Negatives: LeBron James (read first post)

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One thing that he still struggles with is a jump shot. His % is great, but most of his points come off dunks/layups.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Bobcats:</div><div class="quote_post">One thing that he still struggles with is a jump shot. His % is great, but most of his points come off dunks/layups.</div>


I think that is a good thing. That forces him to go inside and as a result he will get fouled sometimes and score points by jus scoring and also getting three point opprotunites

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Bobcats:</div><div class="quote_post">One thing that he still struggles with is a jump shot. His % is great, but most of his points come off dunks/layups.</div>
Exactly, and that's why I compare him more to Magic than I do MJ. He's doing better with his jumpers than last year, but they are still weak.

 

I don't think LeBron?s jumper is a problem, he has been criticized about it before and proved people wrong, I take a glimpse at some of the Cavs game and on SportsCenter highlight and I see Bron shooting the ball very well, and if he wasn't shooting the jumper well then it would have been talked about a lot this season and I haven't heard anything watched anything or read anything that suggests LeBron is struggling with his jumper.

Honestly I'm trying hard to think of something negative about Bron's game he is amazing. The only thing I can say is experience, you have to wonder if he gets into the playoffs, how will he perform. You have to wonder how he'll handle high intense situation when they really count.

Lebron is a great all around player; he has been given god given athleticism and can flat out play the game. He is a very unselfish player, he can score at will, and he just does it all. To top it off, he is only 20! Imagine when he is 25 in his prime, he has a special talent and is going to be great one day.

 

His 19 going on 20.. Name one other player at this age who can do what he can and then I will start naming off negatives.. Of course he will have him every player does and his only 20!!

 

James is a slasher. As was pointed out most of his shots were dunks/layups. But, he is almost 20 so you can't really expect his shot to be crispy at his age. If you were to take away his slashing and force him to shoot from the outside more than I think he will really struggle. Once he gets a better jumper my son will be nice.

 

jump shot

I dont know what y'all are talkin about. If you look at him playing this year he is much more confident in his jump shot and hits it for a much higher %. Last year he did have the need for improvement on his Jump shot but now it is on par with the rest of his game.

 

I have a negative about LJ: Hes too young and to be so good and rich; its only a matter time, I think, before its all collapses on him. Think that at some point in the near future he will become over confident and become a slacker.

Only time will prove me wrong or right....

 

Nothing. He's better than advertised, and is the perfect player to build your franchise around. As a player, he has no flaws in the game. He's not Ron Artest, but he's an ok defnder, and will get better, just like his jumper (which is above average).

 

My negative about Lebron is his attitude. He thinks that just because he is doing so well for a 2nd year player and that he got rookie of the year that he has all this authority. My case in point is the cleveland game against NJ where he was actually called for two of his many travelling violations. He needs to learn his place in the game. Despite his natural talents he is not lacking the ego that he shows very obviously on the court.

 

The only negative I can think of about Lebron James is that he is not Michael Jordan. Just kidding. It is that he does not make every single shot he takes. He should be shooting 99.9% from the field and free throw line...

 

Sometimes he forces shots up, he has improved the midrange, 3-pt is good but could be better.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting netsgurl66:</div><div class="quote_post">My negative about Lebron is his attitude. He thinks that just because he is doing so well for a 2nd year player and that he got rookie of the year that he has all this authority. My case in point is the cleveland game against NJ where he was actually called for two of his many travelling violations. He needs to learn his place in the game. Despite his natural talents he is not lacking the ego that he shows very obviously on the court.</div>
are u serious??? He is one of the most humble guys out their. On the court if he's not acting like the floor general then their team will lose. Did you see them against the Rockets when Lebron fell, and so did the team. And his "place" in the game is above any of his other teamates. Their is nothing wrong with his attitude, and he's not the one calling Gerald Wallace a "flop and not that very talented" in public.

 

It's hard to point out negatives with Lebron, since he's so young and he's done so well since he's arrived. I think he hasn't experienced winning in the NBA yet, so I can only say experience is his biggest negative. After a couple of years some of his other problems will probably be more obvious.

 

Lebron has improved many of things...but a negative about Lebron is his jumpshot and defense. So far this year...hes doing very well and even though he is shooting well...his shot is just about average or almost a little under. If he improved his "D" more...he would be a very great player.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Banks:</div><div class="quote_post">Nothing. He's better than advertised, and is the perfect player to build your franchise around. As a player, he has no flaws in the game. He's not Ron Artest, but he's an ok defnder, and will get better, just like his jumper (which is above average).</div>
LeBron is not perfect so I don't know why you think nothing is negative about him.

 

The only fault Lebron has as of right now is lack of experience in the leauge.

 

I would say that his jumpshot is not perfected, and he's still inexperienced. Also, a more aggressive attitude would be nice. His ballhandling and turnovers also leave a little to be desired, but thats to be expected with you make such a younger player the centerpiece of your offense.

I'm not saying he's a bad shooter, but he is not yet someone who can kill you with his shooting alla Kobe, T-Mac, Allen, AI. If he could hit that outside jumper with consistency, he'd be able to open up the lanes a little more for penetration and passing.

Also, he can get to the line anytime he wants to, so he should be constantly lookng to attack the basket. Get the other team in foul trouble and put pressure on the defense. When he is aggressive, his team plays aggressively as well.

An example of his inexperience is when he failed to communicate on defense during the last play against the Nets where Jefferson hit the alleyop layup to win the game. Just some little things where he could improve on.

 

Yes he is probably top 3 all around players in the league and yes he has improved his jump shot. Getting to watch him every night I've noticed one area in his game that needs improvement. LeBron gets doubled just about every possession and because of that he has been doing a great job finding the open man out of the double...probably better than anyone other than Shaq right onw doing that. However we've seen this happen with Jordan. The next thing that James has to improve is is cutting and moving after he makes the pass. He is working on it and does a decent job but Id like to see it improve a little. Other than that he is Superman