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- My thoughts on LeBron kicking the ball out to shooters in potential game-winning situations.
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Is LeBron TOO much of a distributor in late game situations??
Kobe you to force it and brick that
At times he is
Better than your crush Kobe missing more clutch shots than anyone in history
@@MPHswayzeyea kuz Kobe had the balls to take all those shots. Also Kobe is a better shooter then Bron
@@danielgutierrez7995that’s not balls, that’s stupidity. Which is why bron will always be above Kobe
When LeBron passes to a wide-open player and they miss, it's his fault for losing. When he passes to a wide-open player and they make it, they “saved his legacy.”
is that what happened when Ray Allen "saved his legacy" in the finals. Ohh no I forgot Bron didn't even kick that ball out, instead he BRICKED a open jumper and was just lucky the ball bounced his way.
In a life or death situation the best shooter takes the shot. That's how it is in war, sports, any competition. If Lebron was the best he'd be taking the shots and not passing
LeBron wouldn't attack a tiny Kyrie switched on him, and passed the ball to a definitely not wide-open and utterly double-teamed AD. LeBron then tried to hit the side of the backboard again just like when he got swept by the Nuggets.
You didn’t even attempt to watch the video judging by this comment 😂 I think he covered that
When LeBron horribly bricks 3s and keeps chucking them, nobody notices. When he can only score within 3 feet of the rim,nobody bats an eye. When he makes stupid passes turning the ball over, world yawns.
I’m not a LeBron fan, but that guy has gotta knock down that shot if he’s open. That’s why you’re out there
He shouldn’t even be out there is the point. Why the hell are you subbing in a 15% shooter when obviously no one is going to respect him and collapse on lebron at the rim? Awful decision making by darvin ham
Cam Reddish is a fringe NBA player who still gets around on “potential”. He’s shooting 12.5% from 3 this season and 30% overall
Don’t expect someone who’s not a clutch shot maker to bail you out
Exactly. The right play was Miami leaving Cam open for LeBron to pass to. Miami would much rather have Cam Reddish shoot the final shot over LeBron.
@@nydibsbecause Cam does have the potential, ATL and NY for some reason made him kicked rocks when he was solid on both teams, just got bad luck with injuries
I think every situation is different. Some times it makes sense to pass to the open teammate. But in this case, I want my best player taking a 8 foot shot even if it's contested versus a role player taking a 3 pointer.
I would say that is depends on who that role player is, but I get your point
@@jonnyarnetthe got crucified when he passed it to a open Kyle korver who’s one of the best shooters in nba history.
@@jonnyarnett In this case, that role player is a guy who shoots for 30% this year, including a laughable 12,5% from 3s. How about a play for Reaves ? Or D-Lo ? Or hell just take the freaking shot !? Come on Bron, anybody but that f*cking guy 😂
He had Aaron Gordon on his mind when got him game winner blocked by him in the playoffs last year 🤣
Lebron just slowly lumbers down the lane to collapse the defense which “forces” him to pass. You can tell he isn’t driving to raise up and shoot or finish.
Lebron plays the game soft mentally then falls back on high IQ as a crutch. High IQ has better coaching AND moves that allow you to get a good shot. Not some play dough slow drive DESIGNED to draw a crowd
One thing that gets overlooked is that often times Lebron's teammates have no idea of what he's going to do since he himself doesn't know. He expects teammates to just react to spontaneous decisions on the fly and be able to make unexpected pressure shots
I mean if you’re wide open you should be ready to receive a pass
@@ernestobetisto2322 Some players are better off the dribble opposed to catch and shoot. It is what it is. Know your personnel. Gary Payton is a HOF but sucked in the triangle offense because he couldn't dominate the ball.
Respectfully if your on the floor in the 4th you should expect to be put in Tht situation
@@sleepyent-5452 Sounds like you're still putting the onus on the recipient of Lebron's pass. The decision to make that pass to an unproven teammate is the problem. Remember, he's being left open on purpose. Lebron didn't know WHO was going to take the last shot... but he DID know that if it wasn't a layup HE wasn't taking it. This is why Lebron has always needed above average shooters around him.
More than “making the right play” or whatever, the thing I admire about Jordan and Kobe, and anyone else who takes that last shot is that they’re deciding to shoulder all the responsibility of the entire game on their shoulders. Like, whatever the outcome, win or lose, it’s all up to them. There’s something kind of heroic about that.
Agreed. And they never made excuses or tried to shift the blame when they missed.
"or whatever"????
How about, more than being selfish by taking bad shots and attempting to grab all the glory and attention, the thing I admire about lebron is that he's willing to give the spotlight to others in the name of making the play that has the best chance of producing wins.
By the way lebron has the most playoff game winners in the history of professional basketball
Yeah just imagine if Lebron had the most assisted shots in playoffs history instead of clutch shots made .
@@joshuastinson3013just like you call MJ or Kobe selfish for taking the "bad" shot to claim glory all for themselves, one can easily call LBJ a coward for constantly refusing to take responsibility for the outcome of a game by passing the ball to players way below his level. So I'd think twice about choosing that line of defense, cause double standards go both ways
@@joshuastinson3013I mean, it’s cool if you disagree. This is just my opinion. You can have your own.
37% outside of 3 feet and 20 out of 112 in Clutch time. Enough said.
LeBronze.
I'd love to know where you found those clutch shooting stats. The article I read was claiming just under 40% which doesn't pass the eye test.
Most all time clutch shots in playoffs history , yeah you’re right enough said 😂
@@Supreme36074 Doing something the most doesn't mean you're the best at it. It's a poor argument. He also has the most missed shots ever, and the most turnovers ever.
@@youtubeisassho8834 both which aren’t a bad thing like you guys hating seem to think 😂 it only is if you have a bad shooting average as far as missed shots & a bad assist to turnover ratio with turnovers . You have to say this to someone who doesn’t know basketball. It’s precisely why the lists of those particular stats are filled with greats. Please point out the bum on the list … ya’ll look for something to hate on so much ya’ll don’t even realize what you’re arguing anymore .
Bron is the living embodiment of “Damned if you do! Damned if you don’t!” This why, those of us who played college/professional ball laugh at this type of commentary. Cam makes the shot…Bron’s vision and IQ is unparalleled. Cam miss the shot…Bron ain’t no killer. He scared! 😂😂😂
Nah. Stars miss last second shots of close games all the time, and they garner very little discussion long term, but to not take the shot against the old basketball adage I'd putting the ball in the hands of the best player. Look at it from a defensive standpoint. Who did Miami want to take the last shot, Cam or LeBron?
