Three Reasons LeBron James Won't Reach His Expectations

On the same night I watched LeBron James dominate the Portland Trail Blazersto the lou of 41 points, eight assists, and 10 rebounds. I was able think of three reasons LeBron James will not become all the National media thinks he will.

LeBron has been Dominant. Seriously. He's averaging 28 points, seven assists, and seven rebounds a game.

The dude can ball.

But that's not one of the reasons I believe he is over hyped...

Reason No. 1: He Is Compared to Jordan

Everywhere he goes, he is critiqued, sensationalized, and placed on a pedestal above all others.

LeBron will never be as good as Jordan, no matter how bad the NBA wants him to be.

Jordan posted career numbers of 30 points a game and 33 points a game in the playoffs. He has six championships, five MVPs, 10 All-NBA first-team selections, two gold medals, a .202 batting average, three HR, 51 RBI, 30 stolen bases, four retirements, two three-peats, over 41,000 career minutes, 1072 games played, 32,393 career points, six NBA finals MVPs, and is widely regarded as the best player to ever touch a basketball...period. He also has an NCAA championship. Something that LeBron can never achieve.

LeBron averages 27.6 PPG career-wise...and, well, let's not get into all the other logistics.

Jordan is a basketball God. So, to be better than him, you have to win championships, leading me into my next reason he won't live up to the hype.

Expectations, expectations, expectations...

In other words, When your goal is impossible it can be hard to achieve.

Reason No. 2: LeBron Will Chase the Money

If the New York Knicks, Miami heat, New Jersey Nets, or any other sub-.500 east coast team gets LeBron in his prime. LeBron's legacy as the "Chosen One" will end there.

To be the best basketball player ever, there are some prerequisites. The number of rings happens to be one of them.

Reason No. 3: LeBron's Game Is Built around His Athleticism.

We all know LeBron is the best player the league when it comes to getting to the rim.

He does it every night. You see it, I see it, God sees it...Michael Jordan's watching it on his gold-plated Plasma screen.

How does he get to the rim? He's way quicker, bigger, stronger, and faster than everyone else.

Unfortunately, as most men know. You become less strong, quick, fast, and athletic as you age. In your 30s your muscle fibers just don't react as quickly as they did in your 20s.

So in six or seven years, you can expect LeBron to not be the player he is right now.

Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant both came into the league with a mid-range jumper and a killer, "step on their throats" instinct. LeBron's mid-range jumper is inconsistent, and his clutch play leaves much to be desired.

So unless he develops both of those attributes, he will eventually be a once was.