When i saw lebron hit that 1 second shot…i was angry. The reason is because i am a bulls fan, and always was. And i am a fan of hte bulls of the 90s (like so many others) and i am a fan of His Airness. And that lebron james one second play, there was no doubt about it, that was very jordan like. And i hated it.

I cheer for the magic in this series, i want the greatness that is lebron to fall short, to struggle and to squirm. Lebron faces two fairly easy adversaries in the first two rounds of the playoffs…one against a no longer great pistons team holding on to the success of yesteryear, and one against an atlanta team that loses its best (only?) perimeter defender to injury and aside from a shotblocker have no real defense. Yet Team lebron is heralded as greatness, they cant lose to anyone says the media. So i cheer for a very weak orlando team, for only they have the ability to show that team lebron is only as good as its best player, and its best player is still lacking….

Lebron poses at every turn, he wears the face of someone that is entitled to something, but why? Because he wearns number 23, because he is the king of all freaks of nature in basketball, because his style of play and strenghts on the court fit in so well with the new rules of the nba giving him an upperhand in all games? Because david stern backs him at every turn as the biggest money making star of the nba?

Maybe my opinion is biased, but ill use the words of my friend, Jordan had Grace. He was the strongest guy on the court, but not strongest guy in the gym. He would outrun anyone and everyone for the ball, but he was never the fastest cat, jordan’s shoes were all the craze, but he didnt sign a contract with nike his rookie year. Jordan playfully clapped chalk into redds face for good luck, not announced his entrance to his fans. Jordan made his ladder, and then climbed it, wasnt told that he belonged at the top the day he was drafted. Jordan had another mvp on his team, and was still head and still led his team in a multitude of stats, he was a more times he was given credit for, the media just got tired of him being named that.

Lebron, he cant be touched because its a foul. Lebron He is bigger and stronger than almost everyone, yes the man has skill, globs of it, but he is missing something. Lebron reminds me of shaq, he can be the most dominant player of his time, but if he and jordan existed in the same generation jordan would destroy him. Jordan won, he claimed the top spot and wanted people to say that he couldnt, he shouldnt. He wanted teh media to create a jordan stopper, and then destroy him (craig ehlo) he wanted to face a ruthless no good team of bullies, so he could scream with dominance in thier face and send them home utterly stupified and beaten. He wanted nature to take a shot at him, put him at less than half strength and take away his ability to talk and communicate with his teamates, and yet still lead them to victory in limited minutes in a crucial playoff game.

Lebron, he is told his time is now, he is told that he is the greatest, he is told he is the second coming of jordan…no….he is the one to surpass jordan. Lebron hit one shot that we could actually call jordan esque. One shot! Sure hes won games, by utilizing his brute strength, the new nba rules, and a little something he calls the crab dribble, but there was no grace about that. There was no poetry, no heroism. But he finally has a shot, full of poetry and heroism, one shot that truly makes him appear jordan-esque and the media is salivating. THEY ARE DYING FOR HIM TO WIN, to become Greater than jordan!! HE is told he is there, and the media bows to him, stern bows to him….its disgusting.

But lebron needs that ring, he needs to win that ring before it truly takes place, and i fear that he just may…although i dont want him to. Had he not thrown chalk for attention, had he not been as big or as a strong as he is now, had he not posed with his teamates before every game as if they were on the cover of slam magazine, had he been someone that the media didnt give the title of jordan esque on a silver platter too, maybe i wouldnt have minded him taking jordans place. but he is lebron, a one man company, and i hope the magic or orlando refuse him of his ring. Let it take him one year longer to get his ring, let him be the most dominant player in the leage like shaq, just keep him away from the legacy of jordan.

Hey lebron, have you seen my 6 championship rings? My 6 NBA CHampionship rings. The 6 Championship rings that I myself have won?