LeBron

I had a fun time yesterday watching ESPN proclaim LeBron James the greatest player in basketball. They said he wrestled that title back from Kevin Durant with his 61 point performance Monday night.

I said yesterday IF James could have a few more performances like that I'd start to believe as well.

Last night LeBron was just awful. He managed 22 points but only because he threw up so many shots. In reality, he missed a 3-pointer at the end of the game that would have sent the game into OT. In other words, he was his normal self once more.

You say he was tired? Of course he was tired. But that should not be an excuse. Kevin Love in February averaged 34 points and 15 rebounds a game for the entire month. He was putting on that kind of performance every night. Why? Because his team was missing two of its best starters AND he HAD to.

If you are tired and can't shoot, stop shooting the ball and find someone else who is open to do the shooting. Someone fresh. Basketball is a team game. Some nights you need your teammates to carry the load. Wasting shot after shot was not going to get the job done.

LeBron is a very good basketball player. He does most things very well. He's been one of the top 5 players in the game every year every year that's he's played. He's not the greatest ever.

He's just very good. Last night, we saw the difference.