The Lebron Thread (2017 - 18 Pt. 3)

SideshowBob · Post #1 » by **SideshowBob** » Thu Mar 8, 2018 4:31 pm

Home stretch and playoffs.

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Sublime187 · Post #2 » by **Sublime187** » Thu Mar 8, 2018 5:33 pm

I don't understand though. Lue is an NBA coach which means a coach at the highest level. Is he just plain untalented as a coach or does he see something we don't?

The High Cyde · Post #3 » by **The High Cyde** » Thu Mar 8, 2018 5:33 pm

SideshowBob wrote:Home stretch and playoffs.

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Hey SSB, care to share your thoughts on LeBron this season, or are you waiting for the playoffs to see how he does? Just wanted to pick your brain a little

dynamic duo · Post #4 » by **dynamic duo** » Thu Mar 8, 2018 5:47 pm

this has to be on the first page.

Freighttrain · Post #5 » by **Freighttrain** » Thu Mar 8, 2018 7:04 pm

Those 2 fade away shots were so ridiculous last night.. If that January month wasn't so bad for the cavs as it was, he'd be way more in the MVP discussion. Shame, but Harden is very deserving of this year's MVP so I doesn't bother me as much as previous years.

Statlanta · Post #6 » by **Statlanta** » Thu Mar 8, 2018 8:45 pm

LeBron and the Cavs like most good teams(i.e. the Spurs) are increasing production for the playoff push.

All-Star Break was much needed.

ardee · Post #7 » by **ardee** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 7:38 pm

Last 12 games, since the trades, have been ridiculous. 30/10/11 on 63% TS. Might be one of the best stretches of his career.

MisterHibachi · Post #8 » by **MisterHibachi** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 8:49 pm

ardee wrote:Last 12 games, since the trades, have been ridiculous. 30/10/11 on 63% TS. Might be one of the best stretches of his career.

Before last year, averaging a triple double for as long as he has now (a month or more?) would have him as the story of the league, whereas now people aren't even putting him in honorable mention for PoY ballots.

Ainosterhaspie · Post #9 » by **Ainosterhaspie** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:43 am

LBJ is -23 at half. No other player is even -10. LeBron having a rough night.

RCM88x · Post #10 » by **RCM88x** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:44 am

Zzzzzzzzzz

Dupp · Post #11 » by **Dupp** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:43 am

Green is such a bad fit with Lebron why is he on in crunch time they don’t need to guard him

RCM88x · Post #12 » by **RCM88x** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:48 am

Dupp wrote:Green is such a bad fit with Lebron why is he on in crunch time they don’t need to guard him

It's fine when he doesn't shoot 3-12 and 0-5, simply 2-5 from 3 and this would probably have been a winnable game.

Korver being 0-4 doesn't help either.

1993Playoffs · Post #13 » by **1993Playoffs** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:51 am

Raptors may actually make the finals this year

Jurassic_Park · Post #14 » by **Jurassic_Park** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:38 pm

fileman3 wrote:Raptors may actually make the finals this year

Hope you are right!! Hopefully cle stays 3rd seed so raps avoid them until conf finals.

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Post #15 » by **PaulieWal** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:42 pm

Jurassic_Park wrote:
fileman3 wrote:Raptors may actually make the finals this year

Hope you are right!! Hopefully cle stays 3rd seed so raps avoid them until conf finals.

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I am all in on a Raps vs. Rox Finals but mind says we still end up with Cavs vs. GSW somehow with GSW winning in 5 at most.

ronnymac2 · Post #16 » by **ronnymac2** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:47 pm

Portland/Utah vs. Toronto/Boston. OKC would have been my favorite, but they're done with the Roberson injury. I honestly think OKC may be first-round fodder depending on who they play.

IG2 · Post #17 » by **IG2** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:02 pm

Ainosterhaspie wrote:LBJ is -23 at half. No other player is even -10. LeBron having a rough night.

The team just continues to get off to slow starts no matter who's in the lineup. Don't know what to make of it anymore. The 2nd unit always comes on the court and immediately does better.

yoyoboy · Post #18 » by **yoyoboy** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:02 pm

This team is so one dimensional. Basically we can only win if we're hitting a high percentage of threes. Because we have only one creator in LeBron, no offensive system, terrible defense, and poor rebounding. I honestly think Toronto is beating this team in 6, max. They're amazing at defending the three and Lowry and DeRozan will feast on Hill and JR. We have no one to guard Jonas or Poetl either.

MisterHibachi · Post #19 » by **MisterHibachi** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:11 pm

We should expect the offense to get better as the team gets more practice time. Multiple reporters have said the offense is very basic right now because the new guys don't know a lot of the plays, so they're running a very basic offense, and you can see it. Whenever a team switches on defense, all the Cavs can counter with is an iso. Maybe practice time will help the nightly rags or riches offense.

The defense still remains a problem.

MisterHibachi · Post #20 » by **MisterHibachi** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:31 pm

An old Bill Simmons article from 2011: http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/110128&sportCat=nba

And if you want to think about something truly frightening, consider the following four things ...

1. LeBron James passed 16,000 points a few weeks ago. It took him fewer than 600 games.

2. Barring injury and a prolonged lockout, by the end of his 10th season (2012-13), LeBron should be sitting at 22,000 points.

3. If LeBron plays the next seven and a half seasons 85 percent as well as he played the previous seven and a half seasons, he'll be sitting at 30,000 points, 7,500 assists and 7,500 rebounds ... and he'll be 33 years old. A few months older than Kobe right now.

4. Like it or not, we are all going to be witnesses.