LeBron: I Could Win Scoring Title Every Year

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• niQ Posted: Mar.26 at 10:14 am
  Did he really need to say that?

• Mauritz Posted: Mar.26 at 10:16 am
  Well, I suppose he’s right.

• Adam Fleischer Posted: Mar.26 at 10:16 am
  That’s the truth.

• RUN'N'GUN219 Posted: Mar.26 at 10:18 am
  so could Kobe, Melo, and Dirk.. But they dont hold the ball 18 of the 24 seconds of the shot clock like lebron does. His number are inflated because of the offense(or lack of offense they run)

• trainer33 Posted: Mar.26 at 10:28 am
  At least he’s honest.Kobe could learn from this guy.

• blackpinoy Posted: Mar.26 at 10:31 am
  seriously? we all know he can but does he need to say that? its like oden saying i have a bigger d*ck than everyone..brons an as$

• RUN'N'GUN219 Posted: Mar.26 at 10:37 am
  So could Kobe, Melo, Dwade, and Dirk. But they dont hold ball 18 of the 24 second on the clock like lebron does< his numbers are inflated because of the offense( or lack of offese) they run

• Ali Posted: Mar.26 at 10:38 am
  Nothing really new to me, if you really follow the game…after his second year we could all see that Bron was an all around beast on the court in every aspect of the game, and scoring was not going to be a problem for him. Scoring titles don’t equate to championships baby.

• Chris Posted: Mar.26 at 10:42 am
  every year kobe didn’t feel like it… right LeBron?…

• PrimeSinister Posted: Mar.26 at 10:42 am
  I think you mean LBJ can learn something from Kobe.

• WOODY Posted: Mar.26 at 10:42 am
  Is it arrogance if it’s truth. I don’t think so.

• letsmotor Posted: Mar.26 at 10:45 am
  probably true, but give me a break. not even like the reporter asked him if he would be able to and he just answered “yes.” he mentioned it all on his own and was really insistent about it.

• Jacob (from Australia) Posted: Mar.26 at 10:49 am
  I think he’s talking more of a personal drive and ambition. He wants a championship and that’s what hes focused on. He’s just saying if he focused on purely scoring, then he could get those useless titles. Wouldn’t reward him or his team with wins/championships though.

• Ali Posted: Mar.26 at 10:50 am
  co-sign WOODY…in this day and age people can’t decipher/understand the differents between arrorance, confidents, and just being straight cocky, Hahaha….and please, please nobody mention the word swag…Hahaha…..

• JoeMaMa Posted: Mar.26 at 10:53 am
  Lebron sucks. No, wait…Kobe sucks. Which one sucks again??? Haters, begin!!!

• Sparty's Law Posted: Mar.26 at 10:56 am
  If I was a Cavs fan I would love his arrogance. But I am not, so I don’t.

• LA Huey Posted: Mar.26 at 11:03 am
  Skip Bayless is about to make his paper today

• Anton Posted: Mar.26 at 11:04 am
  LeBron doesn’t have a “Ctrl” key on his keyboard – he’s always in control.

• Allenp Posted: Mar.26 at 11:09 am
  I mean, is he lying?
  I guess you could say he’s wrong if he and Kobe decide to go for the scoring title in the same year since Kobe is a better scorer, but I’m not even sure then. Lebron is putting 30, and half the time he’s cruising at 3/4 speed.

• Moose Posted: Mar.26 at 11:14 am
  He’s not lying, but he still shouldn’t say it. Also, Durant might have something to say about all of that, too.

• CB 34 Posted: Mar.26 at 11:15 am
  He wasn’t being arrogant, he was merely stating a fact. Nothing wrong with it. This is why he’s Bron. I don’t think i’ve ever seen anybody else as comfortable with who he is and where he’s headed aside from Michael. I love he’s like this, it’s the truth anyway.

• cramzy Posted: Mar.26 at 11:45 am
  in other news, water was found to be wet

• Friday Bolts – 3.26.10 | Daily Thunder.com Posted: Mar.26 at 11:49 am
  [...] LeBron says he could win the scoring title every year if he wanted. I bet KD could too… if he wanted. [...]

• Rob Posted: Mar.26 at 11:51 am
  I don’t like him but he’s not lying. Now if he says he’s gonna win a championship, i’m gonna laugh all day long!

• ManueII Posted: Mar.26 at 11:51 am
  I like that, I like that. Lebron is right, nice UK shirt lol

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.26 at 11:56 am
  Lebron is the greatest player in the world. Period.

• Logues Posted: Mar.26 at 11:58 am
  why is he wearing a kentucky warmup shirt? ya, it is prolly the truth, but its still kinda being arrogant because that was just unneccessary, like why did he feel the need to say that? its like that guy that wont pass you the ball if your wide open and instead of making the easy pass right away, he tries to make a fancy pass to look cool. terrible analogy, but it makes sense in my head right now

• Fat Lever Posted: Mar.26 at 12:01 pm
  I’d be curious if next season he just goes into F The World, I’m Doing Me Mode. How many PPG could he avg(especially in a good offensive philosophy)? I’d say 40 is a possibility.

