hendrix2430

Can someone copy/paste this article for all of us to enjoy?...

Thanks!

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog...3%26name%3dnba

hendrix2430

got it: THOUGHTS ANYONE!?

King James reigns
by: John Hollinger
posted: Sunday, April 9, 2006 | Feedback

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- My how things can change. Less than a month ago, I made an MVP case for Dwyane Wade that I thought was ironclad. I really didn't think there was any way that another player could do so well over the final month that he'd surpass Wade in terms of overall value for the season.

Having watched LeBron James single-handedly end the Nets' 14-game winning streak in the Meadowlands on Saturday, it's obvious that I spoke too soon. From out of nowhere, James has shot himself into the discussion and may very well end up winning the trophy. That's quite a shift, since nobody held James's MVP stock in very high regard over the first half of the season. It appeared the Cavs would end up with a win total in the low 40s and James himself struggled mightily in some late-game situations.

But thanks to a late, LeBron-fueled surge, the Cavs aren't headed for a humdrum 43-39 campaign but rather something much closer to 50 wins -- they'll hit the half-century mark with a 4-2 finish, which would seem well within the club's reach. That's an impressive accomplishment considering Larry Hughes and Anderson Varejao both missed roughly half the season.

Then there are the late-game situations. While James had some struggles earlier in the year, he's been money of late. For instance, Saturday's comeback win over New Jersey included an insane play by LeBron to tie the game in the final minute. With his club down by three, he took a steal and zoomed upcourt. Three different Nets grabbed his right arm to prevent him from shooting, but James was so strong that he muscled through all of them and put the shot up softly off the board for a basket and foul. Other than Shaq, I can't think of a single other player in the league with the strength to get that ball near the rim, much less convert the shot.

That play was the signature moment in a 37-point, seven-rebound, five-assist performance -- including 18 points in the fourth quarter -- that allowed the Cavs to end the league's longest winning streak even with center Zydrunas Ilgauskas sidelined. It was the latest salvo in an incredibly strong finishing kick that has seen James zoom to the top of the Player Efficiency Rating charts and stake his claim for the MVP trophy.

The numbers he's been putting up of late are simply phenomenal. The man hasn't been held under 25 in over a month. He's scored 35 points or more in nine straight games, and in the month of April he's averaging 38.4 points a game on 55.4 percent shooting. Throw in the improved clutch play, and the fact that he's played far more minutes than any of the other candidates, and James has suddenly positioned himself near the top of the MVP debate.

I'm not the only one frothing at the mouth about his crazy stats either -- before the game Nets coach Lawrence Frank went Elias Sports Bureau on us and mentioned that James is on pace to be the fourth player in league history to average at least 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a season. The others were Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and Michael Jordan.

Of course, a lot of water still can go under the bridge in the season's final 10 days. Dirk Nowitzki will be tough to ignore if Dallas takes the top record in the West, Kobe Bryant has a talentless Laker team headed to the playoffs, and even with his recent mini-slump Wade hasn't completely fallen out of the picture.

But after witnessing James's maestro performance in New Jersey Saturday, and having seen what he's accomplished over the past several weeks, I'm pondering a change in my MVP allegiance. As good as the others have been this season, it's becoming increasingly clear that King James is ready to begin his reign.

Pioneer10

Note to poster it's against copyright laws to post full articles from other website, particularly subcription service ones. Only repost a snippet of the article in the future

__________________

CHKNWANG321

nice article

__________________
CAVALIERS... All for one. One for all.

Cavs:21-12
Browns: 4-12
Indians:0-0
Ohio State football:12-0
Ohio State bball:13-2

Dwyane Wade

talk about ban wagon...

__________________


The Offical Dwyane Wade Fan Club
1) Shaq Diesel 2) Dwyane Wade 3) wadeshaqeddie 4) kokothemonkey 5) OG 6) Kray Z Kat 7) Starbury03 8) Joker 9) Peja Vu 10) Takeit2dahouse00 11) Rawse 12) Natty Dreadlockz 13) Fanofall8472 14) Tooeasy 15) Deraged Disco 16) Sloth 17) MiamiHeat03 18) Skip 19) erniejohnson 20) hobojoe 21) jiggy1380 22) pinball 23) madman 24) Yao Mania 25) Lynx 26) PacerguyUSA 27) Mr. Roboto 28) nickrock23 29) Peja 30) Pacersfan 31) Dunhill6 32) Accord 33) Wade2Shaq 34) PgPride 35) Smakdisdown 36) Volcom 37) DwayneWade4MVP 38) The Legend 39) B Dizzle 40) Slasher 41) Gian 42) mojo8888 43) Jermaniac Fan 44) knicksbiggestfan 45) keaf 46) whodabest23 47) straylightrunner 48) Gambino 49) Ezmo 50) dwade0003 51) DWshadesofMJ 52) X-con 53) Junior 21 54) Ron Mexico 55) Wade County 56) -Jamer- 57) RepresentinMIA 58) BigWill33176 59) Wade05 60) nikebasketball 61) byrondarnell66 62) MIAMI1 63) Blazer Freak 64) DaBigTicketKG21 65) Jwill55grizz 66) Kapono20kafor 67) alex 68) BG44 69) Plastic Man 70) D-Wade 71) d-wademan92 72) Eric Reid 73) Wadelunatic 74) MiamiWade 75) Heated 76) underhill 101 77) Wade #1 baller 78) biggestwadefanever 79) |dw|-pharmacist 80) MilBucksFan2theCore 81) Big Zep 82) TonyAllen42 83) Nephets 84) WSU151 85) craZy23 86) steven1707 87) fishi 033 88) croco 89) bear23 90) R-Star 91)DirkNow 92) cmar7712 93) uniquemiss313 94) Miamiballer2k5 95) REEF DA CHIEF 96) Go DJ! 97) hirschmanz 96) The Future7 98) g_leilani0111 99) X-Factor 100) Juzt_SicK03 101) Agent K 102) XtaZ606 103) TheBigDonut 104) Jesus_Walks 105) MinutemenDynasty 106) eleef 107) Flash is the Future 108) AirJordan™ 109) Charlz 110) 23isback

PM me to join

The Official Udonis Haslem Fan Club
1)Dwyane Wade 2) Miamiballer2k5 3) REEF DA CHIEF 4) Go DJ! 5) ganaconda 6) nickrock23 7) The Future7 8) GorillaSam

PM me to join

The Offical Big L Fan Club! L 1)Dwyane Wade

The Official Jay Z Fan Club! HOVA!
1) Dwyane Wade 2)TheRoc5 3) The Future7

Offical Dwyane Wade Website
Official Fan Site of Dwyane Wade

EHL

From out of nowhere? Has Hollinger been following the Cavs, at all, this season?

CHKNWANG321

All these anaylists are sooo retarded. I thought it was their job to follow the nba and know whats going on.

__________________
CAVALIERS... All for one. One for all.

Cavs:21-12
Browns: 4-12
Indians:0-0
Ohio State football:12-0
Ohio State bball:13-2