That's what passes for clowning him these days? LMAO

The point (that LeBron very rarely was ever on the best team in the league during his career) is a valid one. If you care about context that is.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lebron sucking so bad as the favorite in the 2011 finals that the Heat weren&#39;t the favorite in 2012 isn&#39;t actually a testament to his greatness. Jordan always being the favorite in the finals has to do with him always winning (easily) in the finals.</p>&mdash; AnarchoPidgin (@AnarchoPigeon) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnarchoPigeon/status/1749126616847102043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Oof Lebron losses as the favorite in a Finals series?

1.

MJ's?

0.

Funny how 2011 just keeps popping up.

The worst thing you could say about MJ is that he was just so dominant at his peak that everybody knew he was going to win LMAO

This dude spittin'

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In fact. It is worth noting that LeBron was the favorite at the beginning of the season, multiple times... and then wasn&#39;t the favorite by the finals. How many times were the Bulls the favorite at the beginning of the season and didn&#39;t win?</p>&mdash; AnarchoPidgin (@AnarchoPigeon) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnarchoPigeon/status/1749130669723422957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

MJ's statistical peak was in the late 80s. I wonder what happened at the end of those seasons.

"Statistical peak"

LMAO

There you go being a robot again.

You still want to have that argument of who's ignoring context? LMAO

:o)

Sure thing buddy, MJ was actually on the decline when he won 6 championships. Absolutely amazing shit that only increases his legend actually.

Imagine if he didn't have to do it all by himself in the 80s? He'd have 9-10 easily.

MJ's two best seasons by VORP in his entire career ended with his team getting shit kicked out of the playoffs by the Pistons. I wonder why that was.

Was MJ favored in those series? ;)

It's absolutely hilarious how weak your arguments are, and how easy it is to eventually turn them around on you.

There's just no doubt you're really this ****ing dumb.

Can you imagine how many titles mid-20s physical prime LeBron would have racked up if he didn't waste that time on a garbage team where Mo Williams was his best #2?

Things to ponder.

Well we do know for a fact he'd have 5 if he simply did what MJ did and win all of the ones he was favored in.

;)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron on how it feels to play at 39:<br><br>“Just imagine buying a 2003 Escalade, and it&#39;s 2024, and you never changed the tires.&quot;<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/mindthegamepod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mindthegamepod</a> / <a href="https://t.co/bUqgtT3ycE">https://t.co/bUqgtT3ycE</a>) <a href="https://t.co/nfPqGjJvj1">pic.twitter.com/nfPqGjJvj1</a></p>&mdash; Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/1772996725650686319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LeEscalade.

So...bald?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Draymond got ejected less than four minutes into Warriors-Magic 😳<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSWarriors</a>) <br><br> <a href="https://t.co/E5BldpnI0O">pic.twitter.com/E5BldpnI0O</a></p>&mdash; Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooSports/status/1773129870958002386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAO these guys are so close to falling out of the play-in too.

Well that and Larry Bird owning MJ in the playoffs with a 6-0 record against him.

This is every bit as ridiculous as somebody using that Brady owning Mahomes in the playoff narrative when Mahomes was a puppy learning how to win still. As if Brady didn't also have a much better team around him every time they played in the playoffs.

https://youtu.be/HYvJ37P_YiY?si=eYFXDl097c6nuwiE

"It's just God disguised as Michael Jordan" - Larry Bird

Stick to football.

They understandably don't like to talk about that part.

Mahomes was favored over Brady and lost that SB. Do you hold that against him the way you hold it against the LeBron?

No, because anybody with half a brain can see the difference.

Mahomes was let down by his OL and WRs.

While the Heat and Wade were let down by Lebron.

Did you even watch that series? Do you have any idea how bad Lebron was? I posted the 4th quarter stats a page back. Learn something before you try to make dumb ****ing comparisons.

You prove you're absolutely ****ing clueless every time you pop into this thread and try to argue.

LMAO

You already tapped out on the last lage loser.

Imagine thinking that that is actually a valid comparison/argument.

Once again completely ignoring context every time it's convenient.

Also why does everyone shit on LeBron for losing to the Mavs but people seem to give Brady a pass for losing to Foles and Eli twice?

If the rules are the way they are for the the NBA, then translating that to the NFL would undoubtedly mean that Montana is the GOAT

Are you going to actually address my post or keep arguing with imaginary people over things that nobody said?

You are all over the ****ing place with this one.

Are you suggesting Brady isn't given a pass for losing to those guys?

Not by me, which makes the point irrelevant. I have no idea how you got this from my response.

But when you win 7 rings, it's a little easier to get away with some choke jobs. That's just reality.

