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Is LeBron James simultaneously the greatest basketball athlete of all time and the most hated?
The man does everything – shoots, dunks, passes, blocks, steals, the list goes on. This guy is the most athletic, skilful player to ever play basketball.
Yes, he always gets compared to Michael Jordan, but you can’t just compare players by success. I doubt there will ever be a player as successful as Jordan, and the guy was phenomenal, no doubt about it.
But LeBron James is the most exciting player to ever play basketball.
His numbers are interesting. Other than a more efficient field goal percentage his 2013/14 season numbers are down on last year, he is still favourite for the MVP, which brings forward an interesting point.
If the MVP was actually reflective of the best player in the league, then he would win hands down every year. However, if the MVP award was given to the player who was the most valuable to his team, the award would likely go to a Tim Duncan or Dirk Nowitzki – a player from a team that clearly would not be successful without such a player.
Needless to say the King should be crowned for the third consecutive year and his fifth in total, though Paul George is having an amazing season as well.
It’s interesting to see all the LeBron haters comparing Xavier Henry’s recent dunk to Lebron’s. Henry’s is the biggest, meanest dunk, hands down – and this from someone who loves the King.
But surely the guy who has now done it twice in the last week and third time in recent history gets his own credit? Why compare them, and knock either?
Tall poppy syndrome or not, it’s not right that some of the greatest athletes in the world get cut down for being amazing, but not quite good enough for some.
Do we have to compare these greats all the time? At the moment most people’s argument is purely based on rings – MJ has six, LeBron two.
If LeBron wins seven by the end of his career I daresay those same people will think up a new argument as to say why MJ was better.
Either way, MJ was amazing and Lebron is amazing. And boy do I enjoy that big No.6 ducking his head to get under the ring when he dunks.
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