The LeBron James Thread

[OSUFan_88]

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Honest questions for those with a negative impression of Lebron...

Has his performance in the playoffs persuaded you any?

Nope, he's still a ****ing *******.

[RedSceptile]

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Nope, he's still a ****ing *******.

Ok I know what the first cuss word is but can't figure out the 2nd 7 letter word.

[Boltman]

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Ok I know what the first cuss word is but can't figure out the 2nd 7 letter word.

Surely you jest.

[BringTheHeat]

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I really like when Spo puts Bron at point and has Miller, Battier, UD, and Anthony. I still think Spo is saving the Wade-James Pick and Roll for the Finals. Can anyone tell me how you would guard that?

[SteelersFreak]

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I really like when Spo puts Bron at point and has Miller, Battier, UD, and Anthony. I still think Spo is saving the Wade-James Pick and Roll for the Finals. Can anyone tell me how you would guard that?

Leave one of the other three guys on the floor WIDE OPEN. That would be the only way to get it out of their hands. Disrupting Wade would be the other option, but that's not particularly reliable.

[BlastX21]

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I really like when Spo puts Bron at point and has Miller, Battier, UD, and Anthony. I still think Spo is saving the Wade-James Pick and Roll for the Finals. Can anyone tell me how you would guard that?

The Spurs could do it with Jackson and Leonard both on the floor. They could just switch the pick and roll and still have a good defender on both people while retaining good position.

Any other team, it'd be unstoppable.

[BlastX21]

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Y'know, imagine if the Heat had a Matt Bonner type player. Put him on the court with Bosh, you can rotate both big men outside the paint and open up isos for LeBron and Wade all game long....

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then who's going to rebound?

[BlastX21]

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then who's going to rebound?

There'd be few offensive rebounds, but they wouldnt be necessary since most of the shots would be going in the basket.

The real downside would be the loss of Anthony's defense, but its just a crazy offensive theory anyway.

[wwharton]

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I really like when Spo puts Bron at point and has Miller, Battier, UD, and Anthony. I still think Spo is saving the Wade-James Pick and Roll for the Finals. Can anyone tell me how you would guard that?

Neither of these two excel as screeners in the situation you're talking about. There's a reason they haven't done it much, if at all to this point (doesn't make sense to save anything for the finals). It would actually make double teaming the dribbler easier bc the rotation naturally guards the other. With someone else as the screener, whoever isn't dribbling would be on the wing and can spot up or cut to the open spot when the defense rotates.

Not to mention, something like setting a screen and rolling may be the only time a player like Anthony is better than Wade and James. Using the two of them in screen and rolls doesn't maximize the strengths of everyone on the floor, including whoever's screening.

[The 24th Letter]

I'd actually like to see what their efficiency is when using it, because it seems to work quite often when they do it....

Maybe it's not something you run all game for the reasons mentioned...but it should be done more often IMO...

[wwharton]

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I'd actually like to see what their efficiency is when using it, because it seems to work quite often when they do it....

Maybe it's not something you run all game for the reasons mentioned...but it should be done more often IMO...

Using the pick and roll? It should be a standard of their half court offense. Using both Lebron and Wade in the same pick and roll? Can't remember that being run really at all, and don't think it'd be all that effective unless a team really gets caught off guard by it.

[The 24th Letter]

I mean the LBJ and Wade P&R.....and yep, just about every time I've seen it, something good has come of it....I bet the stats would support that, but I have none....It seems like they use it in desperation almost

The commentators usually start raving about how they should do it more often every time they do it....lol

[wwharton]

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I mean the LBJ and Wade P&R.....and yep, just about every time I've seen it, something good has come of it....I bet the stats would support that, but I have none....It seems like they use it in desperation almost

The commentators usually start raving about how they should do it more often every time they do it....lol

I'm sure it works occasionally when a defense is caught off guard. Any play that gets either of them the ball 10 feet and in is a great play. But there's a reason they don't run it much. If a defense could expect it, it makes the entire team easier to defend. Meanwhile, a p&r with anyone else and the other superstar on the wing gives them more options. Doesn't make sense to run it more.

[BringTheHeat]

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Neither of these two excel as screeners in the situation you're talking about. There's a reason they haven't done it much, if at all to this point (doesn't make sense to save anything for the finals). It would actually make double teaming the dribbler easier bc the rotation naturally guards the other. With someone else as the screener, whoever isn't dribbling would be on the wing and can spot up or cut to the open spot when the defense rotates.

Not to mention, something like setting a screen and rolling may be the only time a player like Anthony is better than Wade and James. Using the two of them in screen and rolls doesn't maximize the strengths of everyone on the floor, including whoever's screening.

It does make sense to save something though, it hasn't been scouted.

I agree with you but imagine Wade coming off a James screen, Wade cuts to the middle, Bron rolls towards the goal, and a shooter/Bosh leaks out to high post. Wide open shot every time.