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thats what people expect from a GOAT. to be honest, he made good decissions by passing but sometimes you have to fuck off the good percentage shoot and close it yourself
Too many ifs. Take the game over and put it in your own hands if you’re more clutch than any player to ever play. Why must everything be an excuse?
Yeah he has a great IQ but he also can fold under pressure (as a lot of other players) and in any given situation it's not always clear what is the reason of his decisions so I don't see why you always 'laugh'
@@conchobar that’s a casual assessment. Bron has demonstrated through out his 100 year career that he is clutch. To be clear, clutch is not taking the last shot. It’s making the last shot. Your best player taking the last shot just to take it is a wasted play. Your best player making the best decision in the most critical part of the game is clutch.
I agree with you 100%. It depends on the shooters and the passer's scoring situation
yea, but he does that often out of fear bc he`s scared to miss game winners bc it'll make him look worse compared to Kobe or MJ and hurt his legacy or comparison argument which to me is already a done deal. Saying he looks to pass first although he has an argument at times and is good at that is just a cop out Not to look bad. He does it too much for it to ``just'' be the right thing to do.
The pressure he had coming into the league with Sports Illustrated calling him the best ever before his rookie year, etc., makes him be a try hard, perfectionist bc he wants to live up to the hype but when you do that you play scared and with no balls. Why he feared entering the dunk contest as an example. If he doesn't win that or puts on a good show He will look Less than MJ or Kobe who won it, etc. Not taking the shot in the all star game in 2012 is another. passing it off in the 2020 final to as well.
Sure there is a time to pass the ball but he doesn't`t want the Smoke if he does take many of those shots and were to miss them. Why he can can Never be in my top 2 or 5 even perhaps 10. He plays too scared. If he were too shoot all them and miss at least I`d have respect for that. either way he's not catching MJ so do you. and by playing scared he thinks he's winning but people see thru it and it makes him look worse ultimately.
When you do things from a place of fear you'll attract more things to be fearful about. Why he gets a bad rep, Leflop, etc. many people don't respect his game and how he conducts himself.
@@richardw3347 Thank you for mentioning that All-Star game in 2012. It became so evident just how weak-minded Lebron was compared to Kobe. Kobe was craving that 1v1 at the end of the game, like let's do this man-to-man, the two best players in the league. And TWICE in the last 15 seconds, he bailed out of that 1v1, in a game that didn't even matter lmao. Kobe was genuinely pissed at him for not trying and Melo was laughing at him like bro grow some balls wtf are u doing 😂
@@dero2430. Kobe always went after LeBron. At least that’s how I felt when seeing them play against each other and because of all the clips of Kobe vs Bron whether defense or offense. Like that crazy fadeaway Kobe hit over Bron, like a testament to how no one could guard Kobe 😂
It also depends on the game. In a regular season game I'd say it's a correct decision to trust your teammates because this helps the team to grow up, since everyone learns to be ready to take big responsibilities and to get involved in clutch situation.
In a PO game, when winning is everything, things are more complicated
This is it definitely, we not even 10 games in and people acting like Lebron needs to take these game winners when its really about using the regular season to get his guys ready for the Post season
-- Lebron is a great player. He makes the RIGHT play but not always the "best" play.
Lebron defers as the hero. He's like Batman turned Alfred and coaches Robin to save the day. There's nothing wrong with saving the woirld as Alfred or Robin. But when we think of heroes, we think of Batman and Superman -- not Superman vs Robin.
@@jlui21 he has literally taken so many clutch shots
I would assign blame thusly:
A) Blame the GM. They need more shooters around Bron.
B) Blame the injuries. See above.
C) Blame the coach. Bench the guy who’s shooting 15% from three.
D) Blame Cam. For missing these wide open shots.
E) Blame LeBron. It’s good to keep your teammates involved , but this is a bad play in crunch time.
nah this one is on darvin ham not the gm
It's a terrible play for that stage of the game. Forget about Jordan, forget about LeBron's legacy, he's passing the ball to a guy who's shot .318 for his career, and .125 for the season, when the league average is .356. But even if he was passing to a better shooter, it's still a bad play, because more often than not it misses, and now you have to send the Heat to the line to regain possession.
This is why this "never shoot midrange" Moreyball bullshit is bad basketball. When the game gets close in its final seconds, you need someone who can get a bucket, a high-percentage shot which will secure you the lead and make the *other* team foul to get the ball back. But real talk: Too much gets made of things that happen in the final seconds of the game, most of the time. The game is 48 minutes, of which this play is just one tiny slice.
“Since it’s a day that ends in Y, LeBron is in the news cycle again.”
Being down 1, the correct basketball play would have been a dump off to Wood with 2 people in the air committed to LeBron and a 3rd trapped behind Wood. He would have had a wide open dunk or at the very least the trapped player would have had to hard foul him to prevent it. But with the takeover of the 3 pt shot it seems like players actually believe that a drive and kick 3 is actually an efficient shot
This, having not seen this game I’m stunned he didn’t pass to wood. Had that been AD I’m sure lebron would’ve thrown the lob without even thinking about it.
No it wouldn’t have been. Help side defense is there for a reason. Wood catches the ball & gets fouled or blocked … it was the best decision for the best shot available, Woods wouldn’t have been.
@@Supreme36074 help D is trapped behind Wood. As soon as Bam rotates, a bounce =dunk or as soon as Jimmy leaves his feet a wraparound=dunk or foul. And if he gets fouled then great. Even though Wood is shooting terribly from the free throw line, that percentage is still higher than even if it was Steph Curry instead of Reddish.
@@Supreme36074 I get what you mean but I think wood had more than enough time to get a layup or a dunk off. Bam and butler were way out of position and he had already sealed highsmith off.
The only thing is that angle on the pass was harder and butler could’ve intercepted it. I don’t expect perfection especially on split second decisions but it looked like the more desirable option to me considering they were only down by 1. But after Cam’s game today maybe I’m wrong haha
@@Kosithegod the angle looks difficult but I don't really think it is. LeBron already makes the skip pass on the same side of Jimmy that he would have had to make the dump off pass and the skip pass goes right over Wood's head so the line of sight was there. I honestly just think players are conditioned these days to go to the skip pass for a corner 3 during 99% of the game that it's muscle memory even if the situation doesn't require a 3
I have no idea what it is, but this season, the Lebron hate has gone even further beyond normal. I mean we are in uncharted teritory. Think about it, ESPN argued for a WEEK about a hypotheical situation with the heat and it's been blown out of porportion so much, FR I might actually just quit watching NBA after he retires, the entire community is dogshit
If you have a wide open Ray, Steve, or Derick, draw the defenders and pass it, if you don’t, lead the team with that step back. You nailed it with this one. However, we can’t expect LeBron to be super dominant this late in his career. AD should have stepped it up last season.
