Comments on: LeBron is not Kobe

By: Monticello

Monticello — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:28:57 +0000

That’s some pretty shoddy reasoning. Essentially everything you said applies directly to Kobe, which was the point of the argument you attempt to counter.

This is aside from the Suns/Pistons disparity on defense, but you can pretty easily counter that with the fact that SMUSH PARKER, KWAME BROWN, and LUKE WALTON are starters for the Lakers.

People seem to have forgotten how bad those guys are simply because they strung some wins together.

By: Todd Lerner

Todd Lerner — Mon, 22 May 2006 22:20:35 +0000

Actually, I nominate SI’s Kelly Dwyer for being the all-time NBA Douchbag Journalist of the 21st century. Remember his article 10 games into this season, where he stated that the Clippers’ good start was just fools gold and that they’d inevitably fall apart like they always do? Re-reading it now is the definition of high comedy.

He spent two freaking pages backing up his theory. And the Clips just humiliated him. Actually, come to think of it, Dunleavy probably blew the article up onto poster board and put it in the locker room.

By: The Cavalier

The Cavalier — Mon, 22 May 2006 22:09:08 +0000

I love Skip – the man may know less about the NBA than any other man on the planet.

As for Bron not shaking hands – yeah it would’ve been nice to do it, but he looked to me like he was about to cry and wanted to get off the floor.

This was hardly Isiah leading his team off defiantly before the horn sounded.

By: Todd Lerner

Todd Lerner — Mon, 22 May 2006 22:03:55 +0000

Yo, Cav. That asshat Skip Bayless is hating on your boy: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/060522

By: rogerl

rogerl — Mon, 22 May 2006 21:52:47 +0000

When they practically french kiss each other before every tip-off, I think it’s pretty insignificant that he didn’t shake hands at the end.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 22 May 2006 20:51:16 +0000

OMG HE DIDNT SHAKE HANDS HE SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THE NBA FOR LIFE

By: not mavs zack

not mavs zack — Mon, 22 May 2006 16:53:00 +0000

No handshakes? That’s crass.

However, I have to say that it was a true pleasure watching Lebron make a series out of this matchup.

By: Nels

Nels — Mon, 22 May 2006 16:03:12 +0000

Vs. Kobe in the game: LeBron just had no legs left. You’re just not going to be able to keep shooting jump shots when you’re averaging 46.5 minutes per game for 12 straight playoff level games. Also, LeBron took (I believe) 7 shots in the second half, which is more than twice what Kobe did. He just wasn’t making them. He took 24 shots in the game, compared to his season average of 23.

Vs. Kobe postgame: What is the deal with non-hand-shaking policy. I can understand he was tired and probably wanted to get the hell out before he cried… but, I’d rather see him cry than see him leave without at least slapping palms with at least a couple of the Pistons. He builds the respect up, and then tears it back down.

By: Dervin

Dervin — Mon, 22 May 2006 15:31:44 +0000

Wait, he left without shaking hands, screw the Kobe comparisons he’s in Isiah levels now.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 22 May 2006 15:10:58 +0000

In case you missed it (and you weren’t going to hear it from LeBron’s media shills), King James abdicated the floor yesterday without shaking hands. Putting him on a higher plane than Bryant is just another con job. Both are boy-kings with a sense of entitlement, but one is a newer flavor of the month.