This is a comment I wrote on the lack of support LeBron James receives from his teammates. Or does he have what he needs in order to "go all the way?"Now I'm not the biggest LeBron James fan there is, but I can still see the skills he possesses to lead an Eastern Conference Championship caliber team. However, he does not display them in his game. Those of you who say LeBron has no team around haven't even looked at the team. HELLO! First off he has himself. I know that sounds funny, but when you put up 29 PPG and over 6 assists and 6 rebounds you shouldn't need much else. Yet, he still has many weapons he does not utilize.
Larry Hughes, for example, is an elite scorer who averaged 22 PPG, 4.7 APG, and 6.3 RPG the year before he left Washington for Cleveland. And that was with TWO great players (Arenas and Jamison). He should be able to do the same things with LeBron but James does not utilize Hughes enough and does not work him into the game like Arenas did. Not to mention "King" James also has the 7 foot tall Ilgauskas. When combined with this powerhouse and a great but unappreciated Larry Hughes, LeBron should easily take the Cavs to the throne of the east. And just to add to his productive list of teammates, James has a solid Power Forward in Drew Gooden and a good alteration in the PG position (offensive minded Damon Jones and defensive specialist Eric Snow). Now I'm not saying LeBron is not great because I think he belongs in the "did he just do that" class of players.
But I feel that he is the lowest of the three All-Stars that came out of his draft (Wade and Anthony). If he wishes to show that he is the best he has to use his teammates and stop trying to carry the team on his back when he does not have to. That, and he also needs to learn how to handle the pressure situations, but that's for another story.
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