James didn’t quit.

The Mavs came up with a plan for game 4 that worked; they shut down Lebron James. The double plus result of his appearing to be uninterested has more to do with that than it does anything else. They made him look like he quit.

One might be able to say that he didn’t respond aggressively enough in the 4th quarter, but you still have to give credit to the Mavs for that. They flummoxed him.

Remember folks. There are two pro teams here. Several all-stars, true, but no one on either side is not a professional basketballer. Does anyone here know what that means? Do you realize, for example, how a team of twelfth-men could school any of the NCAA sweet sixteeners?

On any given night, a pro staff with a pro squad can come up with a plan to beat the other team. When all goes well, it takes more than 48 minutes to adjust. Look for Dallas to try to shut down someone else tonight. And then tell me how uninterested that player was.

LeBron had a bad game, granted…ask Chicago how many bad games he had of the 5……………..

Game 4 came down to a Wade free throw….and LeBron had 8 pts….

Something tells me LeBron will have a bit more than 8 next game…and Wade..well…….. he will be Wade..the Sorceror (He is a Warlock…………….You ever see a 6’2 guard do what he does?……Never)

Yeah, good luck Dallas…..coming back to Miami…..Heat 3 Mavs 2

The Finals: LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan

Record
James 2-6
Jordan 24-11

Minutes
James 43.0
Jordan 43.0

Points
James 19.6
Jordan 33.6

FG%
James .397
Jordan .481

3PT%
James .282
Jordan .368

FT%
James .698
Jordan .806

RPG
James 7.1
Jordan 6.0

APG
James 6.5
Jordan 6.0

SPG
James 1.6
Jordan 1.8

BPG
James 0.4
Jordan 0.7

TO
James 4.6
Jordan 2.4

You do know that Jordan once AVERAGED over 11 assists over the course of the 1991 finals series right? Most PGs couldn’t even average that in a finals.

It’s not like Jordan couldn’t pass the ball. It’s just easier to overlook since he still averaged over 30 points a game that series too.

I doubt LBJ will ever average over 11 assists per game in a finals. To say he has a “much more well rounded game thanks to his size and passing” is a ridiculous comment. Your argument should have just been “well LBJ is bigger.” I’ll agree with you there, lol. But at this point there is nothing about his game that surpasses what MJ accomplished.

You’re basically saying that LeBron refused to shoot in the 4th quarter because for some ridiculous reason he wanted to stick it to Dwyane. This is despite the fact that Wade and Bron are great friends and that the team had just won game 3.

You’re saying that LeBron didn’t care he’d be potentially ruining his team’s chance of victory, even though winning means everything to him at this point.

You been drinking?

I bet you’re the kind of person who believes George Bush destroyed the towers and that the moon landing was faked.

1. He runs from the defensive end of the floor, all the way to the offensive end, never looking back for the ball to create his offense and just stands in the corner.
2. He is not even allowing the double team to come to him ( which will create an open Heat player ) before he passes the ball to another player or back to the same player, who passed him the ball.
3. He is allowing Terry and Kidd to ( who are at least 5 inches shorter and atleast 50 lbs lighter ) to check him 1 on 1 !
4. When he does attempt a shot, it looks bad, bad angle, difficult double pump, half hearted attempt.
5. He is traveling with the ball and making other unforced errors.

I know it has only been 2 games. But what it shows me is that he does not have the mental stamina to be a team player, if he is not ” The Man ” . He cannot be trusted because he is willing to sabotage his teams efforts, to prove a point.
After watching his lack of character being displayed IN THE FINALS, I don’t care if he ever wins a Championship.
Furthermore, if the Heat lose, the blame is all his….and no body elses because he has tanked 2 games !
The city of Miami should run him outta Florida, if they lose !!!

Go play oversea’s where A.I. just came from with all that drama !

LeBron isn’t asking you to compare him to Jordan. That’s something the media and fans do themselves because it’s a good story. You can’t be mad at LeBron for not being just like Jordan when he clearly never set out to be just like Mike.

Jordan was first and foremost a scorer, as well as an all world defender. LeBron has always had a much more well rounded game thanks to his size and passing. He’s muh more like Oscar Robertson than Jordan.

If LeBron wanted to be Jordan, he would have demanded the ball over the first three games, accepting nothing less than being the leading scorer. Instead, he obviously recognized that Wade has it going on offense in these finals, and has deferred to him.

And guess what? There is nothing wrong with LeBron embracing his role as Pippen 2.0 when Wade has it going. He cares first and foremost about winning – Not living up to everyone else’s expectations. That’s a good thing.

FYI, I’m not excusing LeBron for his performance in game 4. He was awful last night and has to play better.

And he will. I’d expect him to do just as well as he did in games 1 through 3 going forward.

what i saw was this. lebron would get the ball. make a few dribble moves and seemingly have his man beat then, all of a sudden, just pass the ball then step out of the play.

i can see how that seems like great defense but its not. its a superstar being passive and handing the work off to his teammates.

call a spade a spade. lebron is a sidekick and this is wades team

He’s far too talented and determined to play that badly again. There is simply too much on the line to allow himself to lose like that again.

I don’t know if the Heat will win the next game. The series seems like a coin flip at this point. But I’m sure LeBron will do much better individually.