this is biblical. even duke's coach said something similar on espn talking about lebron. he said dude is really right and humble - traits of a great leader. teammates like him because lebron doesn't think he's better than them just cause he's a better baller. next - dude said that lebron understood the game efore he could articulate it in words and on the court. once he was able to talk the talk and be the out - all he needed was the pieces around him.
to be short - the thing that's making lebron greater than kobe - is his brain.
because kobe's sole contribution has often been athletic - he's only as useful as his knees and his jump shot and his explosiveness have to offer. jordan was great almost until the end - even without having great athleticism anymore.
the thing to remember is that basketball strategically is not a hard game. it's actually a pretty simple game. once you figure out what to do and when to do it - and then like lebron you have the physical gifts to pull it off - game done.
(Don't sleep LeBron came up with that!)
