LeBron chest-to-chest blocks

[dubeta]

This is what seperates LeBron from other star perimeter players, his interior defence, allowing his team to play him at the 4

He doesnt need to gamble and steal the ball, but can block you mano e mano

not 6 foot point guards, but legit Centers, doesnt hide from the paint

Confirmed chest-to-chest blocks

http://images.thehollywoodgossip.com/iu/t_xlarge_l/v1370863904/lebron-james-block-gif.gif


http://sportige.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/LeBron-James3.jpg

http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lebron-james-blocks-roy-hibbert.png

http://gamedayr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lebron-james-blocks-tim-duncan.jpg

http://sportsinvasion.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/amzCP.St_.56.jpg

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2261631/lebronblock.gif

http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lebron-james-block.png

LeBron doesnt inflate his block totals by blocking unathletic 6 foot point guards like some others. But legit 7 footers

[Genaro]

2nd is a foul.

[3ball]

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Those blocks are mostly from Lebron's young days - Last year, Lebron was a bad defender and looked very slow.. i.e. Paul George's message to Lebron: bye-bye to Lebron!


http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/dd8ca18b57676a01451938d3c71763dc.gif




It's just like MJ showing that truly quick guards were still a mismatch for Rodman: bye-bye Rodman!!


http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/539bcd488518a4f7a58dd8110027e67e.gif



Here's Lebron getting posterized 12 MORE TIMES by various players:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAfHvhigPwQ&t=0m17s

Lebron getting posterized all the time demonstrates his below-average lateral quickness for a guard, below-average 0-60 speed for a guard, below-average quickness in short distances for a guard, and most notably, how slow he is off his feet - he's a slow leaper compared to many of his peers who got dunked on a lot less.

[dubeta]

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Those blocks are mostly from Lebron's young days


These are all mostly from the last 2 years :oldlol:

[navy]

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Those blocks are mostly from Lebron's young days
Every single one was from his Miami days....


Lebron is a foward not a guard.

[Fudge]

Most overrated defender of all-time.

[Marchesk]

Why then does Lebron average the same amount of blocks for his career as Larry Bird, when his athleticism is all-time elite?

Dr J at least averaged 1.5 blocks in the NBA. Jerry West as a SG had 0.7 blocks at age 35, when they first starting recording blocks and steals.

Dwayne Wade averages 1 block for his career at SG. Meanwhile, Lebron is at 0.8, same as Bird was for his entire career.

[dubeta]

Why then does Lebron average the same amount of blocks for his career as Larry Bird, when his athleticism is all-time elite?

Dr J at least averaged 1.5 blocks in the NBA. Jerry West as a SG had 0.7 blocks at age 35, when they first starting recording blocks and steals.

Dwayne Wade averages 1 block for his career at SG. Meanwhile, Lebron is at 0.8, same as Bird was for his entire career.

Bird blocked point guards

[chips93]

LeBron doesnt inflate his block totals by blocking unathletic 6 foot point guards like some others. But legit 7 footers

this is so dumb ...

[Blue&Orange]

first i was like, Why am i seeing this post, isn't op blocked? Then i realized i wasn't logged in.

Then op made me remember why he is blocked

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2261631/lebronblock.gif

op posting blatant fouls as chest to chest blocks. :lol

Ain't nice to be able to jump into you opponent without consequence, almost as nice as being gifted 3 n

[hitmanyr2k]

This is what seperates LeBron from other star perimeter players, his interior defence, allowing his team to play him at the 4

He doesnt need to gamble and steal the ball, but can block you mano e mano

not 6 foot point guards, but legit Centers, doesnt hide from the paint

Confirmed chest-to-chest blocks

Is this a confirmed block? Looks like a foul with the hand in the chest.

http://sportige.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/LeBron-James3.jpg

Looks more like he's coming from behind than chest to chest.

http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lebron-james-blocks-roy-hibbert.png

Looks like another foul. He grabs Chandler by his left shoulder preventing him from going up. Did this go un-called?

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2261631/lebronblock.gif

Isn't George Hill a 6 foot point guard?
http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lebron-james-block.png

[nzamcdza]

Blocking shots is the more spectacular part of LeBron's defense but it is not the reason he is a good defender.

He has good lateral speed, very storing and can D nearly anyone up 1 on 1 through all 5 spots.

[chips93]

[QUOTE=Blue&Orange]first i was like, Why am i seeing this post, isn't op blocked? Then i realized i wasn't logged in.