Is he still playing the game? Is he still in the NBA? Is he still starting? We can absolutely expect him to make the right decision and play great with zero excuses. If you are going to make excuses, retire. Otherwise, you get all the praise and the smoke.
@@cameronno6039they'll say you can't expect much from Bron when he comes up short but will throw a party and say no other player can do this at tht age when he puts up stats and team wins. Hypocrisy at its finest
Retirement is an option.. Am tired of seeing his whiny self though... When will you stop making excuses for him??
@@tdup191so true 😂
It’s not even about being super dominant because even an old MJ and old Kobe were capable of hitting clutch shots.
It’s just about having those go-to moves and living with the consequences of missing. Bron seems so selective about that.
It also depends on how many people guarding Lebron in that scenario. I think in the rockets game he should have took the layup. But in the other games 3-4 people were trying to guard him. Someone should have cut, if he put up that shot and missed it, people would have flamed him for missing a shot over three players
But if you consider that, intead to go to the rim, LBJ could have tried a mid range shoot without closing the space to the basket, and so without being guarded as much as the clips shows, the reallity is that the shoot efficiency of LBJ vs the efficiency of Green/Reddish should means that taking a shoot for himself is the better option.
@@alessiodaniotti264Lebron is not a good mid range shooter
@@chrilpyall ima say is watch the 2018 bron vs the raptors playoff series
@@chrilpy he's great at them in the clutch tho hence y he should take em more
@@jonnstewart2023lol no he's not tht why he doesn't take them because hes 37% for his career outside of 3 ft. Your comment made zero sense
Well said. It's not the fact that he passes. He chooses bad people to pass to, particularly when he can get himself open or already is. It's passing to a 3 when you are open for 2. I really appreciate your take that bad shooters shouldn't be on the floor in these instances. To an extent, coaches and GMs deserve their share of criticism as well. With that said, every team is going to have a few players that can't shoot that are open for a reason. It's incumbent on the star to know that a contested shot from the star may have a better chance than an open shot from a lesser player.
LeBron is always afraid to look bad under the spotlight. That's why he isn't agressive in clutch and that's why he never did a dunk contest.
Most playoff buzzer beaters in history... But not clutch? Make it make sense
@@dionpace22 he’s the all time leader in turnovers has the most playoff losses in NBA History the most Finals losses in NBA History Lebron is the greatest loser of all time legend has it he’s still loosing till this day 😂
@@StevieDSt00piD all you named were longevity stats because news flash he played 21 years and will play more with high usage. And you might wanna check again with the finals losses stat they you named my friend because the logo has 8. Watch a basketball game and learn to for yourself
Most first take, undisputed comment ever😂 tell me you don’t know ball and just watch grown men argue about other grown men. 🌽 ball
@@dionpace22 Everything you praise him for is due to his longevity, now all of a sudden it’s a problem. Nothing you say changes the fact that he’s still the greatest loser of all time, news flash the logo lost 29 games in the finals Lebron lost 33 which proves you don’t know what you’re talking about try again young blood I been watching Basketball for quite some time 😂 🤦🏾♂️
“one shouldn’t speak unless one knows”
I remember the term "ballhog" being very prominent during the Kobe era, but recently I haven't heard the term used at all. Seems like all the stars have realized that team play is the best play
probably because their are a lot more capable 3 point shooters nowadays im guessing
There are obviously times where LeBron shouldn't have made the pass, but expecting 100% correct decision making from any player, especially in the clutch when the pressure is high is ridiculous. Sometimes he'll make the wrong pass and that's okay. That doesn't mean he isn't a "killer". I like the nuanced take you have in this video, instead of results based thinking that the media uses to shame him needlessly.
0% of the decisions leQueen makes in the clutch are good period.
Bruh what media shames LeBron outside of youtubers?
@@ghostaccountlmaotype of dumbass question is that? I hear more lebron hate then praise
idk man most playoff game winners suggest otherwise@@chuggynation8275
Funny that you mention media when they're literally the first outlet that pushes the "LeBron basketball IQ Is off the charts" agenda while you're on here saying you can't expect him to make the right decision 100% of the time (something LeBron James himself likes to imply or downright state most of the time) 🤣🤣
Lebum doesn't have a Mid Range game MJ had the Best Mid Range PERIOD Damm the best play to the MJ HATERS
Cornball
I'm just laughing at everyone commenting, who clearly didn't watch until the end of the video. "LeBron was right to pass the ball, because he was getting doubled"
LeBron only got doubled ONCE HE DROVE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BASKET. The thing is, LeBron didn't HAVE TO do that. Bam only came in at the basket as the help defender. If LeBron wanted, he could have taken the 1-on-1 against Jimmy Butler, and tried to win the game himself with a jumper/fadeaway at around 15-feet (as someone like MJ or Kobe would do).
I'm not a LeBron hater, but man, he has to have one of the DUMBEST fanbases in all of sports, lol. Keep up the great work, Jonny
MJ and Kobe were great mid-range shooters and guess what, they routinely missed game winners. Kobe especially. He would take that shot with guys wide open and more often than not it was the wrong play because he missed. Lebron is not a great mid-range shooter, and he's not going to become one in year 21 and turning 39. That's why he drives, and he either gets a layup, or he hits a wide open man. It's the right basketball play given his skillset. Lebron is 3 inches taller than them and 30 pounds heavier, and I'm not sure why people keep expecting a guy built like Malone to play like a shooting guard.
@@johnhachey9239
Like Jonny stated in the video, many of the times LeBron has passed the ball were in scenarios they were only down by 1 (i.e. A 3-pointer was not necessary)
Cam Reddish is a 15% 3-point shooter so far this season. LeBron going for a lay-up, *even while double-teamed* is probably going to make that lay-up more than 15% of the time. So him passing there was still the wrong play
It’s still a case-by-case basis.
Better to pass than hit a side board I guess
-- Lebron doesn't have a go-to shot. That's the weakness.
