Comments on: And so, what are we to think of LeBron James now? http://www.dwightjaynes.com/and-so-what-are-we-to-think-of-lebron-james-now Just watching the world float by... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:12:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Panama http://www.dwightjaynes.com/and-so-what-are-we-to-think-of-lebron-james-now/comment-page-1#comment-18501 Panama Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:00:09 +0000 http://www.dwightjaynes.com/?p=3379#comment-18501 Lebron is a talented....JERK! To run off the court like a whimpering baby and not stand like a man and congratulate the winning team speaks volumes to me. The icing on the cake was his refusal to speak with reporters and leaving his teamates to answer the tough questions... This superstar is no man...he is a little boy. Hell nobody wants to accept defeat, but a real man who has any integrity shakes the hand of the team who beats them. He stands behind his teamates who also suffered a heartbreaking series loss. Lebron deserted them all and shame on him Shame on the NBA for not handing him a hefty fine. Way to go NBA, now you gave guys like Rasheed Wallace a legitimate reason to gripe Yah I guees the NBA doesn't play favorites <<<insert sarcasm Lebron asks us to be witness...yes he is a phenominal player as well as an amazing athelete. However, in the end it is ALL about LEBRON One more thing. Lebron has a good supporting cast. Yes that is right he does. They have the pieces to win it, but King James is gonna have to learn how to involve his teamates. Until then he will never win a ring... Keep it up Lebron, but your lonely throne is nobody's fault but yours. Lebron is a talented….JERK!

To run off the court like a whimpering baby and not stand like a man and congratulate the winning team speaks volumes to me. The icing on the cake was his refusal to speak with reporters and leaving his teamates to answer the tough questions…

This superstar is no man…he is a little boy. Hell nobody wants to accept defeat, but a real man who has any integrity shakes the hand of the team who beats them. He stands behind his teamates who also suffered a heartbreaking series loss. Lebron deserted them all and shame on him

Shame on the NBA for not handing him a hefty fine. Way to go NBA, now you gave guys like Rasheed Wallace a legitimate reason to gripe

Yah I guees the NBA doesn’t play favorites <<<insert sarcasm

Lebron asks us to be witness…yes he is a phenominal player as well as an amazing athelete. However, in the end it is ALL about LEBRON

One more thing. Lebron has a good supporting cast. Yes that is right he does. They have the pieces to win it, but King James is gonna have to learn how to involve his teamates. Until then he will never win a ring…

Keep it up Lebron, but your lonely throne is nobody’s fault but yours.

]]> By: Drew http://www.dwightjaynes.com/and-so-what-are-we-to-think-of-lebron-james-now/comment-page-1#comment-18489 Drew Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:14:28 +0000 http://www.dwightjaynes.com/?p=3379#comment-18489 That said, I fully realize Lebron as at a disadvantage given his supporting cast and the quality of teams surrounding him. But that's just the way it goes in sports. The true champs will learn how to overcome whatever obstable. That said, I fully realize Lebron as at a disadvantage given his supporting cast and the quality of teams surrounding him. But that’s just the way it goes in sports. The true champs will learn how to overcome whatever obstable.

]]> By: Drew http://www.dwightjaynes.com/and-so-what-are-we-to-think-of-lebron-james-now/comment-page-1#comment-18488 Drew Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.dwightjaynes.com/?p=3379#comment-18488 Dwight, I agree with you that you can't judge an individualy player's skill level off how many championships he won. Who knows, Lebron in his prime might just be able to beat Michael in his, regardless of championships. That said, the goal of any NBA (or NFL, MLB, etc.) athlete is to win a championship. Every year. The players that are able to do that are effectively achieving the greatest goal in their sport. Points scored, triple-doubles earned, Kevin Harlan heart attacks caused don't matter at the end of the season. It's all about winning the title. So for that reason, I think that when people argue that MJ was the best ever, it's not solely that he had the most basketball skill ever, but that he was the most effective NBA player ever, being able to achieve that lofty goal so many times (obviously while having the stats he had). When people argue, who was better MJ or Lebron, it's not just skill they are referring to. It's their body of work and whether or not they were able to win championships. Because in the end, these guys are so mind-boggingly good it's impossible to objectively say who was better between the top-10 players. That's why you have to look at team success - the ultimate goal. Dwight, I agree with you that you can’t judge an individualy player’s skill level off how many championships he won. Who knows, Lebron in his prime might just be able to beat Michael in his, regardless of championships.

