The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 8)

Larry David · Post #1421 » by **Larry David** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:17 am

I feel like its been the last leg of a run for 5 years now

what if he is at this level for another 5 years?

therealbig3 · Post #1422 » by **therealbig3** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:26 am

We now know that Caruso, Morris, Howard, KCP, and Rondo are legitimate championship-caliber role players. I think the Lakers should look to keep them next to the core of LeBron and Davis.

But Green and Kuzma...yikes. They just don’t cut it. Lakers gotta move them and look to add some actual quality shooters to the lineup.

Post #1423 » by **zimpy27** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:27 am

If you think you know, you don't know

LeBron is the greatest player the basketball universe has ever seen

thebigbird · Post #1424 » by **thebigbird** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:28 am

Larry David wrote:I feel like its been the last leg of a run for 5 years now

what if he is at this level for another 5 years?

Honestly nothing would surprise me anymore with LeBron. I could see him still being best in the world a few years from now. It shouldn’t be possible, but LeBron consistently does the impossible.

The Master · Post #1425 » by **The Master** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:30 am

Larry David wrote:what if he is at this level for another 5 years?

Kareem was in his ~prime to '86, 38yo (5th in MVP voting in 85-86 season)
Malone was in his ~prime to '01, 37yo (7th in MVP voting in 00-01 season)

LeBron is probably better than both were as ~35yo, both impact-wise and physically.

If he stays healthy, I see three-four more years on similar level. Even if he gets older a little and stays on ~top5 level (let's say Durant/Kawhi tier of impact) throughout this period, Lakers will still have good chances to add another title to his resume with AD being another top5 player.

Dude just went for 28-11-9 on 65%TS with >30 PER and >10 BPM, and a title, pace on >60W in regular season and 2nd place in MVP voting behind Giannis.

D.Brasco · Post #1426 » by **D.Brasco** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:30 am

Larry David wrote:I feel like its been the last leg of a run for 5 years now

what if he is at this level for another 5 years?

I could legit see him averaging 18-5-5 at 40+, the question will really be when he just gets bored of it all?

yoyoboy · Post #1427 » by **yoyoboy** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:32 am

therealbig3 wrote:We now know that Caruso, Morris, Howard, KCP, and Rondo are legitimate championship-caliber role players. I think the Lakers should look to keep them next to the core of LeBron and Davis.

But Green and Kuzma...yikes. They just don’t cut it. Lakers gotta move them and look to add some actual quality shooters to the lineup.

I'm not crazy about him but Green is much better than Morris. At least he has shooting gravity, he plays good team defense, and he doesn't make many mistakes outside of missing shots.

I think McGee, Morris, Kuzma, and Bradley are the rotation guys who definitely need to be replaced.

mademan · Post #1428 » by **mademan** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:33 am

therealbig3 wrote:We now know that Caruso, Morris, Howard, KCP, and Rondo are legitimate championship-caliber role players. I think the Lakers should look to keep them next to the core of LeBron and Davis.

But Green and Kuzma...yikes. They just don’t cut it. Lakers gotta move them and look to add some actual quality shooters to the lineup.

Gonna be an interesting offseason for the Lakers. They can re-tool and get some nice complimentary players like a Schroeder or something, but that depends on how lofty their goals are for 2021.

dynamic duo · Post #1429 » by **dynamic duo** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:35 am

lebron's all-time stats in the regular season/playoffs are going to be crazy when it's all said and done.

JordansBulls · Post #1430 » by **JordansBulls** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:35 am

Has there even been a timetable of when the season will start? I saw December 1st before and then moved to January. When is the draft? They also said an 82 game season as well.

I wish the Bulls never let go of Jimmy.

Blackmill · Post #1431 » by **Blackmill** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:37 am

therealbig3 wrote:We now know that Caruso, Morris, Howard, KCP, and Rondo are legitimate championship-caliber role players. I think the Lakers should look to keep them next to the core of LeBron and Davis.

But Green and Kuzma...yikes. They just don’t cut it. Lakers gotta move them and look to add some actual quality shooters to the lineup.

I feel bad for Green. He was an important player defensively and he'd be a keeper if his outside shot was falling. Barring major injuries, LA is well positioned to possibly repeat, and I'm sure Green would love to be a part of that. I don't know if it's possible but I feel an appropriate compromise would be to sign him for much less than his current contract but include a large bonus if he shoots above 40% from deep.

