[KingSpeed]

LeBron had a sensational rookie year with 20, 5, and 5. Now that he has ADJUSTED... how much BETTER can we expect him to be this year?

Is 25 ppg out of the question?

And then there's Yao. He should be ready to take another step forward. But does T-Mac limit his touches? Is Yao ready for a 20-10 season?

[Johnny Mac]

Yao's progress this season will be important. If he shows more aggression, like he has been lately, and keeps improving at the same rate, he will be a special player. We cant expect him to be in his prime next season, he is still a couple seasons away, but his progress will be very telling.

Lebron's improvement will also be telling. If he improves a whole lot, then I'd say he has a good chance of cracking the top 10 of all time. If his improvements are minor, then I'd be worried that his potential isnt as great since he already has a very mature body and wont improve much more in that way.

[Tersk]

Yao Ming: 22 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists 51% shooting

LeBron James: 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.3 blocks, 42% shooting

[EHL]

LeBron's improvements will probably be more incremental: 22, 6, 6, 1.5 steals, 43% FG, better defender, more efficient scorer (more FTs per game, higher FG%).

His improvement defensively will be most telling if he is to become great. He was downright horrible quite often last season defensively.