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Old 05-28-2010, 11:58 PM   #2304
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Originally Posted by alvarado52 View Post
you see the problem with most Cavs 'fans' and people who watch a game here and there dont do is see the man for the skills he has. They hear a name, and hear the hype from Nike, see the commercials from Gatorade, or the stupid ass rap songs with Lil Wayne, and go 'wow, this guy must be the greatest' because they are show some highlights of his plays.

Wonderful, the guy can do some crazy stuff, but so can many MANY other players in the league who dont even get half the attention James does.

He is projected as a gift from the basketball gods to single handedly dominate everyone in the league, and turn a piss poor franchise into some sort of contender.

The second part is relatively accurate. A player of his skill level can definitly change your teams fortunes...not all by his lonesome though.

The first part is a crock of shit. Any individual who watches basketball for the game, not the player, will say exactly what i have said about James' skill set. But anyone else will say the guy is going to be the greatest of all time.

Is he effective? Yes. Is he gifted? Yes.

Nobody is downplaying his effectiveness as a player, we are simply stating that his stat line, as impressive as it may be, is not because the shit people say it is. He didnt dish out 12 assists by threading a needle between two defenders like Steven Nash, he did that be driving the ball, passing it to whoever left their man to close in on him, and his teammate hitting the open shot.

He didnt score 40 with double teamed fadeaways like Kobe, or three point daggers like Ray Allen...he did it by getting to the line, and driving the lane.

It doesnt make him a bad player, it just doesnt make him what everyone imagines him to be.
This is ridiculous though. He has to achieve all his stats by doing it in the most difficult way possible? He gets his numbers, he gets his team numbers, and they are high numbers. Am I to understand that your disdain for him stems from the idea that he doesn't take the "long road" to accomplishing everything?
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