You guys are silly with some of the comments being thrown around, making it look like LeBron improved his jumper vastly ala Tony Parker in 2003. I think what's convoluting this thinking is by his high fg%.
Sure, his jumper has improved, but not as drastically as most of you are saying. His shot selection is the part of his game that's improved considerably.
I'll still allow the defense to let him take 20 foot jumpers all game long than let him get into the paint and do his work.
You'd think doubling him in corners or trapping him would let that happen, but dude has so many shooters floating around the perimeter it's almost suicide to play that way. You need incredible defenders on the wings and a strong defensive anchor to beat the Heat, honestly.
Also, you gotta get into LeBron's head. As much as he's physically gifted, his mental toughness just isn't there yet. He's *****ing about physical ball and saying how some of those foul are "unnatural" basketball plays.
And to think, some of you guys had the audacity to say he'd dominate in the 80's and Jordan's era. The 90's Knicks and Bad Boy Pistons would send him crying 7 ways to Sunday. Bill Lambier and Rick Mahorn would haunt this guys dreams every night
To be fair though, Lebron isn't from that era and he was bred to think and play with certain expectations. Guys in LeBron's era don't have that kind of toughness, and everyone is too cool with eachother these days. It's like players are scared to show any kind of "hate" on the floor during an NBA anymore.
Even the NBA is advocating this kind of play as well. The league has been evolving every year since MJ left, and it's gotten softer and softer as the years go by. Stern wants the games to be exciting with high score and constant fast breaks for the highlight reels. No one wants to see a defensive game ending with a score of 79-84 anymore for example.
LeBron is just a product of the system. Damn freak of a product, but a product non the less.
