Re: Lebron needs to retire next year
[QUOTE=ImKobe;14992153]He's 40 years old man, he's never going to be 100% again, BUT he's way better than anyone's been at this point in their careers so why should he retire when he's still All-NBA? He wants to get 5 rings like Kobe or possibly 6 like MJ so he could have a strong case for GOAT.[/QUOTE]
He can't catch MJ unless he has a superstar level playoff run AND wins a FMVP along with a ring.
The odds of this happening are probably 1% at this point.
He's already pass Kobe so getting a 5th ring doesn't matter there.
Re: Lebron needs to retire next year
[QUOTE=bullettooth;14992185][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/6p7hLVnZ/leflop.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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Re: Lebron needs to retire next year
[QUOTE=90sgoat;14992324]Lebron can play 2-3 more years if he moves to PF. He is pretty good now at that. Decent fadeaway, some good baseline drives, catch and shoot 3s, very good at kickouts. This is essentially how he would have played in the 90s, with some Barkley or Pippen like ball handling on the break.[/QUOTE]
That is retarded. You're an idiot.
Re: Lebron needs to retire next year
[QUOTE=StrongLurk;14992332]He can't catch MJ unless he has a superstar level playoff run AND wins a FMVP along with a ring.
The odds of this happening are probably 1% at this point.
He's already pass Kobe so getting a 5th ring doesn't matter there.[/QUOTE]
He's already passed MJ who needed to quit the league and rest up in order to make more title runs.
Re: Lebron needs to retire next year
Like I said, Lebron needs to retire at the end of next season. Make it his last one.
Not because he's washed, he's not at all. But he simply isn't going to win another ring nor does he have anything left to accomplish. He already broke the scoring record, has been had the all-nba records, and this year he actually played with his son.
Ever since the bubble ring, Lebron has 1st round exit in 2021, missed playoffs in 2022, 1st round exist in 2024, and now ANOTHER 1st round exit this year. It's just unbecoming at this point for the GOAT post-MJ.
Best move is Lebron announcing to the Lakers that he next year is his last. This way, the Lakers will be motivated to actually find a single playable playoff big-man some time next year. Also they will get an offseason for Luka to get healthy and the team/JJ can actually build a good off//def scheme and also build team chemistry.
We do NOT want to see Lebron ever be washed like Wizard MJ was.
