3rd straight triple double (at age 40) doing goat things dropping 35 with it

[3ba11]

These are guys who literally carried "ball hog" as one of their few criticisms. You've gotta do better than this. Mj has 7 seasons at or above Lebrons career high for FGA per game. While rocking a higher usage than Lebrons highest in 4 seasons. Kobe has 2 only 2 seasons above Leborons highest fga per game surprisingly, while also having 4 seasons with a higher usage than Lebrons career high ....

But ball hog doe!

If Klay Thompson took 30 shots per game, he would lead the league in shot attempts and usage WITHOUT dominating the ball..

So usage and shot attempts mean nothing especially if the efficiency is good... Instead, it's all about whether your buckets are assisted or not because players with too many unassisted buckets (high-scoring ball-dominators) leave teammates standing around in spot-up roles, which lowers their assists and scoring.

Accordingly, only high-scoring ball-dominators like Luka, Lebron, and Harden are the "ball-hogs" with a high volume of unassisted buckets that leave teammates standing around in spot-up roles and marginalize teammates.

[ImKobe]

These are guys who literally carried "ball hog" as one of their few criticisms. You've gotta do better than this. Mj has 7 seasons at or above Lebrons career high for FGA per game. While rocking a higher usage than Lebrons highest in 4 seasons. Kobe has 2 only 2 seasons above Leborons highest fga per game surprisingly, while also having 4 seasons with a higher usage than Lebrons career high ....

But ball hog doe!

Like I said it's not about FGA or a stat like USG% but rather the amount of time these guys have the ball in their hands on offense on each possession. Also, pace is significantly higher in today's NBA and Lakers have been top 5 at it in all but 2 of the Bron seasons.

Kobe and MJ mostly played a traditional SG role. The one year MJ didn't in the 80s he averaged 8 assists a game and that's when he was stat chasing on a mediocre team. Bron's longevity is GOATed but he was also very lucky to come at a perfect time for a player of his build. The increase in 3PA and pace has helped him age gracefully.

[3ba11]

The one year MJ didn't in the 80s he averaged 8 assists a game and that's when he was stat chasing on a mediocre team.

Why not be accurate with your statements?

Jordan only played point guard for 25 games in 1989 and otherwise played his normal SG position.

And he needed to "stat-chase" much more because his cast wasn't "mediocre" - his cast was the worst in the league according to Jordan-hater "Thinking Basketball" - they say that Jordan had a zero percentile cast from 88-90', which means that 0% of casts were better than his...

Pippen averaged 14 ppg and 3 apg, so that's a bad cast, not "mediocre".. Every other team in the league had at least 2 scorers, while the Bulls were the only team with just 1.. There was no stat-chasing - MJ was simply carrying the worst cast in the league, as the stats show very clearly... Every other team had more help than him.

[ImKobe]

Why not be accurate with your statements?

Jordan only played point guard for 25 games in 1989 and otherwise played his normal SG position.

And he needed to "stat-chase" much more because his cast wasn't "mediocre" - his cast was the worst in the league according to Jordan-hater "Thinking Basketball" - they say that Jordan had a zero percentile cast from 88-90', which means that 0% of casts were better than his...

Pippen averaged 14 ppg and 3 apg, so that's a bad cast, not "mediocre".. Every other team in the league had at least 2 scorers, while the Bulls were the only team with just 1.

He was aware of his assist numbers is what I mean. He was trying to get those assist numbers. Just means that he could've had way more triple-doubles if he cared about it. Bron clearly does at this stage of his career.


Imagine if prime Jordan had bigs box out for him to get the rebound & push the pace like they do in the modern NBA... the sky is the limit.

[Hey Yo]

He was aware of his assist numbers is what I mean. He was trying to get those assist numbers. Just means that he could've had way more triple-doubles if he cared about it. Bron clearly does at this stage of his career.


Imagine if prime Jordan had bigs box out for him to get the rebound & push the pace like they do in the modern NBA... the sky is the limit.

Dumb

[sdot_thadon]

If Klay Thompson took 30 shots per game, he would lead the league in shot attempts and usage WITHOUT dominating the ball..

So usage and shot attempts mean nothing especially if the efficiency is good... Instead, it's all about whether your buckets are assisted or not because players with too many unassisted buckets (high-scoring ball-dominators) leave teammates standing around in spot-up roles, which lowers their assists and scoring.

Accordingly, only high-scoring ball-dominators like Luka, Lebron, and Harden are the "ball-hogs" with a high volume of unassisted buckets that leave teammates standing around in spot-up roles and marginalize teammates.

More stupid shit from the village idiot. Klay will never take 30 attempts, he's not a primary guy. Mj as well as Kobe have both shot to the point that teammates were wanting more shots. This isn't up for debate. They were ball hogs. Lebron is also a ball hog. The only difference is he uses his opportunities to help his teammates more than the other 2. Besides that it's just about your best player getting the chance to make something happen more than guys that aren't your best player. Great strategy on all fronts and Common sense id hope.

[sdot_thadon]

Like I said it's not about FGA or a stat like USG% but rather the amount of time these guys have the ball in their hands on offense on each possession. Also, pace is significantly higher in today's NBA and Lakers have been top 5 at it in all but 2 of the Bron seasons.

