2017 Kawhi vs 2014 LeBron

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2017 Kawhi vs 2014 LeBron 

Post#1 » by Kawhi_205 » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:05 am

Who's better? Share your opinion. My opinion is that '17 kawhi is better
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Re: 2017 Kawhi vs 2014 LeBron 

Post#2 » by 70sFan » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:24 am

2014 James is on a short list of the greatest offensive seasons in NBA history. It hurts me because I'm Kawhi fan and I don't like LeBron at all, but I don't see Leonard being better than peak offensive James.
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Post#3 » by Kawhi_205 » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:45 am

70sFan wrote:2014 James is on a short list of the greatest offensive seasons in NBA history. It hurts me because I'm Kawhi fan and I don't like LeBron at all, but I don't see Leonard being better than peak offensive James.

I agree, but that year's championship winner was Kawhi
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Re: 2017 Kawhi vs 2014 LeBron 

Post#4 » by mischievous » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:56 pm

Adding a poll is helpful. I'd say this is definitely Lebron. Both saw a defensive slip from previous seasons and turned it up when necessary. Even if we give Kawhi the edge on defense, the offensive edge in Lebron's favor is clearly bigger he was a better scorer and playmaker.
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Re: 2017 Kawhi vs 2014 LeBron 

Post#5 » by BdeRegt » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:11 pm

LeBron by a very significant margin in my mind. Kawhi hasn't ever reached that level of dominance.
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Re: 2017 Kawhi vs 2014 LeBron 

Post#6 » by clyde21 » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:23 pm

LeBron comfortably.
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Re: 2017 Kawhi vs 2014 LeBron 

Post#7 » by Dr Positivity » Sun Aug 20, 2017 5:22 pm

While it wasn't his greatest season or anything, it's still prime Lebron, which skillset wise is just a different class than Kawhi. It's not even clear how much better on defense Kawhi was
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Re: 2017 Kawhi vs 2014 LeBron 

Post#8 » by Arman_tanzarian » Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:56 pm

Not a fair comparison. 14 LeBron as many have said is one of the greatest offensive players we've ever seen.
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