Did anybody in history ever lose so much athlethic ability at age 29 like LJ

[juju151111]

He been losing it for two years now. This guy use to be a monster in speed,power,stamina etc.... He only 29 damn

[Dr.J4ever]

Honestly, I agree.

There's not much talk in the media on this, but it's fairly noticeable. I've seen like 4-5 Cavs games, and can't remember Lebron dunking anymore.

Is he hurt or something? He seems to be in decline. I'm not even trolling here.

[Haymaker]

He's been playing a lot. How many playoffs games he's played already? Plus he rarely misses a game.

[STATUTORY]

visibly exited his prime, dude's just the black luke walton now

[R.I.P.]

Don

[Milbuck]

visibly exited his prime, dude's just the black luke walton now
I don't know why this phrase always makes me laugh every time you say it.

[STATUTORY]

I don't know why this phrase always makes me laugh every time you say it.

:lol it makes me smile too, that's why i always say it. and it's actually true

ocular examination clearly indicates that he's lost a giant step

[plowking]

We were told he would be a 10/5/5 type of guy or worse once his athleticism completely leaves him. Luke Walton as above mentioned being a nice comparison.

Clearly still has a little left. Full decline within about 30 games is inevitable though.

[Akrazotile]

[QUOTE=R.I.P.]Don

[D-FENS]

I opened this thread expecting it to be about Larry Johnson
http://www.mvp-magazyn.pl/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Larry-Johnson.jpg

[edrick]

He's been playing a lot. How many playoffs games he's played already? Plus he rarely misses a game.

He has the most minutes played over the past 8+ years. Dude has played a lot of minutes.

[ZeN]

He's been playing a lot. How many playoffs games he's played already? Plus he rarely misses a game.
This.. That n*gga tired as hell.

[Biggyd81]

HGH is a hell of a drug.

[MiseryCityTexas]

Great thread. Mj was still posterizing fools at Lebron's current age.

[Collie]

He's barely more athletic than Boris Diaw now. Never seen de-evolution like this ever.

[Magic 32]

Great thread. Mj was still posterizing fools at Lebron's current age.

He was also three-peating and showing up in the finals.

And playing better overall

...on the same team.

[Swaggin916]

Lebron just looks like he's taking it easy. He will turn it on when he needs to it's a long season.

[CavaliersFTW]

Lebron just looks like he's taking it easy. He will turn it on when he needs to it's a long season.
If this is true he can never be considered a GOAT candidate.

[Magic 32]

If this is true he can never be considered a GOAT candidate.

When did he collude himself onto that list :biggums:

[Jailblazers7]

I can't take Lebron seriously at this point until he shaves his head. It's honestly skewing my view of his play.

[MiseryCityTexas]

He was also three-peating and showing up in the finals.

And playing better overall

...on the same team.


You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.

[ProfessorMurder]

He's barely more athletic than Boris Diaw now. Never seen de-evolution like this ever.
Maybe players today aren't actually massively evolved humans compared to people from 50 years ago?

[Magic 32]

You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.

A decent reputation is worst kind to have on the internet.

[MiseryCityTexas]

I can't take Lebron seriously at this point until he shaves his head. It's honestly skewing my view of his play.

You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.

[aj1987]

I thought he had some back injury? Not sure.

[MiseryCityTexas]

A decent reputation is worst kind to have on the internet.


I'm just doing that because you guys are saying some real shit regardless of my shitty rep points.

[J Shuttlesworth]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Straight_Ballin]

[QUOTE=R.I.P.]Don

[Lebron23]

He immediately regained the title of best player in the league in January.

[J Shuttlesworth]

We laugh about this but it really isn't that far fetched. When you have a league being exposed as soft because the best player is one that is out if his prime. it just adds to the fact that any accolades during that era pale in comparison to other era's where the best player certainly wasn't the guy that was past his prime.
LBJ tonight - 36 pts on 56% FG, 16 pts in the 4th

out of his prime doe :roll:

[COnDEMnED]

LBJ tonight - 36 pts on 56% FG, 16 pts in the 4th

out of his prime doe :roll:
Who was his competition, I didn't watch. Warriors? Grizzlies?

