Quite possibly the greatest of the great, this Finals series will make him or break him I reckon, call it
Davy Fitz wouldn’t be too impressed with lbj, Tim Duncan has 4 medals in his arse pocket, going for no 5, lebron has only 1
lebron is a superstar - the best of the best
A superstar having a great great year and deserves to do back to back.
But greatest of the great?
Nah, thats KG.
He is great, but he’s not MJ, yet.
Disappearing act tonight. This Finals series hangs in the balance. We saw the worst of him there, will need to see the best of him from here on if he’s to go down as an all time great
Ah he’s a great alright, just not on MJ status quite yet and will never be a KG.
Lebron did his thing tonight but it was Dwane Wade who really set the tone for miami, James cooked his stats again by making hay after Spurs had rested all their best players. As the voting suggests it’s still too close to call on whether he is or he isn’t truly a sporting great for the ages.
He’s a modest fellas is LBJ
LEBRON JAMES FINAL jump shot of the NBA Finals for the Miami Heat left him thinking about Michael Jordan.
James told Sports Illustrated for a story released today that he spent time during this year’s title series watching Jordan’s iconic, title-clinching shot for the Chicago Bulls against the Utah Jazz in the 1998 finals.
So when James made a jumper with 27.9 seconds left in Game 7 of this year’s title series against the San Antonio Spurs, his thoughts turned to that Jordan shot.
“I know it wasn’t the magnitude of MJ hitting that shot in ’98, but I definitely thought about him,” James said. “It was an MJ moment.”
He then paused for a moment, before adding, “It was an LJ moment.”
James is on this week’s SI cover, the 20th time he has appeared on the front of the magazine. The image is of him gazing down at the Larry O’Brien Trophy, with his reflection visible off the top of the gold ball.
James is often compared to Jordan, and the debate has raged for years about which NBA superstar is better. James has said many times that it’s humbling to be in that conversation, and tweeted back in February, “I’m not MJ, I’m LJ.”
He watched Game 6 of the 1998 Bulls-Jazz series in his hotel room in San Antonio during this year’s finals, up to the moment where Jordan posed after making the shot that sealed Chicago’s sixth championship. James’ jumper against the Spurs came with no pose, but it was enormous for the Heat. It gave Miami a 92-88 lead, and the Spurs didn’t score again.
James told the magazine that when he woke up the day after Game 7, he began to realise how much of a physical toll the series took on him, and how many injuries he was playing through.
“I felt all these nicks and bruises and little injuries I didn’t know I had,” James said. “My back, my hamstring, my ankle, both my elbows, they were all aching. I guess I just didn’t pay attention to them.”
He also discussed the promises that Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had the team make to one another, in the form of contracts that would remind everyone what they were tasked with during the postseason. James took his pact extremely seriously, using his formal signature — not his scrawled autograph — to seal his deal.
“I wrote out LeBron James like it was a check,” James said.
The story also gives some detail about Miami’s 27-game winning streak, which began on Super Bowl Sunday, a day the Heat spent in Toronto for a day game against the Raptors. The plane Miami uses for its charter flights is not equipped with live television, and the original travel plan for that day had the team scheduled to be in the air during the Baltimore-San Francisco game for the NFL title.
James wanted the team to remain in Toronto for a few hours to see the Super Bowl, and the team arranged to make that happen. It turned out to be one of the most important team-bonding moments of the season, Heat forward Shane Battier said.
“We were always close, but that took it to another level,” Battier said. “I believe that night was the impetus for the streak.”
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James also addresses his future in the SI piece. He told reporters Tuesday that he will not start really thinking about the chance to be a free agent in the summer of 2014 until next season ends, and reiterated that stance with the magazine.
“I’m a totally different person on the court, off the court and everywhere in between,” James said. “I know it will come up, but it’s not going to come up until it’s at that point.”
Where does the basketball stand in American sports? It struck me as weird that the final playoff game was on a Thursday night. I know NFL is the most popular-would basketball be way behind in terms of popularity?
To the best of my knowledge Baseball, which would always have been seen as America’s favourite pastime was passed out by NFL a while back. So I’d go
NFL
Baseball
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How far back it would be, I’d have no real idea in terms of numbers, money, popularity. NFL is probably well out on its own at this stage.
Ps my sources tell me that there’s a better then 50% chance that LBJ will be back playing for Cleveland next season:cool:
Get the fuck out? What gives?
Your source knows jack shit.
Lebron will have the option of becoming an unrestricted free agent this Summer and my man on South Beach have confirmed to me that subject to Heat doing the 3peat(mission accomplished as far as his Miami stint is concerned) he may well be considering his options. It’s well known he’s a big fan of Kyrie Irving(who isn’t?) and that he feels guilty about how he left Cleveland in the first place. He also still has his big mansion in Cleveland and obviously close ties to Akron. The word from Cleveland is that they are holding out on an extension on the recently acquizitioned Luol Deng to free up cap space so as to be in a position to lure Lebron home.
Knicks are also snooping but they are a complete mess and LA are known to be interested but Lebron has made it clear he staying East.(that’s not to say they wont do their best to get him).
If he does decide to stay it will come down to one thing and one thing only - The fitness and health of Dwane Wade
You’re talking out of your fucking hoop man, any retard with a passing knowledge of the NBA knows the above situation. To say any person other than LBJ knows there’s a better than 50% chance of him doing anything is a bullshitter. It’s all well and good setting up the nice looking dominos and saying they’re all aligned for him to return to Cleveland when only he makes the call. Sure just look at The Decision, Miami only found out a few hours beforehand that he was coming to them. He keeps his cards closer to his chest than anyone else, playing all potential suitors against each other to maximize his income. I’m not saying he won’t do it, but nobody can say confidently either way at all, and anyone who does is a spoofer.
I haven’t spoke to Lebron myself yet but am expecting to catch up with him on All Star weekend next month.
Watch this space:cool:
A lot of similarities to the paranoia growing around Davy and the Clare county board