Then op made me remember why he is blocked

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2261631/lebronblock.gif

op posting blatant fouls as chest to chest blocks. :lol

Ain't nice to be able to jump into you opponent without consequence, almost as nice as being gifted 3 n

[Blue&Orange]

lebron takes off from the charge circle, and lands well inside it, so how did he jump into chandler?.
I don't know maybe because he jumped into chandler? :lol

Are you vision impaired? Make small contact with his hand? :lol Dude he hits Chandler with his full body, Chandler is going up and all the sudden he isn't.

Next time try to clean Lebron jizz from your eyes before posting



chandler commits an offensive foul by pushing off with his off hand himself.
Are you this stupid?

[Warfan]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2261631/lebronblock.gif


I remember this, bron pulled down chandler's left arm but you cant tell from this angle.

[JohnMax]

Lebron is not explosive in short distances or off two feet

[JT123]

[QUOTE=Blue&Orange]first i was like, Why am i seeing this post, isn't op blocked? Then i realized i wasn't logged in.

Then op made me remember why he is blocked

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2261631/lebronblock.gif

op posting blatant fouls as chest to chest blocks. :lol

Ain't nice to be able to jump into you opponent without consequence, almost as nice as being gifted 3 n

[hitmanyr2k]

lebron takes off from the charge circle, and lands well inside it, so how did he jump into chandler?

lebron makes some small contact with his off hand, but if were are nitpicking here, chandler commits an offensive foul by pushing off with his off hand himself.

no way is that a foul.

What the hell are you looking at? :oldlol:Small contact? Chandler doesn't push off at all. Lebron grabs his left shoulder to keep him from rising.

http://i.imgur.com/1kTUyJn.gif

[dubeta]

That was actually an offensive foul on Chandler


Which makes LeBron's chest-to-chest block even more spectacular :applause:

[BuffaloBill]

Most overrated defender of all-time.


Water is wet

[dubeta]

Lebron is not explosive in short distances or off two feet

Look at that Splitter block

[ai9]

Chandler is going up and all the sudden he isn't.


It's called gravity.

[Hoopz2332]

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had KG triple clutching:oldlol:

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[Sarcastic]

Thread is basically proof that the refs let Lebron get away with fouling his opponents, yet never blow the whistle on him. Didn't he have some obscene stretch of games last year without being whistled for 1 foul?

[dubeta]

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had KG triple clutching:oldlol:

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Great finds :applause:

Will rep

[Graviton]

Lebron getting blocked by a midget. Can any ATG ever claim this happened to them?

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Nate-Robinson-Blocks-LeBron-James.gif

[Hoopz2332]

http://i.imgur.com/NOmKDTw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tmh7UWj.jpg



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[andgar923]

MJ is also a superior blocker than Bron, plain and simple.

[Nash]

ISH hate on Lebron :lol

Man, some of ya'll get angry as hell if somebody tries to highlight something good about lebron

[3ball]

:confusedshrug:

[3ball]

some of ya'll get angry as hell if somebody tries to highlight something good about lebron


Good?... Lebron averages less blocks than Larry Bird and gets dunked on a super-ton.

Last year, Lebron was a bad defender - look how slow Paul George makes him look:


http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/dd8ca18b57676a01451938d3c71763dc.gif




It's just like MJ showing that truly quick guards were still a mismatch for Rodman:


http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/539bcd488518a4f7a58dd8110027e67e.gif



Here's Lebron getting "chest-to-chest" posterized 12 TIMES by various players:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAfHvhigPwQ&t=0m17s

Lebron getting posterized all the time demonstrates his below-average lateral quickness for a guard, below-average 0-60 speed for a guard, below-average quickness in short distances for a guard, and most notably, how slow he is off his feet - he's a slow leaper compared to many of his peers who got dunked on a lot less..
.

[Nash]

:confusedshrug:
you is obsessed tho'

[Hoopz2332]

MJ is also a superior blocker than Bron, plain and simple.


:oldlol:

[SHAQisGOAT]

Why then does Lebron average the same amount of blocks for his career as Larry Bird, when his athleticism is all-time elite?

Dr J at least averaged 1.5 blocks in the NBA. Jerry West as a SG had 0.7 blocks at age 35, when they first starting recording blocks and steals.

Dwayne Wade averages 1 block for his career at SG. Meanwhile, Lebron is at 0.8, same as Bird was for his entire career.

