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Originally Posted by markus1234

BTW.

His assist numbers are so overrated. If you play with so many great players, 10 assists is really nothing special.

Not at all. Sure, kicking to an open Ray Allen rather than an open Shawn Marion makes it easier on him, but James is one of the best passers in the league for a player of his size. He's smart enough to know when and where to kick it, and physically...well, the guy can do pretty much whatever he wants on the court. Chest pass, bounce pass, whatever you want...he's gonna lay it on the money.

So yeah, talent around him helps, but he's a great passer regardless (even better playmaker, there is definitely a distinction between the two) as evidenced by averaging 8 assists one year for Cleveland.