Sunday, December 13, 2009

Why Skip Bayless is Wrong about LeBron James

It is clearly evident to everyone in the world that Skip Bayless' opinions about LeBron James are wrong and always have been. LeBron James makes any NBA team a legitimate title contender, and brings unlimited marketing potential to the NBA team that pays his contract. Skip hates on LeBron for not being a a clutch 3-point shooter, the inability to win an NBA championship, showing up opponents, and the incident of Nike confiscating the Jamal Crawford dunk tape. Anyone who watched Game 5 vs. Detroit in 2007 or Game 3 vs. Orlando in the playoffs last year knows that LeBron is a clutch shooter from behind the line. LeBron has not had a supporting cast as of yet that would allow him to win an NBA championship. He doesn't show up opponents he's just having fun. And it wasn't his fault that the Nike officials at his camp had a rule about not filming any pick-up games.

There is no one in the NBA that can compare with his size and quickness, and he now has the pieces to win an NBA championship with the addition of Shaquille O’ Neal. Skip Bayless takes wildly unpopular stances and has made a career doing so, but his ignorance when it comes to LeBron James is simply astonishing. The man does not know the meaning of common sense. LeBron has every right to do the minor things he gets criticized for such as dancing on the sidelines, over-the-top player introductions, and not shaking hands after games. LeBron James is an unstoppable force and he continually imposes his will on opponents.

As a lifetime Cleveland Cavaliers fan, I know what the franchise looked like before he was drafted, and what it currently looks like now. Skip does not know what he is talking about when it comes to LeBron, and uses his "diabolical hater" status to rip on anyone that can get him press coverage. After the Cavaliers sweep the Lakers in the NBA finals following a 60+ win season, Skip Bayless will be forced to eat his words and admit LeBron James is the best player in the NBA. Somewhere deep in Skip Bayless' cold heart, he knows.. LeBron James is underrated.

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