Bird V Lebron @ age 30

[redseat]

Larry Bird:

28.1 PPG
9.2 RPG
7.6 APG
52.2 FG%
26.4 Per

LeBron James:

25.3 PPG
6.0 RPG
7.4 APG
48.8 FG%
25.8 Per

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

Different game. Doesn't matter.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Lebron is 31 and you are comparing one season.

 

[Carnzo]

I loved Larry and all he and the others did for Boston but the game has changed.
Like foot ball & baseball.

 

[Clayton]

The two head to head in terms of Win Shares:

Best Season: Lebron 08-09
2nd: Lebron 12-13
3rd: Lebron 09-10
4th: Lebron 05-06
5th: Lebron 13-14
6th: Bird 85-86
7th: Bird 84-85
8th: Lebron 10-11
9th (tie): Bird 86-87
9th (tie): Lebron 07-08

Lebron has 7 of the best 10 seasons and all of the top 5. Clearly the better player

 

[SJ76]

Lebron is a great player, but Bird could hold his own with anyone who EVER laced them up.

 

[bksballer89]

The two head to head in terms of Win Shares:

Best Season: Lebron 08-09
2nd: Lebron 12-13
3rd: Lebron 09-10
4th: Lebron 05-06
5th: Lebron 13-14
6th: Bird 85-86
7th: Bird 84-85
8th: Lebron 10-11
9th (tie): Bird 86-87
9th (tie): Lebron 07-08

Lebron has 7 of the best 10 seasons and all of the top 5. Clearly the better player

Yep unless you're blind

 

[Clayton]

Lebron is a great player, but Bird could hold his own with anyone who EVER laced them up.

Bird was a great player, too. More physical defensively than Lebron but less physical offensively. Both high basketball IQs. Lebron's prime was just nuts, though, and if you could've had him play back in the day when you could actually use your physical play then he would've been a real 2 way force at a scary level.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Lebron is a great player, but Bird could hold his own with anyone who EVER laced them up.

Mkay...so can Lebron lol

 

[Shanemansj13]

If Lebron could have been on somewhat decent teams in his early prime, that team is untouchable. Bird is one of the greatest but when all said and done Lebron is above

 

[SJ76]

Bird was a great player, too. More physical defensively than Lebron but less physical offensively. Both high basketball IQs. Lebron's prime was just nuts, though, and if you could've had him play back in the day when you could actually use your physical play then he would've been a real 2 way force at a scary level.

LOL @ Lebron being physical. I think the guy is more puss than hardass. Bird was pretty tough and Lebron has more athletic ability, but ask John Stockton about toughness and bball IQ. It gets it done.

Can anyone see Bird pulling himself out of a Finals game because of cramps?

 

[SJ76]

If Lebron could have been on somewhat decent teams in his early prime, that team is untouchable. Bird is one of the greatest but when all said and done Lebron is above

So Lebron has great numbers because no else on his team, but if there were more talent on his team.. Would his numbers be not as good?

Ahh stat geeks Just because you tore it up statistically, doesn't mean the team is going to be awesome.

 

[Shanemansj13]

LOL @ Lebron being physical. I think the guy is more puss than hardass. Bird was pretty tough and Lebron has more athletic ability, but ask John Stockton about toughness and bball IQ. It gets it done.

Can anyone see Bird pulling himself out of a Finals game because of cramps?

You guard him, for the league being a pussyfest, he is one of the most physical players to ever play the game

 

[SJ76]

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You guard him, for the league being a pussyfest, he is one of the most physical players to ever play the game

LMAO. "THe league is a pussyfest but he's one of the most physical players in the game."

 

[Shanemansj13]

So Lebron has great numbers because no else on his team, but if there were more talent on his team.. Would his numbers be not as good?

Ahh stat geeks Just because you tore it up statistically, doesn't mean the team is going to be awesome.

You saw what he did on the Heat. I will let you figure that one on yourself. He has always been one of the those players that is team first guy and makes his teammates better. But you still can only do much even with decent teammates.

 

[Shanemansj13]

LMAO. "THe league is a pussyfest but he's one of the most physical players in the game."

Translation: If he could have played in the real NBA he could be even more physical. I would feel sorry for everyone else with a 260 pound freight train running at you.

 

[SJ76]

You saw what he did on the Heat. I will let you figure that one on yourself. He has always been one of the those players that is team first guy and makes his teammates better. But you still can only do much even with decent teammates.

Finals record? Oh it's the "his teammates are the problem"

Like when he quit on the HEAT vs the Spurs.

-"I got cramps"

 

[SJ76]

Translation: If he could have played in the real NBA he could be even more physical. I would feel sorry for everyone else with a 260 pound freight train running at you.

Unless he's a pussy. Which he really is.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Another one of these threads?



Who the hell knows...

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

The two head to head in terms of Win Shares:

Best Season: Lebron 08-09
2nd: Lebron 12-13
3rd: Lebron 09-10
4th: Lebron 05-06
5th: Lebron 13-14
6th: Bird 85-86
7th: Bird 84-85
8th: Lebron 10-11
9th (tie): Bird 86-87
9th (tie): Lebron 07-08

Lebron has 7 of the best 10 seasons and all of the top 5. Clearly the better player

Again with this win share bullshit. It is the most meaningless stat out there. Reggie Miller has more win shares than Bird, Magic, Kobe, Hakeem and Jerry West - is he a better player than any of them?