Mahomes choking in the 2nd half of the AFCCG would be a much bigger deal if he didn't flllow it up with B2B rings.

The more you win, the less people focus on your losses. That's reality and it's totally fair.

That doesn't mean that Brady never choked though. Not at all.

Dude came in like he was trying to see how many bad arguments/points he could try to make.

LMAO To this day Brady gets shit on for being so bitch made he refused to shake Foles hand after Super Bowl LII.

And he constantly gets shit on for being 0-2 against Eli in SBs.

Only by those who know what a fraud he was (which isn't the majority of people by a long shot).

And yet he’s still called the GOAT unequivocally.

Goes to show how different NBA is compared to NFL. MJ is the GOAT bc he was great for a good stretch of time but Montana is somehow not.

Montana was just like MJ in his career. 4-0 SB record, 11 TD’s/0 INT’s and a 100+ passer rating in all 4 games.

That will probably never be done again.

This is the NBA thread not LeBron James thread.

LeBron does not matter this year.

Well somebody bumped it to mention him yesterday in a game he didn’t even play in, so it seems you are wrong.

This thread has been about JJ Barreas son for quite some time.

Somebody please push Glenn Taylor down the stairs already

Is it even his fault though? From everything I've read the new ownership group ****ed up by not having the money available until after the deadline.

Glenn Taylor could rescue 50 super models from a burning building and I’d still call him a piece of shit.

Worst owner in sports

I feel you but judging by what just happened with A Rod and friends I doubt they'd be much better. Maybe not as meddlesome but I doubt they'd be willing to operate in the luxury tax

Ooof LMAO

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ohtani&#39;s gambling controversy reminds me of Michael Jordan&#39;s gambling controversy in the 1993 playoffs, when he shot 3-18 in G3 of the ECF with the Bulls down 2-0, then shot 8-24 in G6 but was bailed out by Pippen both times.<br><br>Games 3 &amp; 6 1993 ECF:<br><br>Pippen: 26.5 PPG - 63.3% FG…</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1773458348374946002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Barry’s obviously being sarcastic as he always is. Don’t buy it for Jordan. But it’s exactly the logic that makes shoeless Joe not nearly the martyr many believe him to be.

Pathetically weak argument per usual


https://i.imgur.com/NITlXyH.jpeg

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Still better than bron in 2011</p>&mdash; jake (@wannabejake9) <a href="https://twitter.com/wannabejake9/status/1773458532609720417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAO

Considering it isn't even remotely close, even more hilarious.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron with 23-14-12 on 61% TS while being a +33 tonight. <br><br>On the season he&#39;s averaging 25-7-8 on 62% TS <br><br>He&#39;s doing this while having the most minutes played IN HISTORY. <br><br>I don&#39;t say this lightly, but it might be the most impressive athletic accomplishment in the history of…</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1773176629017071702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The history of sport.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A-Rod: &quot;We can be in this (fight) for five years, 10 years, whatever. We’re not going to let go.&quot;<br><br>Lore: &quot;We will use every ounce of effort here to enforce the contract that Glen broke.&quot;<br><br>Glen Taylor has barred both from back hallways of arena and communication with team execs. <a href="https://t.co/AeRpY14qJG">https://t.co/AeRpY14qJG</a></p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1773846516471362005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

So this is a massive shitshow. Fitting for that organization.

It should be rather cut and dry, right? How would this process drag out over years?

I accidentally clicked on this thread as the page was refreshing and I see the thing about not making this a Lebron thread did a lot of good.

Somebody should lock up Glen Taylor in a chicken coop and set the thing on fire

Seriously, this pisses me off.

You own a cheap piece of shit franchise. You have no interest in making that cheap piece of shit franchise anything other than a cheap piece of shit franchise. Some big dick swingers with money come around and see an investment opportunity, which attracts a couple of successful leaders in Connelly and Finch, and all of a sudden you get pissy about selling off your cheap piece of shit before realizing it doesn't have to be a cheap piece of shit if you just put in some money here or there to try to make it occasionally successful.

He's pissy because he knows deep down HE'S the actual cheap piece of shit. If Minnesota fans had any ounce of pride in their team, they'd publicly badmouth Glen Taylor until he caves. Billboards, airplanes, signs in the arena, gluing themselves to the court... all of it.

What does any of this have to do with Lebron?

Not necessarily. A legal battle over contractual interpretation could conceivably last that long and cost these guys many millions.

Looks to me like Taylor had second thoughts about selling after they got good, but we probably won’t know the outcome of this for years.

A few things.....

Why do the Suns suck so bad? They had Durant, Booker and Beal all playing tonight. Played a SGA-less Thunder in PHX and got absolutely destroyed.