He can score but in the closing minute, he just doesn't have THAT shot. If he can't go downhill, he's just gonna pass. He's a Top 3 player of all time but in terms of hero ball, that's his greatest weakness.
I feel like whenever Lebron takes the shot in the clutch and makes it no one remembers it or it is not mentioned. For example, this year alone he has taken the final shot to get them to overtime against the kings, played great in the clutch vs the suns, played well in the clutch against the magic, and played awesome in against the clippers. All of these moments alone just in this season, so to say that of course not ever pass to a shooter is the best idea, but we as fans should trust that what Lebron sees is probably right 90-95% of the time.
Lebron is the most clutch player this season, and all you hear is SILENCE.
1 pass which was the right play, and CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP
@@sonny4978that’s because it’s cap. He has the most playoff game winners, but not the most overall game winners, and he’s not efficient in clutch time. Look it up
@@sonny4978 it wasn’t the right play man
@@bobbyd1632 it was, you telling me you know more basketball than lebron james? How about that clippers game where reddish made clutch 3's? shush kid
@@sonny4978 nope it wasn’t. Bron makes mistakes man, he’s all time leader in tov since 2021. Cam was 12% from 3P he was in slump. It was the wrong play
“Shush kid” haha quiet down fan boy I’m just being objective
This is why LeBron won’t be known as clutch over Kobe in Laker fans eyes. Even though Kobe missed MANY game-winning shots throughout his career, he at least took them, make or miss. Everyone knew, game-winning shot always went to Kobe. LeBron is actually more clutch than Kobe numbers-wise but he’s always scared to take the last shot when he shouldn’t be. Dude, you’re clutch, take the damn shot!
Kobe is who I don't want my superstar to be like. If Lebron is one extreme, then Kobe is the other. If Lebron worries about what people think about him, then so did Kobe.
Kobe copied MJ's whole game, even though he wasn't him, and forced shit up because he thought that was the best way to win. Nah, the best way for him to win is either to have a top 5 center, or 3 allstar or borderline allstar big men, cleaning up his messes.
The best basketball play is the one that gives you the highest chance of getting the points you need to win. The pass to the corner here isn't terrible, but it's still a fairly low percentage play (because of who that shooter is) and the way LeBron approached the possession meant that he was stuck choosing between two sub-optimal options. The winning move was either to get a jump shot over his shorter defender or to move in such a way that it opens up a higher quality shot. Instead he drove right into the help defense of a quality shot-blocker and kicked it to a shooter who was open because the defense was willing to give up that shot.
This is the consistent thread you see from LeBron in these situations. There's nothing wrong with him being willing to pass out of a bad spot, but if you let the defense put you in a bad spot then you need to do it in such a way that it opens up the right guy on your team to make the defense pay. He needs to be the one putting the DEFENSE in a bad spot, not letting them do that to him.
He had the he twice had a 3rd option but didn't take it
I’m so happy you 😅
He travelled my guy
he wasnt scared he just cant score in this situation with miami he knew that he would be blocked by adebayo so he have done the best which he could do
ive never seen Lebrun score a clutch shot
@@chune4383 Bro have the most clutch shots ever you could also look at 2018 playoffs literally buzzer beater after buzzer beater
@@chune4383Then you never watched LeBron play
@@chune4383 so you've saying you're blind? We're on TH-cam, you could look them up, takes maybe three seconds. Are you lazy as well?
@@verximama828Lebron needs to retire so the Lakers can go back to they're winning ways like they use 👍
Funny how he casually travels doing that last pass lol
Super travel.. but nobody is allowed to say anything.
He's not called LeTravel for nothing..😆
@@KaineTremaine Or you are bigot.. lol
It’s called a gather step, learn the rules z
Pathetic. Travel in clutch time and passing to a bad shooter is a player contesting with MJ and even top10? GTFAOH
LeBron HAS TO go to the basket. He can’t score outside of 3 feet from the basket.
He passes in the critical moment because he knows he'll choke and miss. He'd rather lose, and it be someone else's fault than his own. It's in keeping with everything else he does so it makes sense.
He did it last night and they won
Lebron has the most game winning shots in NBA history and is more efficient at them than Jordan and Kobe. Wtf are you talking about? The hate is palpable
@@subzero437most of his game winners are layups kid try again. He literally has 4 gw jumpers against the pacers the magic the warriors and bulls all them other game winners you Bron fans be gassing up are all layups. That’s the whole point of buddy can’t use his size and strength to get a layup he’s rather pass it because he doesn’t have trust in his own skill or lack thereof in that position in those moments. He doesn’t have moves to get a open jumper he just has put his head down and rim run.
LeBron wouldn't attack a tiny Kyrie switched on him, and passed the ball to a definitely not wide-open and utterly double-teamed AD. LeBron then tried to hit the side of the backboard again just like when he got swept by the Nuggets.
@@kevinlambert5854he's one of the best transition player of all time, no shit his game winners would be lays it doesn't take a rocket science to understand that. And since when did it matter what a Game winner looked like? Do you want winning basketball or for the shots to be "aesthetically pleasing" . But anyway floater shot over he raptors game winner, lebron during cavs days 3 pointer game winner vs orlando in eastern conference finals, regular season jumper vs Boston celtics during the heat, 3 pointer to end game in ot vs Milwaukee, fadeaway in ot vs Minnesota, on lakers fadeaway vs celtics in 2020. But please keep spouting your nonsense kevin
You are cooking with this one. Great video for a Friday
And Lebron fans wonder why he doesn’t even compare to MJ. MJ had the most pressure, always wanted the ball in crunch time and was unbelievably clutch. 6 for 6 in finals when your the face of the league is just utter dominance. Opposing players feared him. There was an agression with finesse that was beautiful. Lebron is like a football player who decided to play basketball but he has come up short repeatedly. He’s scared of big moments and always takes the path of least resistance on all levels. Whenever he gets exposed he joins superteams or handpicks all stars and hofers himself to try to bail him out.
Kind of a weird argument to make when Lebron has multiple game winning shots he has made throughout his career. Sure he passes to the open shooter a lot but the list of game winning shots he has is pretty wild.
Bron has like 19 game winners. But he has took over 100 shots in that situation. Bron is scared to shoot the ball late cause he not great at closing.
I dont even know why Cam is playing crucial minutes LMAO
You’re forgetting the biggest problem. Lebron doesn’t have a consistent midrange. Lebron pulling up isn’t a great option. It’s either get to the basket or dish. That’s why he does that at the end of the game, especially when compared to Jordan or Kobe. This does make passing the best option… for him. Now that pass from under the basket? I don’t know what the heck that was other than a choke in a big moment. I guess him and Ben Simmons do have something in common.
