LeBron James in his 15th season..

[Big Boss]

Kareem was 1-9 until Magic joined the team, and people call him top-3 all-time.

But he's 6-4

 

[Poitier]

Lebron is a phenomenal REGULAR SEASON player but in the playoffs he continually wilts and the playoffs are what matters mostly.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

But he's 6-4

No, he 6-14, only got Finals MVP for two of those and was 40 years old playing 30 min/game averaging like 15 and 6 for the last two.

Ya'all weirdos STAY building legacies on 2nd-fiddle rings and thinking first-round exits are better than advancing to the Finals.

If Kareem had drug those Milwaukee teams to the Finals before getting bested by the top team in the NBA, that would be a "bad" thing in your eyes.

And if Magic/Worthy got hurt or something and couldn't carry old Kareem in the 87/88 Finals, he'd only be 4-6 and wouldn't be top-three anymore?


These are recently created narratives. Like I said, Kareem only won one ring before Magic came, but you don't think everyone was ALREADY calling him the greatest player to ever grace the sport long before that? Kareem was a five-time MVP who everyone was already calling the GOAT long before Magic had played a single minute with him.

 

[Big Boss]

No, he 6-14, only got Finals MVP for two of those and was 40 years old playing 30 min/game averaging like 15 and 6 for the last two.

Ya'all weirdos STAY building legacies on 2nd-fiddle rings and thinking first-round exits are better than advancing to the Finals.

If Kareem had drug those Milwaukee teams to the Finals before getting bested by the top team in the NBA, that would be a "bad" thing in your eyes.

And if Magic/Worthy got hurt or something and couldn't carry old Kareem in the 87/88 Finals, he'd only be 4-6 and wouldn't be top-three anymore?


These are recently created narratives. Like I said, Kareem only won one ring before Magic came, but you don't think everyone was ALREADY calling him the greatest player to ever grace the sport long before that? Kareem was a five-time MVP who everyone was already calling the GOAT long before Magic had played a single minute with him.

He's still 6-4 in the finals

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Lebron is a phenomenal REGULAR SEASON player but in the playoffs he continually wilts and the playoffs are what matters mostly.

what about those 3 years he won finals MVP

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Lebron is a phenomenal REGULAR SEASON player but in the playoffs he continually wilts and the playoffs are what matters mostly.

Talking about the guy who will have the all-time record for playoff wins by next season.

Yeah, Lebron wilts his way to three Finals MVPs (2nd-most all-time), one of the greatest playoff records ever and a straight line of epic playoff performances spanning over a decade.

28-9-7-2-1 on 49/33 shooting in the playoffs compared to 27-7-7-2-1 on 50/34 shooting in regular season really shows some "wilting."

Remember that time you tried to claim that Kobe was more efficient than Lebron?

And when you said that Lebron's efficiency "wilts" in the playoffs?

Then when I proved Lebron was more efficient than Kobe, you tried to claim you meant that Lebron couldn't score from all over the court with above average efficiency?

Then when I showed you the shooting charts that proved you wrong, you claimed regular season charts don't count cause his shooting "drives off a cliff" during the playoffs?

And when I showed that you made that up, you claimed that you meant "true shooting percentage"?

And when I showed that was wrong too, you just started lying and deflecting cause you had nothing left?

Oh shyt, I forgot about the part where you claimed that Kobe had hit his threes on "greater volume", and then when I showed that Lebron shoots more threes than Kobe, you said that what you meant was that Kobe had had a longer career.


This is almost as bad as the time in 2015 that you called Iggy and Draymond "average" defenders or the time in 2016 when you predicted that Lebron was going to shoot 33% in the Finals.

 

[Poitier]

stay mad and continue lying

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Lebron is a phenomenal REGULAR SEASON player but in the playoffs he continually wilts and the playoffs are what matters mostly.

You can't possibly be so clueless to actually believe this so who are you trying to convince with this nonsense?

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

The GOAT stat padder, but y'all go on and cook.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Casuals randomly claiming "stat padding" is like Trump supporters saying "fake news" for every story they don't like

 

[Heretic]

The GOAT stat padder, but y'all go on and cook.

