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Bow down to the King and stop taking him for granted.
Seriously. I love watching LeBron.
Seriously. I love watching LeBron.
Wow great game from Lebron
57 points
11 rebounds
7 assists
3 steals
3 blocks
67.6%
Giving up another ridiculous scoring binge from an opposing team though. They aren't going anywhere (maybe not even out of the East with this defense. They've been giving up like 110-115 points a night. No defensive minded coaches anywhere to be found?
Like I said, Cavs suck vs garbage teams and perform well vs good teams. That's the trend so far.
The real concern should be that if leBron needs to work this hard to get regular season wins, he won't have much left come May and June.
Bow down to the King and stop taking him for granted.
Seriously. I love watching LeBron.
This sums up why everyone thinks you are a clown.
LeBron is about the only thing good about Cleveland's start. He showed last night that he is still capable of completely dominating a game and almost single handedly beating one of the top East teams on their home court. The bad losss are irrelevant, because when LeBron wants to win a game, he goes and gets it. He can still do that against anybody in the East.
He is not in rapid decline. He is not the unskilled athlete you try to paint him to be. LeBron's career trajectory actually looks a lot like Jordan's in terms of skill development and he is still the best player in the league despite the fact that he isn't the game's most explosive athlete anymore.
And yes, Lebron is in decline. Its EASY to say because his consistency is not what it was and hes been around, 15-16 seasons already. Who in their 15th-16th season would;t be in a decline exactly??? Sure, hes gonna have an unreal game like this once in a well but to expect him to bring something like this even a few times out of the season much less nightly. Forget it.
Yes and no. There is no question that Lebron is in decline. He's 32 and has more mileage on his body than even Kobe did at the same age. He's not as explosive and has to settle more for jump shots than he used to. He was smart enough, like MJ and Kobe before him, to know it was coming and he prepared. Which is why he is still the best player in the game.
Having said that, his inconsistency is by design (for lack of a better term). He will be taking games off, both on and off the court, throughout the season to preserve his energy for the playoffs.
I have little doubt that, if he wanted to, Lebron could put together the same kinds of regular seasons that he was just a couple of years ago. But he knows that if he did, he wouldn't have much left for the playoffs and that would make the Cavs stay a short one.
Rose playing well helps. Thats a good thing. If Rose didn't put up 20 last night, Cavs don't win either.
And yes, Lebron is in decline. Its EASY to say because his consistency is not what it was and hes been around, 15-16 seasons already. Who in their 15th-16th season would;t be in a decline exactly??? Sure, hes gonna have an unreal game like this once in a well but to expect him to bring something like this even a few times out of the season much less nightly. Forget it.
Really?
LeBron's stats so far this year:
29.1 PPG- highest since 2010
7.7 RBG- .4 above his career average
8.7 Asst- equals a career best
1.3 steals- under career average of 1.6
1.2 blocks- career best
61.0% FG- career best
38.9 3 PT%- 2nd best of his career
82.6 FT% - career best
I know I am using simple stats here, but he is only below his career average in steals and is literally on pace to set new career highs in 4 of the 8 stats listed.
LOL at your "regression" claims. He isn't an all league defender anymore, but let's not act like he is a liability there either. It is an extremely small sample size, but if he ends the season with his current numbers it would definitely be the best statistical season of his career.
In other words, wrong.
Its only been a few games bud. He is also having to carry the entire load this year with Rose injured the first few games, Love in decline, Wade looking like hes 65 instead of 35 and IT still out. It won't last.
You are saying he is in obvious decline.
He isn't as explosive, but he has added skills to his game that make up for it. Much like Jordan did in the late 90s. Physical decline does not mean he is a worse player.
Yes it does nimrod . Less Explosion, speed, athleticism= obvious DECLINE.
And how about the fact he plays almost NO defense anymore. If he had to play D (the team doesn't either too which is why they are struggling along with Rose being injured the first few games and IT is still out ), his offensive numbers would take a shit even more
LOL.
Wrong. You calling me a nimrod is rich.
Less athleticism + more skill and knowledge = similar results. Facts are on my side here. All you have is your eye test, and you have proven over time to:
A: not know what you are talking about
B: be ridiculously biased
Oh this nonsense. Ask Jordan if the 33 year old "more knowledgable" Version could hang with the 28-29 year old version. ROFLMAO. Fact is, NO PLAYER in their 15th season or whatever can hang with their peak version..
I Have yet to see a player in their 30s that can hang with the version in their 20s. LeHype is no different. sorry.. Decline is Decline. No sugar coating this
Yet, you still claim he isn't even top 10 all time.
I am not claiming 33 year old LeBron as dominant as 29 year old LeBron. But, it isn't as far off as you want to make people think. Your posts make it seem as if he has fallen off a cliff. Clearly and obviously that isn't true based on the facts I have provided. All you have is your own misguided opinion.
Name 1 player in the history of modern basketball who was still in the conversation for league's best player at 33?
I will make it real easy for you. The only 1 was Jordan. That automatically discredits all the haters like you who say he is overrated.
No I dont think hes top 10.... 3-5 in NBA finals and SEVEN of those finals on stacked teams? Its not top 10 worthy
Lets think about this for a minute. Hes been on a stacked team for the overwhelming MAJORITY of his finals appearances and couldn't even maintain a winning record.. Its top 15 worthy.. Not top 10
Under the circumstances, should he be able to maintain at least a WINNING record in the finals considering this???
Hell even Hakeem with BUMS could maintain a winning finals record. ROFLMAO
And in fact, 2 of the 3 finals wins, he LUCKED OUT. Ray Allen Miracle shot, Injured to Bogut and Curry the other. he SHOULD be 1-7
You put any of my top 10 on Lebron's teams over the last 7 years, they would at the very LEAST keep a winning finals record