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You guys dismiss that it were in fact 5.7sec to go and he could've easily dribbled for a better shot. Instead he tried to pass it over like 4 players to the other side of the 3pt line, which is high risk and not productive. If he won't take the shot, at least he could've dribbled for two more seconds to get a better chance to pass.
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He was double-teamed and far from the basket. He had wide-open ALL-STAR teammates that typically hit big shots for their teams. The decision to pass was not a bad one. The decision to try to pass cross court instead of passing to Melo was. But that's not what guys are getting on him about. They are complaining about him not shooting. Tomorrow I'm gonna send Jordan a letter asking his punk azz to give back his 93 and 97 title rings cuz he made the wrong choice and passed the ball.

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Maybe LeBron does not trust men who rock the Hitler stache.

Don't blame him.

Seriously WTF Melo.

#242 BleedRocketsRed, Feb 27, 2012
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He was double-teamed and far from the basket. He had wide-open ALL-STAR teammates that typically hit big shots for their teams. The decision to pass was not a bad one. The decision to try to pass cross court instead of passing to Melo was. But that's not what guys are getting on him about. They are complaining about him not shooting. Tomorrow I'm gonna send Jordan a letter asking his punk azz to give back his 93 and 97 title rings cuz he made the wrong choice and passed the ball.
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Imo.. he could've taken it to the right wing and pulled up for 3. The way he hit his last 3 3pointers... It wouldn't be asinine if he took the shot. Yeah Melo had a better look if he had passed it to him, but it would've been cool to see LeBron taking the shot... You gotta have that killer instinct to want to take that shot. He didn't.. and I think that's whats really missing from his game.

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#243 ItsMyFault, Feb 27, 2012
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Man the so called boring unimportant also game has become oh so inmportant to Lebron legacy. How will he overcome this tragedy

#244 Shaud, Feb 27, 2012
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Icehouse said: ↑

He was double-teamed and far from the basket. He had wide-open ALL-STAR teammates that typically hit big shots for their teams. The decision to pass was not a bad one. The decision to try to pass cross court instead of passing to Melo was. But that's not what guys are getting on him about. They are complaining about him not shooting. Tomorrow I'm gonna send Jordan a letter asking his punk azz to give back his 93 and 97 title rings cuz he made the wrong choice and passed the ball.
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1. Kobe switched over to guard LeBron at about the 2:00 mark. Interestingly enough, LeBron took ZERO shots in the last two minutes.
Why is this a big deal? Because anybody who watches the NBA knows that at this point, Kobe has absolutely no business guarding LeBron. But there he was, taking up the challenge. And not only was he picking him up, he was pressuring him out on the floor.
And as soon as Kobe stood up to LeBron…The Chosen One started deferring to everybody else.
And yes, LeBron lovers, I understand that Michael Jordan made passes to Paxson and Kerr at the end of games. Simply taking the final shot doesn’t mean you made the right play.
But again, in an All-Star game, the most important things that we learn are about the mental makeup of players. LeBron shrunk from the moment as soon as Kobe began guarding him. Interesting.

2. Secondly, there’s the final two plays that everybody is talking about.
You have heard both angles:
LeBron’s fans blame Deron Williams for missing and Tom Thibedeau for making him pass the ball in.
LeBron’s haters say that LeBron should have shot the ball in both instances and this proves he’s not clutch.
But for me, the most telling thing about both plays is LeBron’s body language.
Watch him as soon as he passes to Deron Williams. He stands there, motionless, basically announcing to the world that his job was done.
“Look, everyone. I made a good pass! It’s on you now, Deron.”
Bad Basketball. Cowardly. Not Clutch. It was all of those things.
Do you remember in 1998 against the Pacers in Game 7 when Jordan couldn’t shoot the ball, so he began attacking the basket at will in order to get to the free throw line? No matter what it took…Jordan was winning that game.
The same thing happened in Game 7 of the NBA Finals two years ago with Kobe. He was a dreadful 6 for 24, but he found other ways to win. He grabbed offensive rebounds, and no matter what would not let his team lose.
Do you think Jordan or Kobe would have chilled near half-court while a three-pointer was headed to the basket with 7 seconds left while his team was trailing?
Not in your life.
But THEN!!!!
The East got the rebound, and Deron Williams frantically got the ball to LeBron as fast as he could.
Here is his moment. The play that the coach called didn’t work. Now it’s time for the great ones to improvise.
6 seconds. Down only two. All the options were in play. He had a one on one with his biggest rival.
And he made a pass that junior highers know is stupid.
But again, watch LeBron’s body language. He dribbled away from the basket. He lazily made a one-handed baseball pass all the way across the court. When it was intercepted, he stood there…defeated.

