LeBron, Jim Harbaugh And The Raaaay-Daaas!

LeBron James needs to focus less time on his self-promotion, commercials and dancing on the court. What he needs to focus on is winning a championship. Everyone has been crowning this guy "The King" even before he played a game in the NBA. Now granted, he is one of the best players in the game and his athletic ability is off the charts, but before we all start saying he is the "second coming" and we are all "witnesses"..... let him first win something.

The guy has been a flat-out playoff disappointment. He made it to one NBA Finals in 2007 and his team was swept and embarrassed by the San Antonio Spurs. He hasn't had the best talent around him all the time, but if he was that great he would over come it. All great players show up on the biggest stage, and he has yet to do that. This year he has an aging Shaq by his side..... which I don't think will turn out the way Cleveland wants it to (assuming the Magic and Celtics are healthy).

I just read that ESPN's "Sports Guy" Bill Simmons thinks the debate over who is the better player, LeBron or Kobe, is a done deal. He says that LeBron earns that title hands down. Good for you Bill. You take LeBron and his zero titles, and I'll take Kobe and his 4 titles. The difference between the two is that Kobe has the discipline, the drive, and the killer instinct down the stretch. LeBron simply does not. LeBron is several years younger than Kobe, so if you had to start a team today then maybe I could see picking him over Kobe. Yet, at the current time, LeBron can't even hold Kobe's jock-strap! Nobody finishes a game down the stretch like Kobe does. Opposing teams will try to throw everything but the kitchen sink at Kobe and they still can't stop him from nailing the game winning shot. Kobe is a lot like Michael Jordan in many ways.... whereas Lebron is more like Karl Malone at this point in his career. The "Mailman" (Malone) never did deliver on Sundays, especially during playoff time.... and so far that has been the case with "The King" as well.

Stanford head football coach Jim Harbaugh turned down the Oakland Raiders after they pursued him to possibly be their new football coach. Harbaugh said he wasn't interested... then again, who would be interested in that circus of an organization? How bad do you need the money or the title of being "an NFL head coach" to take that job? They have an owner (Al Davis) who wants things done his way all the time..... and his way means the wrong way. It's sad to say, but Al Davis is either going to have to sell the team (which he wont' do) or die of old age in order for the Raiders to get back to being a legit NFL team.

More to come later tonight.... if I can think of more things to vent on!