http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olymp...pressive_x.htm
This is a great article. If you like LeBron James, this article will make you feel good inside.
Both Gregg Popovich and Larry Brown have a lot of praise for him.
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"The first thing that hit me about him is the guy is huge," says assistant Olympic coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs. "I was shocked. He's thick and he's tall. He's just so much bigger than I thought he was."
Listed in the USA Basketball media guide at 6-8, 240, James looks about 2 inches taller and 10 pounds heavier and has a nearly perfect basketball build.
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"He really understands the game," Popovich adds. "Some guys get it and some guys don't. This guy knows what's going on — spatial relationships on the court, where the ball should go, what's going on, what position to be in on the court to make a steal. He really understands how to play the game."
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"He's going to play a lot of positions because we're not really deep in terms of size or in terms of true guards," Brown says. "The fact that he is versatile and smart, he'll have to play a lot of positions."
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"He comes to every practice wanting to learn and wanting to get better," Brown says. "He is so competitive, but he also has that enthusiasm where he's excited every practice and he's anxious to get better. Last year playing against him, I couldn't believe how quickly he adjusted, how respectful of the game and of his teammates he was. I had a high regard coming in, but being around him ... he's really special."
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LeBron is the man. I'm psyched for the Olympic tournament. Everyone's going to get a reminder of how good he is, in case they forgot.
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Article: James makes Olympic impressions
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