Posts Tagged ‘Lebron James’
LeBron hits one from half court.
Friday, March 27th, 2009The Age Factor
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
There is a white datsun in the parking lot with its lights on
Steve Aschburner is making the case over at SI that the current crop of prep to pros in the NBA are burning out at a younger age. At first glance, I said to myself, this dude is on crack if he sincerely believes that Lebron James has peaked already. After all, it is gospel in the NBA to believe that a player peaks when he is 28 to 30 years old, which is another 5 years for James. However, the point he is making is that the conventional wisdom may not be applicable to players who came to the league as high schoolers. Nonetheless, it is certainly an interesting argument, and only time will tell.
LBJ scheduled for take off?
Monday, February 16th, 2009
LeBron, please don't hurt 'em.
LeBron James has “committed” to the 2010 slam dunk contest. The odds that he will actually follow through with this “commitment” are slim to none. He really has nothing to gain from participating. The dunk contest was sweet back in the day when Dominique Wilkins was skywalking and most of the dunks were fresh and had never been seen before. Now we have dudes bringing in props, jumping out of the stands, and shooting at the rim with loaded cannons. LBJ would pique the interest in the event and is probably involved in some kind of back room deal with David Stern to try and save it. But unless he comes out wearing a speedo and does a standing back flip from the free throw line, there is not much he can do. Except hurt his ankle.
Up? One up? Shawshank 2.5?
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Better get busy ballin...
Is evitable the opposite of inevitable? A couple of nights after Kobe Beef dropped a 60 spot in MSG, LeKing messed around and got a triple double. Oh, and 52 points. Anyone who follows the NBA will understand what this means at this point in the season. If you don’t follow the league, this means absolutely shit to you. But let us put it this way…We all knew that after Kobe went nuts on Monday that LBJ was coming to town soon. Most optimists would say that LeBall was going to go nuts on the Fighting Mike Dantoni O’ Holmes’s. But the realist would say that there is no way that LeNardes would get loose at the Garden. But apparently, Spike Lee was filming a sequel to the docu-drama he made the other night called the Kobe Chronicles. This one was called the LeLickmyHairyScrotum Redemption. Starring Morgan Freeman’s left cheek as LeBron’s right ballbag. Oh yeah, one more thing, Kobe McBeef and LeBalls are going foreskin to throttle on Sunday.
Burn on Big Baller, Burn on.
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Did I turn off the stove?
Chris Ballard has written a nice article about the freak that is LeBron James. LBJ is a 270 lb. freight train coming down the lane, everyone knows that. The scary thing is that his outside game and defense have improved considerably this year. And with the addition of Mo Williams, he has his Scottie Pippen. Which is all bad news for the Eastern Conference. This may be the year that Cleveland ends the championship drought. And LBJ is only getting started. Who knows what his game will be in 3 years?
Back to Earth
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
1A and 1B
The Lakers showed Lebron and Co. how to dismantle the competition last night in LA. In the Cavs defense, they were without Delonte West and Z, and it looks like they may be in the midst of their first real slump of the season. Granted, they are still 31-8 and right at the top of the East, but it is clear that anything less than a fully healthy roster is going to make this team incredibly vulnerable against teams like the Lakers. I still think that considering the supporting cast that he has to prop up, that at this point in the season LBJ is the clear front runner for MVP. But the front office in Cleveland has to be seriously considering a move after witnessing that humbling last night.
