Mikal Bridges says LeBron would get 90 a game against 86' Celtics (Burning Bridges ?)

[HMFFL]

Don't forget his what 5 turnovers a game..all while being guarded by a 35 year old Bowen.

Don't forget brought America bronze medals twice in the Olympics and FIBA with peak Duncan on his squad.

And somehow this is a dig at 19 year old LeBron and not Tim Duncan lmao

You know you're doing something right when these are the digs against you

A bronze medal was a failure moment for Team USA and embarrassing for the United States.

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[fanofthegreats]

100%

Today’s defenses are many times more sophisticated than that era plus the players are way more athletic.

Lebron would destroy teams of the 80s who each had half a roster of plodding, oaf-sized players that wouldn’t even get a tryout in the Chinese league today.

Lol. Yep. Say that to the poster above who believes LeBron wouldn’t generate more than 5 shots per game in the paint in the 80s. An era where far inferior players lived in the paint. But no not LeBron, what a total scrub.

Lol you're one of those guys that just look at the raw number and think apples and oranges are the same. If you didn't know, Lebron likes to initiate from the top of the key. Whether he is passing or scoring, he always tries to drive lane. However, you seem to not get that lanes were absolutely clogged up in the 80s and 90s making it much more difficult for someone like Lebron to operate. Also, unlike many perimeter players back then, Lebron is not a slasher off ball to receive more looks near the rim. He would have to settle for post ups, but he is not a comfortable back to the rim player. He is and has always been a front of the rim player. Many of the inferior players you mentioned lived and roamed near the paint by moving without the ball constantly and received the ball close to the hoop to begin with, unlike Lebron who always has the ball and starts from the top. But keep counting your apples and oranges together buddy.

Lmao. So many inaccuracies and inferences about my basketball approach. Keep going dude.

[The Rodzilla]

Clear everyone out? Guys barely shot 3's back then. The paint would be packed, they'd funnel Lebron into guys like Walton/Parish/Mchale.. Lebron would still get buckets because he's a great player but I have doubts he'd be able to get to 40 against this team let alone average 90

no im not talking about shooting 3's im talking clear everyone out so you cant pack the paint because its an obvious zone

once you get LeBron on an island then its a mismatch and he can pretty much score at will

like imagine this type of offence except golden state aren't allowed to hedge, its like taking the candy from the baby

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[-TheDocOfDenial]

When players praise LeBron they know what they are talking about but when they go against LeBron they are terrible talent evaluators. All I see from LeBron fans are hypotheticals and excuses.

[Ill News]

Bird, one of the best to ever get under an opponent's skin, would probably trash-talk LeBron into playing subpar. Not to mention Parish and McHale just waiting to eat him up whenever he drives to the rim. LeBron will still get his points, but it won't be as easy as some of these Gen Z idiots say. That '86 Celts team had one of the best defenses ever.

He's absolutely irrelevant, but what that Bridges guy said really pisses me off. It just proves that younger generations are now more open to disrespecting past eras and pumping up recent stars like LBJ and Kobe just because that's the ones they grew up watching. Never mind that the 80s and 90s stars were the real pioneers of the NBA's global popularity. Without Bird, Magic, MJ, Isiah, Barkley, Hakeem, etc. the league would probably be dead by now.

And which one is Mikal Bridges again, is he the one on the Suns or Hornets? What a nobody.

[fanofthegreats]

When players praise LeBron they know what they are talking about but when they go against LeBron they are terrible talent evaluators. All I see from LeBron fans are hypotheticals and excuses.

Quite the opposite actually. When people state a top 5 player in NBA history couldn’t play in a certain era, they are absolutely terrible talent evaluators.

[The Rodzilla]

the 1986 Celtics had one of the best defences because they were playing against other 1986 players

[JN61]

Who is this? Some journalist?

[KGtabake]

Who is this kid?
Nobody has told him to show respect to one of the greatest teams of all time?
90pts? Sure, if he was playing against this kid and his team.

[JN61]

LeBron would not average 90 vs the 86 Celtics.

LeBron wouldn't of been in the playoffs in 86.

LeBron wouldn't have came back in that 86 season. Woulda took the year off while complaining that he needs more help to the FO.

You are bragging about what exactly? The Bulls made the playoffs with a 30 and 52 record.

LeBron has never played on a team with a record that bad.

I think he makes the playoffs with a bar that low. It’s likely his body holds up (as is his history) and his team is better then 8th.

Well he did miss the playoffs last year Vs more saturated talent pool with several horrible teams.

[Sark]

"Freight Train" James couldn't even take Steph Curry off the dribble in the closing seconds of G1 2018 Finals, but somehow he's gonna just have free runs at the rim against the 86 Celtics?

Yea ok. Lay off the pipe.

[Clippers2020]

You can't play in the 86 era if you constantly have blood all over your face.

[Domejandro]

This feels like obvious exaggeration/sarcasm.

[The Box Office]

Yeah. LeBron would definitely get 90 a game against the 1986 Celtics. On NBA 2K. On Rookie mode.

[Mulhollanddrive]

And Kelly Oubre would get 65

[-TheDocOfDenial]

People see dudes like Larry Bird and DJ and assume they are plumbers because they are not roided up muscle heads thats what this comes down to.

[bearadonisdna]

We all remember getting drunk the 1st time

[OdomFan]

Late 80s Pistons beat Jordan because they were one of the few teams that played defence. Jordan needed prime Pippen, a second superstar, to finally get past them.

Early 00s Pistons were better than the late 80s Pistons (one of the best defensive teams of all time) with the advantage of being able to play what would have been illegal defense in the 80s and LeBron scored at will on them. He got past his era's elite defense Pistons without the benefit of a player anywhere near as good as Pippen, and a coach nowhere near as good as Phil Jackson.

The 07 Pistons were not one of the best defensive teams of all time.

Their defense had declined by then.

Right, they didn't even have Ben Wallace anymore. He left for Chicago and declined himself over there.

[Damkac]

And Kelly Oubre would get 65

Devin Booker would get 150 easily.

[Greyhound]

LeBron would not average 90 vs the 86 Celtics.

LeBron wouldn't of been in the playoffs in 86.

LeBron wouldn't have came back in that 86 season. Woulda took the year off while complaining that he needs more help to the FO.

You are bragging about what exactly? The Bulls made the playoffs with a 30 and 52 record.

LeBron has never played on a team with a record that bad.

I think he makes the playoffs with a bar that low. It’s likely his body holds up (as is his history) and his team is better then 8th.

He's just saying he doesn't think Lebron would have came back that season if his leg broke.

I’m saying I don’t think his leg breaks.

If he can pull something unknowable out his backside then so can I.