I know this forum is hockey town... but we need a thread devoted to the nba's two stellar rookies, lebron james and carmello anthony.
i'll be the first to admit, i didn't believe the hype. i thought both would be good, but i didn't think they could live up to what was expected of them. well... they have. both of 'em. there's obviously still lots of room for improvement in both their games. but so far, so very good.
the thing that's missing in basketball... and the real reason why ratings are down, shooting percentages are down, and overall level of play is down is that players are too one dimensional today. they do one thing... they're either a shooter, a scorer, a passer, a defender or a rebounder. the thing that's been missing is players... guys who do it all. that's what made magic, michael, larry, isiah, and all those other guys in the 80s so great. that has been lacking in today's game, with the exception of tim duncan and jason kidd. all the young kids in the game want to get on sportscenter, want to do streetball and1 mixtape crap moves... it's all style over substance. they don't realize that if you have substance, the style comes natrually.
but now finally... these two teenagers... lebron and carmello... are complete players. they do everything. they see everything. lebron sees the game 2 passes ahead. it's wonderful to watch. sure his jumper needs work, but magic and michael's jumpers were suspect when they first entered the league too. but they worked on it and improved it with time.
hopefully... for the good of the game as a whole. these two young men, lebron and carmello, will become the dominant guys in the nba, marketing wise. leave the iversons, bryants, the pierces, the marburys, the ben wallaces, etc. etc.... all the guys who shoot the ball 30 times to score 30 points... who can only do one thing... who don't realize that if they distribute the ball and get their teammates into spots where they can make shots it will only result in more open shots for them... leave 'em all behind.
give me lebron... give me carmello... give me duncan, dirk and kidd. the nba needs an image makeover, and all the right pieces are in place to do just that. let's only hope david stern sees the same thing.
i'll be the first to admit, i didn't believe the hype. i thought both would be good, but i didn't think they could live up to what was expected of them. well... they have. both of 'em. there's obviously still lots of room for improvement in both their games. but so far, so very good.
the thing that's missing in basketball... and the real reason why ratings are down, shooting percentages are down, and overall level of play is down is that players are too one dimensional today. they do one thing... they're either a shooter, a scorer, a passer, a defender or a rebounder. the thing that's been missing is players... guys who do it all. that's what made magic, michael, larry, isiah, and all those other guys in the 80s so great. that has been lacking in today's game, with the exception of tim duncan and jason kidd. all the young kids in the game want to get on sportscenter, want to do streetball and1 mixtape crap moves... it's all style over substance. they don't realize that if you have substance, the style comes natrually.
but now finally... these two teenagers... lebron and carmello... are complete players. they do everything. they see everything. lebron sees the game 2 passes ahead. it's wonderful to watch. sure his jumper needs work, but magic and michael's jumpers were suspect when they first entered the league too. but they worked on it and improved it with time.
hopefully... for the good of the game as a whole. these two young men, lebron and carmello, will become the dominant guys in the nba, marketing wise. leave the iversons, bryants, the pierces, the marburys, the ben wallaces, etc. etc.... all the guys who shoot the ball 30 times to score 30 points... who can only do one thing... who don't realize that if they distribute the ball and get their teammates into spots where they can make shots it will only result in more open shots for them... leave 'em all behind.
give me lebron... give me carmello... give me duncan, dirk and kidd. the nba needs an image makeover, and all the right pieces are in place to do just that. let's only hope david stern sees the same thing.