• niQ Posted: Mar.26 at 12:01 pm
  You know, Although he’s averaging a career high in assists, this should have been the year he just stopped passing and averged like 40 ppg then say “I’m outta here” LOL. just playing btw, for those who are too serious for their own good..

• jones farmer man Posted: Mar.26 at 12:02 pm
  Truth. And at this point in their respective physical conditions, Kobe could NOT beat LeBron to a coring title even if he wanted to. Past 5 years, sure. This year, no. Sure Kobe’s been plagued with injuries but that’s part of the game. And also his age. Like someone said, LeBron gets 30s at 3/4 speed.

• wayno Posted: Mar.26 at 12:04 pm
  Honestly, the dude is averaging 8.5 apg and he still gets about 30 ppg. If he were as selfish as Kobe he’d be putting up a minimum of 36ppg.

• Logues Posted: Mar.26 at 12:10 pm
  bron looks high in that youtube vid before u push play

• niQ Posted: Mar.26 at 12:13 pm
  Wow. Fat Lever.. We posted almost the same thing at the same time… scary.

• NUPE Posted: Mar.26 at 12:21 pm
  1) He’s right. 2) It didn’t seem arrogant to me in the context of the question. 3) Kobe/Melo/Dirk/KD can’t make the same statement because it wouldn’t be true for them. 4) He didn’t need/have to say it, but as point #2, the statement made sense. 5) As much as many don’t like him for his perceived arrogance etc – he may be the best team player sense Magic.

• DDB Posted: Mar.26 at 12:28 pm
  Lebron is more on cruise control than Kobe? Kobe is the ultimate cruise control guy. Do you see some of the shots he takes? It’s like he’s just trying things to see if he can do it. As for Lebron taking as many shota as Kobe and dominating more as a result: Kobe shoots 1.3 FG a game more than Bron and Bron averages abt 3 FTs more a game…so that makes them about even in terms of shot attempts. However, Bron is playing in a wide open system where he controls the ball for 20 second of the shot clock.

• Rob Posted: Mar.26 at 12:28 pm
  He can keep those scoring titles. Mamba likes rings better

• RUN'N'GUN219 Posted: Mar.26 at 12:32 pm
  Wayno- Kobe averaged 5apg while scoring 35ppg. With smush parker, vlad rad, chris mihm, and kwame brown on his team. and they made the playoffs that year and almost be the suns.

• unrel Posted: Mar.26 at 12:37 pm
  bron is both arrogant and confident.. it’s one thing to flex after you dunk.. or guarantee wins.. or score 20+ in a quarter.. and another thing to wear a shirt that says “LBJ/MVP”.. i’ve never heard or seen any of the greats pump themselves up so much.. leave that ish for your marketing team..

• onlyclipsfanonslam Posted: Mar.26 at 12:45 pm
  can’t believe everyone is dismissing that he is sporting UK. So if a team like the Nets does win the lottery and pick John Wall, best friend Jiggaman, boat load of cash…

• James the Balla Posted: Mar.26 at 2:17 pm
  I am not James the Balla.

• Eboy Posted: Mar.26 at 2:20 pm
  Kobe IS the second best scorer in the league right now, so obviously he could just turn it on and take the #1 spot with a couple of big ga……….oh wait….that’s not even close to being true at all. Well, Kobe did lead the league in scoring last year, so it’s not to far remov……uhm…wait that’s not right, either. Oh, oh, oh….I know….after the Cavs win the title this season, Kobe will be on a mission NEXT season to be the best overall player in the game ag…….uhm, that’s not happening either. Wake up, ballbag riders, the kids time is now and the future, a championship this season will just validate the smart people’s views.

• Roc Posted: Mar.26 at 2:36 pm
  LeBron is the new Wilt.

• Myles Brown Posted: Mar.26 at 2:49 pm
  Is this before or after he becomes a billionaire global icon?

• NJ4Life Posted: Mar.26 at 3:10 pm
  Tracy McGrady won scoring titles too…. please. As if this guys ego wasn’t overinflated enough, he’s gotta say stuff like that. How bout “If I really tried, I would’ve never gotten dunked on by that college kid”. Kobe could still beat him to a scoring title. He absolutely toys with his defenders every possession. Yea Bron could muscle his way to the hoop for 40 for a season, but Kobe could go for that without stepping inside the paint.

• nbk Posted: Mar.26 at 3:26 pm
  If you have any common sense you already knew this.

• nbk Posted: Mar.26 at 3:29 pm
  And Kobe can’t do that for an entire 82 game season. Its a good question as to whether Kobe can do that for an entire series. Actually this season, you can ask if he can even still do it for an entire game. Considering Kobe has over 15 games where he has shot under 40%

• Bryan Posted: Mar.26 at 3:34 pm
  If any of the superstars was gunning for a scoring title they could win it. Wade, Bron, Durant, Melo and yes Kobe.

