LeBron hurt the Lakers big time this year: this is in large part LeBron's fault.

[RedBull]

But he can’t. You don’t embed minions in the media and use your sports agency to drive narratives unless you’re absurdly legacy focused. You don’t lie and say you never flopped, that you were bottom 50 in ft attempts (a Trump level easily disproven lie), throw your role players in Miami under the bus, don’t check your minion when he disrespects Chris Bosh etc if you aren’t. You don’t call yourself GOAT (and make your wife do so at an awards ceremony), say the bubble championship was the hardest of all time etc if you don’t. Whine about injuries when you lose. Whine about your roster. Whine on podcasts. Etc.

The problem for LeBron is that he thinks everyone is as stupid as his Stans. So normal people look at all of that and it repels them. You also don’t do it if you TRULY think you’re GOAT and your legacy speaks for itself

Excellent post.

 

[CrimsonTider]

The only thing that hurt the Lakers was nixing that Mark Williams trade and going into the playoffs without proper frontcourt depth. Give them 1-2 starter quality big men and you wouldn't be making this reactionary thread.

So Mark Williams would’ve turned into AD with a lakers jersey on?

 

[Kaypain]

So Mark Williams would’ve turned into AD with a lakers jersey on?

No but he ain't letting no damn Rudy Gobert look like prime David Robinson that's for damn sure

 

[CrimsonTider]

No but he ain't letting no damn Rudy Gobert look like prime David Robinson that's for damn sure

Yes he was

 

[MoshpitMazi]

Supposed black men on the coli hate one of the only non c00n superstar athletes we ever seen. Makes me question the real demographics of the coli.

Nasty spin, keep it basketball !

 

[areohbee824]

I been saying this for years. The Kobe/Bron debate is only a contentious thing online. Its not like this in real life in Los Angeles. And its not like like this in real life outside of LA...

People find communities for groupthink online and push it like its real shyt...

Crazy, I didn't see a single LeBron jersey at a show I was just at where there was over 50k in attendance at SoFi Stadium. It was all Kobe, some Luka, few Magic Johnson, Kareem, a Eddie Jones, even a Michael Cooper jersey and tons of Dodgers gear out there. Must have been a off day for LeBron fandom out there I guess

 

[Trojan 24]

No but he ain't letting no damn Rudy Gobert look like prime David Robinson that's for damn sure

So was Jaxson Hayes though, it wasn't until the genius JJ decided we didn't need a big did that happen. This team biggest problem is that nobody on the permitter can stay in front of their man. The only big that could make this defense work is AD

 

[Shadow King]

The anticipation of LeBron's birth is the root of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan so when in doubt just blame the niqqa...

 

[Trojan 24]

Crazy, I didn't see a single LeBron jersey at a show I was just at where there was over 50k in attendance at SoFi Stadium. It was all Kobe, some Luka, few Magic Johnson, Kareem, a Eddie Jones, even a Michael Cooper jersey and tons of Dodgers gear out there. Must have been a off day for LeBron fandom out there I guess

These guys really just don't get it, and they don't understand they're the little online group they're talking about

 

[UpAndComing]

Lebron didn’t tell the lakers to draft Lonzo Ball over Jayson Tatum.

Had they drafted Tatum, they probably don’t trade away players and picks for Anthony Davis and set off a chain reaction of bad trades in order to make up what they gave up for Davis.

Thanks Danny Ainge!!

 

[SymbolicOne09]

THERE IS NO KOBE VS LEBRON DEBATE

THE DEBATE REALISTICALLY SHOULD BE LEBRON VS STEPH

AND STEPH TAKES THAT TOO

LEBRON IS ESSENTIALLY A DOMINIQUE WILKINS LEVEL PLAYER WHO TEAM HOPPED AND STACKED THE DECK TO WIN RINGS, PICKED TEAMS + COACHES WHO WOULD ALLOW HIM TO STAT PAD/PRIORITIZE HIS INDIVIDUAL LEGACY, AND HAD AN EPIC MARKETING TEAM AROUND HIM TO FORCE + CONTROL NARRATIVES.

BRON IS NOT EVEN BIRD LEVEL, LET ALONE KOBE.

Dominique wilkins level was matching prime mj and bird bucket for bucket.. you need to watch some tape cuz if nique had jordans or birds championship squads or got drafted to the lakers instead of worthy history would look at him alot differently

 

[Mister Terrific]

Crazy, I didn't see a single LeBron jersey at a show I was just at where there was over 50k in attendance at SoFi Stadium. It was all Kobe, some Luka, few Magic Johnson, Kareem, a Eddie Jones, even a Michael Cooper jersey and tons of Dodgers gear out there. Must have been a off day for LeBron fandom out there I guess

There you have it folks Kobe is better than LeBron because there was no LeBron jerseys at an Ice Spice concert. Pack it up, let’s go home.

 

[Flywin Lannister]

 

[Flywin Lannister]

We need to re-normalize Kobe vs Lebron and stop with the Jordan shyt. Bron never passed up Mamba, if not for media brainwashing and revisionist history

This is big facts.

It's
1. MJ The G.O.A.T. (6 Finals.... 6 Finals MVPs.... 6 CHIPS!! The GOLD standard of SPORTS, not just basketball)

2. Kobe (Mamba Mentality. 5 Ring/Star General. 1 of 1. Too many moments to mention. Closest player to the G.O.A.T.)

3. LeBron (That 3-1 Comeback vs Warriors solidified it more than anything. Not the stat padding.)

I can't understand how anyone serious would ever consider not mentioning Kobe... and going straight into "MJ vs LeBron". As if Kobe didn't exist.
Blasphemy. Not only did he - he is better player and leader than LeBron.

 

[Flywin Lannister]

all former Bron teammates who weren't good enough but on playoff rosters


Caruso
Zubac
Randle
Hart
Thomas Bryant
Brook Lopez(eliminated)
Kuzma(eliminated)
Pippin Jr(eliminated)
Westbrook
Cauldwell-pope(eliminated)
Dennis Schroder
Malik Beasley

One thing I DO NOT think MJ did was try to be GMJ.

LeGM and Klutch Sports (Rich Paul and his cronies) is and has been a complete legacy killer.

If Dennis Rodman had been on the Cavs or Lakers he'd be playing on the Orlando Magic before the ASG thanks to LeGM.