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lots of good discussion.

I just have something else to add..

What if Lebron can't improve his free throws, his left, his footwork, etc? I've watched people toss stuff like that around for a long time.. but at some point, maybe we just have to deal with the fact that he can't make any significant improvements to these areas of his game. It may sound crazy to some, but we also have to realize Lebron is a freak athlete with insane power/strength. I imagine he got away with ALOT, in terms of over-utilizing his athleticism while he was developing as a child, teen, and young adult (and even in the NBA). These are very important years that you can't get back. If you look at someone like Curry, well, he absolutely has to be much better than Lebron at shooting free-throws, 3-ptrs, ball handling, etc. If he wasn't, he wouldn't even be a starter.

So the possibility that Lebron has reached a ceiling skill-wise is definitely there. And with that, he's managed to help get his teams to 6 straight finals, 7 total, various awards/accolades, 2 championships, gold medals, stat sheet monster, among the greatest stat-wise in several departments in HISTORY, etc.

I'm fairly certain he knows he's not ice-cold from the free-throw line to close out games.. How can you practice that? You can't.. that's just something you acquire over the years, or you just don't have it. It's very possible that he just DOESN'T have it. But he makes up for it in so many other ways. That has to be acknowledged.

Look at someone like Rodman.. he figured out exactly who he is. He's considered an all-time great. I'm sure we could go on and on about all of the things he could have improved in his game, but didn't; shooting, ball handling, free throws, etc. I'm sure he tried for a while, then realized it might be better to just hone-in on who he is and contribute in different ways. People rarely criticize him because they've realized who he is, a monster rebounder/defender/leader.

That reason above, is why I just don't understand many of the Lebron criticisms.. He's not Kobe, MJ, Magic etc.. He has his faults, but somehow he keeps winning. I think that needs to be respected as a skill in itself. He's a dominant force when he's out there; rebounding, assisting, scoring, leadership etc. He can dominate in any form.

Finally, again i'll go back to his athleticism.. How many times have we seen freak athletes do absolutely nothing in the nba, or never even make it to the nba. I'm sure most of us who have played basketball on the streets have seen people who are just freaky athletic but never do anything. Lebron could have been "that guy". He's worked on his game HARD in order to not be, that guy. He could have easily have never developed a jumper at all, or the court vision he has. He could have been obsessed with dunking/power and that's about it.



edit: for those who don't know about his h.s. football background: http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5360552

In reality he's a two sport athlete.. He wisely chose basketball. People with his power don't usually have nearly the kind of finesse he has. He's a damn NFL Tight-end out there who can light it up from anywhere on the court.

Also, as far as his nickname.. I have no idea if he named himself "King James" or other people around him did.. It's fair to say it's just going to be his nickname, given it's one of the first things you think of when trying to create a nickname for someone with the last name "James", since for some reason we all know about a King named James.

And Kobe named himself the Black Mamba.... relax people.

I wouldn't say his ego is any bigger than MJ or Kobe.. MJ fought steve Kerr during a practice, got in numerous fights. Kobe got into several fights (chris childs lit him up), he was hated by many of his teammates and those around the league. How many fights has Lebron been in? Maybe that says alot about his personality (or how the NBA changed).. Maybe he just isn't as much of a KILLER as Kobe or MJ. I'd definitely say he isn't. He's this weird mix of scorer, assist-man, rebounder, freak athlete, great leader, etc.

Now if only Shaq had developed a Jumper and improved his free-throws............... 

pc! ;f

definitely should have a rest day, IMHO.

if not for recovery, we should have at least one rest day to prove to ourselves that we can take 1 day off training and actually fall asleep/function normally without training.. ie, that we haven't become so addicted to the act of training that we've forgotten why we're doing it.

a rest day will make you stronger. if you find that you need 2 rest days, take two.