• nbk Posted: Mar.26 at 3:40 pm
  Kobe has as many 40 Point games this year, as games where he shot under 30%. Ill take Kobe with 10 seconds left, but not for a scoring title

• Bryan Posted: Mar.26 at 4:03 pm
  Ok a healthy Kobe , is that better?

• nbk Posted: Mar.26 at 4:14 pm
  Kobe has too much mileage to play a healthy season. If we are going “it could happen” then Allen Iverson could come back and score 25ppg but he all know it will never happen. There are only two players that if the scoring title were the most important thing could compete with LeBron, Durant and Melo. In a year or two I think Durant will be a more complete scorer then LeBron, but not yet

• neaorin Posted: Mar.26 at 4:25 pm
  As long as he doesn’t actually try on purpose for scoring titles, I’m OK with it.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.26 at 4:33 pm
  Shout out to Darnell Valentine.

• thesaint Posted: Mar.26 at 4:36 pm
  u people constantly hate on every little thing… hes right he can do it and if everyone knows why not say it

• Kadavour Posted: Mar.26 at 4:45 pm
  LeBron’s feats of scoring haven’t begun to approach some of the stuff Kobe has done and still can do. He began the season posting a 40pt game every week before being slowed by injuries. Experimented with his post game a lil’ bit and i guarantee we will see him return there in the playoffs. Dude is still steps ahead of anyone in the league. LeBron could lead the league in scoring if Kobe doesn’t want to.

• nbk Posted: Mar.26 at 4:48 pm
  Kobe has as many 40 Point games this year, as games where he shot under 30%.

• Kadavour Posted: Mar.26 at 4:48 pm
  Kobe’s mileage has NOTHING to do with playing a healthy season. Injuries happen, recovery is where we see how mileage takes its toll. Dude just played two complete seasons down to the Finals PLUS Fiba. It’s no secret that dude has blue blood or some kind of mystic regenerative capabilities the way he fights injuries.

• nbk Posted: Mar.26 at 5:01 pm
  fighting injuries and being healthy are to different things kadavour. And Mileage has everything to do with getting injured. Look at Kevin Garnett and every other NBA player who has passed the 10,000 minute barrier. They all get hurt on the regular, the difference with Kobe is he keeps playing. But that does not make him healthy

• kev Posted: Mar.26 at 5:12 pm
  i dont eve know where to jump in this one lol. i dont ever remember having bigger arguments with people then i have had with bron vs kobe. lol gotta love it

• niQ Posted: Mar.26 at 5:13 pm
  Has “Being humble” died?

• Sarah Posted: Mar.26 at 5:28 pm
  I’m sure he probably could. Hell, I probably could if I had that body. Why are we supposed to care, though?

• Allenp Posted: Mar.26 at 6:12 pm
  False modesty is as despicable as unwarranted arrogance.

• tomtom Posted: Mar.26 at 6:17 pm
  He really shows his immaturity sometimes, this is pretty weak. Kobe its the best scorer of the decade+ without doubt, its not even close. HOWEVER now, yeah it could be true, KD, Dirk and Wade would give him a good run tho. I just really dont see the point in that comment its very egotistical and sad.

• ClydeSays Posted: Mar.26 at 6:21 pm
  Underlying message: “Free agency, coming up! Attention shoppers!”

• ciolkstar Posted: Mar.26 at 6:32 pm
  I just wonder if AllenP has noticed Bron beating b*tches down in the post recently?

• ciolkstar Posted: Mar.26 at 6:33 pm
  But total cosign @ 6:12

• ciolkstar Posted: Mar.26 at 6:34 pm
  Sorry, I meant Myles not Allenp @ 6:32.

• The Seed Posted: Mar.26 at 6:42 pm
  Who cares Prince James, first lead your team to a ring, then boast. You hold the ball and pass when you want to, this style will not work again in the playoffs against the Magic, then you will be running out of the gym again like a little spoiled brat like you are and people will make a big deal out of it again. HOWARD owns you and you are Shaq’s sloppy thirds. Get the King a ring sounds like crap. Lead the league in scoring who cares, do it please come on Lebrick.

• Shem Posted: Mar.26 at 7:50 pm
  Kevin Durant is a better scorer then LeBron James, I said it get at me.

• Simmy Sosa Posted: Mar.26 at 9:38 pm
  It aint trickin if you got it…

• karma Posted: Mar.26 at 9:42 pm
  i love LOVE how these Lebron fans fail to be objective. If Kobe had said this, they would jump on the dude. Your boy is a) not that good of a scorer and b) will bow down to KD as the years go on in terms of the scoring title. And please, the guy’s had like 2 50 point games his entire career….Kobe has 4 straight 60+ point games, 9 40+ games in a row, 81, 62 in three quarters, and a 35 ppg average playing a West heavy schedule. Dude, please. Get off this douche’s dick.

