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He worked with Akeem Olajuwon last summer on his post and it seems Dream wasn't a good teacher or Lebron was a poor student, nine years in the league and he still can't post up. His footwork and post up probably would be better if he went to college and played for a good coach.
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Originally Posted by Greg1977
Yeah I saw the footage; Hakeem also worked with Kobe and Dwight the prior two summers. Dwight and Lebron are too mechanical when they operate out of the post. Kobe being the more natural and instinctive scorer benefited from it, though....
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Originally Posted by eastcoastbias
The post game is baffling to me. There needs to be an intervention...put him in a room with 10 respected coaches and say "you are too strong and fast to not have a post game- spend the offseason on the technical aspects to get it down" it may prolong his career into his late 30s.
His FG% have also been good. He's a PG/SG in a PF body- the percentages he puts up on a year to year basis are fine. They would be better if he didn't spend the first 2 or 3 quarters trying to shoulder the weight of the team and take 4 or 5 really tough shots.
I don't think its a confidence issue more of pressure issue to me. His first 4-5 years he played on a team that was one of the underdogs going into the playoffs. If the Cavs lost- his cast could be blamed. The pressure mounted it seemed in 08-09 and 09-10 as his team was the favorite and the organization surrounded him with better talent and the Cavs lead the league in the Reg. season.
If he plays like last night none of this matters, Kurt Rambis has been saying forever that Lebron plays out of position when he gets the ball at half court or at the top of the three point line, last night he got it around 15-17 ft from the basket and was unstoppable with his back to the basket.
Just because he went off last night doesn't mean he shouldn't be working on ways to refine his offensive game as he ages. You know what made Jordan great? He was never satisfied.
Just because he went off last night doesn't mean he shouldn't be working on ways to refine his offensive game as he ages. You know what made Jordan great? He was never satisfied.
I was being kind of sarcastic, I ripped him for his post game and last night he blew up, that's all. Kobe is like Jordan that way, just not as talented.
I was being kind of sarcastic, I ripped him for his post game and last night he blew up, that's all. Kobe is like Jordan that way, just not as talented.
Oh sorry, didn't pick up the sarcasm
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