Only stories, even almost mythical stories, can push a star to that completely different hill and palace
Every time I try to comment on LeBron James, I always feel logically contradictory.
The title “The Chosen One” in high school was not mistaken, he was chosen by God to play basketball. This is not a simple matter. Throughout the ages in the NBA, how many children who have been rated as “tomorrow’s star” and “one in 20 years” have ended up with nothing. He didn’t. All the good reviews and predictions of the year were all realized, and he won several championships, and then became the scoring leader in NBA history.
But, it is normal to get a score of 100 in the Xueba test. That’s probably the case, always quite indifferent to James’ success. James is not Jeremy Lin. Even if he became a blockbuster at Harvard, even if he performed a piece of Linsanity in Nick, he is still considered difficult to make a name for himself. LeBron James was a sure thing from beginning to end, and his destiny became his destiny.
There is a very cheap part of my personality, I don’t like the strong and the geniuses, not that their failure is my happiness, but I prefer the stories of the weak and the unknown, so I didn’t like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant before. Not too adoring. James is a genius, so sorry, but bad luck for him.
The second very important point is that LeBron James’ style of play can hardly be called beautiful. I may not love Jordan and Kobe, but I will not deny that their coordination and body stretching on the court are as smooth as a summer breeze. As for James, just like his other nickname “Thunder Dragon”, he and Shaq are equally powerful. Jun, they are not breezes, but typhoons and tornadoes passing through, and everything they go is completely flattened. You can’t say that he has rough hands and feet, but he lacks elegance. The elegance on the basketball court is the same as the so-called basketball IQ. It is hard to describe. Either he has it, or he doesn’t. In short, for fans like me who are very greedy, who want to be effective and pay attention to posture, it is difficult for James to convince me.
Third, changing teams frequently if you can’t make a name for yourself, and even pulling teams together is also stepping on my red line. This seems to be a common phenomenon of some stars in this generation. Maybe some people don’t care, but I do. Kevin Durant, is also a similar case. This kind of player will be deducted points in my greatness index.
Let me interject first. We should still give James the credit he deserves. Although his size limits his style of play to some extent, he can attack and defend, shoot and pass. After his debut, his performance has been surprisingly stable year after year, and he is very good at maintaining his body. A record for this truck. Every time James’ achievements are examined, people have to think of such unfortunate stars as Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway and Brandon Roy who are suffering from injuries. The NBA is the same as the showbiz. If you want to be popular, you have to have a lot of luck.
Finally, the point that James is most worth observing and questioning is: Where is his story? 20 years from now, what will NBA history say about him? What status will he be given? For a star to reach the level of a legend, he must have a story. From my time, the story of Bird and Magic Johnson, the story of Tim Duncan, the story of John Stockton, the story of Jordan, and the story of Kobe Bryant, regardless of the other, the tragic death is a sad story. story. The stories of these people are all scripts written in real life, and they don’t need to be embellished to make followers and fans fascinated and intoxicated.
And where is James’ story? That’s right, he came from a poor background, his mother was only ten years older than him, and his high school career was unprecedented, and then what? Yes, he won championships, changed several teams, set many records, but where is the story? I don’t have any ideas. But only a story, even a near-mythical story, can push a star to that completely different hill and hall.
Yes, I can be called a James basher. If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, in the eyes of a basher, the observation and evaluation of James should be unfair and picky. Maybe this is a common problem as a media reporter? Without a story, it will be ordinary after all.
James is the king, King James, for sure, but he is a king without a story to me. So, you won’t get hit.
Further reading:[Hall of Fame Summit]Vol.11 The gap between LeBron James and “GOAT” as the scoring champion in history?