• karma Posted: Mar.26 at 9:44 pm
  Eboy is the primary example of why I hate Lebron, and more specifically, his fans.

• karma Posted: Mar.26 at 9:46 pm
  Eboy’s comment is a primary example of why I hate Lebron James and the people who worship his every move.

• karma Posted: Mar.26 at 9:48 pm
  woops double post.

• bill breedley Posted: Mar.26 at 9:48 pm
  again the lebron jockers are here to defend their arrogant queen. once kobe eventually retires, kevin durant will be taking his place as NBA champ. and lebron just like charles barkley will just be a soundbite that in essence wont amount to much. stat filler is all the boy is in a team where he touches the ball in essentially all the plays. as for scoring title being his every year if he wants it? well any superstar in his team could say the same thing and actually accomplish being the no 1 scorer of the L as he can control the teams play… unlike the queen, they are not as egotistic and ignorant to say something like that. the queen is a douche kids, do not make him your role model in life. this hick from ohio should’ve stayed in school to learn the ways of the world. does not mean you that just because you are a decent ball player you can say any stupid thing you want.

• Sam Posted: Mar.26 at 10:05 pm
  bullsh*t

• rabo Posted: Mar.26 at 10:26 pm
  Kevin Durant will beat LBJ this year…

• kudos Posted: Mar.26 at 10:48 pm
  Lebron can’t score as much as he wants against the SPURS THATS for sure. -

• kwame Posted: Mar.26 at 10:53 pm
  the most important thing is…lebron wearing kentucky warmup? i hate all these bandwagon kentucky fans…like omg so now lebron is a uk fan? wut happened to his beloved ohio state…omg this is so ridiculous

• Rob Posted: Mar.26 at 11:14 pm
  @Shem I’ll get at you: You’re right

• kulas Posted: Mar.27 at 12:24 am
  This is why I’d love for KD to win the ’09-’10 scoring title

• Teddy-The-Bear Posted: Mar.27 at 12:52 am
  Fck all of you Lebron haters

• Camel Joe Posted: Mar.27 at 1:03 am
  KOBE COULD SCORE 81 EVERY NIGHT IF HE WISHES TO.
  Fortunately he matured already, Bron.

• Kyle Posted: Mar.27 at 1:08 am
  Durant, Kobe, Melo, Wade, and Dirk could all lead the league in scoring if they were allowed to travel, lower their shoulders and go to the basket forgetting to dribble, and then get bailed out and sent to the line every time. Just tonight against the Spurs, you saw the play where Queen James, twice took 3 or 4 steps on the same drive to the basket before running a guy over who was outside the restricted area with his feet set(but he got 2 freethrows!) James is a pretty lucky guy. Those puppets must have really cost Nike a lot of money and they need both Kobe and LeBron in the Finals.

• T-Money Posted: Mar.27 at 1:39 am
  And then journalists cry about athletes giving them the same ol’ tired cliches. People say they want honesty but they really don’t. Bron feels he could win the scoring title every year. So does Kobe (he has said so on many occasions). Deep down, Durant and Melo prolly feel the same way too. And, seriously, why would they feel otherwise?

• Jukai Posted: Mar.27 at 3:08 am
  I know I’m taking the convo on a tangent, but I gotta ask this: why do people feel Kevin Durant is going to be a more complete player than Lebron when, at KD’s age, Lebron was a better rebounder, passer, ball handler, tempo-controller, man-on-man defender, team defender, and leader? I don’t get this f’in logic.
  But yeah, back to the topic at hand, I don’t think this was needed. I get the whole “we want ball players to be honest” but we don’t want them to sound like d*cks. You don’t have to lie, just don’t bring it up.
  Honestly, I think if Wade gunned like he did last year, he would lead the league in scoring. He’s in the best position with the way his team is built (AKA no one else can f’in score)

• Johnson Posted: Mar.27 at 3:15 am
  man, there are a lot of comments about arrogance and how unnecessary that comment was but when you have that kind of skill level and the immense expectations and responsibilities he has you can’t help but understand this mentality. Lebron could easily have the scoring title every year for the forseable future, anyone who follows the nba could tell you that, if he had the playstyle of iverson lbj would probably hover at around 36-40 ppg 6-7 assists and like 8+ boards(second chance points). It has to be so much more difficult to lead an entire team of grown men with an odd makeshift roster to success night in night out trying to balance playmaking with scoring and learning to trust your teammates when you are more skilled/talented and are held almost personally responsible for the teams shortcommings in the media.

• Darksaber Posted: Mar.27 at 3:19 am
  “….,really. Check my stats”, Bron forgot to add.

• Elias Posted: Mar.27 at 3:33 am
  No he couldn’t. Kobe (averaged like 32 points before the finger) and KD (is gonna be) are better scorers.

• Ronald Posted: Mar.27 at 7:46 am
  I love how he says he can win the scoring title if he wants. Yeah, sure because his whole focus on winning a championship has produced AWESOME results.

