How Is LeBron Playing At Such A High Level? Unreal...

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Re: How Is LeBron Playing At Such A High Level? Unreal... 

Post#21 » by Young gun 6 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:14 am

MJ fan's will never admit it but his longevity is a massive reason why he should be clearly the GOAT.
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Post#22 » by JustBuzzin » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:16 am

Trey24 wrote:He obviously does stuff with his body other guys don't have access to. It may not be PED's but its something. Dude sold his soul long ago thats for sure. What it means beyond that nobody really knows.

Old man game.

This era doesn't play defense. LeBron will continue to age like fine wine. Blame these sorry new generation of players for letting this man dominate them.
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Post#23 » by ryguy613 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:16 am

Trey24 wrote:He obviously does stuff with his body other guys don't have access to. It may not be PED's but its something. Dude sold his soul long ago thats for sure. What it means beyond that nobody really knows.


please explain literally any of your post in greater detail. lol. that was one hell of a word salad my dude.
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Post#24 » by Trey24 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:21 am

ryguy613 wrote:
Trey24 wrote:He obviously does stuff with his body other guys don't have access to. It may not be PED's but its something. Dude sold his soul long ago thats for sure. What it means beyond that nobody really knows.


please explain literally any of your post in greater detail. lol. that was one hell of a word salad my dude.



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Post#25 » by KyRo23 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:22 am

AussieCeltic wrote:He’s either on PEDS or people have to admit it’s way easier to score now than it was 10 years ago.

I mean Lebron has similar numbers now to what he had in his second stint in Cleveland but now he’s averaging way less minutes.


It is way easier to score. LeBron and KD over the last 2 years are averaging more than they did in like 2012 :lol: the numbers are a joke.

People always say MJ would average 40 in this NBA, but I'm not convince prime LeBron, KD and Kobe wouldn't also average 40 if they wanted to in todays game
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Re: How Is LeBron Playing At Such A High Level? Unreal... 

Post#26 » by ryguy613 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:28 am

Trey24 wrote:
ryguy613 wrote:
Trey24 wrote:He obviously does stuff with his body other guys don't have access to. It may not be PED's but its something. Dude sold his soul long ago thats for sure. What it means beyond that nobody really knows.


please explain literally any of your post in greater detail. lol. that was one hell of a word salad my dude.



Not my fault if you can't read.


i mean, i can read the words you wrote just fine... they just dont mean anything. you said a whole bunch of nothing, which is worse than not typing at all, because at least then you wouldnt be wasting our time.

So lets get this straight then... ehem... lemme see if i got this...

LeBron is OBVIOUSLY doing "stuff" with his body other guys dont have access to? LeBron has a secret evil science lab or some ****? where are you going with this? WHY doesnt anyone else have access to it? What is it a bottle of "Michael's Secret Stuff" from Space Jam? lol...

It may not be PED.... but.... its SOMETHING!!!!!! Brilliant. Youre a real **** Columbo with this one

Dude sold his soul long ago... thats for SURE!!!! I mean can you at least explain this one? what does this even mean? lol. He sold his soul? like to the devil? the ****? what did this man do to hurt you so badly that youre calling him a soulless satan worshipper. like... chill. lol

"What it means beyond that... nobody really knows". Literally a meaningless sentence. It adds nothing. it makes no point. I honestly cant even tell what youre remotely trying to get across with this one.

Like i said... Word. Salad. My. Dude.
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Post#27 » by markjay » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:30 am

art_tatum wrote:No defense played today, lebron's natural size and genetic lottery, he takes amazing care of his body spends millions a year on PED and non PED care.
Definitely has some GOAT longevity along with KAJ.

I heard someone say today that he is holding the guys he is guarding to about 40% field goal percentage — the lowest for all forwards in the NBA
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Post#28 » by KyRo23 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:34 am

markjay wrote:
art_tatum wrote:No defense played today, lebron's natural size and genetic lottery, he takes amazing care of his body spends millions a year on PED and non PED care.
Definitely has some GOAT longevity along with KAJ.

I heard someone say today that he is holding the guys he is guarding to about 40% field goal percentage — the lowest for all forwards in the NBA


Some of that is due to him not guarding elite players most times, but his baad defense is overstated. He has been very solid all year. He takes plays off here and there, but he is not as bad as people like to say
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Post#29 » by Jazz9 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 6:38 am

The thing that surprises me most is how he's moving around out there.
He honestly looks quicker/more explosive than he has the past 3 years and that's crazy.

Talk about PED all you want but even with all the PED in the world you shouldn't look that good from an athletical standpoint at basically 39

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Post#31 » by lonzo_pelota » Wed Dec 6, 2023 7:10 am

bronny might go top 7 if lebron keeps playing like this haha
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Post#32 » by One Last Shot » Wed Dec 6, 2023 7:13 am

He's a DemiGOAT.
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Post#33 » by levon » Wed Dec 6, 2023 7:27 am

I'm supposed to believe LeBron is on PEDs and no one else is or was at this stage of their careers. Or I'm supposed to believe it's because he spends more than others. Brother if money's the differentiator, Jaylen Brown should be a top 10 player of all time going forward by spending 10m a year on neurocognitive augmentation.

The reality is he's just that good and he still has that fire to put in the work every day. He's hungrier now than half of the kids coming in through the draft.
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Post#34 » by eyeatoma » Wed Dec 6, 2023 7:30 am

Rainwater wrote:People keep saying PEDs but why do people like Ayton get caught but not Lebron?
One is an idiot the other is one of the richest men on the planet, intelligent and the face of the league.

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Post#35 » by RB34 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 7:41 am

PEDs.

But also there have been extreme advances in sports science in the last 10 years. Injuries that use to be a death sentence for an athletes career are seeing them return in the same season.
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Post#36 » by zimpy27 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 8:17 am

Because he's the GOAT
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Post#37 » by zimpy27 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 8:20 am

Jazz9 wrote:The thing that surprises me most is how he's moving around out there.
He honestly looks quicker/more explosive than he has the past 3 years and that's crazy.

Talk about PED all you want but even with all the PED in the world you shouldn't look that good from an athletical standpoint at basically 39



We did tell people he was injured end of last season and was still recovering in POs.

He's unlikely to stay healthy but if he can then Lakers got a great shot at the title
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Post#38 » by OriginalRed » Wed Dec 6, 2023 8:47 am

Young gun 6 wrote:MJ fan's will never admit it but his longevity is a massive reason why he should be clearly the GOAT.

Maybe according to ya'll and whatever metric you use but I'd rather ride with the dude with the higher peak and accomplished more in less time.
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Post#39 » by perempe20 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 9:03 am

Lots of drives/pick & rolls with Davis, 5 steals, only 4 three point attempts, only 2 turnovers. Why doesn't he play like this all the time?
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Post#40 » by NCHeels2008 » Wed Dec 6, 2023 9:14 am

zimpy27 wrote:Because he's the GOAT


I'm not ready to go there, but if he finesses one more ring before he retires I'd listen

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