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  • King_B_Mack
    All Star
    • Jan 2009
    • 24450

    #11911
    Re: The LeBron James Thread

    So y'all really just gonna go on ahead and have this discussion anyway huh? Really?

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    • ProfessaPackMan
      Bamma
      • Mar 2008
      • 63852

      #11912
      Re: The LeBron James Thread

      Like I said, this thread is one big *** circle.
      #RespectTheCulture

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      • SidVish
        2010,13,15,16 CHAMPS!
        • Apr 2003
        • 11743

        #11913
        Re: The LeBron James Thread

        "You got it man. I don't watch hockey." SidVish
        "I thought LeBron James was just going to be another addition to help me score."
        Ricky Davis
        "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein

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        • TheShizNo1
          Asst 2 the Comm Manager
          • Mar 2007
          • 26341

          #11914
          Damnit guys, I didn't say that to start this up.
          Originally posted by Mo
          Just once I'd like to be the one they call a jerk off.
          Originally posted by Mo
          You underestimate my laziness
          Originally posted by Mo
          **** ya


          ...

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          • OSUFan_88
            Outback Jesus
            • Jul 2004
            • 25642

            #11915
            Re: The LeBron James Thread

            Ignorance should not be ignored.
            Too Old To Game Club

            Urban Meyer is lol.

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            • TajDeni
              Pro
              • May 2010
              • 906

              #11916
              Re: The LeBron James Thread

              ive read about the last 10 pages or so.

              with all that lebron is doing right now. lets not forget that he still only has 1 championship.

              imo ppl get ahead of themselves with the praise. meaning we can praise what he's currently doing as a great achievement but we also cant use what he's currently doing to predict his future achievements. and i feel thats what some folks are doing.

              4 ex, some say he's dominating the competition sorta jordan-esque. i disagree, all he's doing is having another phenomenal regular season. thats all it is, the regular season.

              what is it all worth and how can he be dominating the competition, if at the end of the yr he's not the one holding up the championship? thats how jordan, kobe, magic, bird would look at it.

              so to say he's dominating the league jordan-esque, when for all his greatness the only thing its added up to so far is 1 ring, is something ima have to respectfully disagree on.

              out of respect to those who have actually earned the stripes on their jersey, im not going to give any man any more praise than that which he has actually earned and sports a stripe on his jersey for.

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              • 702
                Rookie
                • Aug 2005
                • 1165

                #11917
                Re: The LeBron James Thread

                Basketball is a team game, and Lebron recognizes it as such. Yes, winning championships can say a lot about someone, but it can also not say much at all. If Kobe spent his career in, say, Minnesota or Toronto, he wouldn't have 5 championships. Would he be a worse player?

                The Champion Narrative is really a joke. Individuals don't win championships.

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                • ojandpizza
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Apr 2011
                  • 29807

                  #11918
                  Originally posted by TajDeni
                  ive read about the last 10 pages or so.

                  with all that lebron is doing right now. lets not forget that he still only has 1 championship.

                  imo ppl get ahead of themselves with the praise. meaning we can praise what he's currently doing as a great achievement but we also cant use what he's currently doing to predict his future achievements. and i feel thats what some folks are doing.

                  4 ex, some say he's dominating the competition sorta jordan-esque. i disagree, all he's doing is having another phenomenal regular season. thats all it is, the regular season.

                  what is it all worth and how can he be dominating the competition, if at the end of the yr he's not the one holding up the championship? thats how jordan, kobe, magic, bird would look at it.

                  so to say he's dominating the league jordan-esque, when for all his greatness the only thing its added up to so far is 1 ring, is something ima have to respectfully disagree on.

                  out of respect to those who have actually earned the stripes on their jersey, im not going to give any man any more praise than that which he has actually earned and sports a stripe on his jersey for.

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                  If you're referring to what I said:

                  I never said James was becoming Jordan-esque from a winning standpoint, or championship standpoint, or accomplishment standpoint.

                  I said the way he was separating himself from everyone else in the league as the shear cut best player was Jordan-esque.

                  Meaning that for a long period during the 90s nobody could say so and so is better than MJ. And with the way LeBron has been playing the past few seasons its been the same with him.

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                  • ojandpizza
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Apr 2011
                    • 29807

                    #11919
                    Originally posted by 702
                    Basketball is a team game, and Lebron recognizes it as such. Yes, winning championships can say a lot about someone, but it can also not say much at all. If Kobe spent his career in, say, Minnesota or Toronto, he wouldn't have 5 championships. Would he be a worse player?

                    The Champion Narrative is really a joke. Individuals don't win championships.
                    It's hard to hold the whole championship issue against him. It isn't his fault he came into the league with Big Z rather than someone like Kareem or Shaq.

