Bill Simmons says Lebron out his prime and Anthony Davis is better

[jojosworld300k600kbdk]

he on svp & russillo right now
lebron skills are in the decline
he said lebron is the the best player in the league anymore
anthony davis is better then lebron right now lol



this what he said earlier this season
“Anyone who thinks LeBron looks the same is fooling themselves,” Simmons said.
This is not a jump-to-conclusion thing. I have been watching this Cavs team since the preseason games started, and he does not look the same.”

 

[IAmGettingAMailOrderBride]

lebron wasnt even that good in the first place, I can name about 30 dudes down at the park I go to that are better than him

 

[jojosworld300k600kbdk]

smmons: " lebron reign as the best player in the world is over "

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

Lebron on the decline is still the best player in the NBA. Shock value is Bill's purpose. LOL @ AD being better than Bron, I don't even like Bron but come on. Next week after a few great games, someone is going to say Steph and Boogie are the best players.

 

[jojosworld300k600kbdk]

Lebron on the decline is still the best player in the NBA. Shock value is Bill's purpose. LOL @ AD being better than Bron, I don't even like Bron but come on.

simmons said lebron put 60 k mins on his legs and its catching up for him he said in about 2 years he should retire he will be wade garnett role player status lol

 

[Azul]

I don't know about out of his prime, but right now AD is a better deal in fantasy

 

[FTBS]

It's all game. If Bill is correct he gets to relish in his prophetic abilities and write an 10,000 word "I told y'all 3 years ago " column. If he's wrong then he gets to write a 10,000 word "Boy was a wrong about Lebron " column. That's pretty much where we are in terms of "journalism" these days.

 

[AJtheOne]

it hasn't even been a month since the season has started and people are already making stupid conclusions

 

[The War Report]

Simmons is acting like KD doesn't exist.

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

simmons said lebron put 60 k mins on his legs and its catching up for him he said in about 2 years he should retire he will be wade garnett role player status lol

Said the same thing about Kobe but Kobe is playing 37 minutes a game in his 19th season, his legs aren' the issue, it's his brain but that's another story. My point is, Lebron is a special kind of player, he will be around for a long time and he's still the best until....

 

[Costanza]

Lebron on the decline is still the best player in the NBA. Shock value is Bill's purpose. LOL @ AD being better than Bron, I don't even like Bron but come on. Next week after a few great games, someone is going to say Steph and Boogie are the best players.

this isnt true, bill simmons is a fan of the game... if you read his book on basketball youll see what im saying... lets not equate him to skip bayless cause he says something a little out there...

lebron has been significantly worse this year, davis has been significantly better.... but its still to small of a sample size to claim lebron is no longer the best...

Also its not fair to discredit AD as legitimately being the standout 3rd best player in the league at this point... he has been playing like it consistently throughout the end of last season and the beginning of this one...

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

this isnt true, bill simmons is a fan of the game... if you read his book on basketball youll see what im saying... lets not equate him to skip bayless cause he says something a little out there...

lebron has been significantly worse this year, davis has been significantly better.... but its still to small of a sample size to claim lebron is no longer the best...

Also its not fair to discredit AD as legitimately being the standout 3rd best player in the league at this point... he has been playing like it consistently throughout the end of last season and the beginning of this one...

I beg to differ. I read his book and I also know him as having backwards opinions for shock value alone. I remember the things he would say about Kobe when LA went to the finals 3 years in a row, but later on ate crow because he realized that his opinions were outlandish and reactionary, just like this.

I will not discredit anyone, it seems as if Lebron is the one being discredited. Wait until the Cavs start winning (I hope they don't) and see how every one including Simmons, start singing a different tune.

 

[jojosworld300k600kbdk]

Lebron on the decline is still the best player in the NBA. Shock value is Bill's purpose. LOL @ AD being better than Bron, I don't even like Bron but come on. Next week after a few great games, someone is going to say Steph and Boogie are the best players.

The NBA World Has Never Seen Anything Like Anthony Davis

With each game, the excitement around 21-year-old Anthony Davis continues to grow.
Davis has been the best player in the NBA over the first 12 games of the season.

He has posted a remarkable stat line: 26.3 points (2nd in the NBA), 57% shooting, 11.4 rebounds (5th), 2.2 steals (3rd), and 3.5 blocks per game (1st).

He's also ranked No. 1 with a player efficiency rating (PER) of 35.6. To put that into perspective, LeBron James had with a 29.3 PER last year.

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

The NBA World Has Never Seen Anything Like Anthony Davis

With each game, the excitement around 21-year-old Anthony Davis continues to grow.
Davis has been the best player in the NBA over the first 12 games of the season.

He has posted a remarkable stat line: 26.3 points (2nd in the NBA), 57% shooting, 11.4 rebounds (5th), 2.2 steals (3rd), and 3.5 blocks per game (1st).

He's also ranked No. 1 with a player efficiency rating (PER) of 35.6. To put that into perspective, LeBron James had with a 29.3 PER last year.

Really? Those look like stats I've seen a few center have over the years. Dream and D Rob just to start. PER?

It's a month into the season and you're comparing PER rankings?

 

[Costanza]

I beg to differ. I read his book and I also know him as having backwards opinions for shock value alone. I remember the things he would say about Kobe when LA went to the finals 3 years in a row, but later on ate crow because he realized that his opinions were outlandish and reactionary, just like this.

I will not discredit anyone, it seems as if Lebron is the one being discredited. Wait until the Cavs start winning (I hope they don't) and see how every one including Simmons, start singing a different tune.

fair enough im not aware of his comments on Kobe, but based on his book and articles I think hes been a fairly strong Lebron supporter, and has called him the best player of the past 20 years (making the assertion he was better than comeback version jordan, duncan etc.) so I dont think its agenda driven.

Also my point is by saying that Cousins or Curry could be called the best player in the game next week is kinda undervaluing what AD is doing... he's firmly seperated himself from that second tier at this point and should be compared to KD and Lebron in my oppinion... but like I said it has been a small sample size so far this year.