The James Era Begins

I can’t believe how great Lebron James’ debut was last night. Honestly, I understand that the Cavs lost, but I haven’t seen them play with the intensity and heart that they played with last night against one of the NBA’s best teams. Lebron’s final line was 25 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 turnovers. He was 12-20 from the field (including a half-court heave at the end of the third quarter.)

All those things said, I am not ready to call it a complete success yet. It was one game in which the Cavs didn’t even win. Lebron played 42 minutes. He won’t be able to play that many minutes all year long coming straight from high school. It is an 82 game schedule and kids always start to wear down during the season. If Lebron is consistent this year, I will be shocked.

Also, the hyping of Lebron during the game made me want to puke. Dan Majerle and Sean Elliott were worse than Bob Costas is with Michael Jordan. Worse than FOX announcers with Derek Freaking Jeter. The Sacramento Kings are a great team with more than a few great players and we heard hardly anything about Peja, Bibby and Bobby Jackson who shot jumpers from all over the building last night. So, to the people outside of Cleveland who have to see this horrendously overdone coverage I apologize.

So, I am optimistic right now. I think we could see some cool things this year. The team should start to get better as Paul Silas gets them going on the same page. JR Bremer looks to be an interesting pickup. Ricky Davis can be great if he stays focused. Lebron looks to have a mature court vision and attitude that the rookies of this league have never shown. I know it is early, but the way he controlled that team last night was fun for me to watch. He was aggressive with the ball and also aggressive sharing the ball with his team mates. The Cavs appear to be back on the right track.

Carmelo who?

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