• Ben Flook Posted: Mar.27 at 9:02 am
  If you watched Spurs V Lakers & Cavs this week it was plain to see that Kobe is still the best player in the game. Oh, and that the Lakers are gonna win the championship again this year. All in a game without their starting Center.

• knock knock Posted: Mar.27 at 9:28 am
  Lebron forgot to say he hasn’t been focusing on winning a championship just till this year, because you know, he would of had it already. -

• franko Posted: Mar.27 at 12:00 pm
  LBJ 27 pts- MANU 30 pts on friday…

• karma Posted: Mar.27 at 12:28 pm
  again, the Cavs make thier wins mostly off weak ass east team.s they faced the 5th or 6th best team in the West and got dominanted. “Score when I want”…please. All you do is charge through the lane like a ball, no skill involved.

• Kara Posted: Mar.27 at 3:09 pm
  Ah, I hate how LeBron can say that so conveniently. But it’s true, nonetheless. The only thing that can match his talent is his ego.

• ConeyIslander Posted: Mar.27 at 3:56 pm
  Fact.

• Jukai Posted: Mar.27 at 4:22 pm
  Ben Floor: My favorite people are guys who make their judgements over one or two games, those are the best. Tell me something, with Lebron outplaying Kobe twice on head to head matchups, what does that say, hmmm?
  I’d say if Kobe wasn’t injured, he’d be right up there with Lebron. However, Kobe’s injuries and constant wear-and-tear make Kobe third. Lebron and Wade are one and two.
  Even James the Ballah admits this.
  So it’s insane that the jock riders around here don’t.

• knock knock Posted: Mar.27 at 5:25 pm
  Lebron always wins during the regular season, that’s what everyone’s talking about. They won it all last year (reg season) and then flamed out. Just like Nash, Lebron fails to come up big when it matters most.

• erving Posted: Mar.27 at 6:37 pm
  he couldnt get the scoring title if kobe wanted the title too

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.27 at 6:57 pm
  Shout out to John Morton.

• bill breedley Posted: Mar.27 at 7:12 pm
  arrogant cow would not score 20 points a night if the league called things honest. by honest, i mean the kind of calls a superstar typically gets. an occassional bailout call, a couple of steps here and there, swallow whistle on a few charges and swipes at the ball. DWade became the second coming of MJ a couple of years ago when the NBA decide to give him more than the typical superstar treatment for a couple of months. when Stern took away the special handling, he went back down to regular superstar. now, stern is looking at securing the league again with the likes of kobe, garnett and tim on the decline by making a “king”of basketball. lebron has talent, no question, but his fundamentals are flawed and the league compensates by treating him better than anyone else ever to play in the league. its just sad

• Jukai Posted: Mar.27 at 7:28 pm
  Knock Knock: Malone, Stockton, Miller, Barkley, Baylor, Maravich, Gervin,. Kidd, Iverson, Wilkins and King all want to speak with you

• Marco Posted: Mar.27 at 8:24 pm
  Kobe is a far superior scorer.
  I think that he is the best nba player 1 on 1, but James is the best 5 on 5

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.27 at 9:07 pm
  The League has never seen a player quite like King James. Now, that being said, the League has changed since the golden years. Zone, defensive 3 seconds, etc. It is easier for a player to be dominant in today’s game. Plus, truly great defenders are hard to come by, as opposed to in the golden age of NBA basketball.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.27 at 9:13 pm
  But as far a LeBron, he is truly an all time great. Kobe is truly an all timer also, but the fact of the matter is that LeBron James is a better player than Kobe Bryant. Even the greatest judge of talent in the history of the League said that LeBron is a better player than Kobe.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.27 at 9:19 pm
  Think of this: After Jordan retired, especially after Jordan retired, the League in truth, had to remain relevant. The League needs at LEAST one golden goose. They’ve searched ardously. They’ve had a few who were close, but, very quite frankly, King James is the one.

• Jukai Posted: Mar.27 at 9:49 pm
  The Philosopher: Er, sorry to burst your bubble, zone defenses make it harder for guys like Lebron to score… Try other keywords like ‘ticky tack fouls’ and ‘no hand checking’ and you’ll be fine.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.27 at 10:28 pm
  @Jukai: If a guy can shoot, than a zone is irrelevant. And with the hand checking rules, a guy can get a shot in a zone anytime he wants.

• Krishan Posted: Mar.27 at 10:32 pm
  Check the 0.38sec of the video… THAT WAS AN OBVIOUS TRAVEL!

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.27 at 10:41 pm
  @Jukai: Since the zone was instituted, scoring has steadily increased, no? Now, if this is true, is it still harder for guys like LeBron to score in a zone?

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.27 at 10:44 pm
  @Jukai: The zone was instituted for guys like Shaquille O’Neal.