When this dude retires finally, and he's no longer a "cash cow".. his low lights, and bad statistics will get reviewed.
He's hung around way too long and lost with super teams
@KaineTremaine
while playing against super teams.
@@BallerBrain zero statues (0)
@@KaineTremaine irrelevant
@@BallerBrain Who is the GOAT?
Thank you for this take, I've been saying this for years. A lot of people criticise LeBron for all sorts of reasons. Like giving the ball to Kyrie in 2016. But that wasn't the issue. Not because Kyrie made the shot but because he was a good option to take the shot. But it matters who give the ball to and what situation you are passing on.
I would argue Danny Green is a proven clutch shooter. Just cuz he was in a slump didn't mean he couldn't go off at any given point. All time he ranks 50th in 3pt% and 39th in 3PM. He's better than 99% of players.
Exactly!
Shouldn't the guy who missed the shot get the criticism
He has been. Us Laker fans have been acting like we want Reddish off the roster. lol. Idk about that just yet, but the man is in a terrible slump, no doubt
@@jonnyarnettyou're in a terrible slump. Who would have ever thought a Kobe fanatic would slum it making hot take TH-camr bs
@@MPHswayzeyour pfp is perfect for your salty ass comment lmao
@@MPHswayze its not that serious man its just an opinion piece
@@MPHswayze So you keep commentating under every comment Jonny made, just to hate? Kinda sad, not gonna lie.
What a great objective analysis of this. I do remember a game many seasons ago where LeBron passed it to Korver for a game-winning shot and Korver missed it. Korver is one of the all-time most consistently-efficient 3pt shooters. Skip Bayless was saying it was a bad play because "they didn't sign Korver to hit those kinds of shots" which is a bad take imo.
If Korver misses that, you live with it, plain and simple.
Lol point is instead of Bron trying to create his own shot tht isn't a layup or step back 3 he just drives to collapse defense and hopes whoever he passes to makes the shot. For someone who self proclaims themselves GOAT it's very cowardly 🤷🏽♂️
@@tdup191 Have you ever watched lebron, he's a pass-first guy like Magic. Even in high school, he preached about involving his teammates. Him involving his teammates is the reason Lebron made the finals in 2007 and 2018, which is impossible for Kobe or MJ to do, just by themselves.
@@ekamsandhu134 LeBron is clearly NOT a pass first player like Magic!
How can a pass first player be 24th in assists per game.
How can a pass first player have highest FG attempts among top 20 total assists players?
@@ekamsandhu134 lol are Kobe and KD pass first players too seeing as tho Bron avg more shots per game in his career than them?? Tht pass first shit is a false narrative just like him making players better yet every year needs more help 😂👎🏽
The Danny Green decision was correct. It went to a wide open shooter who isn't a bad shooter and generated a great look.
That he shot poorly in a small sample size in the finals is just stochastic noise and changing decision making off of a small sample size like that would itself be a mistake.
But I agree that context matters. Who you're passing to and what type of shot you're passing up matters.
-- Lebron is basically Batman who becomes Robin or Alfred. They all have an hand in saving the world but when we watch the movie. It's Superman vs Batman, not Superman vs Robin.
The crazy thing is when Bron was passing it. Christian Wood was right under the basket for a dunk. They were only down one. Woods either gets a and one or draws the foul. I’ll trust a dunk from a big man right under the rim
Great points and fair take. I agree with analyzing decisions on a case by case basis. As you indicated, each situation is different and to suggest a blanket statement in either direction for all of LeBron's game deciding passes would disregard the complexities. I appreciate how you take a deeper look at each situation and your fair analyses in your videos.
As for the pass to Reddish, I would concur that it was not the right decision.
Hope you have a nice weekend.
He passes because he's afraid. But meta layer? He passes because he'd rather have a scape goat for the pressure. Diffusion of responsibility. You can never be wrong if you made "the correct play" and the other guy "fucked up". Lebron IS the scapegoat.
He is not made of that stuff; his favorite musician is Drake, arguably the softest and corniest rapper in the history of hip-hop. LeBron does not have an assassin's mentality. He also has probably never been in one fist fight in his entire life. His mental make-up is off. This is why MJ and Kobe will always be greater in my book.
My brother, LeBron literally statistically has the most clutch shots in NBA History & the most playoff buzzer beaters in NBA History
I don't think Lebron taking a 15-18ft jumper over Jimmy is a good idea, because Bron himself is a bad shooter outside 3ft and he doesn't have a reliable scoring weapon for clutch situations.
Basically, Lebrons tendency to pass to a teammate in the clutch is fine when it’s the right situation and the right player. BUT most of the time he is the leading scorer and best player on the court by far. Instead of driving and using using footwork and fundamentals to get a shot for himself he’d rather put that on pressure on an open shooter.This method of closing important games is a BIG reason he didn’t win as much in his prime and isn’t considered a killer. Despite having a lot of Al time records he only won in very specific situations and with very specific players on his team. There have been to many times where other players bail him out because he can’t close himself.(Ray Allen, Kyrie, AD)
Of all the languages in the world, you decided to speak Facts
LeBron is never the best player on court. He doesn't have footwork and fundamentals to get a shot
The problem is Lebron is a poor freethrow shooter and also shoots poorly beyond 10ft. That’s why he always tends to kick out and pass on such clutch moments. Lebron simply isn’t the player that’s meant to take these shots.
@@TheRastacabbagenigga what
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He absolutely did the correct play. The heat needed to collapse on lebron which lebron read of course and found the open player. The issue was why wasn’t Christian Wood in place. Dlo was ejected, lakers were missing ad,hayes, gabe, vando, and hachimura. Lakers were depleted unfortunately so that play wasn’t only the best play but literally the only play he could have done.
Edit: cam reddish just hit 5 3pt 17 points and 4 steals and a very clutch corner 3 to win the game. Lebron did the exact same thing and believed in his teammates.
You don’t know ball
@@SoggySlopstercare to explain?
Wood was in the perfect place for a dump off dunk. LeBron just missed him and for some reason went for the 3 instead even though they were only down 1
@@Andrew-ms8md wood wasn’t even in the game in that final possession. What are you on about? Also wood was shooting lights out in the 4th. This is a coaching issue not a lebron issue.
