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LeBron says Heat 'are not that talented,' but 'IQ is more important than talent'

Brian Spurlock / Reuters

Basketball IQ is one of those subjective things that can't really be quantified.

According to LeBron James, the Miami Heat have loads of it. Oh, and it's a good thing they do because James doesn't think the Heat are a very talented team.

Seriously.

"We're talented, but we're not that talented," LeBron told the Associated Press. "We have a really, really good team. We have some very talented guys. We're not the most talented team, I don't think, in the NBA. There's a lot of other talented teams. We have some very, very high-IQ basketball players. And I think IQ is more important than talent."

When asked what teams were more talented, James wouldn't specify. 

Perhaps this is just an attempt by the four-time NBA MVP to pin an "underdog" label on the Heat.

If so, nice try, LeBron.

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