2018 Lebron playoff run appreciation

[Trojan 24]

Thats the thing breh. The Coli loves to do hots takes especially when it comes to lebron cause of their own personal hang ups.

But what sets him apart from current and former greats is his immense skill, size, athleticism, and most importantly IQ. You basically have one of the most skilled players of all time having arguable the highest IQ of all time. That doesn't happen. No player this skilled and athletic has been this cerebral.

Which makes him the greatest floor raiser in modern history. Just think most great scoring star wing players throughout history couldn't even make 10% of those passes and Lebron is making that shyt in his sleep against the Celtics like child's play. shyt he has made those same passes all his throughout his career basically.

Which is also why he will be the leading scorer of all time on high efficiency. His IQ/cerebral ability allow his pass to set up his scoring or scoring to set up his passing.

Actually there's a guy who was even more skilled and outside of size even more athletic, who was just as cerebral. But I'll let y'all cook KD

 

[Trojan 24]

2018 Bron ain't beating these Celtics & he would be calling for screen after screen to avoid 2022 Tatum on def

A 19 and 20 year old had him on the ropes, but he gonna dominate the 24/25 year old versions

 

[Dabrothawithnoname]

He had Korver too who kept bailing him out with the tre's. That's neither here nor there. Just pointing out the fact that the Celtics then are NOT the Celtics NOW, and it goes to show that LeBron that very next YEAR couldn't being a Lakers team to the playoffs after leaving the CAVS (after getting swept from Golden State), means under different circumstances LeBron would of struggled just the same if it was TODAY and this is due to the fact that CAVS team had a weaker supporting cast and the Celtics are STRONGER and LeBron wouldn't be able to carry the load. He couldn't by himself with the Lakers the 1st year, he was swept against Warriors because of lack of support, and BARELY got through those baby Celtics who didn't yet had the experience and had a ROOKIE TATUM at the helm. This is a vastly IMPROVED CELTICS TEAM today. That CAVS team wouldn't make it passed them.

Not saying the CAVS would've been swept, but that game 7 would of went differently.

Those "baby Celtics" made it to the ECF a year prior to 2018.

 

[UpAndComing]

His last year of his prime

 

[Killer Instinct]

And then he came to the West coast

 

[Osmosis]

He had Korver too who kept bailing him out with the tre's. That's neither here nor there. Just pointing out the fact that the Celtics then are NOT the Celtics NOW, and it goes to show that LeBron that very next YEAR couldn't being a Lakers team to the playoffs after leaving the CAVS (after getting swept from Golden State), means under different circumstances LeBron would of struggled just the same if it was TODAY and this is due to the fact that CAVS team had a weaker supporting cast and the Celtics are STRONGER and LeBron wouldn't be able to carry the load. He couldn't by himself with the Lakers the 1st year, he was swept against Warriors because of lack of support, and BARELY got through those baby Celtics who didn't yet had the experience and had a ROOKIE TATUM at the helm. This is a vastly IMPROVED CELTICS TEAM today. That CAVS team wouldn't make it passed them.

Not saying the CAVS would've been swept, but that game 7 would of went differently.

You’re ignoring that he was on a significantly worse team and averaged damn near 35 points in the series. Replace Jeff Green, Kyle Korver, George Hill, Tristan Thompson with Kyrie Irving, Seth Curry, Bruce Brown, Nic Claxton, Andre Drummond, and Patty Mills and Lebron is faring much better than KD is against this Celtics team. He damn sure isn’t having more turnovers than field goals

also, that Lakers team missed the playoffs due to injuries. Lebron, Lonzo, and Ingram only played like 15 games together and they went like 11-4.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

I’m fairly certain no eligible Eastern team would have a won a game in the 18 Finals

take from that what you will

 

[Dabrothawithnoname]

I’m fairly certain no eligible Eastern team would have a won a game in the 18 Finals

take from that what you will

Nah the Celtics would have got a game or two and it would've been a closer 6 game series than the Clippers series from 2019 if it went 6.

6"10 Tatum is a tough cover for anyone.Plus they were damn near unbeatable at home in the postseason.

Honestly the Cavs should have won a game against them.Notably game 1...

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Nah the Celtics would have got a game or two and it would've been a closer 6 game series than the Clippers series from 2019 if it went 6.

6"10 Tatum is a tough cover for anyone.Plus they were damn near unbeatable at home in the postseason.

Honestly the Cavs should have won a game against them.Notably game 1...

That's how you feel