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06-16-2014, 09:01 PM | #5056 |
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There is no doubt Wade is a declining player but if you watched him in the playoffs prior to the Finals he actually was playing well. He was averaging 18.5 pts/game and shooting above 50%. As I said he averaged 20 pts and shot 55% against supposedly the best defense in the NBA. I don't know what happened to him in Finals but he didn't show up and he wasn't the only one.
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06-16-2014, 09:03 PM | #5057 |
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06-16-2014, 09:56 PM | #5058 |
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Ohh shit yeah, Larry could hold is own with anyone when it came to talking smack.
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06-16-2014, 10:30 PM | #5059 | |
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Larry vs. LeBron Bird as a better pass/facilitator is ridiculous. Larry was a great passer, but LeBron has basically played point guard for much of his career offensively. Larry played with several other Hall of Famers in a different era when you could keep those guys on the roster for the long term....why would he have left? |
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06-16-2014, 10:52 PM | #5060 | |
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LOL, yeah Larry made them HOFers outside of Walton they wouldn't be nearly as good if Larry wasn't there. Different eras too with the 80's being more competitive as I stated multiple times. Lebron wouldn't be putting up the same stats with how the team game was in the 80's. He's a great player, but not an all-time great.
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His decline began years ago. Really, the last time he was anything close to his past elite self was the 2011-2012 season. He's fallen off massively since in every way possible. |
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If you are so Lebron bias it must not
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06-16-2014, 10:59 PM | #5064 | |
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Jordan - 7 years to win one and he didn't have to run away to another city and another star to do it. Ended up 3-peating in an era full of FHOF players and teams that are better than the teams today. James - 9 years in the NBA to win one and he had to run to another star in order to do it. Couldn't accomplish the feat in his own city and with his own influence/strength. Only 2-peated in an era that has little basketball talent compared to what was there in Jordan's years. |
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Sorry, but the facts are there and clear as day. You should probably compare Lebron's success to Kobe Bryant as well. It would be a more apt comparison since Bryant played in an era closer to James and also started out in the NBA straight out of high school. FYI, Bryant 3-peated within 6 years in the league; won his first championship after 3 years in the league. Again, it took James 7 years, a different city, and playing under a different star before he could even win 1. |
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I'm not a "hater" at all, in fact I understood why he originally left the Cavs and thought he could be in that rarefied air of greats. Then the "Big 3" era began, and he started wilting in big games which at the same time it didn't help that the NBA's marketing machine was pushing the all-time great talk simultaneously with the intro of how many championships that Lebron will when in his own words.
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It's too bad LeBron didn't quit the sport last year on top of the game to go ridiculously play minor league baseball. Would have made it more fair and he might have more fans that way.
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