Mocked again! Barnes bluntly said that James' ability to lead the team is poor! Jordan Kobe bryant is better than him!

After the Lakers officially missed the playoffs, they undoubtedly became one of the most disappointing teams in the league, and this also sparked a lot of discussion. Former NBA player Barnes also talked about the reasons for the Lakers' rout this season in an interview, saying that James as the leader of the team is hard to blame, he lacks the ability of Jordan and Kobe to mobilize teammates, and does not have that kind of fierceness. From Barnes's words, it can be seen that James' ability to lead the team has once again been questioned.

After assembling a competitive lineup in the offseason, the Lakers this season have been given high hopes by the outside world, and many fans believe that they will become a strong contender for the championship. But after the start of the season, the Lakers disappointed everyone, in the first half of the season can still rank in the top eight in the West, the middle of the season with Davis's injury, the Lakers' state began to deteriorate, after a wave of losing streaks, they have fallen out of the top eight in the West, and have officially missed the playoffs after the current consecutive losses.

Although repeated injuries and poor running-in are the main reasons for the Lakers' failure this season, James' ability to lead the team has undoubtedly been questioned by the outside world again. In this season, the 37-year-old James has played in 56 games for the Lakers, averaging 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game in 37.2 minutes per game, shooting 52.4% from the field and 35.9% from three-point range. Among them, his average of points per game, rebounds per game and shooting percentage have all set new highs in recent seasons, and he has scored 30+ points in many consecutive games, which can be said to have done his best on the offensive end.

Even so, the outside world still questioned it, and the reasons for the doubt mainly focused on two aspects. On the one hand, although James has made everyone feel very amazing in terms of scoring this season, due to the impact of age and injury accumulation, James's performance on the defensive end is really not satisfactory. James has played the team's center position throughout the season, although at some times he can still deliver amazing blocks, but more often he will have a distraction and no defense on the defensive end, which is also an important reason why the Lakers have not performed well on the defensive end this season.

On the other hand, the outside world has once again begun to question James's ability to lead the team. As Barnes put it, James has less of a fierceness in leading the team, that is, he does not question or even directly attack players who perform poorly like many superstars. Although this has a certain role in promoting the harmonious atmosphere of the team, at the same time, it will also lead to a large extent the laziness within the team, and the Lakers have a lot to do with the lack of competitive status and lazy attitude on the court this season. For example, this season, Westbrook did play a bad season, but James did not accuse him too much, but repeatedly touted him in public.

And if that had happened to superstars like Jordan and Kobe Bryant, everything would have been very different. First of all, the reason why Jordan can become the first person in NBA history has a lot to do with his super ability to lead the team, among them, Jordan is never kind to his teammates when leading the team. During the Bulls era, Jordan would reprimand teammates harshly whenever they did not perform well, and constantly sprayed garbage with teammates during training. It was revealed that after the first retirement and comeback, Jordan and Cole fought hard in the training game because of small actions. And it was because of Jordan's harshness that Kerr later scored key goals in the playoffs to help the Bulls win a second triple crown.

Secondly, Kobe Bryant has never been a good stubble when facing his teammates. According to teammates, whether in training or in the game, Kobe Bryant is extremely harsh on teammates. At the beginning of his career, the fledgling Kobe Bryant directly fought with teammate Walker. In the 2005-2006 playoffs, with O'Neal's departure, the Lakers' roster became extremely bad, but Kobe Bryant forced the team into the playoffs with his excellent performance and harshness. Later in his career, when the lazy Howard came to the Lakers, Bryant also had several conflicts with him.

Therefore, when Jordan and Kobe Bryant performed poorly against the team, they never chose to be soft, but made the team better by being strict with their teammates. But James did not do this, in this season's Lakers fiasco against the Suns and officially missed the playoffs, James who stayed on the sidelines was extremely calm, if it was jordan or Kobe Bryant, the situation would undoubtedly be very different. What is even more surprising is that after the Lakers missed the playoffs, James also said in public that he was willing to play with Curry, which is really a superstar who is the boss of the team should not have.

The reason why James's ability to lead the team has been questioned has a lot to do with his past career experience. So far, James has won four championships in his career, and the first two have been obtained with the help of Wade and Bosh. During his time with the Cavaliers, James once again formed the Big Three with Irving and Love. In the 2019-2020 season, James won the championship with the help of Davis, who performed well this season, but this season without the help of another superstar-level player, James could not lead the team to a better record.

However, the harsh attitude of Jordan and Kobe Bryant will undoubtedly cause disharmony in the relationship within the team, and both of them have had a very tense relationship with their teammates for a period of time in their careers. But judging from the remarks of many players, around Jordan and Kobe, teammates can do themselves better, and around James, many players will be subject to certain restrictions, of which Love and Bosh are the most obvious examples. In any case, the answer to a similar topic is always a matter of opinion, and the wise man is wise. The question of who is more capable of leading the team needs to be proved by the test of facts.