Classic Posters 2008: Volume LeBron

Anyway, that dunk was off the hook, it’s worth watching over and over. I’m glad that LeBron pulled that out, it gives sportswriters something to talk about besides his field goal percentage in this series. After game 3 (which I thought LeBron dominated despite his numbers), a lot of writers focused on Lebron’s shooting woes. A few good ones pointed out the other things he brought to the table in Game 3 (like his sick defense), but many just harped on his shooting slump.

I thought his performance in Game 4 was similar to his Game 3 efforts, except for the nasty dunk. He played great defense in both games and was unbelievable setting up his teammates. In both games his shot wasn’t falling, so he stepped up on D, and created countless opportunities for his teammates by using his superior passing ability to smoke double and triple teams. A ton of the plays where LeBron didn’t get assists the past two nights were result of a sharp first pass from LeBron which led to a wide-open teammate on the second pass (if they kept assists like NHL stats where 2 guys get an assist per goal, LeBron would have had 30 in each of the last 2 games).

I’m fine with LeBron’s shot being off. It’ll come around. Now if LeBron wasn’t playing nasty D, grabbing boards, and setting up 97% of the Cavs offense, then it’d be worry time. Right now its optimism time, just imagine how lethal LeBron is going to be throughout the rest of the playoffs once his shot comes around. If you’ll excuse me, I need to watch LeBron’s dunk about 350 more times. And no, LeBron does not play with any regard for human life.