LeBron isn't Jordan, Bowen says

[BreezeHillBill]

Of course LeBron isn't Jordan he plays a different style and unless he fixes up that jumpshot he won't score aswell as Jordan did.

LeBron reminds me more of Larry Johnson than anyone else.

[Oh, Gee!!]

If Lebron beats the Spurs, we'll all be waiting for the next Lebron

[DarkReign]

Bowen's job isn't to shut Lebron down. His job is to force Lebron to make bad decisions and take contested shots, while saving the Spurs from having to double him constantly or trap him, leaving his teammates wide open. Lebron is bigger and stronger and quicker and younger. That's a given. Bowen has had his share of good games against Lebron. So long as the Spurs don't play zone or neglect to pick Lebron up like the Pistons did, I'm not worried.

Dude, youre in for some serious disappointment.

If youre not trapping, hes scoring. Period. You have to attack him and live with his teammates results. Flip "The ing Village Idiot" didnt realize that until LeBron single-handedly owned the entire Pistons team in Game 5.

Game 6 his teammates, a la Gibson, hit their shots with near perfection. But that isnt going to be the case IF the Spurs do it from the beggining of the series. His teammates might steal a game, maybe 2, but over the 7 games, the Spurs will beat them handily.

Now, what I will say is this. Spurs can play any style, unlike Detroit. Detroit is a half-court team, and a half-court team only. Spurs can run, Spurs can iso, Spurs can play lockdown, Spurs can play the half-court better than 28 other teams.

I dont think this series will be won or lost on the defensive end. It will we won on the offensive end. Spurs can score, Pistons cannot. Pistons never got easy buckets, it was always contested. Spurs wont have this problem because they actually run an offense that doesnt consist of "spread-out, throw it in the post, live with the results".

Spurs are 100x the team the Pistons are on the offensive and defensive end. Cavs play excellent defense. But TP isnt Billups. Anyway, this is getting too long....

Heres the bottom line....the Spurs will have the same advantages that they have against every other team, versatility on offense. They are a matchup nightmare for any team. TP and Manu can drive and finish with the best and they are above-average to excellent jump-shooters (TP has really arrived, I am totally impressed as of this year, not just the playoffs..he has a jumpshot now which makes him near unguardable...I dogged him last year and hes made me eat those words). TD is TD. The Unstoppable Force. Gooden and Verajo cant guard him and if SideShow gets in foul trouble, who are they going to put on him, Donyell "I live on the 3pt line" Marshall?!

With the various offensive weapons the Spurs have, this series is not about defense or stopping/containing LeBron. Its about the Spurs offensive versatility that no team can match in the East (except the "old" Pistons who arent worthy of that distinction anymore). The Spurs will win because they can outscore the Cavs even against their excellent defense. The Cavs cannot answer that offense because they are a one-man team.

Spurs in 5. Book it.