• Jukai Posted: Mar.28 at 1:10 am
  The Philosopher: What are you trying to prove? Yes, if a guy can shoot, the zone is irrelevant, and yeah, with hand checking rules, a guy can get a shot in the zone anytime he wants.. that’s cause of the no hand checking rule! Not cause of the zone!
  What makes Lebron unstoppable… his ability to get a shot on anytime he wants… or his driving ability… you know, that ability that is limited during the zone?
  You suck at this.

• Pardeep Posted: Mar.28 at 1:15 am
  If Kobe Bryant said this now or if Allen Iverson said this 4 years ago this post would have 600 comments and 500 of them would be hate comments. There are like 5 or 6 or maybe even more players in the league that could win the scoring title IF THEY WANTED. Some no name form Dallas just scored 40 tonight.

• Pardeep Posted: Mar.28 at 1:18 am
  Carmelo,Durant,Kobe,Wade,Monta Ellis,Dirk Nowitzki could easily win the scoring title every year if they were given the green light to do so and we know they all want to.

• Joey E. Posted: Mar.28 at 2:15 am
  you guys hear aobut Monta? he said that LeBron is 3rd best, Kobe is 1st, and he is 2nd

• BossTerry Posted: Mar.28 at 2:56 am
  I only read the title. not the posts. im sure there is a big debate going on… I believe what Bron says… I am not his biggest fan in fact if i could play god and pick champs. the cavs would be like 5th on my list.. Bron has been a great poster child for the NBA. I started collecting cards his rook season and remember when I would get his I would look at the million dollar smile. and slide it into a hard plastic sleeve.. shoot some of his h.s. games were nationaly telavised. he started his career being told he passes too much and wont take the big shot.. now he doesnt pass as much but still involves his teammates. I really feel he can score on anyone. and defend anyone.. great face of the nba. never any problems off the floor.

• BossTerry Posted: Mar.28 at 3:01 am
  he is still a slasher/ dunker… would really like to see an improved pull-up jumper. then there would be NO weakness in his game.

• RyandC Posted: Mar.28 at 3:30 am
  kobe this. lebron that. yall gotta get ur heads outta yer asses and recognize the scoring title is gonna be Z vs DJ!!! Bring out the new puppets!!!

• Yesse Posted: Mar.28 at 4:19 am
  Well he probably could, but so could Kobe Bryant if he would seriously want to. Maybe even Dwyane Wade or Kevin Durant.

• Ben Posted: Mar.28 at 5:49 am
  LeBron James doesn’t actually exist.

• Darksaber Posted: Mar.28 at 5:59 am
  Pardeep, that “no name” was Roddy Beaubois aka “I’ma easily take Jason Terry’s job, coach”. 40 points and 8 rebounds, oh and only 1 Freethrow. How about them stats?

• K-MAn Posted: Mar.28 at 6:06 am
  git

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.28 at 8:51 am
  @Jukai: The zone doesn’t hinder LeBron’s ability to drive. Period. And, I don’t suck at this. And you know it.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.28 at 8:58 am
  Shout out to Chucky Brown.

• bill breedley Posted: Mar.28 at 9:30 am
  Minus the infamous “crab dribble” travel move, ticky tack you can’t touch the queen treatment and the obviuos let him
  get away with charge on his defender then this guy does not have much of an offensive game. He is streaky from the outside, has no post game and mid range game. Good thing god gave him court vision
  at least… and he is lucky to be David Stern’s “chosen one”.

• ai come back Posted: Mar.28 at 10:25 am
  hey uh bill if u gonna diss the crab dribble go ahead and diss magic….hes got moren court vision too 8.6 assists is 6th in the l and everyone sides wade in the top 20 list for assists this year is all pg.s……..u rite about one thing but apparently no one else seems to get how thats more of a compliment than not-his offense needs work but hes averaging 30ppg………using only slashing and a 35% 3pt shot…so if he develops a pull up jumper etc. doesnt ballhog for 62 in a quarter than yea hell lead the L

• twahc Posted: Mar.28 at 11:23 am
  he can win other titles too, like ‘one man show of the year’, ‘thinks he is the best of the year’ and many more! XD

• kd35 Posted: Mar.28 at 1:56 pm
  durantula is better and so is melo, but the league will give this dude the chance to do it trust me nothing sucked worse than watching mj and the calfs get every call against my knickerbockers i may be the only one in the world to say this but if the knicks get lebrick then i am quiting the team for good

• kd35 Posted: Mar.28 at 1:57 pm
  id rather have melo and i ve felt this way from the jump and id definitely take durantula every time

• Jukai Posted: Mar.28 at 7:41 pm
  The Philosopher: Do you know what a zone is? It’s when each player on defense is given a ‘zone’ to defend in. It makes for incredibly quick help defense, since the defender is always in his area. Therefore, when someone faster and stronger than you (Lebron) gets passed you, he is confronted by another person who can stop him.
  I’m not saying this is an effective strategy against Lebron— it is probably counter-effective, since Lebron’s passing will allow him to find constant gaps in the zone, and Lebron’s team is cake-filled with shooters. But the zone is pretty much DESIGNED to stop guys like Lebron from scoring– guys who have a speed and strength advantage over you but aren’t terribly good shooters.
  Really, just wikipedia it.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.28 at 8:35 pm
  @Jukai: The zone is designed to stop guys like LeBron The King? What about Kobe? What about D. Wade, kevin Durant, Carmelo. All of those guys are different types of players. Anyone with even an average mid range game, the zone is ineffective. The reason they instituted the zone was for Shaq. Just like they widended the lane because of Wilt.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.28 at 9:02 pm
  @Jukai: And, my original point was that in today’s game, it’s easier to become dominant. Well,”er”, sorry to burst your bubble, but, you’ve helped me in making my point.

