List of Lebron's All-Star and All-NBA Teammates

EGarrett · Post #1 » by **EGarrett** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:39 am

This is a list of the players who have been on teams with Lebron James who have made either an All-Star Team, an All-NBA Team, or an All-Defensive team, all of whom were age 33 or younger when he played with them.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2-time All-Star)
Carlos Boozer (2-time All-Star) (2008 3rd Team All-NBA)
Wally Szczerbiak (2002 All-Star)
Ben Wallace (4-time All-Star, 4-time Defensive player of the Year) (2nd Team All-NBA 3x, 3rd team All-NBA twice, 5x All-Defensive 1st Team, 1 All-Defensive 2nd Team)
Larry Hughes (2005 All-Defensive 1st Team)
Eric Snow (2003 All-Defensive 2nd Team)
Anderson Varejao (2010 All-Defensive 2nd Team)
Antawn Jamison (2-time All-Star, 2004 Sixth Man of the Year)
Maurice Williams (2009 All-Star)
Dwyane Wade (8x All-Star, 7x All-NBA 1st, 2nd or 3rd team, 3x All-Defensive 2nd Team, 2006 NBA Finals MVP)
Chris Bosh (7x All-Star, 2007 All-NBA 2nd Team)

TheAlchemist · Post #2 » by **TheAlchemist** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:42 am

I love to shat on Lebron as much as the next person here, But give me a F'n break.

o0dong · Post #3 » by **o0dong** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:43 am

LOOL, Ben Wallace, Larry Hughes, Eric Snow, Varejao and Wally, if anything it just shows how **** lebron's team mates really were in Cleveland

sca · Post #4 » by **sca** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:47 am

This thread sucks. And I'm a LeBron hater.

pross · Post #5 » by **pross** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:48 am

You forgot Shaq.

But seriously, at least mention where they were in their respective careers when they achieved those awards.

Jazza2319 · Post #6 » by **Jazza2319** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:48 am

Unless these accolades coincide with a year they played with him, this is a major reach for his balls

Who gives a damn if boozer was an all star after he left Cleveland?

EArl · Post #7 » by **EArl** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:49 am

sca wrote:This thread sucks. And I'm a LeBron hater.

SVictor · Post #8 » by **SVictor** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:49 am

pross wrote:You forgot Shaq.

But seriously, at least mention where they were in their respective careers when they achieved those awards.

Age 33 or younger.

Pretty weak list btw.

The SuperFreak · Post #9 » by **The SuperFreak** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:49 am

o0dong wrote:LOOL, Ben Wallace, Larry Hughes, Eric Snow, Varejao and Wally, if anything it just shows how **** lebron's team mates really were in Cleveland

This.

pross wrote:You forgot Shaq.

But seriously, at least mention where they were in their respective careers when they achieved those awards.

And this.

The SuperFreak · Post #10 » by **The SuperFreak** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:50 am

Jazza2319 wrote:Unless these accolades coincide with a year they played with him, this is a major reach for his balls

Who gives a damn if boozer was an all star after he left Cleveland?

Oh, and this.

marson · Post #11 » by **marson** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:52 am

wtf?? cant believe wally sczerbiak became an all star, is he
the one who get karate kick from bruce bowen ryt? haha cant stop laughing.

ItsSensei · Post #12 » by **ItsSensei** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 9:59 am

Surprised to see somebody who has joined since 2003 to make a thread of this quality.

pross · Post #13 » by **pross** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 10:03 am

SVictor wrote:
pross wrote:You forgot Shaq.

But seriously, at least mention where they were in their respective careers when they achieved those awards.

Age 33 or younger.

Pretty weak list btw.

Ah my bad. I don't see why he puts that constraint on yet fails to realize half the guys achieved this awards on different teams.

I'm a Celtic fan too, even I can see this guy is reaching

EGarrett · Post #14 » by **EGarrett** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 10:07 am

pross wrote:
SVictor wrote:
pross wrote:You forgot Shaq.

But seriously, at least mention where they were in their respective careers when they achieved those awards.

