Jon
12-23-2008, 02:46 PM
"King James" is seeming more and more like an appropriate nickname for LeBron rather than a bad pun when you consider how much his early days resemble a coronation. Unlike most young kids who are identified real young as supremely talented, he didn't let his press clippings get ahead of him. It's obvious he studied what it meant to be the best player in the league and how others with great talent had failed and learned from it. He then brought in people to help make it happen. For instance, I do believe he sought out help with his public speaking back when he was in high school to help avoid gaffes and to convey what he wanted to convey.
He started working out in high school, and wasn't just content to be in great shape, he was in great shape even for a pro.
He knew at such a young age that regardless of how great his talent was, his success depended on making his teammates better. He never had a 100 point game in High school like Dajuan Wagner. He knows personal glory is secondary to winning and if winning happens the glory follows.
He saw how even Jordan struggled coming in to the league balancing his talent .vs. the team's needs and made a point in his first game as a pro to give up an easy dunk to set up a teammate (the notoriously selfish Ricky Davis of all people).
So in game 6 .vs. the Pistons he didn't even try to reproduce what he'd done in game 5. He willingly gave up the ball like he has always done when the D overplays him, but this time (unlike when Donyell missed a game winning 3 earlier in the series) everyone was rewarded when Gibson took advantage.
This year often we see him stepping aside or accepting other roles to help let his teammates and hence his team to shine.
LeBron James is much like a Prince who's known all his life he was going to be the King and just had to study, accept help, and learn how to handle the responsibility.
He started working out in high school, and wasn't just content to be in great shape, he was in great shape even for a pro.
He knew at such a young age that regardless of how great his talent was, his success depended on making his teammates better. He never had a 100 point game in High school like Dajuan Wagner. He knows personal glory is secondary to winning and if winning happens the glory follows.
He saw how even Jordan struggled coming in to the league balancing his talent .vs. the team's needs and made a point in his first game as a pro to give up an easy dunk to set up a teammate (the notoriously selfish Ricky Davis of all people).
So in game 6 .vs. the Pistons he didn't even try to reproduce what he'd done in game 5. He willingly gave up the ball like he has always done when the D overplays him, but this time (unlike when Donyell missed a game winning 3 earlier in the series) everyone was rewarded when Gibson took advantage.
This year often we see him stepping aside or accepting other roles to help let his teammates and hence his team to shine.
LeBron James is much like a Prince who's known all his life he was going to be the King and just had to study, accept help, and learn how to handle the responsibility.