Cross One More Thing off LeBron's To Do List

 

Yes, I know the Cavaliers win last night over the Charlotte Bobcats shouldn’t have been that close, and Flip Murray pulled the team’s collective butts out of the fire by hitting that three at the end of regulation (assist by LBJ).  However, the highlight of the game was LeBron James making the game winning shot, the first of his career.  It wasn’t a three pointer, nor did he take the ball to the basket the way many have suggested, it was an 18 foot jumper that found the bottom of the net.

 

So that is one more thing the LeBron critics can stop complaining about.  I’m sure that the TV pundits will not come up with another thing James hasn’t done so they can harp on that. 

 

LeBron James is still a 21 year old kid.  He looks older than that, and he deals with the media in a more mature way than some 15 year veterans, so we tend to forget how old he really is.  When Michael Jordan was 21, he was playing his last year at North Carolina.  James is one of the best players in the NBA. 

 

Really, when you think about it, who is playing better than King James?  Kobe Bryant?  He scores more and is a better defender, but doesn’t pass and he team is playing .500 ball.  Allen Iverson?  He’s a warrior and a scorer, but can’t rebound in double figures like LBJ.  Dwayne Wade is a great player, but as long as we plays on the same team as Shaquille O’Neal, we don’t know how much his success is linked with the big man.  You can make very good cases for Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzke, and Steve Nash, but I don’t think you can say any of these guys are clearly better than James in terms of ability. 

 

I know Duncan has the rings, but in terms of basketball ability is he more talented that The Chosen One?  Part of being a superstar is everyone picking out the little things you cannot do.  That’s where the critics are with LeBron James.  He seems to good to be true, so people have to find faults.  When you go to a game at the "Q",  you are seeing the best player in the NBA.  He may not win the title for a few more years, but it says here he is the best player.

 

JK