@@VincentVincent_89 he was right under the basket. 35
The RIGHT play to the WRONG player is the WRONG decision. You said it correctly, Jonny.
Cam literally made the same shot against the suns the other day
I agree with your nuance. It matters who you're passing to, what shot you're giving up. Also, take a mid-range good look or make sure you're getting fouled and win it at the free throw line.
I think his ‘pass-first, legacy’ excuse is just that, an excuse. I think it’s a convenient way of explaining away the fact that has followed LeBron for most of his career which is that he isn’t the guy to take the shot to close out and win the game. Argue all you want, LeBron fans, he has never been clutch in the same way as MJ, Bird, or even Kobe.
Bird had multiple 6 point finals game. Lebrun is objectively the most clutch basketball player ever. Hit the most game winners,most buzzer beaters and by far the fg percentage when taking those shots. No argument
@@justinholland6132 that just isn’t true because you say it, though. I’ve seen those numbers. In terms of all time buzzer beaters that’s a question of how long he’s played not the most clutch, and even with that; those are regular season not playoff where MJ is still ahead despite playing for pretty much half the time LeBron now has. Stop lying
he has more clutch time points that bird and Kobe, more 4th quarter points than bird and Kobe, and more playoff buzzer beaters than all 3. He is THAT guy. MJ is more clutch, fine, but not the other two. What lebrons issue is is that he's not a great shooter. That's why he basically always drives in this situation. If he doesn't get a clean look he passes it out. Either he gets a high percentage 2, or he makes a teammate wide open. That's why its the right basketball play given his skill set. I mean he was literally criticized last playoffs for not making that exact same type of layup when he had 2-3 defenders on him. The reality is he gets criticized either way, and it's not like Kobe, Jordan, and Bird were just hitting game winning shots left and right every game, it was a rare occurrence given how many games each played.
Lol LeBron has many clutch plays and game winners including the playoffs. You're just not paying attention.
@@damboultonyou ignored him saying he hit them at a higher percentage and that most buzzer beaters stat is playoffs for lebron not regular season
Im a firm believer that Lebron makes the right play in 99% of these plays, but that rockets pass to Carmelo was a huge blunder
100%, and I'm a Lebron fan
But when Lebron does the pass, does he take in consideration the pressure that is on the shooter ? There is a reason why clutch is a thing, a lot of players will have lower FG percentage in clutch moments because of the pressure, and Lebron is putting this pressure on role players while even superstar struggle in those moments.
for those fans saying the open shooters who missed should have all the blame, well, that is what it means to be a *CLUTCH player. The BALLS* to take a game/series/season deciding shot.
reason why im frustrated at times to Lebron when he chose the "right" play of passing to a inferior teammate a lot of times. If it's a game/series/season deciding shot, clutch Superstars should take the shot.
But if he misses we'll never hear the end of it
Star players should take the shot always if their shot is slightly lower or a better percentage shot than who they are passing to. In this case Cam was a 12.5% 3P shooter at the time in the season. He was the wrong option. Bron getting fouled and going to the line would have been a higher percentage outcome.
I don’t know how anyone can say he’s clutch when he has more moments like this, then actual clutch moments
He has the second most game tying/game winning buckets of all time. 88 Kobe is 1st and LeBron is 2nd with 81.
@@hiphophead4891he has more moments like this, that they don’t have a stat for
You do realize most superstars have more plays like this than clutch moments?
@@ksewilliams if you’re trying to say players miss more shots than they make yes…failed clutch moments LeBron would have the highest stat in that aspect if that was a stat
@@ksewilliams how can someone say he has a high IQ when he makes bad decisions at the end of games constantly passes to players that are not high percentage three point shooters when he’s under the basket with his size and strength
I was at that game. There were two weird ass Lebron haters behind me who were shitting on Lebron every time he missed a shot, turned the ball over or when a player scored on him. They didn't say anything after Lebron passed it and everyone knew it was the right basketball play. Also, ik this is an NBA player, and arguably the greatest NBA player, but did he realize it was Cam Reddish shooting that? Sometimes when things are going at a fast speed, you don't necessarily have the time to see who's shooting which shot. Maybe Ham told him "drive and kick it out to the open man". Also, DLO should've been in Cam's place, but he got a double tech because he clapped his hands. The refs were terrible that entire game (not just on the Lakers side, there were some bullshit no calls on the Heat and a dumb tech or 2)
Idk man, I feel like LeBron had to have known Reddish was in a slump. LBJ is ALWAYS paying attention to team stats and such, so I don't see how he could miss it. Ultimately LeBron is gonna work with what he's got, which is why Ham deserves a ton of blame for putting their coldest shooter on the corner.
The play was drawn up for cam reddish to be in the corner for lebron to kick it out to. Don’t know what the hell coach Ham was thinking
@@jonnyarnett well it worked out tonight so I guess Cam proved you wrong lol
@@d3va383 yawn Bron stan
@@d3va383 aint the greatest nba player you stan
"Putting the ball in the hands of the best player in the floor" is parroted by coaches at every level of basketball. Skip Bayless is spot on. Even a broken clock tells the correct time twice a day.
This video shows why I hate it when they compare Lebron to Magic Johnson. Yes, both often pass the ball in crucial situations, but Magic knew the pulse of the game and knew which players were clutch, who had the hot hand, and most importantly, an instinct when to shoot it himself like the baby hook shot or the many other clutch shots he made. He also knew which players NOT to pass to in the moment like Kurt Rambis or Mychal Thompson.
Magic's pass to Sam Perkins in game 1 in the 1991 finals and the lob pass to Kareem in the 1987 win at Boston Garden comes to mind.
1 its good to see LeBron giving Cam a chance to earn a contract; if he opts in this summer its because his career is on life support. 2 if Cam wants to be here in the play offs, LeBron needs to see what he has in cam and the team as a whole. Better to find out now if your teammates can handle play off basketball.
I agree it's good that Cam is getting a chance, but not there.. Ham shouldn't have had him out there
1. Danny Green may have been underwhelming in that series, but he’s an all-time great shooter. Steve Kerr was 3/15 in that Utah series before hitting the game winner. Let’s compare apples to apples.
2. LeBron did pass to Korver against the Warriors in the clutch. Korver missed, and LeBron was lambasted.
3. Cam Reddish might not be a household name, but he’s a career 40% 3-point shooter. And while you couldn’t have seen the future, he was on fire against the Suns last night and delivered in the clutch.
