A rather curious phenomenon:
LeBron's fans and LeBron's "haters" see a different side of LeBron both on and off the court.
His fans believe that LeBron's skills are superb, whether it's his ability to change direction during a breakthrough or his footwork. His fundamentals are actually quite solid, and if he seems stiff it's just because his muscles are too defined, which impacts his coordination. That's something that can't be helped.
They even think LeBron has a reliable jump shot.
On the contrary, the "haters" think LeBron's breakthroughs rely on an indefinable number of steps, and that his shooting is almost nonexistent. As for fundamentals, it's not that he doesn't have them, it's just that they're not visible.
If you really get down to it, before LeBron's muscles became so stiff, he did have an intermittent jump shot. But because he wasn't confident in himself, he often hesitated to take shots, which affected his entire career.
