Why do fans hate James more and more?

1. About "poor technology": it is necessary to distinguish between "relative shortcomings" and "absolute ability"

As we all know, James entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick in 2003, played 79 games in the regular season, all starting, averaged 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. He was elected Rookie of the Year, becoming the youngest winner of the Best Rookie Award in NBA history, and was selected as the first team of the league's Rookie Team. Ranked ninth in the regular season MVP vote.

But over the years, many fans and media have publicly complained about LeBron James and have no basketball skills. For example, "the back-to-back singles are not as delicate as Jordan and Kobe" and "the three-pointers are not as stable as Curry and Thompson", but it should be noted that Jordan and Kobe's back-to-back are "top templates for shooting guards", and Curry's three-pointers are "the unique projection ability in history". Using this type of "extreme single-item standard" to measure James' comprehensive technical system itself has contextual deviations. In fact, James made up for his back-to-body skills through training (the top 10 of the league in 2013-2014 seasons), and his three-point shooting percentage exceeded 37% in multiple seasons (such as 36.3% in 2016-2017 season and 36.5% in 2020-2021 season). This is a level of "enough and able to contribute in key battles" and is by no means "poor technology". Of course, after James was criticized by the outside world for more than ten or twenty years, LeBron James also chose to respond to this question positively. On the podcast, LeBron James talked about his views on technology and how ignorant and ridiculous it was to say that he did not have technology.

LeBron James said bluntly, "When I grew up, these (dribbling moves showing off) were not the focus at all. At that time, it was emphasized that using the least dribble to the position you want to go, that is efficiency. The ball I watched when I was a child, such as Michael Jordan, would not be there for a thousand times before he could make a move. He went straight to a point and then pulled a jump shot."

LeBron James said that as he grew up, he was no longer keen on showing off his skills and showing off his perfect basketball skills as he used to be. Just simplify the technology and help the team win, there is no need to make it fancy.

2. Bad temper?

On the court, indecent actions were fined, thumped, and elbowed. These things were about ordinary players. Everyone would definitely think that he must be a tough guy with a bad temper. However, everyone must feel that it is a bit out of place for James, who has always been good at managing his image. After all, after 19 years in the league, James was only expelled once before the Pistons, and even the suspension and fines were very few. But some media and fans are still indispensable to publicly saying that James has a bad temper.

Some teammates also said that James got angry in the locker room, and his teammates were afraid of him as three-pointers. After losing to the Suns in the 2021 Lakers' playoffs, former teammate Caruso revealed that James was very unhappy with coach Vogel's tactical arrangements, and especially hated himself and Davis to rest together. His attitude was as hard as a staple in private, which made the coaching staff and teammates intervene, and they were not alone. There is also the 2019 Lakers Training Camp. Barkley mentioned on the show that James criticized young players Ingram and Ball in public, saying that they did not have a championship mentality, but did not give a word of guidance, which made the atmosphere in the locker room look like an ice hole, and was so embarrassing that it could cut out three bedrooms and one living room. To be honest, James, as the boss, is qualified to lose his temper, after all, he is the pillar of the team. But then again, is it a bit too "dominant president" to public criticism and private pressure?

Irving recently stated more publicly: "Playing with a star like LeBron is a completely different experience. You will be automatically put on the forefront, which will generate a lot of public opinion and off-court things. Back then, I was still a young player and was still moving forward in (career) exploration. It’s not that I don’t like playing with James, but I feel it’s wrong. I think I should leave there, and people must accept this... The outside world has no idea what happened back then. When I retire, you will hear the truth about everything."

Also, after big names such as Westbrook, Love, and Bosh, after partnering with James, their data and roles have shrunk like a balloon. Especially Westbrook, after joining the Lakers, his usage rate dropped sharply, and his performance on the court was so low that it was heartbreaking. Netizens joked: "Playing with James, superstars become tools, it is true that 'people are under the roof, and they have to bow their heads'!"

James's skills, temper, and field actions are essentially "a manifestation of superstars' multi-faceted performance in high-intensity professional leagues": he has relatively imperfect technical links, but his core abilities are enough to support his historical status; he has emotional fluctuations in the field, but he serves more in the victory or defeat of the game and team leadership; he has detailed actions in the confrontation, but does not touch the bottom line of "malicious foul".

When looking at such issues, the more rational way is to "combine specific game scenarios, compare league averages, and refer to long-term career performance", rather than being dominated by a single label or individual clips - after all, there is no "perfect player" in NBA history, but James' comprehensiveness and career stability have long surpassed the entanglement of "local shortcomings".

As a generation of football kings, people always compare him to the greatest player in the league's history. However, the performance in recent years seems to have made James far from this lofty status. To win back the fans' favor, he needs to regain his former simplicity and noble character.

A generation will eventually grow old, but their great spirit will last forever. Where did Zhan go depends on whether he can finally complete the last step of this life journey.