Lebron hasn't played defense in a long time

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Ineedmoney504 said:
:yeshrug: We all know this. So what that said is bron the best player still?


Ima say no
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LeBron hasn't been the best player since 2014.

His run ended a long time ago. The media just stayed on his dikk and he's been hiding in the East where he's had an easy road to the finals. That has masked his drop off.

KD been the best the last 3 years.
 
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Remote said:
Defense.
But I think Lebron's offense makes up for his defense.
I'm not so sure the same could be said for Love, Rose and others.?
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Give them the touches/opportunities/involvement on offense and they'd do a better job of bridging that gap - a proper system which utilized their strengths, and not just simply being pieces around LeBron.
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How much of an impact do you think Lebron can make defensively that would shore up the Cavaliers deficiencies as a team?
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A great amount.

They're in desperate need of a leader on defense, because the majority of their players are more offensively-inclined, and LeBron's their most capable defender. Yes, there's the potential their offense might not be as great (in saying that, if you have a system where everyone is eating, then it's naturally going to be a better offense), but the margin will be eclipsed by how much better their defense will be. Defense is largely about belief and effort, and it's contagious if you're leader is out there leading the way.

Just like in the Finals last season, the Cavs didn't need LeBron to go all out on offense, they had more than enough players to pick up the slack. What they really needed was his defense, because they weren't capable enough to pick up the slack on that end just as easily.

Take Duncan for example, just imagine if he used all his energy on offense to fill up the box score, and didn't balance out his effort on defense in accordance to what his team needed. Yeah, he could've scored more, but at what price? What did the Spurs need from him the most, what was he strongest at that his teammates weren't so strong in?

It's all about balance.
 
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Gil Scott-Heroin said:
Give them the touches/opportunities/involvement on offense and they'd do a better job of bridging that gap - a proper system which utilized their strengths, and not just simply being pieces around LeBron.

A great amount.

They're in desperate need of a leader on defense, because the majority of their players are more offensively-inclined, and LeBron's their most capable defender. Yes, there's the potential their offense might not be as great (in saying that, if you have a system where everyone is eating, then it's naturally going to be a better offense), but the margin will be eclipsed by how much better their defense will be. Defense is largely about belief and effort, and it's contagious if you're leader is out there leading the way.

Just like in the Finals last season, the Cavs didn't need LeBron to go all out on offense, they had more than enough players to pick up the slack. What they really needed was LeBron's defense.

Take Duncan for example, just imagine if he used all his energy on offense to fill up the box score, and didn't balance out his effort on defense in accordance to what his team needed. Yeah, he could've scored more, but at what price? What did the Spurs need from him the most, what was he strongest at that his teammates weren't so strong in?

It's all about balance.
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:ehh:

That's fair.

Again, I'm just not sure how much a guy with that many miles can lead the way defensively. We're not talking about an Iguodala type player who sees limited minutes off the bench.
BTW, if you'll allow me to troll just a little bit, I can only imagine the coli threads if Lebron takes a backseat on the scoring. I think I saw one this week about how the man shies away from the last shot with the game on the line...
:beli::skip:
 
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Bron only plays defense in the playoffs now ..I thought we already discussed this :comeon:
 
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Swagnificent said:
LeBron hasn't been the best player since 2014.

His run ended a long time ago. The media just stayed on his dikk and he's been hiding in the East where he's had an easy road to the finals. That has masked his drop off.

KD been the best the last 3 years.
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u shuld be banned for talking basketball
u said the most ignorant shyt in this forum
 
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Bron only plays defense in the playoffs now ..I thought we already discussed this :comeon:
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the guy dnt play D at all , you clearly see that he going to play D in the playoff
but at least he gotta do something instead of staying there looking at the opponent score
 
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Remote said:
:ehh:

That's fair.

Again, I'm just not sure how much a guy with that many miles can lead the way defensively.
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He's been leading the way offensively with that many miles (he just scored 50+ points the other night), I'm sure he could adjust his effort for a more defensive-orientated role.

This is a poor analogy, but it's the best I can come up with right now - just imagine if you were part of a triathlon relay, you were a great swimmer, runner and cyclist, and your two teammates were both weak swimmers, but good runners and cyclists. Now in order to put the team in the best possible position of winning, you wouldn't make either of them do the swimming leg would you? Of course not. You'd take the responsibility of doing the role that the team needed most (that they were weakest in).
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BTW, if you'll allow me to troll just a little bit, I can only imagine the coli threads if Lebron takes a backseat on the scoring. I think I saw one this week about how the man shies away from the last shot with the game on the line...
:beli::skip:
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He can kill two birds with one stone. He can take a backseat in scoring during the first three quarters, and ramp up that shyt up in the 4th.

:manny:
 
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