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shotofwine · 05-23-2003, 10:54 PM

Lebron will be a legitmate star some day. He will not be the next MJ, he's not a 1-man show like AI. A better comparison would be Magic. Around the same heighth and similar build but much more athletic and quicker then Magic. His O game will be fine as long as Cleveland runs but his biggest adjustment will be on the defense side of the ball. He has a long way to go to become a good defender.
I've never seen Darko play but from what I hear and read, he won't dissapoint. He definately should be the 2nd pick over Carmelo. The problem I see with Melo is his back. It's not a good sign seeing a young kid already having back problems.
Also, you guys that say Melo proved it over college players and Lebron only did it against High Schoolers, the NCAA is a watered down league these days. All the exceptional talent in the NCAA go pro early. The kids Lebron played against aren't really that much less talented then whats in the NCAA now. He played a lot of games going against some of the top prep stars.
All 3 will be good players but 5 years from now, Lebron will stand above the other 2.
My predicted 4th pick is TJ Ford to Toronto. Smart player who flourishes in the open court. He and air Canada will be a great open court duo.

05-23-2003, 10:54 PM	#25 (permalink)
shotofwine Upright	Lebron will be a legitmate star some day. He will not be the next MJ, he's not a 1-man show like AI. A better comparison would be Magic. Around the same heighth and similar build but much more athletic and quicker then Magic. His O game will be fine as long as Cleveland runs but his biggest adjustment will be on the defense side of the ball. He has a long way to go to become a good defender. I've never seen Darko play but from what I hear and read, he won't dissapoint. He definately should be the 2nd pick over Carmelo. The problem I see with Melo is his back. It's not a good sign seeing a young kid already having back problems. Also, you guys that say Melo proved it over college players and Lebron only did it against High Schoolers, the NCAA is a watered down league these days. All the exceptional talent in the NCAA go pro early. The kids Lebron played against aren't really that much less talented then whats in the NCAA now. He played a lot of games going against some of the top prep stars. All 3 will be good players but 5 years from now, Lebron will stand above the other 2. My predicted 4th pick is TJ Ford to Toronto. Smart player who flourishes in the open court. He and air Canada will be a great open court duo. Last edited by shotofwine; 05-24-2003 at 07:05 AM..