I always refrain myself from commenting on this, but it is fucking ridiculous how good he is. Still. He is truly the 1B next to Michael Jordan in my opinion. Doing this at fucking… my age (god I feel bad for that lmao) is just incredible.
Lifelong Cavs fan here. A lot of those early Cavs teams were wild. We couldn’t get big name free agents but everyone we tried got worse at their strengths. Damon Jones led the league in 3pt% with the Heat. Couldn’t shoot with us. Larry Hughes was decent scorer and led the league in steals with Washington. Couldn’t shoot or play defense with us. Similar stories from his second stint too. But then ironically you get cases like J.R Smith blossoming into the ultimate complimentary piece-- clutch and timely buckets and gritty consistent defense.
The shelf life of a Lebron team is not very long. It’s usually around 4 years before he jumps ship. They spend every possible asset to build around him which makes it harder to build for the future. When every season is championship or bust you tend to make shortsighted moves.
They should trade Russell for a knockdown shooter like Hield and then have Reaves be full time PG with Vincent off the bench. I think having an elite shooter space the floor will make play making for Reaves and Lebron easier because defenses know they have to respect Hield. But of course Hield will probably forget how to shoot if he joins the Lakers.
Looking back, what other years do you think he could have won a championship if his teammates were more reliable? I’m thinking 2009 is a maybe… Lebron had a superhero performance against the magic, but it just wasn’t enough. Even if his teammates helped carry him past them, I’m not sure if they were going to beat the lakers. would have LOVED to see a Kobe v Bron finals matchup though… beyond that, 2015 is the other one that I think is close? but I can’t imagine they win in 2016 if they won in 2015, so feels like a wash there.
This guy is almost 39 and dropping lines BETTER than his infamous 27/7/7 shit. We’re literally completely desensitized to all of this, and once he retires and the instagram and tiktok kiddies start posting, we’ll know. We will not be able to go a week for the next 10 years after Bron’s retirement without hearing how he’s the only player to X at X age and X at Y. I’m literally glazing but I’m just glad I was a ball fan to watch some of this run.
Almost 39 and still has to carry this Lakers team
I always refrain myself from commenting on this, but it is fucking ridiculous how good he is. Still. He is truly the 1B next to Michael Jordan in my opinion. Doing this at fucking… my age (god I feel bad for that lmao) is just incredible.
Still got that offense in him
Dude playing better than a lot of guys younger than him
Jokic has 48 hours to respond
he’s on a 47m contract, highest paid player in the Lakers, of course he has to carry the team.
LeBron needs to go to the Warriors. Steph and Bron should not be wasted like this
Or team up somewhere else
Can’t believe his career really is going to end having to carry most teams he played on.
I love Bron but I have to wonder if there’s something about having him that is somewhat self-harming… contract? LeGm? the added pressure?
Bron definitely missed out on 1-2 more championships just by having unreliable teammates.
Lifelong Cavs fan here. A lot of those early Cavs teams were wild. We couldn’t get big name free agents but everyone we tried got worse at their strengths. Damon Jones led the league in 3pt% with the Heat. Couldn’t shoot with us. Larry Hughes was decent scorer and led the league in steals with Washington. Couldn’t shoot or play defense with us. Similar stories from his second stint too. But then ironically you get cases like J.R Smith blossoming into the ultimate complimentary piece-- clutch and timely buckets and gritty consistent defense.
The shelf life of a Lebron team is not very long. It’s usually around 4 years before he jumps ship. They spend every possible asset to build around him which makes it harder to build for the future. When every season is championship or bust you tend to make shortsighted moves.
They should trade Russell for a knockdown shooter like Hield and then have Reaves be full time PG with Vincent off the bench. I think having an elite shooter space the floor will make play making for Reaves and Lebron easier because defenses know they have to respect Hield. But of course Hield will probably forget how to shoot if he joins the Lakers.
Looking back, what other years do you think he could have won a championship if his teammates were more reliable? I’m thinking 2009 is a maybe… Lebron had a superhero performance against the magic, but it just wasn’t enough. Even if his teammates helped carry him past them, I’m not sure if they were going to beat the lakers. would have LOVED to see a Kobe v Bron finals matchup though… beyond that, 2015 is the other one that I think is close? but I can’t imagine they win in 2016 if they won in 2015, so feels like a wash there.
This guy is almost 39 and dropping lines BETTER than his infamous 27/7/7 shit. We’re literally completely desensitized to all of this, and once he retires and the instagram and tiktok kiddies start posting, we’ll know. We will not be able to go a week for the next 10 years after Bron’s retirement without hearing how he’s the only player to X at X age and X at Y. I’m literally glazing but I’m just glad I was a ball fan to watch some of this run.
That’s what the money is for
But AD never says thank you