1. He’s only 22 years old, so he’s only to get better. WRONG! Look, LeBron is a freak of nature, and he is the first to admit that he is blessed to have the body he has. What makes LeBron such a dominant factor is his speed and stength. When you watch LeBron truly take over a game, it’s all about beating his defender with a quick first step, and getting to the hoop for a jam or layup. This is a product of his youth. LeBron is only going to slow down as he gets older. Whereas MJ was in his prime in his mid-to-late 20’s, LeBron is in his prime now (and for the next couple years).
2. LeBron has Nobody Around Him. WRONG! I’m not going to force the argument that LeBron is surrounded by great talent, but they aren’t as bad as everyone makes them out to be. Taking this year’s playoffs, for instance, LeBron has had one great game. Daniel Gibson single handedly won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, while LeBron racked up meaningless stats as he often does in the fourth quarter. Similarly, LeBron’s team kept him in over half the Eastern Conference Series’ game while LeBron struggled in the first three quarters. In Game 1 of the Finals, the rest of the Cavs did everything they could to keep Cleveland in the game. They had the lead halfway thru the second quarter, no thanks to anything LeBron did. Plus, 90% of the teams in the NBA would gladly take Ilgauskas as their big man.

LeBron is simply going to need to bring more to the table if he wants to live up to the hype. The fact that he is 22 years old is irrelevant. He has four years of professional experience, and he is as big and strong as anyone in the league.

As we learned in Game 1 of the Finals, if you take away LeBron’s chance of getting to the hoop, you take LeBron out of the game. As previously mentioned, when LeBron takes over games, its when he gets to the basket for an easy dunk (with a three pointer usually sprinkled in there). Guys like D-Wade, Kobe, and MJ don’t have the benefit of LeBron’s size and strength, so they have to resort to jumpers.

I’m not saying LeBron isn’t a good player, but I believe if he’s going to get all the credit when the Cavs win, he has to take the blame when they lose (especially when he single handedly lost Game 1 of the Finals. If he does <em>anything </em>in this game, the Cavs hang around and win. Like I said, if LeBron doesn’t call D-Wade immediately for some advice, it’s <strong>over!</strong>