(LOCK THREAD) The LeBron James- 23-24 NBA Thread - 40K POINTS+(Part 1)(NO INSULTING)

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Re: The LeBron James- 23-24 Reg Season Thread - 40K POINTS+, In Season Tornament MVP, 20X ALL STAR- (Part 1)(NO INSULTIN 

Post#3261 » by NbaAllDay » Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:15 am

40/11/11 still seems so ridiculous.

People thought the 38/10/10 was a huge stretch.

The perspective on what was required to do it is wild.
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Post#3262 » by homecourtloss » Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:25 am

AEnigma wrote:Durant over Lebron is a joke. Disagree with Edwards but hey top three seed and obviously the media is disinclined to reward Gobert more than strictly necessary. Disagree with Davis but there is a conceivable case. But Durant? :lol:

jalengreen wrote:plenty of votes yet to come but early on it looks like LeBron may be robbed of All-NBA second team, lame

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMzwRcilLDej0BWl7eYE_OYC9Tx9olI_Ptn-nHjKfpQ/htmlview#


Durant? What a complete joke. The one area in which he can have arguments, i.e., ultra high efficiency scoring, didn’t even outshine LeBron this season, i.e., slightly lower TS%, a little more TS added due to volume.
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Post#3263 » by rk2023 » Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:26 am

homecourtloss wrote:
AEnigma wrote:Durant over Lebron is a joke. Disagree with Edwards but hey top three seed and obviously the media is disinclined to reward Gobert more than strictly necessary. Disagree with Davis but there is a conceivable case. But Durant? :lol:

jalengreen wrote:plenty of votes yet to come but early on it looks like LeBron may be robbed of All-NBA second team, lame

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMzwRcilLDej0BWl7eYE_OYC9Tx9olI_Ptn-nHjKfpQ/htmlview#


Durant? What a complete joke. The one area in which he can have arguments, i.e., ultra high efficiency scoring, didn’t even outshine LeBron this season, i.e., slightly lower TS%, a little more TS added due to volume.


He’s more portable due to scoring off of a Nurkic screen
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Post#3264 » by homecourtloss » Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:29 am

rk2023 wrote:
homecourtloss wrote:
AEnigma wrote:Durant over Lebron is a joke. Disagree with Edwards but hey top three seed and obviously the media is disinclined to reward Gobert more than strictly necessary. Disagree with Davis but there is a conceivable case. But Durant? :lol:

jalengreen wrote:plenty of votes yet to come but early on it looks like LeBron may be robbed of All-NBA second team, lame

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMzwRcilLDej0BWl7eYE_OYC9Tx9olI_Ptn-nHjKfpQ/htmlview#


Durant? What a complete joke. The one area in which he can have arguments, i.e., ultra high efficiency scoring, didn’t even outshine LeBron this season, i.e., slightly lower TS%, a little more TS added due to volume.


He’s more portable due to scoring off of a Nurkic screen


:lol: :lol:
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Post#3265 » by ardee » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:38 am

LeBron not making 2nd team over Durant is a complete joke....
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Post#3266 » by thebigbird » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:58 pm

Bron not making second team all-NBA is nasty work. The media people who vote for these awards are, by and large, no better informed than the average GB poster.
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Post#3267 » by tone wone » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:35 pm

Sundays game being easy should mean winning this is gonna be really hard.
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Post#3268 » by zimpy27 » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:41 pm

It's a record thing. If Lakers get 50+ wins then LeBron is 2nd team.
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Post#3269 » by thebigbird » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:48 pm

zimpy27 wrote:It's a record thing. If Lakers get 50+ wins then LeBron is 2nd team.

I mean Phoenix only won two more games with a big 3 than the lakers won, yet Durant is getting the nod.
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Post#3270 » by tsherkin » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:51 pm

zimpy27 wrote:It's a record thing. If Lakers get 50+ wins then LeBron is 2nd team.


That doesn't make it not-stupid, though.
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Post#3271 » by AEnigma » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:52 pm

zimpy27 wrote:It's a record thing. If Lakers get 50+ wins then LeBron is 2nd team.

Probably, but that is an unfathomably lazy approach. If Lebron and Durant both missed the entire season then the Suns would be ahead of the Lakers by a lot more than two wins.
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Post#3272 » by thebigbird » Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:28 am

Luka and SGA both made all-NBA first team last year despite being under .500. It’s not a record thing, it’s an agenda-driven voter thing.
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Post#3273 » by Colbinii » Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:39 am

Absolute masterclass of a 2nd quarter from LeBron.
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Post#3274 » by IG2 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:40 am

thebigbird wrote:Luka and SGA both made all-NBA first team last year despite being under .500. It’s not a record thing, it’s an agenda-driven voter thing.


I think it's age-bias more than anything. They see that he's 39 and simply assume he-can't-possibly-be-that-good-still. Except he is. All data out there clearly shows that he's still a Top 10 player. Deserving of All NBA 2nd Team easily. But it's just hard for people to fathom that could still be happening at age 39.
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Post#3275 » by IG2 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:41 am

This is a near 20 point Laker lead if AD wasn't so out of it on offense. Can't do a damn thing right.
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Post#3276 » by Greatness » Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:01 am

AD's back must still be bothering him because this is the worst he's looked all season.
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Post#3277 » by Fadeaway_J » Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:10 am

LeBron has been a defensive menace tonight. Amazing.
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Post#3278 » by Greatness » Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:10 am

Is this Bron's best defensive game of the year?
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Post#3280 » by NbaAllDay » Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:15 am

People in the game thread saying he looked gassed but forget Lebron (for all the memers who say he doesn't) is still a very good defender in the Playoffs.

Getting to the line has made a hug difference to his scoring. 17 points but 8/8 from the line. Strong considering his ftr decline

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