• bill breedley Posted: Mar.28 at 9:45 pm
  ai come back… sorry didnt get what you were referring to. i got to give it to lebron that he has good court vision and is a willing passer than most superstars. he is not a natural scorer though in the mold of KD, kobe or wade. its just not his makeup. he will probably average close to a triple double for a couple of years but he is nowhere near the scorer kobe was in his prime or where fledgling KD is now. as i said minus the bonuses david stern gives him, he is barely a 20 pts a night type

• Shem Posted: Mar.28 at 10:06 pm
  @The Philosopher: How was the zone instiuted for guys like Shaq? Shaq will never be at the top of the key dribbling. Your right about widdening the lane because of Wilt but the zone was made for guys like LeBron who will blow by you, and when he gets to the rim there will be help waiting. Explain why a zone would be used on a guy like shaq who will back you down? Why not just double and not give up offensive rebounding opportunities (It’s hard to box out your guy when they might not be in the zone your defending)+ passing options for the 3 point line. (I’m assuming it’s a 2-3 zone because Jukai was talking about a zone on LeBron, a 3-2 zone would be relevant for Shaq and if that’s what your talking about then sorry)

• bill breedley Posted: Mar.28 at 10:42 pm
  shem… got to agree with the philosopher here. 3-2 zone was what the L wanted in place to slow down the dominance of the diesel a couple of years ago. the institution of the zone allowed teams to bunch up on the side where shaq was preparing to make his move. aside from him getting fat, i think the zone changed the game a bit for the diesel.

• chintao Posted: Mar.28 at 11:30 pm
  Sure. All he needs to do is work on his free throws.

• Jukai Posted: Mar.28 at 11:47 pm
  The game was instituted to stop guys like the Diesel but it STILL hurts driving oriented guys like Lebron from scoring. Guys like Melo, Kobe, and Durant are less effected— they are SHOOTERS. Guys like Lebron and Wade are less effected because they are PASSERS who can pass to shooters on the wings who are laxed upon because the zone doesn’t do tight defense.
  The Philosopher, I wasn’t trying to disprove the league was more offensively oriented. It’s much easier to score today. I’m saying you using the zone as an example is wrong. It’s like me saying that I can jump twice as high as I could five years ago and using the weights permanently attached to my leg as evidence to back my claim up.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.28 at 11:54 pm
  Shout out to Mike Sanders.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.29 at 12:07 am
  @bill breedly: Excellent point about Shaq.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.29 at 12:12 am
  @Shem: I accept your apology, and appreciate it, but there’s no need to apologize. I’m just having fun with this. Trying to educate the masses the best I can. Class gesture, Shem.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.29 at 12:53 am
  @Jukai: The problem, I think, with your point is, your reasoning on why the zone doesn’t affect the players you mentioned as much. Because, the players you mentioned are at the top of the League in scoring.

• Jukai Posted: Mar.29 at 1:21 am
  … okay, next time I’ll use guys like JJ Reddick and Jason Terry?
  Just admit you were wrong and we can be through with this.

• Jukai Posted: Mar.29 at 1:24 am
  A 2-3 zone or a 3-2 zone is irrelevant. They still clog the paint with help defenders and make it difficult for a driving oriented player to score.

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.29 at 1:35 am
  @Jukai: Reddick, you have to play him straight up. You can’t play a zone on him. He’s a brilliant shooter. And Terry…nevermind.

• Pardeep Posted: Mar.29 at 1:42 am
  Why is Jukai and The Philospher fighting over what a zone is?! A Zone is to stop players that can beat a team inside the 3 point line so guys that can drive their way to the hoop all night or post players like Shaq that would destroy teams. Its stupid to play Zone against Kobe,Melo,Durant because they will shoot the lights out if their open for even a second and the zone doesn’t work on LeBron either because he has Mo and Parker and a bunch of other guys to hit threes plus he can still get through it. Another good example of zone is a young AI when he was just driving by everyone they played zone and his jumper was like LeBron’s because it wasn’t great and that is one of the reasons he had a low fg% because once teams knew he could blow by anyone he had to shoot and the shot was good but not consistent.

• Joel O's Posted: Mar.29 at 3:16 am
  Bang on, Pardeep.