4. The mid-range shot is the least efficient shot in the NBA. It only makes sense for a few players (Derozan, Booker, etc) who naturally excel at it. It’s not the kind of shot today’s players need (or want) to practice because it’s the least rewarding. It may be difficult for us “old heads” to accept, but that’s where the game is today.
LeBron made the right play. Reddish deserves all the criticism for missing the shot and being in a slump
Great video Jonny
Am I blind or was bam not finna sent that sh*t to mars? He was doubled, that was 1000% the correct play. Brown has no problem pulling the shot for game. If he hits the shot I bet y’all would say that was an awesome pass. They almost always double bron in these last shot moments.
He passes in the regular season but shoots in the offs. I think he’s just trying to show that he trusts his guys. My only issue is that pass is that woods is right there and was the much better option.
he literally had a similar situation happen in a high leverage moment back in 06, Lebron played decoy and Damion Jones who hasn’t been used all through out the series with the game winning corner 3…this was i think 1st round 06 playoffs
Yeah I feel like LeBron is too much of a passer at times. However in this exact play, I think it was the right decision. Yes I understand cam reddish is a horrendous 3pt shooter, but it was a wide open corner 3 (aka one of the easiest shots in the game) and he was just asked to make that one shot. Maybe LeBron could’ve taken a fade, but it would’ve been a tough fade over one of the games best perimeter defenders and strongest guards in Jimmy butler. Regardless I understand your POV and am thankful you are unbiased in your reasoning. Keep up the good work
Right exactly, there’s more that goes into it.
% of that specific shot matters, and being guarded by at worst, an solid Defender in Jimmy and then an All Defense Bam as help means that passing is the best option. If Cam misses, that’s on him. If you wanna call it a coaching decision, then alright, but Bron made the correct play
You wrong because an open 3 is still a low percentage shot especially if the shooter is bad at it. It is not an easy shot
@@ckingtruthcorner is literally the easiest 3 pt shot
@@klutchedup9the question who is shooting. It is easier for Lebron to score or get foul inside the paint, I would let "The GOAT" take the last shot win or loss, than Cam Rabbish
@@klutchedup9 it doesn't matter if it is the easiest shot from low percentage areas. A corner 3 from a bad shooter down 1 is not the right play.
You know, i dont hate when LeBron passes the ball to an open teammate. I think that pass to Cam was a "good" basketball play. But, what i really hate about LeBron is he tries so hard to play so methodical and strategic that he forgets the momentum or context of the game. Sometimes your teammates are cold af, and getting them wild open shots is not the solution. If LeBron is having a great 4th quater that night and your teammates are cold, the best basketball play was to get the man with the momentum a great look, yourself, he was 6-8 from the field that quater. That's why i love LeBron playing in 2018, he understood the importance of momentum back then.
His decisions are debatable, his traveling make the replays painful.
3 steps, he thinks he's playing handball out there
Star players are stars for a reason. The best player has a higher probability of scoring.
I’m a life long Mavericks fan and I have more confidence in Dirk hitting a contested shot, than a role player hitting a wide open shot, nobody on our roster shot better than Dirk even when contested if that makes sense.
Bron still carrying the bum ahh lakers
Lakers are still stacked without Lebron 😭 AD is a top 10 player hof bound, about to win defensive player of the year and on the 75 greatest all time list
As a laker long time laker fan, I would live or die by Kobe’s decision to make the right play. Labron doesn’t have the mamba mentality and killer instincts.
Lebron's theme song is "It Wasn't Me"
This is why i love kobe as a player. He put everything in his back INCLUDING media scrutiny. Pau was trash against garnet, no one talks about that they talk about how great gasol is, how great his teammates were.
Lebron? How many tiems have you guys hear Bosh is great? Kevin love who eas 20pt/20reb type of player? AD? Everyone blames everyone except Lebron. Kobe took EVERYTHING off his team mates shoulders.
Yeah, because he forced bad shots all the time, when better shots were open. If Lebron is one extreme, which he isn't, then Kobe is the other extreme.
You don't just dump that kind of pressure to a role player that can't shoot for shit. You are the self proclaimed goat, find a way to score if a good shooter isn't open.
Game 5 2003 wcsf lakers spurs, kobe was doubled in the corner and passed to horry who was always clutch in the past but that postseason he was garbage. Was that the right play or not? I say sometimes they go in and sometimes they don’t. They’re in the nba, you would think that all of them could make a wide open shot
Game 3 2002 WC 1st rd Kobe passed the ball to Bob right corner 3 Lakers won 93-92, 2000 game 3 WCF Kobe passed to Ron Harper Left corner 2 l, Lakers won. If your down by 1 you know you only 2 points to win not 3.
I always wished he was with the Spurs. Pop would have loved playing him with that passing mentality.
See, now that would have been nuts. I doubt we would be faulting LeBron for passing in those scenarios. Well coached, and blessed with elite shooters throughout the years.
@@jonnyarnettimagine him with the 2014 Spurs. I am crying. 😭😭😭
If you're passing up the last shot as the go to guy it should be a set play and the guy getting the ball should expect it
Your 100% correct
He's hit 2 buzzer beaters over Jimmy before. There's no way I'm not going for #3
He could’ve passed it to the open dude right under the basket- but I get it, he probably didn’t see him.
That's one of the things that made Magic Johnson so special. Eyes everywhere.
I’m the most recent example (pass to Cam Reddish) Lebron had the dump off to C. Wood under the basket for a layup. LBJ took the “easy” route and just kicked to the corner off muscle memory not making the “best play” to win the game. He doesn’t need to play like MJ or Kobe but the lack of “killer instinct” shows in these moments and it’s ultimately why he has the least rings amongst All-Time greats
LeBron has lost many times in the NBA Finals, but Jordan, who won the championship in every NBA Finals he played in during his playing days, is truly amazing.
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Dayem that skip balyor with a brick on his hand ... That's mad trolling 😅
We meet again Jonathan
Thank u for the context lol by his logic if he saw Shaq open at the 3 end of the game then it’s right to pass it 😂
He tries to sell passing in late situations as him making the right play when in reality he's afraid to miss and get someone to blame. Next, he don't have a jump shot while facing the basket in his tool box
I think there’s another angle here that many people are missing. LeBron understands that winning has to be a team effort and by instilling this type of trust in them early in the season is a nice confidence boost for them. That being said I ultimately blame the coaching for that loss
I see your point but it can be a confidence destroyer too. Especially since Cam missed that shot.
