In Game 1 of the NBA Finals last year, Lebron forced the issue and tried to bully his way into the paint in the 4th quarter instead of taking and making the available play, which was a jump shot. they lost. I thought that’s how the series would go. Miami was able to win because they were able to get out and run and shot insanely well from 3. As good as Lebron is, there is still that weakness in his game that could cost him and his team in crucial moments if you can’t stick those jump shots when they need to be taken and made.

Jump shooting does NOT come naturally, that’s something you have to spend many hours working on. Granted, there are “pure” shooters who are more adept than others with some natural ability, but even they have to work very hard.

As Lebron gets older in his career, he’s going to have to develop that outside shot and mid-range post-game the way Kobe has and Jordan did. He won’t be able to bull his way to the basket forever. Forget the sky hook and perfect a mid-range jump shot.

Lebron doesn’t need to “develop” more aspects to his game, he just needs to get better at what he’s weak in, i.e. jump shooting and free throw shooting (not that he’s bad, but could be better). There isn’t much else he needs to work on. He doesn’t need a sky hook, he already has a dominant power game in the post that no one can stop.

@eventhorizon04

I don’t think “most people” is an accurate statement about LA owning the West for the next 2 years. A lot of people think OKC is just as good or better, or at worst a competitive threat to the Lakers.

Injuries can be a huge factor and, let’s face it, the Lakers have some questionable health issues they’ll have to be wary of. My pick to win it this year is the Lakers, but it’s not etched in stone that they have it locked up by any means.

1. The guy can DOMINATE 4 positions on the floor PG thru PF AND even compete with some of the smaller centers in the league.

2. He could easily be a starting All Star at ANY of the 4 positions he currently plays AND Dominates the opponents players at that respective position.

3. Three MVP’s

4. This year he LED his Heat team and LED the Olympic team, both to championships. Because of his versatility to play any position on the floor well, he was the MVP of the teams.

5. This year alone, he won the NBA MVP, Finals MVP, NBA Championship and an Olympic Gold Medal. The only guy to do that since M.J.

AND

You clueless clowns, want the man to do something else. You uneducated, clueless, backwoods, neanderthals would not know how to evaluate talent, if I performed the brain transplant from your caveman head myself !

Most people are expecting the Lakers to own the West for the next 2 years (at least), so it’s highly unlikely OKC will make the Finals, much less “take the titles [LeBron] should have had,” in the next couple of years. After that, who knows – maybe another team develops in the West and overtakes OKC and the Kobe-less Lakers.

All the talk of OKC’s window being a decade was way premature.