[Dresta]

Who was his competition, I didn't watch. Warriors? Grizzlies?
Nah, his competition was the rookie he traded for K-Love, and who played just as well as Bron tbh (Bron just has a team about 20x better than his).

[pauk]

Sure Lebron is not as much of gazelle as he was circa. 2003-2008, its only natural, he is 30, but he is still overall the most athletic player in the league i think, he has not lost much athleticism as you make it seem, certainly still overall more athletic than any guy his size out there..... the worst ive seen Lebron athletically was actually in 2010 at age 26-27? the very moment he came to Miami, it was a massive dropof.... i think he looks more athletic now than that time in Miami or at the very least as athletic as he ever was in Miami, since he came back from that injury.....

So i dont see what you mean with "losing the most athletic ability than anybody in history at his age", you make it sound like he is some Boris Diaw now or something....

He at 30 has lost as much as athleticism as anybody & everybody did at 30, for example Jordan or Kobe did at 30... who both were athletic freaks at their athletic prime at the age from 18 to 26.... there is a big difference between 80s MJ and 90s MJ athletically...

But i guess its ONLY GOOD for you or anybody to think he is not athletic anymore.... maybe then you will finally acknowledge the fact that he would be nothing today without his skills, that what he does and will be doing from now on is because of SKILLS, he is one of the most skilled allround players in NBA history especially at that size and that would usually be overshadowed by being as athletic as he is.... this is no Dominique Wilkins....

[lilteapot]

Nah, his competition was the rookie he traded for K-Love, and who played just as well as Bron tbh (Bron just has a team about 20x better than his).

Lebron outscored the Wolves by himself in the 4th to put the game away. You need to sit down, punk

[Kblaze8855]

I assumed someone would have mentioned Larry Johnson. Dude went from cracy athletic to going up to dunk and having to lay it in by like 28.

Anyway....

Lebron is still the size of a power forward.

If a 4 comes in the league tomorrow as mobile, quick, coordinated, and as good a leaper as Lebron is now he would be considered wildly athletic.

Lebron at 19 outweighed guys like Vlade Divac at 22 and many many other centers and power forwards(just check combine records).

Im not sure how many people his size have ever been flat out more athletic than he is right now.

They exist. But its a thinker.

[tomtucker]

visibly exited his prime, dude's just the black luke walton now

Luke >>>>> Lebron

Lebron wished he had female fans all over him
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In December 2008, a woman named Stacy Elizabeth Beshear pleaded no contest to charges of stalking Walton. At one point, she pulled up to Walton's car and "pretended to fire gunshots at him with her hand."
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She was sentenced to three years' probation, told to attend weekly counseling sessions for a year and ordered to stay away for three years from Walton's home and from the Lakers' games and practices.[9]
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:pimp: + 2

[WallIn]

Who cares if he lost athletic ability if he scores 30+ PPG like before.

[brooks_thompson]

This thread is the best I have ever seen on ISH. All the best posters from over the years, good jokes cracked, intelligent posts. Please close it now, it's an instant classic.

[aj1987]

Who was his competition, I didn't watch. Warriors? Grizzlies?
LeBron vs:

Clippers - 32/11/7/3 (W)
Memphis - 25/1/11/1 (W)
Thunder - 34/7/5/1/2 (W)

[MellowYellow]

Have you never heard of t-mac? :facepalm

[COnDEMnED]

LeBron vs:

Clippers - 32/11/7/3 (W)
Memphis - 25/1/11/1 (W)
Thunder - 34/7/5/1/2 (W)
Your mistake was listing Clippers as competition...to anyone.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Your mistake was listing Clippers as competition...to anyone.
3rd seed in the west.

You're sleeping on Rivers :facepalm






Austin Rivers, not Doc, obviously

[ArbitraryWater]

Your mistake was listing Clippers as competition...to anyone.