• Ronald Posted: Mar.29 at 3:19 am
  Aren’t you guys simplfying the zone defense a bit too much? Different zones do different things, yes, the zone most people know is the 2-3 or the 2-1-2 which is supposed to hide weak defenders and unathletic players, but it is easily beat by good point guards who can shoot and high post players. But theres also 2-2-1 zone defnse, 1-4 zone defense (used very frequently in the NBA to force mid-range shots by forcing the shooter to put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket and dish it out ala Spurs v Lebron in the finals). But generally zone defense is used to defend shots closer to the basket. Teams with good and creative zones usually have good defense around the basket and defend the 3-point shot well like the Spurs (pre-2009) and the Celtics but give up the mid-range game

• Lebran Posted: Mar.29 at 7:57 am
  Some of the comments in this post are giving me nosebleed.

• CSP8 Posted: Mar.29 at 9:43 am
  I think some of you, if not most, took the statement to left field (the wrong way).. He was saying that a scoring title is NOT his goal and IF he made that his only goal for the season and not winning games or a title then that is possible to do every year.

• GametimeWeezy Posted: Mar.30 at 12:49 am
  He’s talkin about plaayyyoffs man..! naa but really though he keeps it real professional n team leader at first. But everybody knows if he wanted to gun he could average 40. He’s not even thinkin BOUT THAT

• Jukai Posted: Mar.30 at 12:53 am
  Wow, thanks about overcomplicating things guys. My point is that zone defenses don’t make it easier for Lebron to score. Anyone but Philosopher disagree? No?
  Good.

• freddeez Posted: Mar.30 at 1:15 am
  idk why there is so much hate on lebron…some of u sound like he hurt ur feelings with his comments…but anyway kd is no where near a better scorer than lbj lets be serious and neither is kobe. All u kobe sacksuckers have to give respect where its due..i love kobe but lets be real the man is the definition of a nut..great scorer but a nut…btw lebron hasn’t reached his full potential as a scorer or as a player

• The Philosopher Posted: Mar.30 at 8:40 am
  @Jukai: Study Ronald’s statement March 29, 3:19 am.

• Chi-Town Stand up! Posted: Mar.30 at 3:47 pm
  Reading all of these comments is pure comedy for me. It’s funny how some of u r calling Lebron overrated and tryna disect every flaw in his game, Which there aren’t many 2 find other than his shooting. However; as a person who is from Chicago, and got the opportunity 2 watch the Greatest Player EVER Play I have 2 put into perspective what Lebron just said. This is y he nor any other player will ever be better than Jordan, because Jordan didn’t claim he could win scoring titles and say he was just gonna focus on rings! MJ was great enough that he won every scoring title(10 in a row which has never been done by anyone), but he also won 6 rings 2 go along with those scoring titles!…….Also just in case any of u might be stupid enough 2 put Lebron or kobe in a sentence where u mention them as the Greatest, just remember that Kobe has lost twice in the finals, and Lebron got swept in the finals! Jordan went 6-0 in the finals! The only current player currently in the league who should be mentioned in the same breath as MJ from this current era is Tim Duncan! 4-0 in the finals, along with 2 MVP trophies as well as 3 finals MVP trophies!

• Chi-Town Stand up! Posted: Mar.30 at 3:55 pm
  BTW…Durant is not a better all around player than Lebron, but he definitely is a better scorer than Lebron! I trust KD on the line 2 knock down free throws more than I trust Lebron! P.S. Wade better than Lebron also! That ring and finals MVP tells me so! 37 and 9 is nothing 2 sneeze at in the finals!

• Imani Posted: Mar.30 at 10:02 pm
  He said individual accolades are not important. Don’t misconstrue what the man was saying. Any above average player could go out there and jack up 25 plus shots. I can recall several games where Jordan went 13-29, but he hit mad free throws and had 40 points. Lebron is a different type of player the league has ever seen. He did his best to dodge the question, but @ the end every decent hooper believes he can do any defender on the planet. Don’t get it twisted Jordan talked more trash than Reggie Miller & Gary Payton put together they just turned the mics off so you wouldn’t think he was arrogant. Jordan played with like 5 hall of famers. You have Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Craig Hodges, Dennis Rodman,B.J. Armstrong, Steve Kerr, Ron Harper. Give Bron that level of shooters and defenders then please believe Kobe would be very nervous.

• Jackie Moon Posted: Mar.30 at 11:29 pm
  Lebron was also quoted as saying “If I really wanted to … I mean, if I REALLY WANTED TO … I could walk on water.”

• Mars Posted: Apr.1 at 1:22 pm
  I play basketball and I know for a fact through many coaches that the way to beat a zone is to penetrate not shoot. You guys are dumb. Lebron takes any zone and shredds it because he simply is strong enough. Don’t get mad at him for being a freak athlete, hit the weight room and stop him.

• Chi-Town Stand up! Posted: Apr.2 at 3:44 pm
  Who’s better than Jordan? Nobody!!