Kobe and MJ mostly played a traditional SG role. The one year MJ didn't in the 80s he averaged 8 assists a game and that's when he was stat chasing on a mediocre team. Bron's longevity is GOATed but he was also very lucky to come at a perfect time for a player of his build. The increase in 3PA and pace has helped him age gracefully.

So what you're telling is you wish to modify the definition of a ball hog to something that fits your agenda better? Well no shit. It's a trade off that is inconsequential because it's a style of play thing. One way let's your teammates hold the ball more but not get as many shots and the other gets your guys more shots at expense of holding the ball. Bbbut....ballhog!

[Meticode]

Go to NBA.com and watch his assists. In the last game, there were three awarded to him where the receiver took two dribbles on their own drive after the pass. Most of the rest were around the horn passes at the three point line. In Oscar’s day, he would have had 3 assists. In Magic’s, maybe 8.

As for the rebound, the Lakers seem to have a rule that you give an uncontested rebound to LeBron. No one else is allowed to touch the ball in those situations. On top of that, the Laker scoring team will give him a rebound for any tap he makes at the ball. But if another Laker taps the ball, and then LeBron gets it off the tap, it’s scored as LeBron’s rebound.

While there is no definitive rule on how many dribbles are allowed for an assist to count, it appears that the consensus is if the pass leads to a score in 2 or less dribbles, it counts as an assist.

https://www.basketballforcoaches.com...in-basketball/

In short, it's not about how many dribbles you take usually. It's about if the player that gets the past makes an immediate move to the basket.

[sdot_thadon]

In a perfect world an assist is a pass that leads directly to an open shot or layup, uncontested.

[kawhileonard2]

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All Losses By 1st Options as Preseason Favorite Since Odds Began in 1985


LEBRON.............. 2011, 2014, 2015, 2021
SHAQ.................. 1999, 2003, 2004
KOBE'.................. 2003, 2004
BIRD'.................. 1985, 1987
MAGIC................ 1986, 1989
EWING'............... 1994, 1995
DIRK................... 2007, 2008
DUNCAN'............. 2006
BARKLEY............. 1995
ISIAH.................. 1991
PIPPEN'............... 2000
KG....................... 2009
CURRY................. 2019
KAWHI................. 2020
KD....................... 2022
TATUM................. 2023



Losses with Homecourt Advantage

LEBRON.............. 2009, 2010, 2011
KOBE'................. 2004, 2011
CURRY................. 2016, 2023


Losses with Top Seeds (1 or 2 seed)

LEBRON.............. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
KOBE'................. 2004, 2008, 2011
CURRY................. 2016, 2019


Losses with All-Star teammates

LEBRON.............. 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021
KOBE'................. 2003, 2004, 2011
CURRY................. 2016, 2019


Losses in the Finals

LEBRON.............. 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
KOBE'................. 2004, 2008
CURRY................. 2016, 2019


4-0 sweeps or record losses

LEBRON.............. 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2023
KOBE.................. 2011

MJ has no losses with favored talent, while Lebron underachieves favored talent the most among any player in the last 25 years, and we know why - his high-scoring dribbling or point guard skillset has a high volume of unassisted buckets that leaves teammates standing around in spot-up roles, thereby producing zero teammate development, weak chemistry and perennial losers with every cast.

Good post

[ImKobe]

So what you're telling is you wish to modify the definition of a ball hog to something that fits your agenda better? Well no shit. It's a trade off that is inconsequential because it's a style of play thing. One way let's your teammates hold the ball more but not get as many shots and the other gets your guys more shots at expense of holding the ball. Bbbut....ballhog!

No I'm saying you're more likely to get assists if the ball is in your hands a lot on every possession. You ever played 2K or NBA Live? That's how some of these modern guys play the game. Luka, Westbrook & Harden are the worst examples of this, and no surprise they get a bunch of triple-doubles as a result.

It's not that Kobe and Jordan were not capable of making those same passes, it was just a different era with less spacing & a slower pace.

[sdot_thadon]

No I'm saying you're more likely to get assists if the ball is in your hands a lot on every possession. You ever played 2K or NBA Live? That's how some of these modern guys play the game. Luka, Westbrook & Harden are the worst examples of this, and no surprise they get a bunch of triple-doubles as a result.

It's not that Kobe and Jordan were not capable of making those same passes, it was just a different era with less spacing & a slower pace.

Well that much is obvious isn't it? Holding the ball mods gives more chances for assists the same way shooting the ball more gives more opportunities for scoring. It sucks that this even has to be said out loud lol. Yes Kobe and Jordan could average more assists if they held the ball more, but they also could have more assists if they passed instead of shooting as much. Lebron could have had more big scoring games if he didn't take his foot off the gas and pass more after a big half. It is what it is. And lastly....no Jordan and Kobe were not capable of making all the same passes Lebron does simply because many of them are strength based.

[k0kakw0rld]

No-ones given a shit about triple doubles since Westbrook showed how easy it is to pad them.

It's not 1995. A triple double is like someone hitting 5 threes in a game. Who cares?

Shut your punk ass up. The man is 40

[Nowoco]

Shut your punk ass up. The man is 40

He's 39.

Total number of triple doubles per NBA season.

46 2013-14
46 2014-15
75 2015-16
117 2016-17
108 2017-18
127 2018-19
100 2019-20
142 2020-21
130 2021-22
119 2022-23
137 2023-24

[And1AllDay]

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