Is LeBron James as good as people think he is?


I came upon this video on YouTube one day about LeBron, and it got me thinking about whether LeBron is as good as people think he is. This blog-post will retread some of the video's points if they resonated with me, but I will also present my own opinions as well.

By looking at him, LeBron James is the best basketball-player in the world. He has athleticism. He is very heavy and bulky, but at the same time, very fast and can jump high. When he jumps, his head consistently reaches the rim.

LeBron James is also skilled in multiple areas. He can dribble the basketball, run plays and hand out assists, and play point-forward. He can shoot threes now at a good percentage. He even developed a post-up game.

LeBron James is often credited with having a high basketball-IQ and it's true, but does he have the heart of a champion? Is he a good leader? Is he a good teammate? He gets assists, but does he actually make his teammates better? How many players' careers have ended by playing with him?

Larry Hughes averaged 22 points per game and a league-leading 2.9 steals per game before he joined the Cavs, after which he averaged 15 and lost all relevance.

It was just as much of a drop for Chris Bosh, who averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds per game right before he joined the Heat, after which he averaged 18 and 8. Of course, he joined two other All-Stars and so his numbers naturally would go down. The main point is that playing with LeBron for a while, a lot of these players lost a lot of their ferocity and masculinity. They began to defer to LeBron, which arguably is better for the team, but is unarguably bad for themselves.

Isn't it weird how Dwyane Wade, an NBA Finals MVP and Scoring Champion slowly lost all relevance after LeBron got to Miami? Of course, injury and age had a lot to do with it, but if you believe Teal Swan's teachings that thoughts are things and the law of attraction, I believe that Dwyane Wade prematurely aged because of LeBron. It seems like LeBron comes into teams and takes them over. His ego pushes everyone else down. I guess that is how wolf-packs work. There is one dominant alpha-wolf, and then everyone else sets aside his ego. My question is, "Should this be how it is? Is there a better way?" The Golden State Warriors don't have a domineering leader like LeBron and are very successful and harmonious.

Kevin Love had even better numbers than Chris Bosh right before he joined the Cavs: 26 points and 12 rebounds a game. Again, it is understandable for numbers to go down joining a superteam with LeBron and Kyrie Irving, but what should not happen is for Love's pride to go down. Yesterday, I saw videos from ESPN's The Jump showing teammates ignoring or disrespecting Kevin Love by not helping him up off the floor after he fell. There was no mental connection there, as if they didn't give a damn about him. This is pretty despicable behavior from a professional athletic team.

Instead of automatically worshipping LeBron like he is a god, let us look at all things calmly and objectively.

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