Lebron Isn’t to Blame
I was at a Chinese restaurant in Bellevue, Washington watching game six of the Detroit and Cleveland series. Lebron made turnovers and missed shots down the stretch but also he converted points that kept the game close. I could slam Lebron and dismiss him as a big hype who cannot finish big games but I would not do that.
The Pistons were tremendous in getting four offensive rebounds under three minutes and showed a solid team game where players were positioned and spaced well for high percentage rebounds. On the other hand, Cleveland looked like a bunch of kids looking at the sky having their eyes follow the ball.
The Pistons had one offensive rebound after the other without the Cavaliers coach going outrageous and getting his team’s mentality back in place in succesive possessions. Oh now its the coach I am blaming; yes, Lebron should have called a timeout in the final possession for a good and clean potential three point play which he didn’t but still the coach should have shouted and did everything to get that timeout. He probably believes in Lebron but the way things were turning out in the last remaining minutes of the game indicated otherwise. Bad judgement coach.
Lebron might have choked during Game 6 but if he had a great coach like Michael Jordan had in Phil Jackson, then things is not where they are right now.
Game 6 was close, but after that game I had a feeling Lebron is too tired and the Pistons’ pumped-up team defense will crash the Cavaliers. So that’s what happened. The Cavaliers team sucked up with Lebron playing the point guard position and being relied upon for scoring in Game 7 is too much to take.
Michael Jordan did not have too many Game 7’s in the playoffs and always killed the opponents in Game 6 at the most. I strongly believe that Game 6 was the only real chance the Cavaliers had in the series.
Cleveland coach should have done a better job in preserving Lebron in stretches and calling timeouts at the right time.
Remember Doug Collins who transformed Michael from forward to a shooting guard that allowed him to focus and position himself into a scoring machine?
What does the coach of Cleveland want Lebron to do? Play point guard? Small forward? Shooting guard? King James may end up into another Scottie Pippen player. I have nothing against Scottie, in fact I requested a Scottie Pippen signature shoes as a gift to me back in high school; It just don’t seem right.
Lebron, you are not a hype. Just make sure to sign with a team that has the capacity to bring you to the promised land.