Yuzo Lightheart
Rookie
i think that lebron has a very streaky touch. his game is good, but to keep it in its proper context, its good more as a result of his brute power and raw explosiveness, than his finesse or his grace. his game lacks a certain element of smoothness and grace, and his shooting touch has a hard and even jagged looking, streaky hit or miss quality to it.
to contrast that, think of somebody like dirk nowitzki, a very smooth and delicate kind of player but very unathletic player. his touch has a soft, nurturing quality to it and is such that, at times, you're almost surprised if the ball doesnt go in.
i think this is at least in part from the fact that nowitzki plays in a more slowed down, less explosive state. jordan was a good shooter always, but became a truly great shooter when he aged and his body forced him to slow down and become less explosive and powerful.
i think the term is something like athletic arrogance, but thats not quite what im trying to argue here. i just mean that, if you overdepend on athleticism, it will lead to a downgrade in other things that are inherently skill (ie accuracy, touch, grace, smoothness) based. this is where i think john wall is. like some other posters have already said, he should think about slowing his game down a little and be not so depedant on just his athleticism. basketball is a paradox because not only do you have to be very athletic you must also have the grace and awareness of a dart thrower or a piano player
and nobody says anything. It really doesnt matter though, cause he gets to the line a lot...more than any other PG. Which means he prolly expects contact going up.
