Friday, May 29, 2009

well put?

lets see where to begin. totally wrong. dwight does not play the way i would want any post player to play. i wouldnt mind dwight playing post on my team, and i believe there is a place on teams for guys like him, but he doesnt play the way i would like. or the way any intelligent basketball fan, for that matter, would choose if they had the choice. why would i want my post to play like him and not hakeem, or duncan, or the admiral, or zo, or kg. i want my post to shoot jumpers and be able to pull the d out. i want my post to be able to consistently make free throws and be a major threat in the clutch, not a gamble. i want my big to have a consistent jump hook or some good footwork, with some different moves that can adapt to the defense and flow of the game. i want them to have good hands and be a passing threat when they are double and triple teamed, and not be a liability for offensive fouls all night. dwight is good, at what he does, but not what i would want. as far as lebron going to the basket on anything less than 3 steps, that is a huge exaggeration. yes he travels, just as all nba players do, and just as most driving slashing guards or forwards do. they are all more apt to travel more than other player, cus the ball is in their hands more, and they are making moves, spinning, crossing over, evading the d, its gonna happen. lebron, jordan, kobe, wade, its gonna happen. to say that lebron does it every time, or even the majority is ridiculous. if the nba was letting him blatantly travel 60-70 percent of the time he had the ball i think there would be some issues and greater consequences than you complaining about it in a blog. FUNDAMENTAL:serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function, of or dealing with general principles rather than practical application. sometimes i just dont know about you. are you nuts. ya lebron is no luke walton, but really no one in the nba is(and luke isnt really all that dominating or super effective for that matter, thought he can play a good supporting role at times). when i say the fundamentals, i say the foundations of the game. ya lebron doesnt have the best looking shot, he is not the best ball handler, or passer, and so on. but he has worked and is developing a complete game. just like you wanna teach kids, and i think strive for yourself. develop a jump shot, be able to shoot free throws, get some post moves, work a little mid rang, be able to handle the ball, and pass some, play d, on the ball and off, try to guard multiple positions, try to cover the basics that make the game. of course no one is gonna be the best at everything, but at least work develop the skills, just dont be the best big tall guy who is strong who can jump high. then you are the best athlete, not best ball player. play ball. and again, i think dwight is effective, and i would take him on my team, cus he can make an impact and be effective, but man if he could make some free throws or shoot the mid range just imagine! lebron does it right! he is big and fast and can jump, but he doesnt rely on it, he uses it. there is a difference. he sets a good example. yes be bigger, be faster, be stronger, but also, develop your skills. develop your left, ball handle, pass to open team mates, shoot at a variety of ranges, have some moves, step throughs, spins, drop steps, fades, floaters, hooks, crab dribbles(hahaha). pass using your left and right. bounce pass, hustle, keep your cool. lebron does all this and is a good example for kids and players of all ages i believe. but yes he turns it over, but does anyone in the league have the ball in their hands as much, and for that matter, does anyone have the ball in their hands as much, and then are expected to do something with it as much as lebron. i dont think so. so yes combined all that with playing as much or more minutes than anyone and you ll get fatigue that will also lead to turnovers. you know me i hate turnovers more than anything, but i think its all relative. lebron plays 47 minutes and almost always either touches the ball or ends up with it and is forced to make a play. dwight plays way less minutes due to his foul trouble, and gets way less touches because of the hot guards he has on his team and double and triple teams that deny him the ball, and he still turns the ball over an awful lot. and no you cant teach someone to be 6.9 260 and run a 4.4, but you can teach shot form, and ball handling and footwork, and if you remember lebrons first couple years his shot was bad. and he has worked and has grown and developed and become more and more of a threat. and his ball handling and use of his left have gotten more effective as well. so i believe he is very fundamental, and becoming more so every year. oh ya and lastly "great example of trying to be a complete player"? he is the most complete player in the league, and maybe of all time. but thats just me, and i guess thats why i like lebron, and jordan, and barkley, and garnet, and cp3, and wade and you like agent 0 and van exel, and baron davis, and larry hughes. ok that last bit was a cheap shot.

ps im really starting to feel durrant, and i know youve been down since day one, which is why i can understand why you gotta hate on lebron so much. luv yall

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