3. And FINALLY…(and this is a massive finally)…there was the Kobe Jedi Mind Trick.
When LeBron got the ball back from Deron Williams, the whole world saw Kobe get into his grill. He was talking to him. Shouting something. It looked as if he was daring him to shoot the ball. (Come to find out, that’s EXACTLY what was going on).
LeBron shrunk. He turned the ball over. AND KOBE LET HIM HEAR IT.

Kobe Bryant gives LeBron James a piece of his mind after James declined to shoot in the final seconds of Sunday night's All-Star Game in Orlando. (Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel via Cleveland.com)
He stood there, defiantly yelling in The Chosen One’s face. ”COME ON MAN!!!! YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST!!! YOU HAVE TO WANT THAT SHOT!!! HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PASS IN THAT SITUATION!?!?”
LeBron stood there like a whipped puppy…and took his beating from his master.
Blake missed. Blake made. The East still had a shot.
As LeBron walked out onto the court, Jedi Master Kobe met him. But LeBron kept walking…across the court…all the way to the sideline. And Kobe couldn’t believe it.
The mind tricks started again. ”ARE YOU SERIOUS? YOU’RE PASSING IT UP AGAIN? YOU DON’T WANT THIS SHOT? COME ON MAN!!!! I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE SHOT!!! THE WHOLE WORLD WANTS YOU TO TAKE THE SHOT!!! WHY ARE YOU STILL WALKING?!?!?”
It was almost sad, really.
Kobe, the ultimate competitor, just wanted LeBron to take the chance. Really, he just wanted LeBron to WANT the chance. And he refused.
It wasn’t just that LeBron passed on the opportunity…it was the fact that Kobe knew he would and fearlessly called him out on it.
It was very Jordanesque really.
I haven’t seen a mind trick like that since Jordan made fun of Drexler SO MUCH during Dream Team practice that Clyde actually showed up with two left shoes to practice one day and chose to play in them because he didn’t want Jordan to make fun of him for it.
Kobe was STILL the alpha dog. Durant, CP3, Wade, and others were fighting for it. LeBron was just the ref. He threw the ball into the air for everyone else to fight over it. He took himself out of the game.
What Does This Say About LeBron?

Now whether or not you agree with my retelling of the story, let me just ask you this one question:
Would anybody ever have DARED to talk to Jordan like that? Or Kobe? Or Bird?
Good grief…would anybody have ever DARED to talk to Reggie Miller like that?
Have you ever seen a player this great in ANY sport that is SO DISRESPECTED by his peers?
Did DeShawn Stevenson make a shirt for Kobe after whipping them in the playoffs?
No….
And that’s the largest NO of all.
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#245 vlaurelio, Feb 27, 2012
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Don't blame him for that. That was clearly a set play to Deron (defense played right into his hands by doubling him and leaving a great shooter open).

The turnover on the other hand was a choke.
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I agree that he choked, but in an all-star game it doesn't really matter lol.

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D-rose is a man.

Lebron is a little boy

#248 HombreDeHierro, Feb 27, 2012
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D-rose is a man.

Lebron is a little boy
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D-Rose looks shy as hell lol.

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D-Rose looks shy as hell lol.
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I think it's more of a "this is pointless I'd rather not be here" look

#250 HombreDeHierro, Feb 27, 2012
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"I can dance. But there’s a time and place for that. And I don’t think that it was then and there." #DRose

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"I can dance. But there’s a time and place for that. And I don’t think that it was then and there." #DRose
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Did he really say that?

#252 Yung-T, Feb 27, 2012
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D-Rose is more concerned with the playoffs. He has it coming for the Heat this year in the playoffs. LeBron can clown around like he always does.

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I sincerely hope that the East Finals will be CHI vs. MIA.
D. Rose must be so determined to kill these clowns with a monster series.

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grow up lebron. kids don't win in the playoffs.

#256 PinoyRocket, Feb 27, 2012
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I sincerely hope that the East Finals will be CHI vs. MIA.
D. Rose must be so determined to kill these clowns with a monster series.
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Kinda like last year when Lebron SHUT HIM DOWN? 4-1.

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"I can dance. But there’s a time and place for that. And I don’t think that it was then and there." #DRose
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I think if there ever was a time to chill, dance, be happy and celebrate your career it's during the all star weekend. That's just me though.

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I sincerely hope that the East Finals will be CHI vs. MIA.
D. Rose must be so determined to kill these clowns with a monster series.
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Remember this?

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#259 SacTown, Feb 27, 2012
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