....Im not crazy! I would not be in the least disappointed if bron was on my team.
I'm not going to argue that LeBron doesn't have a great shooting touch. I personally don't think he's ever going to really be deadly as a shooter, just a streak guy. But you're overstating his problems at the free-throw line. He was an 80% FT shooter in high school at SV-SM. He'll have his 6-for-14 nights every now and again, but he's never hurt us in big games/playoff games at the line. He's underachieved in that area early in his career, he can be frustrating as at times, but he isn't Nick Anderson post-'95 Finals or anything like that.
Just hope he develops it or you'll have nights (like last night) where refs wont blow every whistle and all he is depending on is his freight train move to the basket hoping for a foul. He's gonna have to learn to adjust as the game goes on.
your statement is somewhat true, but if lebron could have used the triple threat position last year (1 third of that post up) then the celts would not have been NBA champs last year.
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