Is LeBron James overrated? (split)

[nbrans]

The only way you could say LeBron is overrated would be if he were being compared to Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, or William Shakespeare, and even then I'd have to think about it.

 

[Larry89]

no order

dwight howard
kobe (even though i hate him)
dirk
steve nash
tim duncan
yao
chris bosh
chris paul
kg

i only got 9

I would not take Chris Bosh or Dirk, even though they are considered big men. I consider them jumpshooting puffs.

Dirk is mentally weak his game is weak, he's nothing but a jumpshooter.

Bosh Is also the same, but undersized for his position, but also a jumpshooter.

 

[Kingfanpaul]

yourr just some dude on the computer

 

[TheFifthMookie]

I've lost IQ points from reading this thread. ouch.

 

[Geoff]

I've lost IQ points from reading this thread. ouch.

Ditto. I wonder how comes dude wasn't banned yet, looks trollish to me...

 

[VF21]

Ditto. I wonder how comes dude wasn't banned yet, looks trollish to me...

He might or might not have been a troll but he was at least somewhat entertaining.

 

[sloter]

He also learned a lot in the last few days ... LeBron has been ultra clutch in the last 2 games.

 

[kingsfan916]

no doubt he took over that portland game

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Somebody should go up to James' teammates as soon as this game is over and ask them if they think he's overrated...

 

[Ryle]

I think this is the most ridiculous thread ever started in the history of this board. He just turned 23 in December and the guy is averaging 30 points 8 boards and 7 assists. If he is overrated then Kevin Martin is a complete and total scrub and should be in the D league.

 

[AyeCarly]

from the looks of it, the consensus on this thread is unanimous - 1.

Now to get rid of this thread we need to ask the mods to close it or we need to stop posting in it and let it fall off the face of the planet.

 

[Mitch_Richmond_2]

he's not overrated, but he's not better than kobe.

The funny part is LeBron even said last night that Kobe was hands down the best player in the league.

I disagree with him.

Now that LeBron is playing defense at an All Nba level and is taking on the challenge of guarding the other team's best perimeter player (especially in the most critical times) he's elevated his game past Kobe.

Now there's no question Kobe is a better shooter than LeBron, but outside of that where is Kobe better ? Is he a better overall scorer ?? I don't think so. Kobe's best year scoring was 05-06 where he averaged 35.. LeBron averaged 31 that same season and averaged 2 more assists as well I believe.. Clearly LeBron was passing more and Kobe was shooting more.

Is Kobe the better ball handler/passer/rebounder/decision maker ?? I don't think so as well.. Kobe can't run an offense like LeBron.. Kobe gets his in the post, and LeBron operates at the top..

Kobe is one of the best, and so is LeBron.. You can't go wrong either way..But, outside of shooting the ball, I don't see where Kobe is the better overall basketball player..

 

[Gargamel]

The funny part is LeBron even said last night that Kobe was hands down the best player in the league.

I disagree with him.

Now that LeBron is playing defense at an All Nba level and is taking on the challenge of guarding the other team's best perimeter player (especially in the most critical times) he's elevated his game past Kobe.

Now there's no question Kobe is a better shooter than LeBron, but outside of that where is Kobe better ? Is he a better overall scorer ?? I don't think so. Kobe's best year scoring was 05-06 where he averaged 35.. LeBron averaged 31 that same season and averaged 2 more assists as well I believe.. Clearly LeBron was passing more and Kobe was shooting more.

Is Kobe the better ball handler/passer/rebounder/decision maker ?? I don't think so as well.. Kobe can't run an offense like LeBron.. Kobe gets his in the post, and LeBron operates at the top..

Kobe is one of the best, and so is LeBron.. You can't go wrong either way..But, outside of shooting the ball, I don't see where Kobe is the better overall basketball player..

Not gonna try to change your overall opinion, but your claim about better scorer is pretty "unique" after Kobe has done things in scoring that only Wilt, Elgin, and Mike have done.

Kobe is actually a fantastic passer, he pulls out some Kidd-quality deceptive passes (look-aways, bounces, in-traffic stuff, etc). That aspect of his game only comes out when he feels like it, tho. So in terms of who's a better playmaker, that has to go to James due to volume.

Kobe can't run an offense? He was the initiator of his offense on 2 title teams. PGs don't run the triangle offense. He has to be given the same credit on that front that Pippen, Harper, and Jordan got -- but it rarely is said.

Decision maker? This is a bit of a vague term because it could mean "decision maker in terms of passing" or "decision maker in terms of what a player should do in certain situations". I'm going w/ the 2nd definition. Bron takes this if only because he does what he's told (so far). Kobe is willful as all Hell, I must say. You never know what to expect out of him, but sometimes that is to the opp's detriment.

^ Btw, you can see the "good boy" and "willful boy" come out in their respective personas too. Bron went by the book to get to where he is and become the type of player he is. Kobe went against the grain to get to where he is and become the type of player he is.

 

[Merdiesel]

ive watched every game of his this year and i would take 10 guys over him easy

Thank God you're not our GM.

 

[kings20993]

Thank God you're not our GM.

ok i was over doing it with the 10 guys over him, but i still think he is overrated, i think people got me wrong on this, i just said he was overrated i didtnt say he sucked or anything