Ryan+Cortina

Ryan Cortina

Jeff and PG

College Bound 904

June 4, 2013 __LeBron James __  The man that  am going to be talking about throughout this essay, is known to be the best player in the NBA, LeBron James. LeBron James has evolved to win his first NBA championship, through hard work and dedication. When I say hard work and dedication I mean LeBron James using his summers off, to only improve on his body and skill. LeBron has evolved to win his first championship in the following was. 1) The year James went to the Miami Heat he got “swept” by the Dallas Mavericks. 2) LeBron James decided to make a sign-and-trade deal with the Miami Heat. 3) Over the off season during the summer LeBron James went to Hakeem Olajuwon for some help on his post game. LeBron James’s decision to leave his drafted team after 7 years. In 2011 LeBron James was traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers, to the Miami Heat. After being approached by the Miami Heat the Cleveland Cavaliers agreed to send James to his new team in a sign-and-trade deal. 2 years before that the San Antonio Spurs annihilated the Cavaliers 4-0, forward James wants to begin a new chapter in his life. “It’s a big motivation”, admitted by James to the press. “To see how close we were but how far we were to a championship team, it motivated me a lot”. Those exact word were said by LeBron James, expressing how he felt about the NBA finals and his experience. The season why I bring this up is because these past failures has help and prepared James for the near future and the new challenges he is going to be facing. This affected James because it changed his perspective on how the game of basketball is played. What I mean by that is that since he had all knew teammates he had to learn to build chemistry with them. Throughout that process the Miami Heat managed to make it to the finals agency the Mavericks, that’s when the real challenge began. This was the real main challenge because the Heat team as a whole never played together on such pressure and agency such a great team, the Mavericks. From the jump the LeBron James had a bad feeling when the start of game 1 began, but never once did that put down his self esteem. So after the terrible sweep by the Mavericks to the Heat the series ended at a 4-0 Mavericks win, James said these word himself at a press conference. “That’s the reason I’m the player I am today, going through that experience. You only can get better when you hit bumps in the road”. After LeBron James Lost in the finals in 2011 that same year during the off season he went looking for help on his post moves to improve his game. He took it upon himself to come back in 2012 a “new man”. After the searching he went to the NBA Hall of Famer, Hakeem Olajuwon, for help on his post game. Hakeem not only taught James new and improved post moves and how to score in the post, but helped him get a good understanding on the game. What I mean by that is that he helped James understand all parts of the game and how every position falls together to land back on him. Which is why he had to improve his post moves. But besides that James had a goal and that goal was to take his team to the finals, and no to be sent home. After the loss of game one, James had finally realized the pressure on him and his team since it was there first year together. Later on into the series with a 3-0 lead by the Mavericks, James said to the press, “I know me and my team came along way, but, since everyone is saying that no team has ever came back from a 3-0 deficit, we might as well prepare for next seasons training camp. But that doesn’t mean we lost yet, were still going to come out strong in game 4”. That series ended in a bad way for the Heat they never experienced that type of failure with James on the team. LeBron James has evolved tremendously to win the 2012 NBA championship because, all of these past failures has prepared him for the worst and made him a better player. In conclusion my 3 main point were. 1) The year James went to the Miami Heat he got “swept” by the Dallas Mavericks. 2) LeBron James decided to make a sign-and-trade deal with the Miami Heat. 3) Over the off season during the summer LeBron James went to Hakeem Olajuwon for some help on his post game. My thesis is that LeBron James has evolved to win his first NBA championship. This is so important because it shows that anybody can do anything they put there mind to.


 * This is a picture of LeBron James holding the 2012 NBA**
 * championship trophy.**
 * This is a picture of LeBron James after the Heat's loss in the **
 * 2011 NBA finals, by the Dallas Mavericks.**
 * This is a picture of LeBron James with all his NBA season MVP's.**