LeBron James 2021-22 Regular Season Thread - Part ?

[migya]

If LeBron resembled a G league player in the 4th Lakers would've won the game. That was undoubtedly the worst qtr of basketball I've ever seen him play.

3 pts
1-9 FG
3 turnovers
Missed FT that ends the game

This should've been a season changing W for LA. They played their heart out. Instead....

Yep, he's the GOAT

Real Jordanesque

he sucked but i am confused what your point is, unless you think great players never have bad games ?

Not many great players would've crapped like that, certainly Jordan.

[MartinToVaught]

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Soft like Charmin. I would take Bosh over this guy any day of the week.

[zimpy27]

If LeBron even has an average shooting game they win this one easily

If LeBron resembled a G league player in the 4th Lakers would've won the game. That was undoubtedly the worst qtr of basketball I've ever seen him play.

3 pts
1-9 FG
3 turnovers
Missed FT that ends the game

This should've been a season changing W for LA. They played their heart out. Instead....

It really was the worst I’ve ever seen him play, but he’s been there and done this one loss isn’t going to deter him, especially one day otherwise did play so well despite how poorly he and to a lesser degree AD played. Russ under control, ball out of his hands could become a positive and cannot play worse than he did heading into the trade deadline.

A rotation wing via buyout would be ideal.

Harris would be the best, then Schroeder, then Bembry

[falcolombardi]

Yep, he's the GOAT

Real Jordanesque

he sucked but i am confused what your point is, unless you think great players never have bad games ?

Not many great players would've crapped like that, certainly Jordan.

great players have crappy ganes all the time, i dont know how anyone can follow this league and not see that

the insane amount of games + the volatility of scoring make it impossible not to

[falcolombardi]

If LeBron resembled a G league player in the 4th Lakers would've won the game. That was undoubtedly the worst qtr of basketball I've ever seen him play.

3 pts
1-9 FG
3 turnovers
Missed FT that ends the game

This should've been a season changing W for LA. They played their heart out. Instead....

It really was the worst I’ve ever seen him play, but he’s been there and done this one loss isn’t going to deter him, especially one day otherwise did play so well despite how poorly he and to a lesser degree AD played. Russ under control, ball out of his hands could become a positive and cannot play worse than he did heading into the trade deadline.

A rotation wing via buyout would be ideal.

Harris would be the best, then Schroeder, then Bembry

lets assume lakers FO looks at all of those guys and all of them want to come to la

how many could they even bring roster spots wise? i am not sure how roster spots are available, could lakers bring 2 or all 3 of them?

[zimpy27]

It really was the worst I’ve ever seen him play, but he’s been there and done this one loss isn’t going to deter him, especially one day otherwise did play so well despite how poorly he and to a lesser degree AD played. Russ under control, ball out of his hands could become a positive and cannot play worse than he did heading into the trade deadline.

A rotation wing via buyout would be ideal.

Harris would be the best, then Schroeder, then Bembry

lets assume lakers FO looks at all of those guys and all of them want to come to la

how many could they even bring roster spots wise? i am not sure how roster spots are available, could lakers bring 2 or all 3 of them?

Lakers don't have any spots, they'd have to waive vet minimum guys they aren't playing for each spot. I'm guessing Bazemore and Jordan are first to go.

But it cost Lakers effective 1m salary and 7m tax for each player they bring on in FA..

That's why I was surprised they didn't just try to move a couple vet mins into space with SRPs.

I think they only bring in one buyout player if they are worthwhile. I think Lakers would be attractive though since a buyout player could genuinely have a shot to start for the team and get the credit if they turn the season around.

[McBubbles]

Lebron can't buy a call to save his life. Very stark contrast to the several touch fouls the Warriors have already gotten.

This is obvious rigging, but you are not allowed to say that, because most are too coward to state the obvious (or even believe in the possibility).

It's either a memo from the league or heavy conscious/subconscious bias by the refs. Most white people and anyone above the age of 40 hates LeBron's guts so that covers 99% of NBA refs

Wtf care to expand on this lmao.

[HeartBreakKid]

Yep, he's the GOAT

Real Jordanesque

he sucked but i am confused what your point is, unless you think great players never have bad games ?

Not many great players would've crapped like that, certainly Jordan.

I hope you're just trolling because logically that makes zero sense.

[dcstanley]

Yep, he's the GOAT

Real Jordanesque

he sucked but i am confused what your point is, unless you think great players never have bad games ?

Not many great players would've crapped like that, certainly Jordan.

Lebron is less than a year younger than Wizards Jordan with significantly more miles on his body and he's like 5 times better than Jordan was at that stage of his career.

[Mos_Heat]

I think it's more likely that Lebron won't win another round with the Lakers, rather than beating the Suns or Golden State this year

[McBubbles]

I wish LeBron had his prime in a league that had this much spacing when he was playing.

Giannis is playing in a legitimate 5 out line-up this season (where his center is shooting 42% from 3 on 4 attempts a game) in a league where the average TS% is 56.0. He is shooting 60.5% on 14.5 2PA per game.

A 37 year old Lebron right now with **** line-ups and a myriad of injuries is shooting a superior 62.8% on 13.2 2PA per game. He's also shooting 76% around the rim on 8.1 attempts per game to Giannis's 77.5% on 8.1 attempts per game.

2013 Lebron was playing in a 3 out line-up (with a complete non shooter at the 2 and a long mid-range shooter for spacing at the 5 lol) in a league where the average TS% was 53.5. He shot identical 60.2% on 14.5 2PA per game.

A 33 year old Lebron in 2018 in a similar but not yet quite as good league environment as right now (who also played with a Wade and Rose backcourt for part of the season and Klove out for 23 games) shot 60.3% on 14.2 2PA per game.