I can't recall you having this much frequency lately so definitely make sure you are listening to your body.. which you should be doing anyway but, worth reminding.

pc

solid game.

but i must say, I was shocked at OKC for basically giving up in the last minute. That Ibaka foul on Curry was brutal but keep playing.. It was only a 7-pt game when they let Curry dribble around forever without fouling, then let him take a wide open 3-ptr to make it 10. They just gave up.

dno.. I can't respect that.

as for Thompson/Curry, man it's a straight up long distance aerial assault. some of those shots are just mind blowing. so much fun to watch.

CLE @ GSW on Thursday... i'm really glad this is the matchup because I want to see CLE get a chance to redeem themselves with their full squad. I'm almost indifferent as to who wins.. all I know is, if CLE is winning, i'll be rooting for GSW.. if GSW is winning, i'll be rooting for CLE. I love GSW's team, coaching, etc much more than CLE but i'm also a big LeBron fan. I'd be legitimately happy if Lebron won one for CLE.







if I had to make a prediction.. I just can't go against GSW. GSW in 7.

pc!

Quote from: adarqui on May 29, 2016, 12:44:57 am

ya adams is so beast.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQogqwWSp_g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQogqwWSp_g</a>

draymon posterized.

Seriously though, I love the DG was posterized too.  So much to love about that play.  I love the DG still had a bunch of blocks that game because he has no fear, he doesn't fear getting dunked on despite being undersized he keeps making an effort and can live with the fact that helping his team as one of the greatest 6'7" shot blockers of all time you will on occasion get completely posterized!

ya reminds me of alonzo mourning.. he's been dunked on so many times, but that's because he'd go up and challenge pretty much every dunk. I respect that alot more than moving out of the way.

Also love that the underrated Adams got a chance to show out what a beast he is.  I thought about how the commentary blamed OKC about how they lost cause KD and RW were playing "hero ball" and realized that the reason they play such blatant hero ball is because they usually don't get punished for it because of their selfless supporting cast... I mean how many times does Roberson or Adams or somebody convert an airball or bad miss into a bucket or extra possession?  These guys are so good at cleaning up the glass that a bad miss is hardly disincentivised...  Nice to see the major improved Steven Adams get a chance to shine once in awhile!

adams is straight up rugged.

two bigs that emerged during this year's playoffs:
- steven adams & bismack biyombo

good point.. and I mean who else does OKC even have that is a consistent scorer? OKC is far better off if they get waiters/ibaka/adams involved more offensively but those guys aren't consistent enough to do that every game.

OKC pretty much had that game. The real "hero ball" issue, to me, is when WB/KD (mostly WB) have sloppy turnovers at the end.. they had a few major turnovers at the end of game 6 that just did them in.. for the most part, that was really just great defense by igoudala though.



video update, since the other got removed:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLYZMVzqTwk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLYZMVzqTwk</a>

I don't want to be an educated human being anymore. I want to be a blatantly stupid idiot, a savage retard, which should come naturally to me. No censorship whatsoever. Just pure stupidity and hatred. Yes, having hate is a problem because it means you still care about stuff, I have to find a way to undo this paradox. I will try to find a way towards that goal (unless having a goal means I still care about not caring... fuck... this is getting problematic).

Being nice doesn't matter. All the jerks out there are being appreciated, being nice is just "cute". Doesn't carry any weight whatsoever. At least saying disgraceful, hateful things generates some emotional response.

and you really just want someone to acknowledge you!! awe!!

harden up.

Anyway, fuck off, people!

you're main issue is jealousy. figure that out first.

pc

I love that the monkey Green was posterized. I hate that piece of shit. Can't root for GSW while that monkey plays there.

monkey is a bit harsh + ignorant, no?

also.. why is he a piece of shit? maybe you don't like his style of play on the court but i'm not aware of anything he has done IRL to consider him a piece of shit? enlighten me of the various crimes/atrocities & such that Green has committed?

 

ya adams is so beast.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQogqwWSp_g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQogqwWSp_g</a>

draymon posterized.

i've got fatigue from that game 6..