Posted on Tuesday 2 May 2006 by Bob @ 10:07 pm
The Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans are watching one of the best players ever to pick up a basketball. LeBron James has been dominating in his first NBA playoffs and anyone that has been following his very short career should not be surprised.
James was quoted as saying that he doesn’t believe in pressure, and so far he has proven this to be true. LeBron is only 21 years old and has already broken most of the Cavs team records. We use to think that Jordon was a once in lifetime player, but if LeBron remains on this pace, don’t rule anything out.
No doubt Lebron is special and may be the best ever someday, but as a fan I don’t want to just root for one guy. Oh, don’t get me wrong, Lebron does things on the court that I just stare in awe, but give me a “team” to root for. How many casual fans (not fanatics) can name all 5 starters this year? This team is turning into the 76ers with Iverson, Kobe and the Lakers. How far can one player, even the greatest take his team. Give us a team and Lebron would be just that much better and maybe someday we”ll beat Detroit.
No doubt, but they made some serious progress last night. As great as LeBron played, they would not have won last night without the good performances by Snow, Murray and Hughes. They played great when he had to sit.