***Official 2022-2023 NBA Thread***

[dirk digler]

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

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He wasn't. They were fine with him on the court and a disaster with him off the court. As usual.

7-3 in their last 10 without him. But, yeah total disaster without him.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Unfortunately not. He'd have to specifically request it because the Lakers aren't letting him go by choice. They don't want to go back to what they were in the decade before LeBron got there.

In the 10 years before Lebron went to the Lakers, they had won two nba finals and made the western conference finals two other times.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tyecopeland

In the 10 years before Lebron went to the Lakers, they had won two nba finals and made the western conference finals two other times.

I would suggest looking at what the Lakers did between 2011 and 2018. If they didn't have the worst record in the league during that period, it was close.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tyecopeland

7-3 in their last 10 without him. But, yeah total disaster without him.

They were a total disaster today without him, which was what the post was referring to.

[dirk digler]

Lol Pat Bev embarrassing Lebron. This is why current players say no one is afraid of Lebron. No one would do that to MJ

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Lol Pat Bev embarrassing Lebron. This is why current players say no one is afraid of Lebron. No one would do that to MJ

"I personally know people that were scared of LeBron James... I know a bunch of people who were and are in fact terrified of LeBron James. I’ve seen it. At times I’ve had teammates that were terrified of LeBron James."

- Draymond Green
(Via @TheVolumeSports ) pic.twitter.com/L4wY3lb2RS

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) March 24, 2023

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Archie Bunker

You’ve achieved KnowMo level nonsense, congrats.

Like I said - they've spent 20 years tightening up these arguments.

NOBODY is better at taking all the credit and deflecting all the blame than Lebron Stans. It's a high art when they really get going.

[KC_Connection]

Old heads:

"MJ played in the toughest era ever. Back when MEN WERE MEN, not soft like today's era."

Also old heads:

"MJ's opponents would shit their diapers in fear when they saw him."

lmfaooo

— Barry (@BarryOnHere) March 20, 2023

[dirk digler]

Andre Iguodala made some interesting hand gestures as Draymond Green called LeBron James over mid game…

When you see it… ���� pic.twitter.com/8Y8sQJU0YE

— NBA Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) October 19, 2022

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

"I personally know people that were scared of LeBron James... I know a bunch of people who were and are in fact terrified of LeBron James. I’ve seen it. At times I’ve had teammates that were terrified of LeBron James."

- Draymond Green
(Via @TheVolumeSports ) pic.twitter.com/L4wY3lb2RS

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) March 24, 2023

Almost anything Draymond says you can take with a grain of salt.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

They were a total disaster today without him, which was what the post was referring to.

So they're good without him on the team, but fall apart when he's part of the team... and that would lead to a conclusion that who is the problem?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tyecopeland

So they're good without him on the team, but fall apart when he's part of the team... and that would lead to a conclusion that who is the problem?

As with every team he's ever been on, they're good when he's on the court. Have been all season and were again today.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I would suggest looking at what the Lakers did between 2011 and 2018. If they didn't have the worst record in the league during that period, it was close.

You said decade before LeBron joined so that's what I looked up.

If you want 2011 and 2018, I see a western conference finals appearance and a first round exit. Not much different than the first round exit and pandemic finals victory since lebron joined.

The Lakers will go on. And while they likely will have down years post lebron that is typical of the carnage left from when a team loses a great player. And especially one like lebron who leaves an extra amount of carnage behind.

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

As with every team he's ever been on, they're good when he's on the court. Have been all season and were again today.

He has 20 games with a negative plus/minus this season.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Andre Iguodala made some interesting hand gestures as Draymond Green called LeBron James over mid game…

When you see it… ���� pic.twitter.com/8Y8sQJU0YE

— NBA Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) October 19, 2022

Exactly. Everybody knows Draymond sucks Lebron's dick just like KCC, Wright, and Barry.