Age 33 or younger.

Pretty weak list btw.

Ah my bad. I don't see why he puts that constraint on yet fails to realize half the guys achieved this awards on different teams.

I'm a Celtic fan too, even I can see this guy is reaching

I didn't forget Shaq. Also, of course they achieved the award on different teams. That shows what they did in different systems.

I think you're struggling here.

EGarrett · Post #15 » by **EGarrett** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 10:09 am

Jazza2319 wrote:Unless these accolades coincide with a year they played with him, this is a major reach for his balls

It's actually important that they didn't do it while they played with him. It shows what they could do in different systems and with different people on the team. The guys that did it while they were with Lebron are actually less relevant.

EGarrett · Post #16 » by **EGarrett** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 10:10 am

o0dong wrote:LOOL, Ben Wallace, Larry Hughes, Eric Snow, Varejao and Wally, if anything it just shows how **** lebron's team mates really were in Cleveland

If his teammates were so crappy, then why did he win 66-games and 61 games his last two years in Cleveland, and only 58 and 57 (equivalent) with supposed "superstar help" in Miami?

pross · Post #17 » by **pross** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 10:19 am

EGarrett wrote:
Jazza2319 wrote:Unless these accolades coincide with a year they played with him, this is a major reach for his balls
It's actually important that they didn't do it while they played with him. It shows what they could do in different systems and with different people on the team. The guys that did it while they were with Lebron are actually less relevant.

No.

Most of these guys apart from Wade/Bosh were past there primes.

Big Z (Just a solid role player, only an all-star due to lack of C's in the East)
Ben Wallace (you saw what he was like with Chicago prior)
Larry Hughes (really?)
Jamison (was bad in his last year with the Wizards)
Eric Snow (and people think Rondo's jump shot is bad? )
Wally (once again, well past his prime and was just terrible)

Mo Williams was an all-star after 3 people got injured and even then he wasn't exactly a hot pick

Jazza2319 · Post #18 » by **Jazza2319** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 10:20 am

EGarrett wrote:
Jazza2319 wrote:Unless these accolades coincide with a year they played with him, this is a major reach for his balls
It's actually important that they didn't do it while they played with him. It shows what they could do in different systems and with different people on the team. The guys that did it while they were with Lebron are actually less relevant.

simple question, is it possible these guys either improved after playing with him in cleveland (boozer) or were at the tail-ends of their careers when they played with him (wally, ben wallace) ???

jayjamesson · Post #19 » by **jayjamesson** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 10:30 am

God damnn, talk about weak sauce.

EGarrett · Post #20 » by **EGarrett** » Thu Jun 7, 2012 10:41 am

pross wrote:No.

Yes.

Most of these guys apart from Wade/Bosh were past there primes.

Some were slightly past (but ONLY slightly), some were slightly before their prime, some were actually still in their prime, but mysteriously didn't produce that well.

Big Z (Just a solid role player, only an all-star due to lack of C's in the East)
Ben Wallace (you saw what he was like with Chicago prior)
Larry Hughes (really?)
Jamison (was bad in his last year with the Wizards)
Eric Snow (and people think Rondo's jump shot is bad? )
Wally (once again, well past his prime and was just terrible)

If Big Z was an All-Star due to lack of Centers in the East, then that means Cleveland had a big advantage at Center against other East teams. Wallace was slightly past his prime, but still averaged double-digit boards and 2 blocks per-36. Larry Hughes scored 22 points per game and was All-Defense before he went to Cleveland, and he was only in his late 20's both years he played for them. He was injured the first year but came back and played heavy minutes the next. Jamison was scoring 20-per directly before going to Cleveland. Eric Snow was at the tail end of his productive years but was always a defensive guy and never an athlete or scorer. Szczerbiak was 30 and 31 years old and still shooting over 40% from long range, I'm not sure what your reasoning is for him being past his prime.

Furthermore, with these guys, Lebron won more games in the regular season than he did with Bosh and Wade, and I doubt you'll say Lebron is washed up, so clearly none of them are as bad as you'd like to believe.