LeBron James Discussion: Not Returning To The Lakers

He lost the attitude

he lost the arrogance

it’s not even fun to root against him now

 

That's the biggest 'unknown' with this team. How will they handle any hardships, will those negative attributes surface if they begin to lose? A lot easier to keep appearances when your team is destroying everyone. I'm enjoying the comradery so far, it's a complete 180* from last season... we had guys sitting with the fans avoiding the bench, coaches rolling their eyes.. it's an incredible turn around and a lot is due to Lebron no doubt. He's acknowledging everyone and very positive; it's refreshing.

 

If he's lost half a step boy it's hard to see with his quickness and acceleration. If anything some vertical but really what's different is he has smartly cut down on so many full speed soaring dunks. Harder to come by and less safe way and more energy burning way to play the game with all of those at his age now. He still gets up but he picks his spots and has continued into his mid thirties polishing skills and adding skills and moves on the floor rather than playing above the rim anywhere near what he used to do.

 

This is blasphemy and I’m calling for an immediate suspension!

 

Definitely slowed down noticeably. Was watching his highlight dunks from the past and he was way, way quicker and springy back then. But a slightly slower Lebron is still a great athlete

 

Hair. Otherwise, I don’t see anything he is not as good at doing from the past. 17yrs in the league will take obvious hits to your body. But he is as resilient and as incredible an athlete as he’s always been.

Only tendons and ligaments will fail him, but he won’t retire because he can’t keep up. The guy is amazing and we are lucky to have him. I think it’s hard to appreciate because, as KB24 said, he’s not a fluid smooth player like Kobe or MJ. But he knows the game better than they did and physically can bully younger players when he wants even at this age. He is an orchestrator in the body of a power forward, so he can change his game to extend his career unlike aging shooting guards. He is like Magic, but with a football players body.

 

some lateral quickness in one-on-one defense, some straight line speed (though i think it's more that he doesn't use it because stopping is harder, hence that spin move he uses on the break a lot). but as others said, he's a much better shooter than he was, and he's not afraid anymore (which he most certainly was, basically until he got that first title).

i'm really encouraged by his effort and impact on defense this year. felt like he might be cooked there after last year, which was going to be problematic for roster building.

still wish he'd be more willing and able to operate out of the high post, as i expected he would later in his career. but he went with the deep three option, which may actually be working better.

 

He's more earthbound now, he can't really just get up and dunk all the time like when he was younger. I think that's pretty noticeable. He's also lost a bit if the first step, which is why he doesn't just blow by people to the hoop as much as he used to.

 

Have you been watching the games this year? He's going to the hoop at will all game long.

 

I think it's what he's ADded that's more important. Another superstar that can work off him and finish at will. The leading assist man in the league has that to look forward to.



As he gets older, it's less about athleticism and more cerebral....and dudes been unreal!

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/12/10/21003173/lebron-james-highlights-passes-la-lakers-offense

 

Welcome. I guess.

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Take us back to the promise land!