                    It's funny the argument used to be "until LeBron wins a ring" and now it's "well he only has 1 ring" oh well..

                    Like I said before, guys like Hakeem, Oscar, West, Baylor, Wilt, don't have a large collection of rings. Yet nobody holds any of that against them.

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                    • ojandpizza
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Apr 2011
                      • 29807

                      #11920
                      Originally posted by ex carrabba fan
                      LeBron passes when it's appropriate more times than not. I don't see how you can state that he only tries to get "assists". That's not his game. He overpasses more than anything. To claim he never makes "hockey assists" is pretty dumbfounding honestly. To claim that makes you look really really suspect, either of bias or of sheer naivety when it comes to the game of basketball.

                      His unselfishness is not overstated by any stretch. There are plenty of times during games where he touch passes or quick passes around the perimeter and he's not looking for his shot or to attack. He's played the same way his entire career.

                      That's why Cleveland won so many regular season games with a not so great cast. LeBron moved the ball around to everyone and everyone felt involved which energized them as a unit. Even though they didn't have equal talent to the other contenders, they were still always a top seed because he utilized everyone so well.
                      Yeah saying he only passes to get an assist is way off. His shot attempts this season are the lowest of his entire career and he touches the ball pretty much every trip down the court.

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                      • TajDeni
                        Pro
                        • May 2010
                        • 906

                        #11921
                        Re: The LeBron James Thread

                        Originally posted by 702
                        Basketball is a team game, and Lebron recognizes it as such. Yes, winning championships can say a lot about someone, but it can also not say much at all. If Kobe spent his career in, say, Minnesota or Toronto, he wouldn't have 5 championships. Would he be a worse player?

                        The Champion Narrative is really a joke. Individuals don't win championships.
                        no the not winning championships is a joke. facts are that lebron is on a team good enough to win championships right now in the prime of his career. so imo lebron doesnt get to use this excuse.

                        like i said you can use it for him, but he doesnt get to use it. after all he was the one who said, miami was going to win 7 championships. obviously he thought he was on a team that was good enough to pull off such a feat.
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                        • Vni
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Sep 2011
                          • 14833

                          #11922
                          Re: The LeBron James Thread

                          Well he won one and went to the final twice in 2 seasons. Would be hard to do better than that.

                          Should only talk about rings at the end of his carreer. It doesn't make much sense right now.

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                          • Fresh Tendrils
                            Strike Hard and Fade Away
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 36131

                            #11923
                            Re: The LeBron James Thread

                            I don't understand the argument you're making against LeBron. Are you saying he's not playing the best in the league right now? Or are you saying his "legacy" thus far is underwhelming?



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                            • Kashanova
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 12695

                              #11924
                              Re: The LeBron James Thread

                              Originally posted by TajDeni
                              no the not winning championships is a joke. facts are that lebron is on a team good enough to win championships right now in the prime of his career. so imo lebron doesnt get to use this excuse.

                              like i said you can use it for him, but he doesnt get to use it. after all he was the one who said, miami was going to win 7 championships. obviously he thought he was on a team that was good enough to pull off such a feat.
                              he's been to the finals every year since he's been there and is 1 for 2 so far. He might win 4 more in a row for all we know.

                              and seeing as the "immortal" Kobe Bryant lost in his first finals appearance with out Shaq I'm sure you'll understand..

                              The Facts are that Lebron is still in his prime and has not completed his career so we shouldn't jump to conclusions just yet on what excuses he can or can't use.

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                              • TajDeni
                                Pro
                                • May 2010
                                • 906

                                #11925
                                Re: The LeBron James Thread

                                Originally posted by ojandpizza
                                If you're referring to what I said:

                                I never said James was becoming Jordan-esque from a winning standpoint, or championship standpoint, or accomplishment standpoint.

                                I said the way he was separating himself from everyone else in the league as the shear cut best player was Jordan-esque.

                                Meaning that for a long period during the 90s nobody could say so and so is better than MJ. And with the way LeBron has been playing the past few seasons its been the same with him.
                                fair enough if i misundestood you...

                                but we seem to have short memories,

                                after the nba PR machine built lebron up to win the championship every yr his last 3yrs in cleveland and him failing to do so. then with his failings his 1st yr in miami; the nba PR machine was laying the groundwork to hand over the entire league to KD.

                                if lebron loses in the finals, the league PR machine was ready to write him off and move on without him.

                                he's only truly been King for less than 1 full yr. the rest of his story is yet unwritten.
                                Last edited by TajDeni; 02-18-2013, 02:02 PM.
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                                ~~~~~~~~~~ The Book of Taj ~~~~~~~~~~

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