Its no doubt lebron was gifted with one of the most athletic bodies to ever see the NBA being so strong and so fast. Before 'the decision' I always saw holes in his personality and approach, and never been a fan of that type. That said he was effective, but I just saw the calculated image so on and not to mention hearing all the vets talking about a guy with such holes in his game 5-7 seasons in like his free throw and shaking shooting must not have been working as hard as he could've until he finally gaped the hole this past season by changing his form in the offseason. That said I have spoken to some guys at Img academies and you can get a good idea of someones technique by free throws since there is no defense its just you and the form. We all know Lebron is an average free throw shooter and before average before that . Thats where durant really excels, his technique and skills set is primed already and he is just working on awareness and the body building part, so its pretty impressive that at 21 he already has that foundation to build out of. Its similar to MJ who even at 39 years old 40 years could still drop over 20 in the league because he had such a superior skillset he mastered probably 3-4 years into the league, but because of that you take away his athletic ability and he is still able to be effective. You can do that with Kobe because he has mastered other skill sets and he would still find away. It seems durant has followed this suit, where as lebron's bread and butter would be gone and he would struggle mightily just like the zone defense made him struggle in team USA and look pedestrian where as melo, and kobe who all are more developed in their midrange flourished still when needed. Its surely not the only way to be effective as an NBA player with NBA rules these days you can see lebrons statistics are just ridiculous, but it is just another viewpoint I respect about the other guys much more than him.
Haha. Actually, it was a compliment to guys like Brooks. It takes a lot of work for a short skinny guy like him to make it in the league.
So I take it you guys weren't among the masses of people here using TWhack and TSlack constantly... that got old too. It's just what haters do, recycle other people's insults.
I never once referred to T-Mac by any of those names (or McLady, McLazy, etc.). I thought that was stupid, too.
That is exactly what I meant but being lucky to be born with more gifted athletic talents than other NBA athletes, let alone normal people.. I'm interested to see what happens to him when his 30 cause he uses his crazy body to get most of his points. Although he does have a great touch round the ring and also outstanding court vision.
Interesting that you brought up Iverson. Has Lebron become the new Iverson? Everybody was rooting for Iverson and Lebron in their early years. But after a few selfish "it's all about me" antics, the world has turned on them. They both even talk about themselves in the 3rd person. "I wanted to do what was best for Lebron James/Allen Iverson". :grin:
Howard thinks Durant is better http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/danpatrick/blog/129101/index.html?xid=si_nba
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