The Lebron Thread (2014-15 Pt. 2)

Greatness · Post #21 » by **Greatness** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:04 am

PaulieWal wrote:How's he looking athletically and defensively? I will try to catch the second half.

His best athletic half of the season imo, even pulled out the vintage reverse double pump slam on the fastbreak.

Mutnt · Post #22 » by **Mutnt** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:06 am

WinisKing wrote:Uh, Cavs defense is incredibly weak tonight

Yup, zero energy as well (although as soon as I write this they come out of the timeout and play very good and active in the final 2 minutes of the second quarter).

Raptors are one of the most random teams I've seen in a long time though. You kinda don't know who's gonna do what on that team except for Lowry and even he can score anywhere from 15 to 30 points. One game Lowry + DeRozan carry the offense, next game you got Lou Williams riding some hot streak + Terrence Ross hitting some ridiculous threes, next game you got Amir Johnson going for +20 points and 10 rebs and Big Val going strong. Then you got James Johnson coming off the bench and doing some crazy shots, then you got Vasquez and Patterson who can hit a couple of threes at any time.

JordansBulls · Post #23 » by **JordansBulls** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:07 am

Do they play again later in the season? Would like to see how it plays out with both teams fully healthy.

Greatness · Post #24 » by **Greatness** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:08 am

JordansBulls wrote:Do they play again later in the season? Would like to see how it plays out with both teams fully healthy.

Yeah in March

Mutnt · Post #25 » by **Mutnt** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:22 am

Love and Kyrie have been cringe-worhty on offense so far

WinisKing · Post #26 » by **WinisKing** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:53 am

One of the rare games this year that Lebron is on offensive paint-wise and shooting wise, and the Cavs let go the W through some of the worst defense I've seen this year.

makaveli_99 · Post #27 » by **makaveli_99** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:55 am

WinisKing wrote:One of the rare games this year that Lebron is on offensive paint-wise and shooting wise, and the Cavs let go the W through some of the worst defense I've seen this year.

yup, lebron is in the zone today for sure. still a lot of time left. but raps playing well

DMVleGeND · Post #28 » by **DMVleGeND** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:08 am

Hate those ugly floaters that he's been shooting.

Mutnt · Post #29 » by **Mutnt** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:09 am

I don't like the shots LeBron is taking this quarter.

Some stranger ugly floating shots on his way down, just go for a layup and try to get the basket or draw a foul.

fast-break · Post #30 » by **fast-break** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:12 am

JLei · Post #31 » by **JLei** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:15 am

Big 3 for Lebron there. :S Bad loss for us if we lose. We kicked the **** out of the Cavs for 40 minutes then choked.

Mutnt · Post #32 » by **Mutnt** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:16 am

wow Tristan Thompson's footwork to stay with Lowry

Dude is a legit beast.

WinisKing · Post #33 » by **WinisKing** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:18 am

Mutnt wrote:I don't like the shots LeBron is taking this quarter.

Some stranger ugly floating shots on his way down, just go for a layup and try to get the basket or draw a foul.

I wanted him to go back to those 2012 floaters that he had in his arsenal. Not quite Tony Parker or Cp3 like, but still, it looked crispier.

DMVleGeND · Post #34 » by **DMVleGeND** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:22 am

WinisKing wrote:
Mutnt wrote:I don't like the shots LeBron is taking this quarter.

Some stranger ugly floating shots on his way down, just go for a layup and try to get the basket or draw a foul.

I wanted him to go back to those 2012 floaters that he had in his arsenal. Not quite Tony Parker or Cp3 like, but still, it looked crispier.

Yeah, his floater from 2012 was nearly automatic. Wonder why he completely went away from that.

Mutnt · Post #35 » by **Mutnt** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:23 am

WinisKing wrote:I wanted him to go back to those 2012 floaters that he had in his arsenal. Not quite Tony Parker or Cp3 like, but still, it looked crispier.

Yup, I remember. There was actual fluidity to that shot though, I was evident he practiced it and was comfortable using it, but than abandoned it since he would just normally drive for the layup

The floaters he's shooting now are more like ''I'm driving inside, take one step, look to the left - nobody to pass to, two step, look to the right - nobody to pass to, eff it I'm to far away for a layup and to close for a jumper, let's just throw it one handed and hope it goes in.''

Joao Saraiva · Post #36 » by **Joao Saraiva** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:24 am

Great game by LeBron. On both ends of the floor!

Even when Cleveland were defending with no energy LeBron set the tone. That was good to watch.

His shot was on tonight, he had great decisions with the ball, didn't turn it over, made the clutch shot... Great game indeed.

About his floaters... I actually like him taking that kind of shot. He has not finished that well near the rim with the defender just waiting for him to do it, and when there is no pass lane he should actually take the floater. He just needs to practice it to come back to the 2012 level.

WinisKing · Post #37 » by **WinisKing** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:28 am

Perks of being the best is that every game commentator is your homer, the only exception being Tommy Heinsohn. Haha

Mutnt · Post #38 » by **Mutnt** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:32 am

Cleveland put down the proverbial clamps in the 4th on one of the best offensive teams in the league, good stuff.

Like how LeBron is playing defensively. A lot better and sharper at getting into a stance, moving his feet, rotating, had some nice blocks and steals there, did a great job on Lowry a couple of times.

If he'd play like this every game that would be 1st team all-defense material, imo.

JordansBulls · Post #39 » by **JordansBulls** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:38 am

Good game overall, Cavs have been getting lucky though playing these legit teams with them missing a key member. Raps with Derozan out twice, Bulls with Butler, Nets with JJ.

WinisKing · Post #40 » by **WinisKing** » Wed Dec 10, 2014 3:11 am

Mutnt wrote:Cleveland put down the proverbial clamps in the 4th on one of the best offensive teams in the league, good stuff.

Like how LeBron is playing defensively. A lot better and sharper at getting into a stance, moving his feet, rotating, had some nice blocks and steals there, did a great job on Lowry a couple of times.

If he'd play like this every game that would be 1st team all-defense material, imo.

I love it! One particular play that struck out to me is how he denied Lowry from getting the ball for a solid 10 seconds and broke the Toronto set during Cavs run during the 4th quarter. That active defense was 2012 esque.