OP getting owned :lol All throughout the thread.



Bird blocked point guards

Hakeem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSUcqeOO_Ek

Bernard King:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6oIC8BZ7_0

Wilkins then Jordan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpEAZMT5t_U&t=4m59s

Chuck Person:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpEAZMT5t_U&t=5m22s

Dr J then Laimbeer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpEAZMT5t_U&t=6m8s

Worthy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ4Uz7h92lQ


:rolleyes:

[HiphopRelated]

Meh, Wade was better, probably blocked more big men too.

Lebron was more famous for his chase down blocks

[nathanjizzle]

3 time loser.

[andgar923]

:oldlol:
What are you laughing at?

MJ has had more seasons with over 1 block per game and he's a guard.

Stay mad

[AnaheimLakers24]

Meh, Wade was better, probably blocked more big men too.

Lebron was more famous for his chase down blocks
his most famous chase down block
http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Nate-Robinson-Blocks-LeBron-James.gif

[JT123]

What are you laughing at?

MJ has had more seasons with over 1 block per game and he's a guard.

Stay mad
Jordan stat padded his blocks during garbage time.

[Lebronxrings]

GOAT gonna GOAT

[dubeta]

People are so mad :lol

No other star had the same amount of chest-to-chest blocks against bigs

MJ's wiry frame and below average upper body strength prevented him from getting anything close to these blocks

Kobe gambled too much on defense, didn't give effort, even according to Phil Jackson


Only Wade is in the conversation in terms of chest-to-chest blocks

[sportjames23]

Lebron getting blocked by a midget. Can any ATG ever claim this happened to them?

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Nate-Robinson-Blocks-LeBron-James.gif


:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[dubeta]

his most famous chase down block
http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Nate-Robinson-Blocks-LeBron-James.gif

Nate Robinson is a physical beast, I'm not impressed

[TheReal Kendall]

Op getting crushed. :roll: :facepalm

[ArbitraryWater]

The detractors in here are ****ing hilarious...

All of those in the OP were legit blocks, although one of them came from the side...

The one on Turiaf hit home aswell.

Nothing from behind, weak side, etc.

Chest to Chest, Body to Body, Face to Face, Man to Man.... :bowdown:

Next toughest would be Chasedown Blocks from behind.

Sport Science: Lebron James Chase Down Block (2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62sVb8_OcNc

LeBron James - Chase-Down Blocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGENfkxasqQ

LeBron's Chasedown Blocks

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/top_plays/2009/03/17/nba_20090317_lebron_chasedowns.nba/

[Hoopz2332]

Op getting crushed. :roll: :facepalm

:biggums: :coleman:

[chips93]

What the hell are you looking at? :oldlol:Small contact? Chandler doesn't push off at all. Lebron grabs his left shoulder to keep him from rising.

http://i.imgur.com/1kTUyJn.gif

yeah, your right, from that angle it is a foul

[chips93]

Lebron getting blocked by a midget. Can any ATG ever claim this happened to them?

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Nate-Robinson-Blocks-LeBron-James.gif

yeah good point, both lebrons titles, all his accomplishments, they are all nullified because of one blocked layup attempt

[chips93]

Jordan stat padded his blocks during garbage time.

how does one stat pad blocked shots?

[Hoopz2332]

http://i.imgur.com/bZp0Y25.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/80ASl3T.jpg


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[jlip]

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Nice.

[ArbitraryWater]

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Barnes looking so helpless lol

[Hoopz2332]

Barnes looking so helpless lol


:oldlol:

[dubeta]

http://i.imgur.com/bZp0Y25.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/80ASl3T.jpg


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nice finds :applause:


6'7 240 pounds LeBron went chest-to-chest and blocked the man-child 275 pounds Dwight Howard chest to chest on a dunk

It shows his defensive versatility, can easily switch on to Centers and block them

[JT123]

how does one stat pad blocked shots?
By stealing blocks from your teammates. Jordan often stole blocks from his Centers.

[Hoopz2332]

nice finds :applause:


6'7 240 pounds LeBron went chest-to-chest and blocked the man-child 275 pounds Dwight Howard chest to chest on a dunk

It shows his defensive versatility, can easily switch on to Centers and block them


:rockon:

[dubeta]

By stealing blocks from your teammates. Jordan often stole blocks from his Centers.

this is so true

day-by-day more myths of MJ are being debunked