Full LeBron James ESPN the Magazine Interview (Relationship w/ MJ, etc.)

[Draje]

Lebron is ungodly talented and smart with the ball. His BBALL iq is knocking on the door of the CP3, Kidd, Bird, etc.

Lebron's understanding of defensive rotations, spacing, and his vision allow him to completely take over a game without scoring a point.

 

[Osman]

Bruh one of LeBrons best assets is his COURT VISION AND PASSING TOUCH.I've known that since I watched him set up his bum ass teammates to get 20 point games in high school all the way to winning a national championship. Dude can dominate a game without doing it physically cause he almost always makes the right pass, it just so happens that he is also usually the the fastest and strongest person on the floor as well.

The modern post Jordan basketball fan like you really can't appreciate LeBron as a player which is why I believe he gets so much hate.

You trying to convince me LeBron's biggest asset is his "court vision" and passing? There are dozens of players that can soundly beat him in those categories. Those simply aren't his best assets, by far.

I'm gonna sound like a hater now, but I think his passing ability is slightly overrated. A lot of them assists/passing are made through dishes when teams double team him. He brings a lot of attention and is always the main focus of opposing defenses, LBJ knows when to leverage that attention to his advantage fairly well.

 

[Osman]

If all you need is to hit the physical lottery, explain Anthony Randolph's career

Anthony Randolph physique and athleticism doesn't remotely resemble that of LBJ.

Secondly, don't twist my words. I never said all you need is to hit the genetic lottery to be as great as LBJ. One could be as genetically gifted as he is, but without his drive/motivation, work ethic and of course talent, it wouldn't mean much. But those genetics are a definite prerequisite, and quite simply vast majority of people don't have those genetics, so all the drive and talent in the world wouldn't mean much.

 

[Primetime21]

You trying to convince me LeBron's biggest asset is his "court vision" and passing? There are dozens of players that can soundly beat him in those categories. Those simply aren't his best assets, by far.

Name em

Btw this will be my last reply, your agenda is quite clear. I don't know why posters keep going back and forth with you. But go ahead, name the dozens of players in the league today that soundly beat lebron in court vision and passing

 

[Reggie]

I liked the interview for the most part and the whole little section about him that they had was pretty decent. I especially liked the article about the dynamics between him and Wade and how Wade has handled being relegated to the number two spot. That has been kind of overlooked since they have teamed up that he has pretty much taken a backseat and not bytched to much about it. And you know that it has to be a blow to his ego to not be the number one option anymore and to have his body breaking down on him like this. But having those rings will help soothe his pain and when he retires he'll look back and know that Lebron taking over as the man was the best thing for them in becoming champions. Still I expect Wade to play in about 70-75 games this season and get back up around the 23-24 ppg mark this year.

 

[dh86]

Anthony Randolph physique and athleticism doesn't remotely resemble that of LBJ.

Secondly, don't twist my words. I never said all you need is to hit the genetic lottery to be as great as LBJ. One could be as genetically gifted as he is, but without his drive/motivation, work ethic and of course talent, it wouldn't mean much. But those genetics are a definite prerequisite, and quite simply vast majority of people don't have those genetics, so all the drive and talent in the world wouldn't mean much.

Anthony Randolph came in the league with genetic qualities rarely ever seen before just like Lebron did, not that he's built like Lebron, but he had advantages like Lebron does. Yet Randolph is a career bench player with rare bouts of great games, while Lebron is among the all time greats. Lebron's main advantage is mental, his mental qualities will keep him at or near the top of the nba for as long as he's playing, even when his explosion fades. Lebron could have easily been Anthony Randolph or Roddy Beaubois if he didn't have his mental capacity

 

[Majestic Pape]

You trying to convince me LeBron's biggest asset is his "court vision" and passing? There are dozens of players that can soundly beat him in those categories. Those simply aren't his best assets, by far.

I'm gonna sound like a hater now, but I think his passing ability is slightly overrated. A lot of them assists/passing are made through dishes when teams double team him. He brings a lot of attention and is always the main focus of opposing defenses, LBJ knows when to leverage that attention to his advantage fairly well.

This post was a joke, right... right?