WANNA GET AWAY
May 22nd, 2007 | by aaron |I learned something last night about Lebron James that I would have never imagined from such a tremendous talent and by far the best player to ever play the game at his age. That’s right his age! For the first time in his NBA career while watching Lebron last night, I would honestly have to say that he doesn’t fully understand the game on a professional level. Let me reiterate, great player but doesn’t fully understand the level of play required to win a championship. Don’t get me wrong, during the Cavaliers final time out I agree that drawing up an offensive set that would give them a chance to win opposed to going into overtime in Detroit was absolutely the correct decision. Lebron passing up a layup for a wide-open three was not the problem and not the reason why I think he needs to grow up. Where was he last night? Did aliens come to Detroit and capture his soul, his spirit, his intensity? He has to understand that this series is for the hungry, the ones willing to lay it all out on the court, the players that see this opportunity as their last, the ones who realize this is life or death, and the ones that are willing to look bad doing everything necessary to win. I don’t think Lebron is willing to look bad by taking a bad shot to end the game or win the game. This Eastern Conference Finals is wide open just begging for someone to take over and claim it, and it has to be LeBron.
It is amzing how I could feel, see, and hear the lack of respect that the Detroit Pistons have for this young, inexperienced, immature Cavalier team. Yes, I meant you could hear it. You could hear it from the lack of intensity on the court (not once did I hear shoes squeeking), lack of communication on the floor, lack of intensity, and definitely by the lack of fan involvement in the arena. How do you like that? The fans having such a belief and confidence to win this series, that they were going through the motions just like the Pistons. It reminded me of a social hour at their kids’ little league game where more talking is done than watching. A downright lack of respect for this Cavalier franchise.
