Is LeBron Having One Of The Best Individual Seasons Of All Time?

[TMagic]

Just was reading this article on ESPN:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/column...PERDiem-090324

Quote:

...putting LeBron's current campaign at the pace of the 1987-88 season and pushing him back up to 40 minutes produces some extraordinary numbers -- on a per-possession basis, he's actually scoring nearly as much as Jordan did, with far superior ancillary numbers.... Unfortunately for James, it's another area where his numbers take a hit in historical comparisons. A season of 28.6, 7.6 and 7.3 sounds decent. A season of 30.3, 8.1 and 7.7 -- which is what his numbers extrapolate to if he played as many minutes as Jordan did in 1987-88 -- sounds downright amazing. And a season of 32.5, 8.7 and 8.3 -- which is what his numbers extrapolate to at the same pace and the same minutes -- is mind-blowing.

I think some good points are made in this article. LeBron is putting up some great numbers and Cleveland is looking like they could win it all this year. LeBron has improved his game as well, especially on the defensive side of the ball.

So what are your thoughts on LeBron's season?

[23]

Why are they always comparing these guys to different era's and being dishonest about it in the process?

Let LeBron establish his own legacy when his career is over, and stop trying to put him on the level of all time greats

As much as I like LeBron they need to stop the madness

[Kashanova]

I think it's definitely one of the tops of all time not a top 5 but maybe a top 10

[ProfessaPackMan]

I agree with Dre.

[Rocky]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23

Why are they always comparing these guys to different era's and being dishonest about it in the process? Let LeBron establish his own legacy when his career is over, and stop trying to put him on the level of all time greats As much as I like LeBron they need to stop the madness

Hype. TV ratings.

[HurricaneJets]

Regardless of numbers, the man is having a great season. Who would have seen the Cleveland Cavaliers of all teams ever being this good. A few years ago when they made they finals people were shocked but that team was carried solely by LeBron, this team has an actual team mentality that is not often seen. This is going to be a very interesting post-season

[Salhus]

No

[Brandon13]

The season becomes much greater when you factor in team success. I'm just not sure how much team success should count when ranking individual seasons.