Ex-coach: Criticism levelled at LeBron is unfair

MIAMI - The criticism levelled at LeBron James for his fourth-quarter scoring woes in the NBA Finals is unfair because the Miami Heat All-Star is so often compared to Michael Jordan, James' high school coach said on Saturday.

James can score but, unlike Jordan, he can also rack up the assists, said Keith Dambrot, the former coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary high school in Akron, Ohio.

"People judge him more like Michael Jordan than what he really is," Dambrot said in a telephone interview on Saturday. "He's really a mix between Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson.