The LeBron James Thread

[ojandpizza]

All the ******* out there would be complaining about his gambling "problems" lol

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All the ******* out there would be complaining about his gambling "problems" lol

They already did that, they blamed it for his dad's death, etc...

Doesn't matter...there is less maturity nowadays period and people who throw anything out there just to put out a story even when there isnt one.

ESPN is worse than TMZ but they're still out there. They even sell you insider accounts that only have stories from other teams city newspapers and no real insider information... but people still watch and go to their site all the time.

[The 24th Letter]

C'mon. If the internet was around even Bob Dylan and the Beatles would have some vocal haters. MJ has some haters, too.

"The Beatles are too commercial, I'm more into random guys on the corner singing acapella now"

[Fresh Tendrils]

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"The Beatles are too commercial, I'm more into random guys on the corner singing acapella now"

Man, doo-wop was so 1940s.

[bghost]

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I never really liked MJ.

[wwharton]

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I don't think so. People don't hate great players how give you 100% every night, on both ends of the floor.

A TON of people hated MJ. Said he was overrated, said he walked every time he put up a shot, said he got superstar calls on offense and got away with fouls on D... and that was just on the court.

The media said he never passed (that was right before he was moved to point and ran off those 7 triple doubles in a row). They said he had a huge gambling problem and criticized him for going out to gamble the night before a playoff or finals game (can't remember which it was). There have been tons of stories about his infidelity. There is absolutely no doubt that if he came into the league today with the way news and "fake news" flies out the door he'd be one of the most hated athletes in all sports. Still loved by many but vocally hated a ton.

[DukeC]

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A TON of people hated MJ. Said he was overrated, said he walked every time he put up a shot, said he got superstar calls on offense and got away with fouls on D... and that was just on the court.

The media said he never passed (that was right before he was moved to point and ran off those 7 triple doubles in a row). They said he had a huge gambling problem and criticized him for going out to gamble the night before a playoff or finals game (can't remember which it was). There have been tons of stories about his infidelity. There is absolutely no doubt that if he came into the league today with the way news and "fake news" flies out the door he'd be one of the most hated athletes in all sports. Still loved by many but vocally hated a ton.

....You know what? This is TOO EASY. I pass

[The 24th Letter]

If you some digging around the Internet, especially SI's archived you'll find a lot of articles that will raise your eyebrows....a lot of opinions on players you would've never eve thought about...just read an interesting article doubting Magics ability to show up for big games,,,

I also stumbled upon what had to be the first incarnation of forums,,,,people were actually debating the Sam Bowie/Jordan pick...great stuff

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A TON of people hated MJ. Said he was overrated, said he walked every time he put up a shot, said he got superstar calls on offense and got away with fouls on D... and that was just on the court.

The media said he never passed (that was right before he was moved to point and ran off those 7 triple doubles in a row). They said he had a huge gambling problem and criticized him for going out to gamble the night before a playoff or finals game (can't remember which it was). There have been tons of stories about his infidelity. There is absolutely no doubt that if he came into the league today with the way news and "fake news" flies out the door he'd be one of the most hated athletes in all sports. Still loved by many but vocally hated a ton.

It was a playoff game they said he was gambling all night in Atlantic City when they played the Knicks and still won.

[wwharton]

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....You know what? This is TOO EASY. I pass

You're 2 for 2 so far following me today

[DukeC]

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You're 2 for 2 so far following me today

Coincidence.

Both jokes were too tempting to pass up

[jeebs9]

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The man is getting cut in half.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8905486/lebron-james-think-paid-value-current-cba

And Wade ask LeBron to join the 3 point contest lol

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8905660/dwyane-wade-prods-lebron-james-play-slam-dunk-3-point-contests

[ojandpizza]

Interesting stat from ESPN:

Monday night LeBron went 13-14 against the bobcats with every shot coming from inside the paint.

According to ESPN LeBron's FG% from 5foot in is 76%..

Which may not seem like a big deal but when looking at the league leaders in FG% 1.Chandler 67%, 2.Splitter 60%, 3. Jordan 59%, 4. Howard 58%, 5. McGee 56%...

It's very impressive considering he is that far ahead of those guys who hardly ever take shots outside of 5feet from the basket... Especially considering LeBron's post game is "lacking".

[wwharton]

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Interesting stat from ESPN:

Monday night LeBron went 13-14 against the bobcats with every shot coming from inside the paint.

According to ESPN LeBron's FG% from 5foot in is 76%..

Which may not seem like a big deal but when looking at the league leaders in FG% 1.Chandler 67%, 2.Splitter 60%, 3. Jordan 59%, 4. Howard 58%, 5. McGee 56%...

It's very impressive considering he is that far ahead of those guys who hardly ever take shots outside of 5feet from the basket... Especially considering LeBron's post game is "lacking".

I don't think there's ever a case where 76% from anywhere but the foul line isn't a pretty big deal. It's nice seeing him understand how to best use his strengths.

[JODYE]

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Even more impressive is that he's taking 2-4 more attempts at that range then the other Top 5 guys on that list.