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Originally Posted by kflo
he's almost universally discussed as either the best or 2nd best (and at worst 3rd best with duncan) player in the league. his accomplishments are mentioned all the time. a few know-nothings haven't caught up yet on his defense. big whoop. not sure what you want, other than universal acceptance of him as the undisputed best in the game. accept that the cavs aren't as compelling a story right now as the lakers, so kobe will get a little more press, and likely a little more mvp consideration. sustained greatness doesn't get noticed as much as a string of triple doubles would. something that can easily be appreciated.
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Yeah, I do think Lebron gets a lot of respect. It's been improving this year even (and deservedly so).
There's always going to be people that speak out of ignorance. Hell, go over to RealGM any day of the week, and you'll find people saying things that boggle the mind. I read someone write the other day that Lebron is a liability late in games because he's such a defensive liability. I think he was just a Kobe-jocker since they're pretty out of control over there, but still.
It's clear when reading what people say whether they actually watch his games or not. I always feel the need to try to explain to those people that the things they are saying are outdated (3 or more years old) or just ignorant, but it's obviously a much better idea to ignore them. Anyone who writes about sports is generally going to spread a lot of ignorance. Hell it's almost ESPN's job to spread ignorance at this point. Nothing Lebron will do can change that.
Too many people like Ric Bucher, Skip Bayless, BJ Armstrong, Charley Rosen, and many, many others have already made up their mind about what they think of Lebron and how they are going to find ways to criticize him no matter what. It's pathetic, in my opinion, but there's absolutely nothing Bron can do about that. Just keep playing his game and people who watch basketball will begin to realize that they're full of crap.