re: Serious question regarding LeBron James...

I hate LeBron as much as the next guy, but no.

This is his 11th season in the league; between regular seasons and playoffs, he's around 41K minutes- that's a pretty big number on his odometer, but the loss of bulk and transition in his game is aimed to help with it.

Changing teams is hard, especially when roles are being defined on the fly. When everything goes to crap, you end up getting bad looks, yet are still expected to bail out your mortal teammates; his returns are getting better, as the Cavs begin to figure out what they are going to be.

I wish it wasn't, but it is far too early to project decline; another two or three years, and another 5K minutes, and the signs will start to actually show.