LeBron James Discussion: Not Returning To The Lakers

Ask LeBron how he grades his season thus far and I assure you he'll say C or C+

His defense and missed layups do not warrant a A or B

 

Dagger to my stomach time?

 

Mind you, none of my relatives are getting paid $48M (LeBron+KCP) so I don't hold them to any standard

 

LeBron putting on a show in front of Kobe...I loved every second of it and I was AT this game WITH my weak a** cousin who is a huge Denver Nuggets fan (grew up there but lives here now)...tonight was PERFECT.

Also, LeBron getting that layup over millsap...THAT is the difference between having a superstar and not having one. LeBron can close out a game.

 

Man I know you like the guy but you're being too sensitive. I made that post when we were 0-3 and graded him based on those 3 games. I call it how I see it.

Now I give him a B- thru 5 games. If he plays poor and lose the next 3 games he's back to a C.

My apologies if that's s***ting on him.

 

C'mon man Kobe was a top 3 player in the NBA until he tore his achilles. He had arguably the best 17th season of any player in NBA history.

 

Spoiler: Full Quote

 

Kobe: F'n awesome
Oram: Full paricioang awesome

 

We all know he can do better. His efficiency, especially his 3P% and FG% inside 3ft, is much worse than his career average. Add to that our 2-3 record and I think I'm being quite generous with a B- grade.

So you're giving him an A even if we are on track to win 33 games with Lebron having career low shooting numbers? How does that make any sense?

 

Been working and out of it for awhile but need to throw in my Lebron comments. . I have been happy with how he is trying to integrate and not dominate. Smart move to build team chemistry. One of the first things that goes is mental toughness. Shooting those free throws under that pressure is not easy. We are going to see a lot of great things from Lebron, pressure free throw shooting is not one of them. Plus early in the season and he is still building game conditioning. Pretty stoked by what I've seen from the team so far.

 

What is it then?

When that time comes, and I expect it to, I'll happily give him an A.

Yes, but Lebron's performance was lackluster the first 3 games. Not surprising as he's known to be a slow starter. Had he drilled those FT's our record would be 3-2. The last 2 games he's been much better. All things considered I give him a B-

I'm not sure why you keep resorting to such irrationality.

When a scrub on a rookie contract unexpectedly puts up 15/7 he gets a A. When a superstar making $36M puts up the same numbers he gets a D or F because superstars are held to a much higher standard.

LeBron is the best player on the planet and he's expected to put up monster numbers every night. If he misses multiple layups, displays lackluster effort on D, or chokes 2 clutch FT's, he gets a C.

I'm hoping there's no need to further elaborate on this concept.