The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6)

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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1281 » by TheGOATRises007 » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:30 am

MisterHibachi wrote:
Eddy_JukeZ wrote:Lebron has owned Westbrook all series for rim protection.


It's kinda crazy that LeBron is still athletic enough to bully an athlete like Westbrook. He seems to have hunted him all series to get in his head.


True, but Lebron at his peak was more athletic than Westbrook at his peak and both have declined athletically.

So I don't think it's that surprising.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1282 » by thebigbird » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:30 am

Bron’s got that look in his eye.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1283 » by dreamshake » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:31 am

Don’t wanna get ahead of myself but damn it feels like this team is peaking at the right time. Could just be Houston making them look this good tho. Clippers gonna be a different beast
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1284 » by limbo » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:31 am

dreamshake wrote:Don’t wanna get ahead of myself but damn it feels like this team is peaking at the right time. Could just be Houston making them look this good tho. Clippers gonna be a different beast


Westbrook making them look this good, yes.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1285 » by The High Cyde » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:33 am

Man he’s still the best player in the league, his IQ and skills with that experience is still gargantuan over the other top players. I think Kawhi is clear second at this point.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1286 » by dreamshake » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:37 am

Will be interesting to see if Houston can be stopped in the paint or if the Lakers 3 point bombing will win out. Just as we suspected.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1287 » by SideshowBob » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:37 am

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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1288 » by MyUniBroDavis » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:45 am

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Heej wrote:NGL man there's a big part of me that wonders if 2014 is actually Peak Lebron. We've seen what he can do on defense in all the surrounding years. I feel like we don't look at that season's play in a vacuum. I think I'll go with 2017 but idk man 2014 Lebron with the kind of firepower around him that 2017 had might have been insane. That being said tho, LeBron's IQ got soooo much higher in those later years imo that the extended rests in playoffs might actually give that version an edge.


2016 finals lebron converted me so im going with that year lmao

Made me go through 4 straifht years of being on the losing end, im 8/2 past 10 years i think lol

Lmao this boutta be dumb as hell but I'm one of those that thinks winning a chip makes you better loll so I can't put 2016 over 2017. Especially with the shooting improvement


But he won in 2016 tho lmfao
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The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1289 » by Greyhound » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:48 am

The defense fell off a cliff the second Kuzma got into the game.

When you are playing small and everyone is scrambling around and rotating, a weak link can throw everything off.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1290 » by Mos_Heat » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:48 am

Seems like Harden won't sit until it's over
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1291 » by Mos_Heat » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:49 am

Greyhound wrote:The defense fell off a cliff the second Kuzma got into the game.

They are too fast and strong for him
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1292 » by limbo » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:50 am

In classic LeBron team fashion, the Lakers have manage to throw away the lead away in less than 5 minutes...
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1293 » by MisterHibachi » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:50 am

Well this is annoying. I think this is the same lineup that made the run at the end of game 4.

No Tucker or RoCo and all ball handlers.
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Post#1294 » by thebigbird » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:58 am

Caruso with the LeBron-esqe chasedown block.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1295 » by Mos_Heat » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:58 am

THT moved Gordon like it's nothing
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1296 » by MisterHibachi » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:58 am

THT got some insane confidence lol
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1297 » by Greyhound » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:05 am

Lakers are getting regular season Rondo tonight.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1298 » by MisterHibachi » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:09 am

LeBron is looking off AD too much today. That last turnover should've been a lob instead of a cross court pass.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1299 » by TheGOATRises007 » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:10 am

Kind of amazing the Lakers are up comfortably since AD has been so quiet.
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Re: The Lebron '20 Thread (Pt. 6) 

Post#1300 » by Dupp » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:12 am

Lebrons energy offensively is pretty average. They really could have stepped on Houston’s throat

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