Originally Posted by
Billy Dat
While Jason Kidd definitely made all the difference on this team, it has really surprised me that so many journalists are on the Kobe bandwagon when, to me, the real straw that stirred the drink (after Kidd) was LEBRON. First, a few caveats...Carmelo proved himself last summer to be a gifted international player and that continued this summer...he was awesome. But, Lebron, not Kobe, showed the full package. It was Lebron who was playmaking, Lebron looking to get the big men involved, Lebron filling every lane on the break, etc. He was incredible, especially the way he was shooting from long range. Kobe is the one who kept trying to go one on one while Lebron was looking to make passes. Both played great defense, but Lebron shot almost 70% for the entire tournament!!!!!!!! The LEBRONZE AGE has arrived.