That said, the goal of any NBA (or NFL, MLB, etc.) athlete is to win a championship. Every year. The players that are able to do that are effectively achieving the greatest goal in their sport. Points scored, triple-doubles earned, Kevin Harlan heart attacks caused don’t matter at the end of the season. It’s all about winning the title. So for that reason, I think that when people argue that MJ was the best ever, it’s not solely that he had the most basketball skill ever, but that he was the most effective NBA player ever, being able to achieve that lofty goal so many times (obviously while having the stats he had). When people argue, who was better MJ or Lebron, it’s not just skill they are referring to. It’s their body of work and whether or not they were able to win championships. Because in the end, these guys are so mind-boggingly good it’s impossible to objectively say who was better between the top-10 players. That’s why you have to look at team success – the ultimate goal.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.dwightjaynes.com/and-so-what-are-we-to-think-of-lebron-james-now/comment-page-1#comment-18487 Jordan Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:09:57 +0000 http://www.dwightjaynes.com/?p=3379#comment-18487 Lebron is the most incredible athlete I've seen in my 25+ years of life. He impacts each game more than any other player in the nba. It isn't his fault the Cavaliers got beat. It's the team's fault for not having players to matchup with Hedo Turkoglu. Lebron can't guard him and Rashard Lewis at the same time, and Cleveland has no other wing defender, and nobody else to make plays offensively besides James. Lebron is the most incredible athlete I’ve seen in my 25+ years of life. He impacts each game more than any other player in the nba. It isn’t his fault the Cavaliers got beat. It’s the team’s fault for not having players to matchup with Hedo Turkoglu. Lebron can’t guard him and Rashard Lewis at the same time, and Cleveland has no other wing defender, and nobody else to make plays offensively besides James.

]]> By: ItsMrHarris2u http://www.dwightjaynes.com/and-so-what-are-we-to-think-of-lebron-james-now/comment-page-1#comment-18483 ItsMrHarris2u Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:28:43 +0000 http://www.dwightjaynes.com/?p=3379#comment-18483 I think he is already one of the greatest individual players to step on an NBA court. At his age, that is hard to imagine. But you are dead on, he still doesn't get his teammates involved enough. He'll probably learn that, but that isn't his biggest downfall... his lack of humility is. It is really hard to cheer for someone who 'showboats'. The chalk in the air, the fake pictures before the game adn just the constant 'in your face' lack of humility. LeBron rubbed off on his entire team (and he dared complain that Orlando over-celebrated?). That is what he needs to work on the most. Can you even imagine MJ taking 20mins to get through introductions because he had to set up the fake camera and snap fake photos of Luc and Scottie? Grow up LeBron. Adults are having a hard time cheering for your immature style. I think he is already one of the greatest individual players to step on an NBA court. At his age, that is hard to imagine. But you are dead on, he still doesn’t get his teammates involved enough. He’ll probably learn that, but that isn’t his biggest downfall… his lack of humility is. It is really hard to cheer for someone who ’showboats’. The chalk in the air, the fake pictures before the game adn just the constant ‘in your face’ lack of humility. LeBron rubbed off on his entire team (and he dared complain that Orlando over-celebrated?). That is what he needs to work on the most. Can you even imagine MJ taking 20mins to get through introductions because he had to set up the fake camera and snap fake photos of Luc and Scottie? Grow up LeBron. Adults are having a hard time cheering for your immature style.

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