Nah, you got Russell Westbrook out there with a decisive lead.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

The GOAT stat padder, but y'all go on and cook.

stat padding what? is he not supposed to score points, pass the ball to open players and grab rebounds anymore?

 

[Professor Emeritus]

stay mad and continue lying

I got receipts.

Guys like Lebron see huge dips in efficiency come playoffs

Only guys like Kobe, Duncan and MJ keep up their efficiency in the playoffs from what it was in the regular season.

And yet he could score from all parts of the floor above league average efficiency unlike Lebron

Maybe one day Lebron will be able to consistently shoot in volume outside the paint or in transition.

This idiot thought he had something using lebrons regular season numbers when it's known his efficiency dives off the cliff in the playoffs

True shooting percentage fam and lebrons drop off is vast

And that turned into maybe the single dumbest line of reasoning I have EVER seen you post on the forum:

its not because he doesn't take them, its because he can't make them consistently on volume...just ask Boris Diaw and Kawhii

Lebron has a higher career 3pt% than Kobe. For his career, Lebron averages 1.4 threes a game as a 34% clip. For his career, Kobe averages 1.3 threes a game at a 33% clip.

on WAYYYYY less volume

Are you stupid? Can't read what I already put right there for you? Lebron averages 1.4 threes a game for his career, Kobe averages 1.3 threes a game for his career.

Lebron has MORE volume than Kobe, not WAYYYYY less.

You see, this where a reasonable person says, "I thought Lebron had WAYYYYY less volume on threes than Kobe, but he actually has more. My Kobe Stanned-eyes must be lying to me, I should reevaluate my position."

But you won't, because that's not what Kobe Stans do. You'll now just proceed to ignore the blatant factual inaccuracy you just made, and will make more of them.

Except we weren't discussing career

We're not discussing career? Then what do you want to discuss? Just Lebron's prime?

Kobe 5079 3 pt attempted

Lebron 3671 3 pt attempted

You failed math and english, huh?

No way you are this stupid in the rest of your life. This has to be a special disease that only comes up with Kobe is being talked about.

Kobe has played 19 seasons. Lebron has played 12 seasons.

Kobe has shot 267 threes/season. Lebron has shot 306 threes/season. And Lebron has made them at a higher rate.

Lebron shoots threes at a higher volume than Kobe. You can't deny that.

And up there at the top, didn't you say, "but we weren't discussing career"??? Do you know what the phrase "cherry-picking" means?

rate and volume are not synonymous


fail 9th grade algebra

not know what the word volume means and embarrass yourself

Hating on Lebron really is a mental disease.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

Talking about the guy who will have the all-time record for playoff wins by next season.

Yeah, Lebron wilts his way to three Finals MVPs (2nd-most all-time), one of the greatest playoff records ever and a straight line of epic playoff performances spanning over a decade.

28-9-7-2-1 on 49/33 shooting in the playoffs compared to 27-7-7-2-1 on 50/34 shooting in regular season really shows some "wilting."

Remember that time you tried to claim that Kobe was more efficient than Lebron?

And when you said that Lebron's efficiency "wilts" in the playoffs?

Then when I proved Lebron was more efficient than Kobe, you tried to claim you meant that Lebron couldn't score from all over the court with above average efficiency?

Then when I showed you the shooting charts that proved you wrong, you claimed regular season charts don't count cause his shooting "drives off a cliff" during the playoffs?

And when I showed that you made that up, you claimed that you meant "true shooting percentage"?

And when I showed that was wrong too, you just started lying and deflecting cause you had nothing left?

Oh shyt, I forgot about the part where you claimed that Kobe had hit his threes on "greater volume", and then when I showed that Lebron shoots more threes than Kobe, you said that what you meant was that Kobe had had a longer career.


This is almost as bad as the time in 2015 that you called Iggy and Draymond "average" defenders or the time in 2016 when you predicted that Lebron was going to shoot 33% in the Finals.

Holy shyt those are swagnificent caliber predictions

 

[The Fire]

Lebron is a phenomenal REGULAR SEASON player but in the playoffs he continually wilts and the playoffs are what matters mostly.

he’s wilted once since he left Cleveland the first time