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The Painted Area (thepaintedarea.blogspot.com) has great LeBron James news, photos, videos and more
Monday, Jan 25
A Few Idle LeBron Thoughts
So, there's been lots of LeBron food for thought over the last week or so, including the very good LeBron column by Bill Simmons. And that's the thing: LeBron has a chance to challenge for no. 1. Yes, Kobe is a more accomplished player and ranks higher than LeBron for his career as of now. But LeBro...
Monday, Nov 16
Yes, Brandon Jennings Is (Already!) Laughing Last
Anyone who has a rough sense of Euroleague basketball must be wondering why we even have to state something so obvious. Yet a misguided sense of college basketball exceptionalism was an undercurrent of all the incorrect Jennings evaluations.
Monday, Oct 26
2009-10 NBA Season Predictions/Storylines: We're Picking the Orlando Magic
First Round: Magic over Heat, Cavs over Bulls, Celtics over Sixers, Hawks over Wizards Conf. Semis: Magic over Hawks, Cavs over Celtics Conf. Finals: Magic over Cavs NBA Finals: Magic over Lakers MVP: LeBron James, Cavaliers
Sunday, Oct 25
TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Preview:10 NBA Questions for the 2010s
1. Where will LeBron James be? 2. How will Greg Oden/Andrew Bynum develop? 3. How will high-school-to-pros players age? The most fascinating player to watch will be Kobe Bryant, as he often is. At age 31, he has already played 948 regular-season games plus another 175 playoff games.
Friday, Oct 23
2009-10 Basketball Books Preview
King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution, by Aram Goudsouzian (May 1) Outside the Limelight: Basketball in the Ivy League, by Kathy Orton (Nov. 15) American Hoops: U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball from Berlin to Beijing, by Carson Cunningham
Thursday, Oct 8
More Than A Game: Seattle Screening Report
On Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of More Than A Game - the new documentary film about the core group of inseparable friends who comprised the champion St. Vincent's-St. Mary's high school basketball team in Akron, Ohio, headlined by LeBron James - thanks to th...
Thursday, Sep 24
NBA Decade 2000s: Players
MVP: Tim Duncan All-NBA First Team C Shaquille O'Neal F Tim Duncan F Kevin Garnett G Kobe Bryant G Jason Kidd All-NBA Second Team F Dirk Nowitzki F LeBron James F Paul Pierce G Allen Iverson G Steve Nash LeBron scores 25 straight for Cleveland Two great Nash assists
Wednesday, Apr 15
Painted Area's 2008-09 NBA MVP: LeBron James
1. LeBron James, Cleveland 2. Dwyane Wade, Miami 3. Chris Paul, New Orleans 4. Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers 8. Yao Ming, Houston 11. Pau Gasol, LA Lakers 12. Chauncey Billups, Denver 13. Deron Williams, Utah 14. Carmelo Anthony, Denver 15. (tie) Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett/Rajon Rondo, Boston
Monday, Jan 12
LeBron: Better Than Bird?
It's a small sample size of 28 minutes (mainly b/c Cleveland has played so few close games), but it's consistent with his 2007-08 numbers in the clutch and the "super-clutch" (4th quarter or overtime, less than 2 minutes left, neither team ahead by more than 3 points) - LeBron and Kobe stoo...
Thursday, Nov 13
Olympic Basketball All-Tournament Team
In fact, it was a wildly inconsistent Olympics across the board for Lithuania, as different players seemed to appear and disappear each night. Saras himself had a strong 19 points and 6 assists vs. Spain in the semis, followed up with just 9 points, 3 assists, 4 TOs and 0-4 3pters vs. Argentina...
Monday, Nov 3
Opinion: I am a Witness... To LeBron in the High/Low Post
2:11 1st Q, 19-15 Cavs Classic pick-and-roll, with LeBron finding Varejao for an easy layup. 21-15 Cavs The Cavs' UCLA sets seemed less effective with LeBron on the wing, mainly b/c it seemed like Cleveland got away from putting the ball in his hands.
Thursday, Jun 19
Make Room for No. 34
And of course, The Truth also pitched in on the effort against another All-NBA First Teamer, LeBron James. Here's how the Pierce/LeBron numbers looked for the Celtics-Cavs series: TRUTH: 19.4/5.0/3.6 .404 FG LEBRON: 26.7/6.4/7.6 .355 FG LEBRON: 30.0/7.9/7.2 .484 FG
