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He isn't smart enough to adjust his offensive game. His go to move is to lower his shoulder. The best defensive players and teams give way and then he is off b

by babesh 8y ago

He isn't smart enough to adjust his offensive game. His go to move is to lower his shoulder. The best defensive players and teams give way and then he is off balance and he tends to miss the shot. He has done that his entire career. See Durant and Iguodala's defense. Also his straight line drives are completely negated by a good shot blocker(s). See Tyson Chandler and the Mavericks. A more adaptable player would have developed a runner, a low post game, and a stop and pop. He consistently hasn't shown the adaptability or foresight to do that... other than to form new super teams.

dagenix 8y ago
He is already one of the best to ever play the game. Just imagine how much better he might become if he happens to read HN and sees what babesh has to say. For the sake of maintaining competitive balance in the league and for the sake of whatever NBA team babesh is undoubtedly coaching, let's hope LeBron is taking a day off from the internet today!
40acres 8y ago
This is nonsense. LeBron has greatly improved his 3 point shooting over his career and in Miami he was able to develop a low post game.
- parsnips 8y ago
  >and in Miami he was able to develop a low post game. After he couldn't post up 97 year old Shawn Marion, and 146 year old Jason Kidd.
  - whateveracct 8y ago
    That was year 1 at Miami..
waynecochran 8y ago
In general, it's smart to lower your shoulder and go to the rim if you have any daylight at all. Most of the time the defense will be called for a block if there is any contact (offensive fouls are rarely called -- only when you are perfectly set do you usually get the charge call). This is why defensive players "give way" -- it's the best hope you have. IMO the greatest flaw in how basketball is officiated is the strict conditions refs require to call a charge -- offensive players should exploit it more. Lebron is smart.
askafriend 8y ago
Let it go, Skip.
nerdnumerouno 8y ago
How dare you make a negative remark towards the KING!
matwood 8y ago
> developed a runner Like the last second one that won them a playoff game last year? > a low post game Have you watched him play? He dominates the post, but is smart about it. If you put a small on him, he goes post. You put a big and he blows by for the dunk. Why take other players on at their strength?
- philwelch 8y ago
  Yeah, and he swept the Raptors by hitting turnaround fadeaway jump shots in the mid-post. LeBron's versatility is amazing. Whenever someone criticizes him for relying on his driving ability too much, I'm reminded of a famous interview that Michael Jordan had, when the reporter asked him about the comparison with Clyde Drexler, who was a better three-point shooter. Jordan coldly replied, "Clyde Drexler is a better three-point shooter than I choose to be". And then he hit six threes in the first half of a Finals game against the Blazers in Drexler's face.
kmkemp 8y ago
What's interesting about this form of criticism is that his ability to do any basketball task is judged not by the ability that the median NBA player has at that task but against the bar he's set in other areas. His jumpshot isn't as great as his rebounding, playmaking, dribbling, or defense, so he's lazy or lacks foresight? No matter how good you become, you will always have a "weakest" area to your craft. He clearly has made tremendous strides in shooting (did you see him play in high school?), and in fact, he is well above average when judged against a median NBA player, which is itself remarkable since he possesses the ability to score an efficient 25+ ppg without taking any jumpshots at all.
- kmkemp 8y ago
  In fact, 55% of his shots last season were jumpshots, which he converted with a 47.2 eFG%. http://www.82games.com/1718/17CLE15.HTM http://www.82games.com/1718/17CLE15.HTM
JDWolf 8y ago
being allowed to bring the shoulder back up with an elbow to the face of the defender while taking an extra 2 steps after picking up the ball outside of the free throw line helps too....
- tibyat 8y ago
  have to say i agree, he gets away with bulldozing right through the defender and the leafue cant afford to foul him out

by babesh 8y ago

dagenix 8y ago

He is already one of the best to ever play the game. Just imagine how much better he might become if he happens to read HN and sees what babesh has to say. For the sake of maintaining competitive balance in the league and for the sake of whatever NBA team babesh is undoubtedly coaching, let's hope LeBron is taking a day off from the internet today!

40acres 8y ago

This is nonsense. LeBron has greatly improved his 3 point shooting over his career and in Miami he was able to develop a low post game.

parsnips 8y ago
>and in Miami he was able to develop a low post game. After he couldn't post up 97 year old Shawn Marion, and 146 year old Jason Kidd.
- whateveracct 8y ago
  That was year 1 at Miami..

waynecochran 8y ago

In general, it's smart to lower your shoulder and go to the rim if you have any daylight at all. Most of the time the defense will be called for a block if there is any contact (offensive fouls are rarely called -- only when you are perfectly set do you usually get the charge call). This is why defensive players "give way" -- it's the best hope you have. IMO the greatest flaw in how basketball is officiated is the strict conditions refs require to call a charge -- offensive players should exploit it more. Lebron is smart.

askafriend 8y ago

Let it go, Skip.

nerdnumerouno 8y ago

How dare you make a negative remark towards the KING!

matwood 8y ago

> developed a runner Like the last second one that won them a playoff game last year? > a low post game Have you watched him play? He dominates the post, but is smart about it. If you put a small on him, he goes post. You put a big and he blows by for the dunk. Why take other players on at their strength?

philwelch 8y ago
Yeah, and he swept the Raptors by hitting turnaround fadeaway jump shots in the mid-post. LeBron's versatility is amazing. Whenever someone criticizes him for relying on his driving ability too much, I'm reminded of a famous interview that Michael Jordan had, when the reporter asked him about the comparison with Clyde Drexler, who was a better three-point shooter. Jordan coldly replied, "Clyde Drexler is a better three-point shooter than I choose to be". And then he hit six threes in the first half of a Finals game against the Blazers in Drexler's face.

kmkemp 8y ago

What's interesting about this form of criticism is that his ability to do any basketball task is judged not by the ability that the median NBA player has at that task but against the bar he's set in other areas. His jumpshot isn't as great as his rebounding, playmaking, dribbling, or defense, so he's lazy or lacks foresight? No matter how good you become, you will always have a "weakest" area to your craft. He clearly has made tremendous strides in shooting (did you see him play in high school?), and in fact, he is well above average when judged against a median NBA player, which is itself remarkable since he possesses the ability to score an efficient 25+ ppg without taking any jumpshots at all.

kmkemp 8y ago
In fact, 55% of his shots last season were jumpshots, which he converted with a 47.2 eFG%. http://www.82games.com/1718/17CLE15.HTM http://www.82games.com/1718/17CLE15.HTM

JDWolf 8y ago

being allowed to bring the shoulder back up with an elbow to the face of the defender while taking an extra 2 steps after picking up the ball outside of the free throw line helps too....

tibyat 8y ago
have to say i agree, he gets away with bulldozing right through the defender and the leafue cant afford to foul him out