LeBron James is an NBA superstar, and there has been huge controversy about his place in history.
Supporters believe he is the No. 2 star in history after Jordan:
Opponents argue that he is far from worthy of the No. 2 in history.
Today we discuss from both positive and negative aspects, why James can become the second in history, and why he can't become the second in history, see which one do you support?
First, James became the second reason in history
The most important thing in the historical ranking of NBA stars is to look at the big honors.
The so-called big honor is to look at the three hard indicators of championship, MVP and FMVP.
1. James's big honors are enough
So far, James has won four championships, four FMVPs, and four regular-season MVPs in his career.
The great honor of 4+4+4, except Jordan, no one can stabilize him, Abdul-Jabbar, magicians, at most equal with him.
2. The data accumulated in James' career is also gorgeous enough.
In addition, James's career statistics are gorgeous enough, he is the No. 1 player in NBA history, and is expected to reach 40,000 points + 10,000 boards + 10,000 assists. It can be said that there is no one before, and there is no one who will come.
40,000 points is the first in history, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists, and it is also the first ever, showing James's all-round ability to the fullest.
Judging by the accolades and stats accumulated in his career, James seems to be the second all-time second, and there seems to be a good reason.
Second, James cannot be the second reason in history
If the data and honor are hard enough, why are there so many naysayers who think James can't be second in history?
1. James has repeatedly hugged, which affects the gold content of the honor
As we all know, James has formed super teams many times, and in 2010 he went to the Heat to form the Big Three with Wade and Bosh. Harvested 2 championships.
In 2014, Wade's athletic status declined,
James is back to the knights,
and Owen and Love formed the Big Three,
Harvested a championship.
In 2018, I traveled west to Los Angeles, and I couldn't fight for a year,
The team packed all the young people in exchange for thick eyebrows. Harvested again with a championship.
As it is called:
No one is always 18, but someone is always 18,
No one is always at the top, but James' teammates are always at the top.
Green sarcastically remarks James that "I've never played for a superteam"
And James is also very favored by the media,
In 2012, the Heat, who owned the Big Three, only finished fourth in the league, but James still won the regular season MVP.
In 2009, James' first MVP season, the Cavaliers achieved a 66-win league-first record, which seemed very gorgeous, but that year the Cavaliers were greatly taken care of by the referees.
Yao Ming was repeatedly whistled for fouls playing at the home court of the Cavaliers, and the angry Yao Ming cursed: See you in Houston!
In 2020, throughout the playoffs, thick eyebrows played better than James, but in the selection of the Finals MVP, thick eyebrows did not get a single vote!
2. In the era of star-making, the gold content of data has a lot of moisture.
This needs to be in terms of scoring rebounds and assists, 3 aspects.
First, 40,000 points is indeed a great achievement, but James is also taken care of.
James is known to have rough feet, is a very easy star to walk, and will not be punished by the referee.
In James' first MVP season in 2009, the league changed its penalty rules for walking, and the biggest beneficiary was James.
James' breakthrough technique is indeed strong, and coupled with his steps will not be blown off, this is even more unstoppable.
Anyone who plays knows that someone else is a three-step layup, and if you can take three steps and sometimes four steps, who can prevent this?
It's like I'm playing rock-paper-scissors with you, you go out first! Can you win?
I make a three-step layup, you jump up to defend, I take another step;
You don't jump up to defend, I'll go straight to the layup!
No solution!
Second, James is suspected of brushing backcourt rebounds.
As we all know, frontcourt rebounds are harder to grab.
James' career backcourt rebounds are about 3,000 more than Wilson, Jordan, and Anthony,
But the front court rebounds are not as high as these three people! This is a very strange thing.
It is said that Wei Shao likes to brush rebounds, but James has about 2,500 fewer backcourt rebounds than Wei in his career, but there are actually fewer frontcourt rebounds than Wei!
You savor.
Third, James' assists also have moisture.
The NBA has revised the definition of assist, in the past, after a teammate passes the ball to you, you don't dribble, shoot directly to score or directly make a three-step layup, which is considered an assist.
But now you often find that after the ball is passed, the teammates operate, dribbled for half a day, and then shot and scored, which can also be counted as an assist! It's clear that the league has relaxed its rules and helped improve the player's technical stats!
The so-called assist should be to help the attack, so it was called an assist before, and now many assists can only be called passing.
In the past, the assist was because others passed well, and now the assist is not good anymore it does not matter, as long as you have strong personal ability, the ball is passed to you, and you can also be regarded as an assist when you throw it in, which completely loses the original intention of assisting!
So you will find that the NBA league now has more and more gorgeous star statistics, but the technology is getting rougher, everyone shoots three-pointers, everyone does not defend.
It's certainly not James' fault alone, but using this undefensive era data to surpass all-time stars is certainly not an option.
The simplest example, 38-year-old James, the numbers are better than when he was 28 years old, but is 38-year-old James stronger?
III. Conclusion
To sum up, James is indeed a superstar, and he has achieved enough statistics and accolades.
Remove the moisture, he is still far from the 2nd in history, and the top 5 in history should be his more suitable positioning.
This is my personal opinion.
Do you think James is the all-time No. 2?