Right, because they didn't just blow the Spurs out by 20.. and are the 3rd seed.

what about his 36/8 game against the Bulls, then?

[COnDEMnED]

3rd seed in the west.

You're sleeping on Rivers :facepalm






Austin Rivers, not Doc, obviously
I'm glad you clarified.. lol

[NBAplayoffs2001]

I assumed someone would have mentioned Larry Johnson. Dude went from cracy athletic to going up to dunk and having to lay it in by like 28.

Anyway....

Lebron is still the size of a power forward.

If a 4 comes in the league tomorrow as mobile, quick, coordinated, and as good a leaper as Lebron is now he would be considered wildly athletic.

Lebron at 19 outweighed guys like Vlade Divac at 22 and many many other centers and power forwards(just check combine records).

Im not sure how many people his size have ever been flat out more athletic than he is right now.

They exist. But its a thinker.

Yes I remember this. Larry Johnson was a freak of nature early in his career. He seemed to be a destined 20/10 year in and year out player. If Karlton Hines didn't seep into the South Bronx projects he grew up (really rough place to grow up back in the day), we could have seen a LeBron before LeBron. His highlights are crazy and he made his teammate Sam Cassell look like an afterthought. Shame the projects took him over and he gave up basketball for the dope game.

[COnDEMnED]

Right, because they didn't just blow the Spurs out by 20.. and are the 3rd seed.

what about his 36/8 game against the Bulls, then?
You mean the Bulls the ****ing Lakers just beat? Yeah, I'm totally impressed. And the Spurs the Lakers also beat? Clippers are losers until proven otherwise in the post season. As for LeBron, it's the regular season. We've seen what happens more often than not to Lebron in the playoffs. Time will tell if history repeats itself again.

[ArbitraryWater]

You mean the Bulls the ****ing Lakers just beat? Yeah, I'm totally impressed. And the Spurs the Lakers also beat? Clippers are losers until proven otherwise in the post season. As for LeBron, it's the regular season. We've seen what happens more often than not to Lebron in the playoffs. Time will tell if history repeats itself again.

The Lakers also beat the Hawks and Warriors you ****ing clown.. you must not be impressed by any team then.

I'd be glad if history repeats itself and LeBron beasts like the last three years (not one bad series).

[Richesly]

Not trying to hate, but you can tell it's because he stopped HGHing.

[R.I.P.]

It

[LoneyROY7]

Gotta love this salty Laker fan. :lol

Sorry your team is no longer relevant.

[strike]

havent seen much of him this year is this a serious thread?

Hows his athleticism declined? Is it just his leaping and all round energy? or all round stamina speed etc

[Jasper]

He been losing it for two years now. This guy use to be a monster in speed,power,stamina etc.... He only 29 damn
disagree 100%
James is using his head and letting his teammates figure out how to play with him

He does not need to play 100% at full tilt to play defense,pg and PF all at the same time.

Once his teammates figure it out - he can coast to a ring.

Point on is that it will be only one ring. ( IMO) I see Cav's bandwagon stop right there.

If bron would of should could of - played out his career at Miami - he would of got a 6 ring career, compliments from Riles(.)

[senelcoolidge]

Taking a couple weeks off and going down to Miami for treatment:rolleyes: ...really rejuvenated him.

[JT123]

Taking a couple weeks off and going down to Miami for treatment:rolleyes: ...really rejuvenated him.
Lebron was following doctors orders you POS! :facepalm

[Bigsmoke]

Larry Johnson used to have crazy hops in his first 4 seasons. He could barely dunk once he was 29

[eliteballer]

Larry Johnson used to have crazy hops in his first 4 seasons. He could barely dunk once he was 29

LJ had a career changing back injury.

[Quickening]

Lebron has no athleticism and still putting up better numbers than prime Kobe

[senelcoolidge]

Lebron was following doctors orders you POS! :facepalm

So his doctor prescribed the HGH, wouldn't doubt it. What's your problem? You defend Lebron like he's your girl..he doesn't give a sh*t about you.