Dupp · Post #1432 » by **Dupp** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:38 am

Anyone catch anything AD and Lebron were saying to each other just before lebron spoke? They were goofing around a lot. Looked like AD maybe joked it was his trophy and also called lebron the goat.

Their relationship seems great. AD was so happy and he seems totally fine being the “second best player”. What a great teammate.

Dupp · Post #1433 » by **Dupp** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:40 am

Also I need a gif or image or lebron smoking a cigar at the presser please

therealbig3 · Post #1434 » by **therealbig3** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:41 am

yoyoboy wrote:
therealbig3 wrote:We now know that Caruso, Morris, Howard, KCP, and Rondo are legitimate championship-caliber role players. I think the Lakers should look to keep them next to the core of LeBron and Davis.

But Green and Kuzma...yikes. They just don’t cut it. Lakers gotta move them and look to add some actual quality shooters to the lineup.

I'm not crazy about him but Green is much better than Morris. At least he has shooting gravity, he plays good team defense, and he doesn't make many mistakes outside of missing shots.

I think McGee, Morris, Kuzma, and Bradley are the rotation guys who definitely need to be replaced.

I disagree, I think Morris did what Green was supposed to do. He was one of their best 3 and D players all playoffs. Was certainly their most reliable deep threat, and yeah, he struggled on defense in this series, but Butler was kind of cooking everyone, and Morris played very well before that.

Morris shot 42% from 3 in these playoffs and was one of their most versatile defenders. I actually think he was their best 3 and D role player, even better than KCP.

Green was ok on defense but wasn’t anything that impressive, and his shot completely abandoned him. And Morris at least pulls a big out of the paint.

Arrow · Post #1435 » by **Arrow** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:45 am

JordansBulls wrote:Has there even been a timetable of when the season will start? I saw December 1st before and then moved to January. When is the draft? They also said an 82 game season as well.

I wish the Bulls never let go of Jimmy.

Can't wait for next season after LeBron came out on top this one, eh? I don't blame you. Better hope the Lakers don't find a consistent 3rd option and add quality shooters.

SideshowBob · Post #1436 » by **SideshowBob** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:46 am

Lebron last 5 finals: 32.4/11.6/9.1/1.6/1.1 on 57.7% TS.

mademan · Post #1437 » by **mademan** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:48 am

Question for next year is gonna be if theyre gonna even have their MLE. Is Dwight still gonna be a minimum guy? Is Rondo gonna opt in? How much is Morris worth? Or is the MLE gonna be split between those 3 with only the BAE left?

MisterHibachi · Post #1438 » by **MisterHibachi** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:53 am

Read on Twitter

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SideshowBob · Post #1439 » by **SideshowBob** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:53 am

Bron with Smitty and Greenberg. Saying he feels like he's got a lot of years left in the tank.

Post #1440 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:54 am

therealbig3 wrote:
yoyoboy wrote:
therealbig3 wrote:We now know that Caruso, Morris, Howard, KCP, and Rondo are legitimate championship-caliber role players. I think the Lakers should look to keep them next to the core of LeBron and Davis.

But Green and Kuzma...yikes. They just don’t cut it. Lakers gotta move them and look to add some actual quality shooters to the lineup.

I'm not crazy about him but Green is much better than Morris. At least he has shooting gravity, he plays good team defense, and he doesn't make many mistakes outside of missing shots.

I think McGee, Morris, Kuzma, and Bradley are the rotation guys who definitely need to be replaced.

I disagree, I think Morris did what Green was supposed to do. He was one of their best 3 and D players all playoffs. Was certainly their most reliable deep threat, and yeah, he struggled on defense in this series, but Butler was kind of cooking everyone, and Morris played very well before that.

Morris shot 42% from 3 in these playoffs and was one of their most versatile defenders. I actually think he was their best 3 and D role player, even better than KCP.

Green was ok on defense but wasn’t anything that impressive, and his shot completely abandoned him. And Morris at least pulls a big out of the paint.

With Green, it all depends on whether his jumper is completely shot from here on out. He's still a good team defender and OK one-on-one. At least in terms of skill set you can see the path to him adding value.

Kuz is the one where I'm beginning to wonder if it just won't happen on this team. If he's going to make any kind of leap, he'll probably need to go to a bad team where he can get 15-20 shots in a pressure-free environment. He's improved defensively, but outside of his ability as a cutter he just doesn't seem to have the right attributes to thrive in the role he'll have to play alongside LeBron and AD.