How good was prime LeBron?

[Vino24]

at 35 years old he's still nearly the best player in the league :biggums:

[fiddy]

Depends on the PED's he was taking at the time

[Marchesk]

About to be third best on his own team.

[Vino24]

About to be third best on his own team.
How good was MJ in his 17th season?

[fiddy]

How good was MJ in his 17th season?
Certified GOAT.

[sportjames23]

Good enough to lose in the Finals 6 times, I'd say.

[Marchesk]

How good was MJ in his 17th season?

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[Vino24]

Certified GOAT.
Should LeBron have taken permanent load management in his 17th season like MJ?

[TheCorporation]

How good was MJ in his 17th season?

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I tried to find his 17th season stats but couldn't find them :confusedshrug:

All I found was his year 15 stats

21-4-4 on 42%

So maybe in year 17 he would do

16-3-3 on 38% :confusedshrug:

[fiddy]

6/6 in 15, that makes a ring every 2.5 years. Lebron barely has 2.5 rings.

[SpaceJam]

6/6 in 15, that makes a ring every 2.5 years. Lebron barely has 2.5 rings.

These calculations are exactly why Bill Russell is the GOAT

[fiddy]

These calculations are exactly why Bill Russell is the GOAT
Doesnt pass the eye test.

[Mr Feeny]

at 35 years old he's still nearly the best player in the league :biggums:

As others have pointed out, he is only 3rd best on his own team if Kawhi joins.

[ImKobe]

at 35 years old he's still nearly the best player in the league :biggums:

He's 34 and wasn't even a top 5 player in his 16th season while Kobe was arguably 2nd best after peak Bran in his 17th season.

"nearly the best player" doesn't finish 3rd team All-NBA.

[SpaceJam]

Doesnt pass the eye test.

Not my problem you weren't alive for it brother :cheers:

[FKAri]

How good was MJ in his 17th season?
Getting humiliated at his own camp by Wall Street CEOs

[superduper]

He was so good that he needed to shamelessly collude in his prime with two other superstars (on two separate occasions :eek:) in order to even be remotely relevant.

LeGOAT :applause:

[sportjames23]

Getting humiliated at his own camp by Wall Street CEOs


Yeah, he shoulda confiscated the tape like Lebron did. Whoops. :oldlol:

[Kingwillball]

Greatest combined player/athlete ever on a basketball court !! Haters don

[Manny98]

To those who never got to witness prime LeBron it was like watching God in basketball shoes it was truly a sight to behold :bowdown:

[Gus Hemmingway]

Current LeBron is better than Prime Kobe

[paksat]

2004 - missed playoffs

2005 - missed playoffs despite the East all-star center on his team

2006 - 2nd round elimination

2007 - 2-seeded Cavs beat 1-seeded Pistons to make Finals (lebron averaged 21 on 41% outside of game 5; 25 on 45% overall)..... then 22 on 36% in Finals sweep loss

2008 - 26 on 35% in ecsf loss

2009 - loses with 60-win 1 seed

2010 - loses with 60-win 1 seed (record - no one ever lost with 60-win 1 seed for two straight yrs)

Then said "fck this, I can't handle being such a loser" and teamed up with the #2 and #4 players in PER aka the best small forward and shooting guard in the league

[Bosnian Sajo]

Then said "fck this, I can't handle being such a loser" and teamed up with the #2 and #4 players in PER aka the best small forward and shooting guard in the league


That awkward moment when people who just recently got into basketball think Chris Bosh was a small forward.

[paksat]

That awkward moment when people who just recently got into basketball think Chris Bosh was a small forward.

some other nit picking scrub brought that up like a few months ago

that scrawny fck ain't no PF, and I'm not gonna disrespect true PF's like Malone and others by posting him as one

[RRR3]

He's 34 and wasn't even a top 5 player in his 16th season while Kobe was arguably 2nd best after peak Bran in his 17th season.

"nearly the best player" doesn't finish 3rd team All-NBA.
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Manny98]

That awkward moment when people who just recently got into basketball think Chris Bosh was a small forward.
Yikes Paskat once again proving how much of a dumbass he is when it comes to basketball :lol

[Wally450]

2013 was peak LeBron. He was so efficient and smart.

[Wally450]

some other nit picking scrub brought that up like a few months ago

that scrawny fck ain't no PF, and I'm not gonna disrespect true PF's like Malone and others by posting him as one

He's a power forward whether you like it or not. :lol

[red1]

good for one cramp and one phantom elbow/hand injury per every superteam he's on.


good for a lot of freethrow bricks too.

