How many Lebron seasons would you take over 1974 Kareem?

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How many Lebron seasons would you take over 1974 Kareem? 

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Re: How many Lebron seasons would you take over 1974 Kareem? 

Post#2 » by 70sFan » Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:42 pm

2009 and 2012, though none or 2013 are also good options.

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Post#3 » by falcolombardi » Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:48 pm

70sFan wrote:2009 and 2012, though none or 2013 are also good options.

You can find a lot of interesting takes in this thread:

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interesting you have 2012 over 2013 simce the latter is usually better ranked

i wonder if 2012 lebron got "lucky" having a healthy wade so teams couldnt exploit wade pressence doubling off him like they did in 2013
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Re: How many Lebron seasons would you take over 1974 Kareem? 

Post#4 » by 70sFan » Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:52 pm

falcolombardi wrote:
70sFan wrote:2009 and 2012, though none or 2013 are also good options.

You can find a lot of interesting takes in this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2123456


interesting you have 2012 over 2013 simce the latter is usually better ranked

i wonder if 2012 lebron got "lucky" having a healthy wade so teams couldnt exploit wade pressence doubling off him like they did in 2013

I like 2012 version of James in postseason. He was at his physical peak,absolute monster on both ends of the floor. I don't think Wade struggling in 2013 finals is enough to explain James struggles.
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Re: How many Lebron seasons would you take over 1974 Kareem? 

Post#5 » by falcolombardi » Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:54 pm

70sFan wrote:
falcolombardi wrote:
70sFan wrote:2009 and 2012, though none or 2013 are also good options.

You can find a lot of interesting takes in this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2123456


interesting you have 2012 over 2013 simce the latter is usually better ranked

i wonder if 2012 lebron got "lucky" having a healthy wade so teams couldnt exploit wade pressence doubling off him like they did in 2013

I like 2012 version of James in postseason. He was at his physical peak,absolute monster on both ends of the floor. I don't think Wade struggling in 2013 finals is enough to explain James struggles.


it doesnt seem like it should but the on/off splits with wade are so bad and the heat without wade so good (insane plus/minus splits even against the fantastic spurs team) that it has made me wonder if it really was that big of a deal

heat with wade on the bench was murderous in the finals
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Re: How many Lebron seasons would you take over 1974 Kareem? 

Post#6 » by No-more-rings » Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:21 pm

falcolombardi wrote:
70sFan wrote:2009 and 2012, though none or 2013 are also good options.

You can find a lot of interesting takes in this thread:

viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2123456


interesting you have 2012 over 2013 simce the latter is usually better ranked

i wonder if 2012 lebron got "lucky" having a healthy wade so teams couldnt exploit wade pressence doubling off him like they did in 2013

2012 Wade wasn’t really healthy though in the postseason. His knees were already starting to go bad, not like they were in 2013 but Lebron doesn’t seem to get enough credit for getting past Indiana and half the Boston series with no Bosh. In 2013 Wade was worse, but they had better role players like Ray Allen and Birdman.

I’m with 70s, I don’t see 2012 Lebron struggling like he did against the Spurs. The Celtics defensive strategy wasn’t that different, and he still crushed them.
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Post#7 » by homecourtloss » Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:00 pm

Great discussion here:

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2123456

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Re: How many Lebron seasons would you take over 1974 Kareem? 

Post#8 » by feyki » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:55 am

Only 2016. 09 Lebron close, though.
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Re: How many Lebron seasons would you take over 1974 Kareem? 

Post#9 » by No-more-rings » Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:34 pm

That was probably one of Kareem's 3 or 4 best seasons, but I consider Lebron's peak and prime simply better. 09, 12, 13 for sure, with 10, 16 and 17 as debatable and likely all better.

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