How is LeBron missing this many shots vs single coverage?

[JerrySeinfeld]

Durant would shred single coverage, dropping similar point totals but on like 50% shooting

[Fowl]

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[Akrazotile]

6/24

2/7

[Levity]

6/24



no doubt you would have came in your pants, then cried to your mommy, if lebron went for 6/24 in a win.

[Droid101]

6/24

2/7
Weak troll game. Step it up.

[3ball]

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:applause:


Kobe's moves were elite (in their shiftiness and skill level), and these moves allowed him to isolate QUICKLY.. Whereas, the NBA's own stats show that Lebron takes too long - the NBA's player-tracking data (http://stats.nba.com/league/player/shots/#!/?sectionName=Touch%20Time%20Range&section=TouchTimeRange&range=Touch%206%2B%20Seconds&sort=FGA_FREQUENCY&dir=1&Season=2014-15&SeasonType=Regular%20Season) shows that a whopping 38% of Lebron's points are scored by taking longer than 6 seconds - that's 8th in entire league.

Also, this stat is a point guard stat - Lebron and Harden were the only non-PG's in the top 50.. But Lebron has always played point guard for his team, as he did alongside Mo Williams and Chalmers.

Unfortunately for Lebron, the best isolators aren't players that take a long time by use existing, live-dribbles and a ton of screen rolls to make their moves (point guards).. The best isolators like Melo, Bird, and Worthy use off-ball and post/triple threat moves that enable them to isolate QUICKLY (http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/cebaec04eb04d06fba2884406be8c52f.gif) - quick isolations allow them to isolate more often and more successfully than players that use a live-dribble and screens to make their move (ball-dominators/point guards)..

In the playoffs, a guy like Vandeweghe (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=360034) repeatedly crushed Michael Cooper and James Worthy in isolations with refined shooting touch and sophisticated off-ball play, triple-threat, and post-ups - ditto for guys like Bird (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366456), MJ (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11188520&postcount=37), etc.. But Lebron doesn't even isolate as well as his fellow ball-dominators, like say Magic Johnson.. But at least Magic got twice the assists to justify his non-GOAT iso/scoring ability.

[KungFuJoe]

It's a double edged sword. Cleveland has to slow the game down to prevent GS from going American Me on them...but Lebron excels at the running game. His efficiency was so high with Miami because he was feasting on breakaways and defenses couldn't collapse on him when he had Wade, Bosh and Allen.

But he was never really a great shooter. His mechanics are spotty and he tends to be streaky. He's missing layups and 5 footers. His jumper isn't on, either. And that's what you have here.