Other Sports ***Official 2022-2023 NBA Thread*** - Page 31

**dirk digler** · 10-18-2022, 04:02 PM

Can't believe the regular season starts tonight. Just seemed like the Finals ended a couple weeks ago.

Philly vs Celtics: 6:30PM CST TNT

GSW vs Lakers: 9:00PM CST TNT

KC_Connection · 02-08-2023, 12:17 AM

4x Champ
4x Finals MVP
4x MVP
19x All-Star
3x All-Star MVP
1x Rookie of the Year
18x All-NBA
6x All-Defensive
No. 1 All-Time Scoring leader
No. 4 All-Time Assists leader

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tyecopeland · 02-08-2023, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He was one of the best defensive players in the league for about a decade.

Yes but only when he felt like it or when he wasn't completely forgoing it because of complaining to refs about no calls.

**Easy 6** · 02-08-2023, 07:22 AM

Jordan > Bronnie, sorry

DJ's left nut · 02-08-2023, 08:47 AM

And they still lost.

{snicker}

KC_Connection · 02-08-2023, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by tyecopeland

Yes but only when he felt like it or when he wasn't completely forgoing it because of complaining to refs about no calls.

All players are only good defensively when they feel like it. In LeBron’s case, that was for about a decade. He’s one of the best defenders in the history of the game (11th all time in defensive win shares) and somebody would have to be incredibly ignorant or misguided to argue to the contrary.

**dirk digler** · 02-08-2023, 09:01 AM

Congrats to Lebron and whether you hate or like Lebron we all should appreciate him before he is gone. He has always been a good role model and never got into any trouble.

Sassy Squatch · 02-08-2023, 09:15 AM

Couldn't have done it on a better night to showcase how ultimately meaningless the stat whoring is. Still lost to a Thunder team in the bottom third of the NBA lawl

CatfishBob2 · 02-08-2023, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He was one of the best defensive players in the league for about a decade.

Prime LeBron was great at every facet of the game. With his size, athleticism, IQ, work ethic, and dedication he should have owned the NBA. But LeBron was getting waxed in the finals more than his teams dominated. Not my Goat......never

DJ's left nut · 02-08-2023, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

Congrats to Lebron and whether you hate or like Lebron we all should appreciate him before he is gone. He has always been a good role model and never got into any trouble.

He's a lying attention whore and faux intellectual who's played GM - poorly - at every stop he's had and then blamed others for his failed manipulations.

**** LeBron.

Great player; giant d-bag.

KC_Connection · 02-08-2023, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Superturtle

Couldn't have done it on a better night to showcase how ultimately meaningless the stat whoring is. Still lost to a Thunder team in the bottom third of the NBA lawl

The Lakers are a bottom third NBA team and have been since Westbrook joined the team. Who cares if they lost to a similarly bad OKC team in a lost season?

Eureka · 02-08-2023, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

THIS PHOTO.

HISTORY. pic.twitter.com/qirvlCifG5
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February 8, 2023

Barely anyone in that crowd is watching history. They're watching their phones and recording a video they may never watch again.

Lebron always putting on a show. Great player to watch play over the years.

KC_Connection · 02-08-2023, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CatfishBob2

Prime LeBron was great at every facet of the game. With his size, athleticism, IQ, work ethic, and dedication he should have owned the NBA. But LeBron was getting waxed in the finals more than his teams dominated. Not my Goat......never

He did own the NBA. For just about two decades and counting now. You are free to believe MJ or anyone else was better than him (although the numbers say something quite different), but using faulty titles logic to make that argument has never made a lick of sense.

It’s that same silly logic that is going to keep some people from saying Patrick Mahomes is better than Tom Brady in about 5-10 years.

Sassy Squatch · 02-08-2023, 12:30 PM

It's 'faulty' logic now that there's literally no chance he'll ever redeem it. But we all remember the stans being desperate every offseason for Lebron to stack his team. Remember when Kawhi was labeled the enemy for daring to join the Clippers instead?

CatfishBob2 · 02-08-2023, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He did own the NBA. For just about two decades and counting now. You are free to believe MJ or anyone else was better than him (although the numbers say something quite different), but using faulty titles logic to make that argument has never made a lick of sense.

It’s that same silly logic that is going to keep some people from saying Patrick Mahomes is better than Tom Brady in about 5-10 years.

Why is one set of logic faulty and the other is not? Lol stats don't always tell the whole story.

Yes if Pat were to pass Brady in passing yards and still have only one Chip, Brady would still be better

staylor26 · 02-08-2023, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CatfishBob2

Why is one set of logic faulty and the other is not? Lol stats don't always tell the whole story.

Exactly. Stats say Emmit Smith is the greatest RB EVARRRR!!

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Sassy Squatch The man you could post like. Join Date: Oct 2010 Casino cash: $-1330345	It's 'faulty' logic now that there's literally no chance he'll ever redeem it. But we all remember the stans being desperate every offseason for Lebron to stack his team. Remember when Kawhi was labeled the enemy for daring to join the Clippers instead?
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