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In a recent interview with HBO Real Sports, Jackson opinioned on how the Heat are utilizing James this season. Here's the transcript via the Palm Beach Post:
"Oh, they’re– they’re using LeBron every possible way they can. He’s such a great player. I still think his game is gonna grow. I still think it’s gonna grow. But he was like Scottie Pippen was to the Bulls. He’s maybe a pass first and shoot second player. Whereas, you know, Michael or Kobe are like, “I’m gonna shoot this ball.” Every time they get the ball, they’re looking to score. LeBron’s not like that. And I love that about him. But he also, when he goes after scoring, he’s also terrific. You want a player that can do both. I tried to get Kobe to do both for numbers of years, and he could. But his first instinct is to beat the guy that’s in front of him."
A few things are interesting here. First, Jackson's words reinforce something that's been true ever since James graced the cover of Sports Illustrated as a high schooler. Everyone wanted LeBron to be Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant or Magic Johnson, but the thing that we often miss -- and should embrace -- is that James is uniquely great. James is James. He is not Jordan or Bryant or Johnson, and that's OK.
In a recent interview with HBO Real Sports, Jackson opinioned on how the Heat are utilizing James this season. Here's the transcript via the Palm Beach Post:
"Oh, they’re– they’re using LeBron every possible way they can. He’s such a great player. I still think his game is gonna grow. I still think it’s gonna grow. But he was like Scottie Pippen was to the Bulls. He’s maybe a pass first and shoot second player. Whereas, you know, Michael or Kobe are like, “I’m gonna shoot this ball.” Every time they get the ball, they’re looking to score. LeBron’s not like that. And I love that about him. But he also, when he goes after scoring, he’s also terrific. You want a player that can do both. I tried to get Kobe to do both for numbers of years, and he could. But his first instinct is to beat the guy that’s in front of him."
A few things are interesting here. First, Jackson's words reinforce something that's been true ever since James graced the cover of Sports Illustrated as a high schooler. Everyone wanted LeBron to be Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant or Magic Johnson, but the thing that we often miss -- and should embrace -- is that James is uniquely great. James is James. He is not Jordan or Bryant or Johnson, and that's OK.
