I suppose I could start this article with why LeBron James is such a great basketball player, however, that is not the point of this article. Rather the point of this article is this: That while 99 percent of the time it is “premature” to compare a young athlete who still may have much of his career ahead of him to the all-time greats, it is okay in rare circumstances to do so with truly exceptional athletes.
In fact, I would argue that it would be silly and illogical not to start the comparisons once they demonstrate that they are playing at a level above everyone else that is currently playing and above almost everyone (say, all but a couple) in the history of the sport.
Now, if you think that LeBron (or any other great young athlete) is not playing at a high enough ...
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Why It’s Not Too Early To Call LeBron James One of the Greatest Players Ever
Posted: 9th May 2010 by Mark Hauser in NBAComments Off on Why It’s Not Too Early To Call LeBron James One of the Greatest Players Ever