The Knicks lost but Brunson goes for 61 points. He's by far the most underappreciated player in the league. How you can be this good, in New York and underrated is beyond me.

The Rockets are better without that shitball Shengoon. What a ****ing bball hack.

total bitch is going to miss the playoffs LMAO

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJ8Uce4X...pg&name=medium

To not throw an INT in 4 SBs is ****ing insane.

Nah, he won’t. Also he does that in most games. Guessing the creator of that isn’t too familiar with him.

he will

they're ****ed, look at that schedule

.500 at best

https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedu...angeles-lakers

Are we looking at the same schedule? Quite literally half of those opponents are tanking.

Was at the Mavericks vs Kings game last night. Kings up all night and then Doncic/Irving take over at the end. Doncic passing game is on point is view to see in person. My wife's cousin has 5th row seats in Sac but his Kings team lets him down more often then not.

impressive night from lebron

40 points on 17 shots, 9-10 from 3

still not making the playoffs

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron with 40-7-5 on 101.8% TS<br><br>Yeah, he&#39;s the GOAT.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1774592242772004927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LeBron James Year 21 stats (65 games):<br><br>25.4 PPG - 7.3 RPG - 8.1 APG - 1.2 SPG - 0.6 BPG - 3.4 TPG<br><br>53.3% FG<br>58.3% 2FG<br>41.6% 3FG<br>75.2% FT<br>59.5% eFG<br>62.6% TS<br>23.2 PER<br><br>This is crazy man. Still top 5 in the world.</p>&mdash; Barry (@BarryOnHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarryOnHere/status/1774617471682523265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yeah - James was fantastic today.

What a weird game. I just don't really know what Ham was trying to do with the bench rotations. Which is mostly par for the course for Darvin, but he seemed to have gotten somethings figured out.

How do you have a bench play about 60 minutes between them and do...nothing? I think they had 2 points total? They barely even shot. Just kinda went out there to pass the ball around the perimeter and absorb minutes.

I guess you could argue that he's trying to set up playoff rotations? Because that's kinda how most playoff games tend to go. It was just a weird game.

BITCHING LIKE A BIG PUSSY MJ WOULD NEVER

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wasn&#39;t even a foul lmfao.</p>&mdash; Keith mcclendon (@KeithMcclendo55) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithMcclendo55/status/1775726892319961592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Clear hack on the shoulder. Refs were screwing him all game too.

I also had the privilege of seeing the GOAT again in person a few days ago. Decent chance it will be for the last time too.

Bronny declaring for the NBA draft.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">USC freshman Bronny James is declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft. James, 19, also is entering NCAA transfer portal to maintain flexibility. The combo guard will work out for and visit NBA teams and make a draft decision based on evaluation. <a href="https://t.co/azJgWNNqmQ">pic.twitter.com/azJgWNNqmQ</a></p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1776263012032143499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/v16jmgVNOz">pic.twitter.com/v16jmgVNOz</a></p>&mdash; Bronny (@BronnyJamesJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/BronnyJamesJr/status/1776281618870898728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Orlando keeps trying to fool me into thinking they're good. They'll go on a nice tear and win 8 out of 10 games and then once they get close to overtaking the 2-4 seeds, they'll start sucking and get blown out by the Hornets. Like they are at the moment...

I want to go to the San Antonio @ Oklahoma City game next week but I'm afraid Wemby will be shut down and SGA & Jalen Williams won't play. They've been out at least 2 games in a row and by next week the #1 seed may be out of reach.

I'm surprised a team with two Vogners and a Markelle Fultz can even be above .500

Paulo is a god

The Wagners are fine. Fultz is meh. Their problem is they don't get much offensively from their guards. They spent a high pick on Anthony Black from Arkansas and he hasn't been good so far and I don't think he will be.

How is this one working out for you? 4-0 since the post.

While the Warriors have no chance of winning the 'ship they have been fun to watch the last month.

Anthony Black was never good.

Man - I watched about 10 minutes of that Lakers/Warriors game last night and that was just not a fun game to watch at all.

Just a shitload of 3-point attempts. GSW was insanely hot but ultimately there just wasn't much going on. Dribble dribble, a couple passes on the perimeter, deep shot attempt. Rinse, repeat.

Lakers into the 8 seed with 1 game to go. Sunday would be a good day for motivated AD to show up.

We will fulfill Sam Presti's destiny. We will destroy LeBron & Los Angeles and then, when it is done and the Crypto.com Center is ashes, then you have my permission to die.

Three way tie for 1st place in the West. Crazy.. there should be lots of exciting games in the playoffs.

Better OKC than Denver. If I was the Lakers, I'd intentionally lose the 1st play-in game (if they come 8th) if necessary to avoid them.