SHAQ: Lebron will destroy Reaves upon return - so y'all LYING about Bron's high IQ?

[sdot_thadon]

Just now?

That boy started microwaving the moment he realized they might have a shot at something

[ShawkFactory]

That boy started microwaving the moment he realized they might have a shot at something

Far before that even. I'm thinking something like 15 years ago.

[3ba11]

That boy started microwaving the moment he realized they might have a shot at something

I didn't turn on Lebron until the 2011 Finals - I was watching it with my sister, and it occurred to me that Lebron doesn't know what to do out of the pre-dribble, stationary position (triple-threat position) - he needed to start a live dribble to feel comfortable.. I told this to my sister as I shook my head... It was the first realization that his skillset had major holes.

In hindsight, we can look back to the 2006 2nd Round against Detroit to see how the bar was lowered for Lebron... He was lauded for averaging 26 on 45% or something like that - aka worse than MJ ever played.

That was the first lowering of the bar for Lebron... Then he was lauded for being the only player to average 6 TO's and 35% FG in a series (07' Finals) - the worst chucking and ball control that the game has ever seen... Then he repeated this performance in the 08' ECSF and this bed-wetting was the only reason the Cavs didn't upset the 08' Celtics.. Then the goat meltdown in 2010 and 2011... Record loss in 2014... lottery in 2019 and catastrophic losses every year from 21' through 25'.

And it's all skillset-based.. His skillset can't win organically because his skillset can't develop teammates or great chemistry, aka turns everyone into spot-up shooter - this stalls young players, thereby needing ready-made stars to win (can't win organically)... This is STATISTICAL FACT because he increases everyone's assisted rate (spot-up role), which craters their assists and creates low assist teams over time - it's entirely suboptimal, which is why he underachieves roster talent, aka he craters from preseason favorite to underdog or loser every year from 11' to 16', except the Allen miracle..

[SouBeachTalents]

Yep, nothing about LeBron's game has changed in 15 years, he's made zero improvements since 2011.

[3ba11]

Yep, nothing about LeBron's game has changed in 15 years, he's made zero improvements since 2011.

His body has changed - he went from bird legs/calves to tree trunks, which will make a player's game look different, even though it isn't - aka Lebron has been the primary ballhandler for every team that he was ever on, until Luka arrived and took over the primary ballhandling duties.. Lebron's bigger body meant that he played a little more bully-ball (a non-skill aspect of basketball), while his weaknesses have remained constant for 23 years, aka FT's, midrange, turnovers, offensive rebounding, bad fits/teammate craterings for 23 seasons (including the imposition of spot-up roles/reducing everyone's assists), and weak "bag", among other weaknesses (long-standing weaknesses).. 19 years into the league, Lebron had the worst fit of all-time with Westbrook, which created the biggest underachievement ever (missing the play-in with one of the preseason favorites).

btw, the bird calves to tree trunks doesn't happen naturally... His trainer (David Alexander) and best friend (Randy Mims) were witnessed by the FBI on numerous occasions purchasing testosterone and metabolism booster from Biogenesis (the biggest supplier of PED's to athletes ever).. Mims claimed that it was for his weight loss, except this never made sense because a regular guy like Mims can go to a regular doctor for those exact items - the only reason to access the biggest-ever PED black market is because it's for someone that needs to be protected/hidden, such as Lebron "tree trunk calves" James.

[sdot_thadon]

Far before that even. I'm thinking something like 15 years ago.

Yeah he actually was. Can't remember the exact year but around the time he started winning, just like a big chunk of MJ stans. This clown was getting banned at any basketball site or even discussion I was on back then.

[3ba11]

Yeah he actually was. Can't remember the exact year but around the time he started winning, just like a big chunk of MJ stans. This clown was getting banned at any basketball site or even discussion I was on back then.

Lebron never "started winning" because he's always mostly lost. He never produced a dynasty, 3-peat or 70 wins regardless of who we put around him, aka objectively inferior to MJ

[sdot_thadon]

I didn't turn on Lebron until the 2011 Finals - I was watching it with my sister, and it occurred to me that Lebron doesn't know what to do out of the pre-dribble, stationary position (triple-threat position) - he needed to start a live dribble to feel comfortable.. I told this to my sister as I shook my head... It was the first realization that his skillset had major holes.

In hindsight, we can look back to the 2006 2nd Round against Detroit to see how the bar was lowered for Lebron... He was lauded for averaging 26 on 45% or something like that - aka worse than MJ ever played.

That was the first lowering of the bar for Lebron... Then he was lauded for being the only player to average 6 TO's and 35% FG in a series (07' Finals) - the worst chucking and ball control that the game has ever seen... Then he repeated this performance in the 08' ECSF and this bed-wetting was the only reason the Cavs didn't upset the 08' Celtics.. Then the goat meltdown in 2010 and 2011... Record loss in 2014... lottery in 2019 and catastrophic losses every year from 21' through 25'.

And it's all skillset-based.. His skillset can't win organically because his skillset can't develop teammates or great chemistry, aka turns everyone into spot-up shooter - this stalls young players, thereby needing ready-made stars to win (can't win organically)... This is STATISTICAL FACT because he increases everyone's assisted rate (spot-up role), which craters their assists and creates low assist teams over time - it's entirely suboptimal, which is why he underachieves roster talent, aka he craters from preseason favorite to underdog or loser every year from 11' to 16', except the Allen miracle..

The bar was lowered? Nah more like the bar was raised. You always try to compare Lebron as if he came into the league the same way Mj or any other great did. He didn't come into a great situation, with great players/teams already in place. He didn't get great players added early in his career, he also didn't get high draft picks several years in a row until his teams were competitive.

