Category: LeBron James (Page 13 of 19)

I took a ride downtown today for the sole purpose of having a look at the humungous banner of Lebron James across the street from the Q. Incredible. It’s a work of art. Well worth the effort. Might be the coolest piece of advertising I’ve ever seen in Cleveland. Go check it out.

Yikes.

James sat out the first 4:49 of the fourth quarter, a stretch in which a 74-64 lead was upped to 85-69….James, who led the NBA with 42.4 minutes a game last season, is averaging 36.8 through four games – 37th in the league. As a rookie two years ago, James averaged 39.4 – 10th in the NBA. Trimming some minutes has not affected James’ scoring. He’s averaging a career-high 28.5 points a game, the NBA’s sixth best.

So he sits, the team increases its lead. He plays less minutes, he scores more points. Yeah…Wade’s the better player. Sure.

After four games, hard to make this claim, but the fact that Lebron wants to make it speaks volumes.

Asked who is the better 3-point shooter on the team — Marshall or himself — James said with a smile: “Me. Just look at the stats. It’s self-explanatory.”

So I did. Lebron is shooting .476 this year, .332 career from 3pt land. He’s taken 21 threes, made 10 of them this year. Donyell Marshall is shooting .400 this year, .354 career. He’s only taken 10 threes, made 4 of them. Whoever wins this battle, it’s a good one to be having.

Advantage Lebron.

For some reason, Bud Shaw is all lathered up about Lebron James “settling” for 3 pointers. What?

The 3-point shot is not only a fickle temptress, it’s exactly what every NBA team would prefer James do on most nights, just as every team preferred Jordan shoot instead of driving the lane or posting up.

That might be true, but Bud. They’ve played ONE GAME. The guy is obviously trying to show that he’s got another weapon, it is good that everyone finds this out, because they will then try to cover him 30 feet from the basket, which of course, is a good thing also. Geez….give the guy a break. Lebron is close to being able to score at will, from anywhere on the court, and he’s got some columnist nipping at his heels about going 6 for 7 from 3 point land. Lovely.