"Improvement and advancement do not exist in isolation."
I have only caught bits and pieces of the Heat preseason games. Been some twitter buzz and some article attention discussing how LeBron is catching the ball in the post a lot more so far during the preseason. Great. That's just great. It's comical really. Just another jab to the stomach of Cleveland fans.
He's only 4 years too late with this revelation. How novel an idea, for an athlete unlike any other athlete to ever play in the league to want to be closer to the basket in order score more effectively. God forbid that was ever something he put a priority on when he was with the Cavs. It's just a tad better alternative to the 17 dribble posssessions 26 feet away that took up the majority of the Cavs offensive trips. This new post committment with the Heat just points again to how immature and misguided he was in Cleveland (and let's not kid ourselves, he still is). Also points to the players and the coaching staff that surrounded him during his tenure in Cleveland. No player or coach ever had the balls to get in his face and tell him to put his butt in the post for hours in the summer and during the regular season. I doubt he would have listened anyway. It was a losing battle.
I don't expect this post emphasis to stick. Bron is who he is. He doesn't have the confidence or belief to stick it out and actually improve in the post. For every patient and solid post score, there will be 6 bad ones. He'll run and hide to his comfort zone, pounding the rock at the NBA 3 for 11 dribbles until Wade comes and gets it and makes a good play.
But leave it to LeBron to continue to pile on Cavs fans. Obviously he'll become a modern day Karl Malone now in the post and short corner post. We'll just have to smile and shake our heads.
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