The tentative player we saw last finals against the Mavs is
gone. What we saw in the Finals is a dominant, calculating, force of nature player
making incredible shots, orchestrating plays and precision passes to open
teammates, Miller, Battier, Chalmers, Wade, Bosh, and blazing his way to the
basket – a combination of strength and speed, a thinking machine that no one in
the court can match, something rarely seen in the history of NBA.
After so many years of disappointments, seasons of
discontent, immature decisions and missed opportunities, LeBron James finally did
it. And he did it with such finesse, brilliance, real joy in his game.
"It's the hardest thing I've ever done," James
said. “It humbled me.”
Humbled (hope he remains so) and jumping up and down like a
child with his teammates on the sideline as he watches and cheers for his teammates
finishing off the remaining 3 minutes in the regulation.
He’s been called many bad names these last few years – LeChoke,
overrated, fraud and other much worse labels petty people can think of to
attach to his name. But I know and you know that those epithets don’t really reflect
the reality. If you’re a lifelong hooper, a hardcore NBA fan who loves to see
the game played by the very best at the highest level, then you know better and
just ignore the fools and their fooleries. What you just saw in the Finals is
the sheer brilliance of LeBron James, and the many other great things that this
singular player can do on the court.
LeBron James has finally arrived and the NBA horizon looks
much brighter and exciting. Now the LeBron James legend has begun.
Let’s enjoy watching his game while we still can.
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