For example Mj? He was a lotto pick himself then in subsequent seasons the bulls picked 11th
9th
8th and 10th
11th
6th and 18th
29th (notable because it was Kukoc)

By comparison Lebron came in and the cavs drafted
10th
None
25th
19th
30th
None

Big difference right? Well now go take a look at guys like Magic and Bird, or Kareem. Drafted onto teams with great players or acquired great players early on, drafted top 3 picks within the1st couple of seasons, or added former.Mvps and finals MVPs to already good rosters. A guy like Duncan who's team finessed the system to add a generational player to a contender. Kobe drafted to a team with a player who generally ranks higher than him all time, and a steady flow of solid pieces added around them and later himself. Lebron wasnt gifted these types of situations coming in. Mjs wasnt as drastic as some other greats but still far better picks for team building up to a contender. Lebron did great for his situation for sure.if you want a crazy idea of what coulda been go see who was picked and still on the board if LeBron would have had the same picks Mj got early on. That actually would make an interesting thread....

[3ba11]

05' HUGHES....... 21.6 PER... 0.157 WS/48... 3.7 VORP... 4.3 BPM... 22/6/5.... 1st Team All-D
90' PIPPEN'........ 16.3 PER... 0.087 WS/48... 3.0 VORP... 1.8 BPM... 16/6/5.... No All-D

[3ba11]

The bar was lowered? Nah more like the bar was raised. You always try to compare Lebron as if he came into the league the same way Mj or any other great did. He didn't come into a great situation, with great players/teams already in place. He didn't get great players added early in his career, he also didn't get high draft picks several years in a row until his teams were competitive.

For example Mj? He was a lotto pick himself then in subsequent seasons the bulls picked 11th
9th
8th and 10th
11th
6th and 18th
29th (notable because it was Kukoc)

By comparison Lebron came in and the cavs drafted
10th
None
25th
19th
30th
None

Big difference right? Well now go take a look at guys like Magic and Bird, or Kareem. Drafted onto teams with great players or acquired great players early on, drafted top 3 picks within the1st couple of seasons, or added former.Mvps and finals MVPs to already good rosters. A guy like Duncan who's team finessed the system to add a generational player to a contender. Kobe drafted to a team with a player who generally ranks higher than him all time, and a steady flow of solid pieces added around them and later himself. Lebron wasnt gifted these types of situations coming in. Mjs wasnt as drastic as some other greats but still far better picks for team building up to a contender. Lebron did great for his situation for sure.if you want a crazy idea of what coulda been go see who was picked and still on the board if LeBron would have had the same picks Mj got early on. That actually would make an interesting thread....

Lebron played with the most top 5 draft picks n history:

^^^ that's as of 2022, so we can add a bunch more top 5 picks like Luka and other top 5 picks that Lebron played with since 2022.. Again, no matter who we put around Lebron, he can't reach goat caliber, such as 3-peat, 70 wins, dynasty, etc.. So he's objectively inferior to MJ

And again, rookie Jordan was thrown into the playoffs in Year 1 with no time to develop his team, while Lebron got 3 years to develop a high seed with an all-star teammate before he entered the 06' Playoffs - so there's no comparison.. History shows that the all-star duo of Lebron/Zydrunas got a player that was better than 1990 Pippen before entering their first playoffs in 06' (see previous post)...

Despite all this help, Lebron could only "floor-raise" the Cavs to 45 games in Year 5 (2008) before receiving 2 more all-stars in 09' and 10'.. Despite having 4 teammates that were more productive than 1990 Pippen and better team defenses, the 06-10' Cavs couldn't develop a champion like MJ did with just one 1990 Pippen and worse team defenses.

[sdot_thadon]

Lebron played with the most top 5 draft picks n history:

^^^ that's as of 2022, so we can add a bunch more top 5 picks like Luka and other top 5 picks that Lebron played with since 2022.. Again, no matter who we put around Lebron, he can't reach goat caliber, such as 3-peat, 70 wins, dynasty, etc.. So he's objectively inferior to MJ

And again, rookie Jordan was thrown into the playoffs in Year 1 with no time to develop his team, while Lebron got 3 years to develop a high seed with an all-star teammate before he entered the 06' Playoffs - so there's no comparison.. History shows that the all-star duo of Lebron/Zydrunas got a player that was better than 1990 Pippen before entering their first playoffs in 06' (see previous post)...

Despite all this help, Lebron could only "floor-raise" the Cavs to 45 games in Year 5 (2008) before receiving 2 more all-stars in 09' and 10'.. Despite having 4 teammates that were more productive than 1990 Pippen and better team defenses, the 06-10' Cavs couldn't develop a champion like MJ did with just one 1990 Pippen and worse team defenses.

Way to move the goalposts bud. Its probably what 3balls do best. And yes no shit hes played with more help hes played like 8 more seasons. Duh. And no young Mj was allowed to make the playoffs on sub .500 teams, while still scoring lotto picks. ain't that some shit? Why couldn't Mj make the playoffs playing for the wizards with this player that was "more productive than 90 pippen?" You're full of it.

[BarberSchool]

Looked like a fun, easy slide back into the groove against Utah.

Now he gets another game with the same scouting reports, in high elevation (Salt Lake is almost as high as Denver), where he feels a few lbs lighter, in game2 back, after almost 5days rest.

Then a home game vs the struggling clippers minus Kawhi, after Harden just used up all his energy dropping 55 yesterday.

Couldn’t ask for a nicer coast back into the groove.
Lakers vibes are very very good RN.
Who are they playing on Christmas ?