The 2011 All-Star game this past weekend in LA was awesome and entertaining. It featured a decent if not revived dunk contest, an exciting 3pnt contest and a spectacular game. The league's marquee players showed out and for good or bad, they also solidified their rep's.
Laker's legend and reigning NBA champ solidified his rep as the world's best player by landing the game's MVP in a game he dominated and separated his skill-set amongst the country's best hoopers.
Also solidifying his rep was LeBron James. Unfortunately his rep is being a jolly green giant the first 47 minutes of a big stakes game before plummeting to lord frodo the hobbit, no rings (*pun intended).
In the waning minutes of Sunday's All Star Game, the Eastern Conference were on the brink of pulling off a dramatic come from behind victory. Spear-heading that improbable comeback was King James, or "Prince" James as Skip Bayless lovingly refers to him as. Highlighted by a ferocious dunk down the lane (*not when Kobe dunked on him lol) and a meaty triple double, James had a chance to tie the ball-game with a three and send the game into overtime. Instead, he passed the ball to 6'10'' Power Forward Chris Bosh.
Really Lebron? You do know that your knock in the league is that you don't take and knock down the last second shot with a high propensity don't you? I can't even argue that he made the correct "basketball play." Yeah in the regular season I've seen Bosh knock that 3 point shot down in the clutch (unconventionally) and he's capable of doing it. But sometimes Lebron you have to recognize the moment and be selfish.
Do you really think Jordan, Magic, Isiah,Bird, Iverson, Wade, or Kobe is going to pass up a potential game-tying or winning shot, let alone by themselves? Child please, it could be 3 opponents hanging out of Kobe's mouth and that shot is coming up. I will give Lebron and the rest of the east credit though. With the block attempt at the dunk and other aggressive defense, the East didn't just hand Kobe the MVP on some lifetime achievement award ish. They made him work for it. That's why I was a little disappointed that Lebron didn't finish what he started. In the forth quarter, he blatantly showed the world that when he's on, he may be the best and most unstoppable player on the court. Most people say that "killer kill" mentality is natural and not learned. But I've heard of the term, "trained assassin." Time to go to school LBJ.
Unlike most fans, it's not an either/or thing for me. I love both Kobe and Lebron. I'm a hybrid fan. I'm rooting for you Bronny, you just got want it. And I believe you do. You just don't know what entails in "wanting it." Sometimes that means you have to put the team on your back and be selfish. I mean you did ask me what to do in your "Rise" commercial right?
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