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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
I shaw 2 games in China- US v. Australia and v. China.
In both there was a play early on where the other team made a longish high pass. James came from the other side of the court, rose too high and snatched it. It was the kind of play that TV can't show, because you have to appreciate where he came from to do it (that is often true I think of defensive plays made off the ball) and was most impressive live.
The thing was, after the play, both the Chinese and Aussies had this noticeable resignation, like "how do we practice or account for that?
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I assume you watched the game last night. I forget who on Detroit tried to tackle him, but he used both arms and grabbed his shoulder when Lebron was on the way to the basket. Lebron barely moved. The guy isn't human. He's 6' 9" on the internet and real life, easily 270-280 pounds, strong as an ox, can jump out of the gym, has a guard's first step and handle, can finish (and I just saw, pass) easily with either hand, has great basketball intelligence and is developing quite a jumper. He can defend your smallest guard and almost any big man. If you're quicker than him (which is rare), you're so small that he can jump right over you or post you up with ease. If you're big enough to bother him in the post (which is rare), he will bring you outside and either shoot over you or go right around you. He is impossible to defend. And when he sets his mind to taking it to the basket, there is no alternative but to foul him. None.
Can you imagine what he would do as a tight end in the NFL? Good Lord. He's a complete freak.
TM
(And now that I've said all of this, there is no way he makes it to the Knicks in 2010. But I'll settle for Wade.)