Lj constantly wants to recognized as the goat. He should be taking the last shot. Especially after 10-20 years. How the hell do you people blame the damn coach for Lebron's cowardice. It's his fault.
Stop thinking! You are making excuses for him! If he calls himself the goat, then he should DEMAND the ball, not dish it off, so he can blame other players for not winning the game! He is a loser and a one dimensional player, with no go to move and no clutch! He can't flop this yr, so his points should be down!
@@jordanjenkins1671see his point? Point of what? LeChoke is afraid to shoot?🤦🏾♂️
@@GenX7119he’s got better clutch stats than kobe in the playoffs and the most game winners in the playoffs but go off
We can talk all day about the right basketball play, but the truth is lebron is afraid of the moments that mean the most in any game. If he calls himself the best player then BE the best player. Pull up for the 15 to 18 footer and live with the results. He is a pass first player in crunch time, but in any other time in the game he doesn't have a problem with jacking up shots.
LeBron is aware he lacks that clutch gene that other superstars have, so he just came up with this excuse of making “the correct play”. This for me (among other things) keeps LeBron out of the GOAT conversation.
lmao
Lebron is one of the best playmakers and scorers, and one of the smartest players in all basketball history. If he has the ball, he’s gonna make the right play. It’s not gonna be perfect 100% of the time, if he misses the shot or the person he kicks it out to misses, people on both sides will say he doesn’t have the clutch gene.
But if in that same scenario and he made the shot or the person who he kicked out to makes the shot, then people would praise him for making the game winning play (except skip bayless for obvious reasons)
I trust Lebron with the ball, he’s probably one of the very few players I trust to make the right play when under pressure.
The problem I have with this is that he is always looking to implicate someone else so that he never gets the full blame. If he goes for the shots it’s “I missed the shot, I’M to blame for losing the game.” The whole so called “making the right play” thing now makes the blame shareable. “I made the pass, but HE missed the shot.” But if his teammate makes it, it’s now “he made the shot BECAUSE I made the right play.” It’s so consistent with his character. Look at what he just said about his Heat years. He is consistently doing everything he can to play up what he did well and play down what he did poorly. It’s not about correct basketball, it’s about narrative, like always. It has nothing to do with his bullsh*t “I WaNt tHe KiDs tO pAsS” excuse. Magic, Stockton, Jason Williams, Pistol, CP3, Jokic, etc taught us that it’s cool to pass. The truth is he’s scared of the moment. Of the consequences. Of the sole responsibility. He’s not that guy. We know it, and more importantly, HE knows it. But instead of admitting his shortcomings, he changes the narrative to make himself look better. I don’t know why people can’t see this for what it is. And to the bronsexuals who are all “he just doesn’t want to play hero ball and take bad shots like Kobe and MJ”, let me ask you this, if you were married and had kids, and your kids were under attack, even if your wife was big and strong and trained in martial arts, would you, as a man, let your wife be the primary defender and take the hits, or are you going to take whatever’s coming and letting the consequences fall on you? Even if you had a friend who was big as hell and served in the military, would you look to him knowing that it’s YOUR family on the line? This tells me what kind of man you are. One exactly like Lebron, who would ABSOLUTELY let his wife go first, especially if it “was the right play.” Jonny, you’re married, what would you do?
He keeps doing this… losing
Make your teammates better like the media says you do, no excuses..
Jonny just hating at this point, it was the right play
You didn’t even give the video enough time to finish before commenting. You’re the epitome of biased. 15% my guy… FIFTEEN. Lol
He's not hating, you're just a biased bron fan, at a certain point the "goat" has to take over and has to take that shot, get fouled and hit the ft's,etc.
It's ridiculous to be that passive when you're supposed to be the "goat" and ik about his game winners, ik he has had clutch moments, but bro yall talk so much about the "right play" when sometimes the right play is taking over the way EVERY other great has before.
@@jonnyarnettthe shots are warm up quality shots, absolutely nobody around them and a generous amount of time to shoot, wether it be danny green or reddish. The lebron to melo was ridiculous, that was a ben simmons level play, but reddish had all day to make that three, danny green is a great three point shooter, even in clutch situations, watch the 2012 nba finals where the spurs lost, danny green was one of the few bright spots on the team in that finals vs the heatles. Those completely wide open shots are what drags players out of a shooting slump, its early in the season and lebron can sacrifice a game for better team play throughout the season
@@jonnyarnettalso jonny, i like your content, i watch most of your videos lol
@@jonnyarnettalso, if you wanna support your argument, you should’ve brought up bird instead of kobe and mj, bird was just like lebron where he was good at everything at the small forward position, bird made passes to the “correct” teammates in clutch situations but also was a killer when taking the shot himself.
Near the same action took place that night against phœnix, lebron choose to pass the ball to Reddish and he made it.
That’s basketball. Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it doesn’t
I trust Reddish, Melo, and Danny Green. I won't defend passing up the open layup.
Lebron passing the ball in game winning situations will always be the correct decision.
He, just like everybody else on the court, knows he will just choke on the shot. LoL.
He doesn't have a medium range game either so somebody else has to do it.
Just imagine a self proclaimed GOAT that will never be double-teamed in late game scenarios.
Referees can't bail him out either with a call because he wilts under pressure of making free throws.
So he just have to pass the ball all the time.
Besides, it fits the narrative of " Lebron wins" or " loses".
It will never be his fault.
Man, everybody always talks about Jordan's pass to Kerr, but nobody ever brings up his pass to John Paxson.
Because Jordan always wanted the big moments to shoot and he did it more times then we can count
Same old story with LeBron not stepping up and taking the last shot. There is absolutely NO reason to pass the ball from the paint area to the 3 point line.
Last time I checked, Kobe and MJ would have taking the clutch and deciding shot. That's what great players do, others take the easy way out.
It's a valid critique to raise. Then there's the fact LeBron is constantly elevated as one of the highest IQ players of all time by the majority of sports media. So who do you believe? Them or your lying eyes 👀
Im not a Lebron James fan but that was a good play by him. He drove to rim aggressively and drew the defense. Excellent pass.
Hero Ball is tired and played out.
My guy he traveled going to the rim....
thumbnail of the year 😂
it should be acknowledged that there are also countless times where lebron didn't pass it up and took the shot himself. in the heat of the moment w/ defense collapsing on you it's just instinctive to kick it out to an open shooter even if that shooter is struggling, especially with a pass-first mentality. but i agree that i would've preferred to see bron settle for a step-back short pull up jumper in that specific situation