LABron James Discussion: Olympics MVP

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  1. KareemtheGreat33

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    Venice Beach Kobe's, nice. Ball is flat af though, pump that sucker up :p
     
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    10-16 and 7 turnovers. Trying to force passes instead of trying to score aggressively..

    If Dlo is s***ting the bed offensively Lebron should be way more aggressive looking to score the ball. He barely attempted anything in the 2nd half.
     
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    He can’t carry the load for 4 quarters any longer. Playing all 12 minutes of the first quarter probably wasn’t the best idea.
     
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    Yeah should play less minutes , especially in Denver , to be fresher in the 4th .

    Reaves and Dinwiddie need to be more agressive
     
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    i felt like he quit in the third, tbh. was going through the motions. that pass he telegraphed to jokic was sort of shocking to me. couldn't believe jokic had the confidence to leave AD and jump the lane on an entry pass to prince. AGAINST LEBRON. i watched the replay trying to figure out what happened there; just not a lebron play.

    his body language when dlo fails is bad. it looks like mine, but you can't have that on the floor/bench.
     
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  7. sirronstuff

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    #leadership
     
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    He's damn near 40 and he isn't the best player in the series right now.

    Maybe he could be for a quarter, a half, but he's done in that respect.

    I just think he fatigues easier, then turnovers start, he starts launching 3's, etc.

    I mean, let's be real: if this was a 30 year old LBJ, we're not getting swept and we have a legitimate shot of winning the whole damn thing. Russell isn't the third star in this series and wasn't last year. Going forward, I hope that changes, but I just don't see it happening.

    Coming off a 41 minute performance with a 1 day turnaround doesn't bode well.

    I'm not optimistic.
     
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    The altitude is a factor in that as well no matter that they were in Denver probably a couple days to acclimate and practice. Our whole team was sucking wind at the end. You don’t just acclimate that quickly.
     
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    Every home team held serve in game 1. Lakers have to win at home and steal one on the road at some point. Not impossible, but they have to play pretty much perfect. They have shown us this year that it doesn't seem to be in the cards for whatever reason.
     
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    Denver is just better. Their second best player, Murray, is better than our second best. Their role players have, and will continue to outplay our role players. Their coach…
     
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    One of his best





    Some incredible stuff between being gassed tonight by Bron. The 3s & and-1s in the 4th were huge.

    Bad last shot but based on his 4th Q performance, I get it.
     
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    Yeah, I don't know why he shot a three with 12 seconds left on the clock. Made no sense and sadly that and Murray's last second make were the game.
     
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    I didn’t like the shot but I will concede that He was open on that last three.


    Just way too early to take it.
     
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    Right. Work the clock down more.
     
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    Oh well: he was great in the 4th but missed the open 3 to win it. Brutal.

    Still can't believe that unreal defensive play and dunk led to the MPJ 3. How can you go -1 when your team gets a great steal and you make a great defensive play again??
     
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    I'm not mad at the 3. He had hit 2 in a row and was our only offense down the stretch. We couldn't get the last shot with the shot clock differential so that may have been the best shot we get. He emptied the clip and was making all kinds of plays on both ends and not getting any whistles.
     
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    to much time left on clock even if he had made it
     
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    Preach!
     
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    Jorge Sedano who covers the NBA and works for ESPN and talks to players, coaches, management, executives, has said weeks ago that the those aforementioned peeps he communicates with have mostly said the NBA officiating is trash and probably the worst in professional sports.

    League probably came down with a mandate to let some calls go and allow more physicality, but the refs went apes**** and overcorrected themselves to a point where nothing is getting called anymore. Bull**** I know, particurlarly in a close game, but you still can't blow a 20 point second half lead.
     

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