A prime Giannis right now is averaging 29.0PPG on 62.3TS%. 37 year old Lebron is averaging 29.1PPG on 62.0TS%, whilst getting 5.4 less free throws a game.

Put 08-14 Lebron in the 2019-2022 NBA and the league gets **** so hard it's not even funny.

[Mos_Heat]

Lebron has -6.6 net rating since January 1st.

[feyki]

When Westbrook and Lebron both on AD's taking 10 shots a game, he's the best efficient player by far in the team, yet with that kind of low volume is insane.

[darmani]

All this talk about what the Suns are doing in the regular season doesn't change the fact that they've proven nothing in the playoffs against a legitimate healthy opponent yet. I don't think the Lakers have a realistic chance against either team, but I still think it's crazy to prefer going up against a Warriors team with an actual postseason pedigree over a Suns team that still has a huge question mark.

You are still peddling this nonsense? When was the last time the Warriors without KD won a series against a "legitimate healthy opponent"? 2015?

Suns injuries in the last playoffs:
- CP3 shoulder contusion
- CP3 COVID
- CP3 torn ligaments in wrist
- Booker broken nose in 3 places
- Booker hamstring strain
- Dario Saric torn ACL
- Ayton neck contusion
- Cam Johnson Illness
- Cam Payne sprained ankle
- Torrey Craig knee contusion.

AD played only 25 minutes less in the series than CP3 who couldn't shoot, pass or dribble with his right hand and averaged 9pts on 44% TS in the 1st round.

[Freighttrain]

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Soft like Charmin. I would take Bosh over this guy any day of the week.

I thought he played great defense in the first half, but he kinda vanished in the second half. I have no idea what is up with AD. Ever since he got the bag & the ring it feels like he settled and has no desire to win at an elite level anymore. I don't understand it as he's probably one of the most gifted players in the NBA, but it seems like he doesn't put in the work or has the same drive as other players have. He's not hungry anymore and that's a huge concern if you're only 28. He's not even playing like an ALL-NBA player anymore.

[migya]

he sucked but i am confused what your point is, unless you think great players never have bad games ?

Not many great players would've crapped like that, certainly Jordan.

I hope you're just trolling because logically that makes zero sense.

Makes zero sense? Saying that about a statement saying great players wouldn't play so bad in 4th quarters makes zero sense.

[Peregrine01]

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Soft like Charmin. I would take Bosh over this guy any day of the week.

I thought he played great defense in the first half, but he kinda vanished in the second half. I have no idea what is up with AD. Ever since he got the bag & the ring it feels like he settled and has no desire to win at an elite level anymore. I don't understand it as he's probably one of the most gifted players in the NBA, but it seems like he doesn't put in the work or has the same drive as other players have. He's not hungry anymore and that's a huge concern if you're only 28. He's not even playing like an ALL-NBA player anymore.

I just don't think he has that kind of motor. At this point in his career people should come to terms with that. He always had flashes but also always had a tendency to float in and out of games. He couldn't lead New Orleans to anything of significance after several seasons and it's time to recognize that he shouldn't be recognize in that upper echelon of players whose impact is always there. Outside of one playoff run in his career, this has been remarkably consistent.

[Freighttrain]

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Soft like Charmin. I would take Bosh over this guy any day of the week.

I thought he played great defense in the first half, but he kinda vanished in the second half. I have no idea what is up with AD. Ever since he got the bag & the ring it feels like he settled and has no desire to win at an elite level anymore. I don't understand it as he's probably one of the most gifted players in the NBA, but it seems like he doesn't put in the work or has the same drive as other players have. He's not hungry anymore and that's a huge concern if you're only 28. He's not even playing like an ALL-NBA player anymore.

I just don't think he has that kind of motor. At this point in his career people should come to terms with that. He always had flashes but also always had a tendency to float in and out of games. He couldn't lead New Orleans to anything of significance after several seasons and it's time to recognize that he shouldn't be recognize in that upper echelon of players whose impact is always there. Outside of one playoff run in his career, this has been remarkably consistent.

I think you forgot his playoff performances against Golden State in 2014 & 2015 if I'm not mistaken. He was the best player on the floor and they couldn't stop him.

[thebigbird]

Not many great players would've crapped like that, certainly Jordan.

I hope you're just trolling because logically that makes zero sense.

Makes zero sense? Saying that about a statement saying great players wouldn't play so bad in 4th quarters makes zero sense.

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[Peregrine01]

I thought he played great defense in the first half, but he kinda vanished in the second half. I have no idea what is up with AD. Ever since he got the bag & the ring it feels like he settled and has no desire to win at an elite level anymore. I don't understand it as he's probably one of the most gifted players in the NBA, but it seems like he doesn't put in the work or has the same drive as other players have. He's not hungry anymore and that's a huge concern if you're only 28. He's not even playing like an ALL-NBA player anymore.

I just don't think he has that kind of motor. At this point in his career people should come to terms with that. He always had flashes but also always had a tendency to float in and out of games. He couldn't lead New Orleans to anything of significance after several seasons and it's time to recognize that he shouldn't be recognize in that upper echelon of players whose impact is always there. Outside of one playoff run in his career, this has been remarkably consistent.

I think you forgot his playoff performances against Golden State in 2014 & 2015 if I'm not mistaken. He was the best player on the floor and they couldn't stop him.

It's hard to claim any player on the wrong side of a 4-game sweep as the best player when the best player on the winning team played even better.

Anyway, the point stands. Outside of some short stretches of really great play that makes you think top-3 potential, AD just hasn't been able to sustain that to realistically make a case that he belongs there.