[ImKobe]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

So who you got second in 2013? Kobe finished top 5 in MVP voting and was 3rd in scoring (ahead of Lebron) while also averaging more assists than both Melo and KD. He was averaging 30 ppg throughout the first 40 or so games before taking over point guard duties due to all the injuries, he led the Lakers to a top 3 record post-ASB.

Kobe post-ASB - 28.5 ppg 7.0 apg
Lebron post-ASB - 25.8 ppg 7.9 apg
KD post-ASB - 26.1 ppg 5.1 apg
Melo post-ASB - 28.8 ppg 2.2 apg

There's a case to be made for Kobe as the 2nd best player in the league in 2013 and you know it, he was clutch as ever down the stretch when every game was a must win to make the Playoffs and had some of his best games of his career, 47/8/5/3/4 in his last full game healthy.

[bullettooth]

2004 - missed playoffs

2005 - missed playoffs despite the East all-star center on his team

2006 - 2nd round elimination

2007 - 2-seeded Cavs beat 1-seeded Pistons to make Finals (lebron averaged 21 on 41% outside of game 5; 25 on 45% overall)..... then 22 on 36% in Finals sweep loss

2008 - 26 on 35% in ecsf loss

2009 - loses with 60-win 1 seed

2010 - loses with 60-win 1 seed (record - no one ever lost with 60-win 1 seed for two straight yrs)

Then said "fck this, I can't handle being such a loser" and teamed up with the #2 and #4 players in PER aka the best small forward and shooting guard in the league

After that, he said he'd get up to 8 rings... instead he got 6 finals losses.

[Kiddlovesnets]

at 35 years old he's still nearly the best player in the league :biggums:

Let

[SpaceJam2]

That awkward moment when people who just recently got into basketball think Chris Bosh was a small forward.

Damn pakt ass exposed

Hast seen a bball game since 98 :oldlol:

[Vino24]

[QUOTE=Kiddlovesnets]Let

[SpaceJam2]

Lillard? Are you that fvcking stupid? :facepalm :biggums:

Bron still putting up better #s than KD and Kawhi in year 15 and this kid mentioning Dame :lol

You can't fix stupid

[3ball]

He was equal to current Giannis - flawed as hell and easily beatable.. couldn't shoot for shit, got beat by a non-stop 50 player in Dwight.. needed 2 superstar teammates to win anything

[Cleverness]

2009-10 LeBron was prime lebron. everything after that is collusion lebron.

[Kingwillball]

[QUOTE=Kiddlovesnets]Let

[Kingwillball]

He was equal to current Giannis - flawed as hell and easily beatable.. couldn't shoot for shit, got beat by a non-stop 50 player in Dwight.. needed 2 superstar teammates to win anything

Lebron is a top 2 player ever ..

[SpaceJam2]

Lebron is a top 2 player ever ..


Period

[RealSkipBayless]

Lebron is a top 2 player ever ..
When did he pass Kareem?

[SpaceJam2]

When did he pass Kareem?

The argument could be made for MJ over Kareem but I still like LBJ and Kareem.

So not sure when MJ passed Kareem as far as 2way players go

[Vino24]

When did he pass Kareem?
when he got his 3rd fmvp

[Mr Feeny]

when he got his 3rd fmvp

In most people's eyes, he is still sitting in 3rd spot right behind Kareem. I get that you're a fanboy but unfortunately for you, the vast majority of basketball fans dont agree with you.

[Vino24]

In most people's eyes, he is still sitting in 3rd spot right behind Kareem. I get that you're a fanboy but unfortunately for you, the vast majority of basketball fans dont agree with you.
The thing is LeBron already has the better accolades. By the time he retires he will also have the better stats.

[Mr Feeny]

The thing is LeBron already has the better accolades. By the time he retires he will also have the better stats.

He doesn't.

[paksat]

He's a power forward whether you like it or not. :lol

he's about as powerful as your left arm on pornhub

[And1AllDay]

Are u f@ckin joking ? Shows u are a dumb f@ck.. Lebron averaged 27 8 8 but yeah Lollards who was swept 🧹 by warriors is better..that is just plain retardary!!!
:oldlol: :roll: :applause:

[Andrei89]

Lebron had three primes.

2008-2010 could not make a good playoff run with that weak ass supporting cast.

Miami Lebron gained a lot of weight started playing under the basket a lot of bully ball became a better shooter and played elite defense. I consider this his best prime

Second Cleveland stint Lebron. What he did to those Warriors in 2016:facepalm. Even two years later how he swept the first sweed Raptors:wtf: