Who would you draft Lebron Magic or Bird?

[Poitier]

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How did Bron win 2 MVPs on that wack ass Cleveland squad ? That wasnt a superteam at all

who said Bron wouldnt be individually good? His efficiency would drop with less shooting but he'd still get numbers....any top 10 player would.

 

[CurrencyChase]

LeBron easily.

 

[Malta]

Lebron has guarded light in the ass forwards disguised as centers.

And Magic's passing ability (his career assist percentage blows Lebron out of the water) combined at Lebron's career usage rate surrounded by shooters makes him the greatest offensive player we've ever seen....greater than Prime Shaq, Jordan, Wilt, Kobe and probably the greatest mismatch ever as a small ball 4.

LeBron's scoring and defense blows Magics out of the water, we're not going to skate over the huge gap between them defensively, because one of them during his prime was an elite defender and the other wasn't.

 

[Malta]

who said Bron wouldnt be individually good? His efficiency would drop with less shooting but he'd still get numbers....any top 10 player would.

The issue here is that they're relatively the same size, yet LeBron is a better scorer, defender and three ball threat. How is it that LeBron gets hate for going through a weak East and playing with all-stars, yet Magic went through a weak West and played with HOFers as well

Like LeBron wouldn't look good out there running with Showtime Lakers?

 

[Poitier]

LeBron's scoring and defense blows Magics out of the water, we're not going to skate over the huge gap between them defensively, because one of them during his prime was an elite defender and the other wasn't.

There is no scoring gap. Lebron had higher usage.

Even if I give Lebron the edge on D, he isn't a legit defensive anchor and Magic's offense is a bigger gap. Larry never touched an assist percentage in the 30s. Lebron touched 40 twice. Magic was touching THE 50s multiples times....let that shyt sink in. Take his usage from the low 20s to the 30s like Lebron and you have the perfect basketball weapon.

I know it hurts as a Lebron stan but this is the reality.

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

how many titles did he win with those guys?



keep your paragraphs man. you and @Draje are in every bron thread spilling the same rap. especially you zone...zone...zone... lebron has never won anything without a crew of shooters around him.
the end.
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It's the evolution of the game. A game changer that major eventually will force offensive strategies to evolve. Look at how much more movement and shooting was in the Heat offense in the 2012 and 2013 finals compared to the lineups, rotations, and sets they ran in 2011. Same reason no NFL teams can run the three yards and a cloud of dust offense and win Super Bowls anymore. You either adapt, or you perish. Evolution. It's a fact of life

 

[Poitier]

The issue here is that they're relatively the same size, yet LeBron is a better scorer, defender and three ball threat.

Magic's FT percentage indicates he would have been a knockdown 3 point shooter in this era. It is what it is. Can't knock him for the switch mid-career.

 

[Mad Good Dro]

nikkas saying they'd pass up 10x more scoring and a defensive anchor for some assists

:MjOhhGrin2:

 

[Poitier]

n10x more scoring

 

[Mad Good Dro]

I love magic and If magic could score 30+ with ease and lock up the other team's best player i'd take him

 

[Malta]

There is no scoring gap. Lebron had higher usage.

Breh, come on, I know you hate LeBron but think of how ridiculous this comment is. There is a scoring gap, great scorers have high usage rates because they can score. So do you draw the line on players you like, or was Magic just as good a scorer as Kobe? Because Kobe had a higher usage rate, therefore there was no gap, right?

Even if I give Lebron the edge on D, he isn't a legit defensive anchor and Magic's offense is a bigger gap. Larry never touched an assist percentage in the 30s. Lebron touched 40 twice. Magic was touching THE 50s multiples times....let that shyt sink in. Take his usage from the low 20s to the 30s like Lebron and you have the perfect basketball weapon.

I know it hurts as a Lebron stan but this is the reality.

@ "edge" on defense, when there's a massive gap between them on that side of the ball. What's with the arbitrary use of assist percentage to define how good an offensive player is, Chris Paul has had 3 seasons with assist % higher than any of Magics, matter of fact your numbers lookin funny in the light cause Magic never actually hit 50 (49.3) , meanwhile Chris Paul has legitimately hit 54.5.

So is Chris Paul the perfect basketball weapon or nah?

 

[Poitier]

I love magic and If magic could score 30+ with ease and lock up the other team's best player i'd take him

Magic could score that much on Lebron's usage

Lebron is a versatile defender who can defend every position in a pench but he only has maybe two season where he was lockdown

Magic on the other hand would have a 6-7 assist gap over Lebron and thats more valuable given Magic is pretty versatile defensively in the small ball era

 

[Malta]

Magic's FT percentage indicates he would have been a knockdown 3 point shooter in this era. It is what it is. Can't knock him for the switch mid-career.

How about we just look at his actual three point percentage instead beloved

 

[Poitier]

So is Chris Paul the perfect basketball weapon or nah?

Chris Paul isn't a mismatch so no and Chris Paul has Lebron like usage...you need a better example

 

[Poitier]

How about we just look at his actual three point percentage instead beloved

doesnt matter Magic is putting up something like 26/10/15 in this era and coming away with at least 3-4 titles