Phil unimpressed with Lebron

Short of saying Lebron James is no Michael Jordan, Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson says the star of the Cleveland Cavaliers is a clear example of how basketball has devolved to a game lacking in “structure” and “discipline.”

And the way Jackson, who coached the multi-titled Chicago Bulls of Jordan before leading the Los Angeles Lakers to several titles, puts it in an interview with the Bleacher Report, one may ask if Lebron knows how to play basketball at all.

Four Most Valuable Player (MVP) titles or not, Lebron’s game is basically flawed, according to Jackson, in the most elemental way. In short, Lebron travels a lot with the ball, a cardinal sin for anyone playing professional basketball especially at the very apex of the game, the NBA.

“I watch LeBron James, for example. He might [travel] every other time he catches the basketball if he’s off the ball. He catches the ball, moves both his feet. You see it happen all the time,” said Jackson.

“There’s no structure, there’s no discipline, there’s no ‘How do we play this game’ type of attitude…. It struck me: How can we get so far away from the real truth of what we’re trying to do?”

In a nutshell, Jackson says Lebron hogs the ball too much with four of his teammates on the court simply watching him score for the team. –End-

Image by: wn.com