LABron James Discussion: The Final Year?

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  1. svtzr

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    I really like Melton, I think he's a cheap and excellent 3&D. I thought we would of had a real shot at him and Horford - who I think would of been a really nice piece for that PF/C rotation as a two way player. If we got those two alongside Smart and LaRavia that would have been a huge upgrade to the bench and 4 rotation level players to mix with Luka, Lebron, Reaves and Rui.

    Even if we didn't get Mark Williams, we would have had Rui, Kleber and Gabe + a 1st to try and make something happen. It is what it is, we did the best we could.
     
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    If he wins as the clear #2 or #3 guy, does he get the Kobe treatment like with Shaq?

    Jordan had 6 rings as “The Guy”
    Bron would have 5? But 4 as the guy and 1 as sidekick (If they treat him like they treated Kobe)

    that’s what I was referring to
     
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    horford means no ayton. horford is probably better than ayton, but he's not able to play nearly as often. melton also missed most of the year so far. that's why i said i'm not sure we'd be better off. our record might be closer to gs's right now.
     
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    This is a bit unfair. He’s 41 in his 23rd season against a perennial MVP candidate…

     
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    Tbh, his acting skills are underrated

     
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    Recruiting?

    I'm sure he can get them a Bryce Arizona jersey if they want.
     
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    Even after this game, eh?
     
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    How are we winning close games tho?

     
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    Wow.
    That is a very embarrassing stat.
    He at least has the rest of the season to improve it.
     
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    This is how you treat the goat in year 23 on a back to back? #excessive

     
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    Drives me nuts when any players do this. We might have the two biggest ref complainers in the entire league smh

     
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    WTF …. as opposed to every other big name in the league?
     
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    Well, he’s the King of failing at being clutch, as well as the King of complaining.
     
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    Lebron is still being reffed by the Shaq rules where contact that would make SGA act like he got hit by a tank only seemed to marginally impact him. Refs should adjust and ref him normally now
     
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    It’s the strength—he still has that. So hard to officiate really strong guys. Refs seem to settle on letting you get beat on but also letting you get away with stuff defensively (see jokic).

    this doesn’t explain harden, of course. But nothing ever has.
     
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    They don’t like him because he’s constantly complaining. He’s never learned.
     
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    hopefully Luka learns to quit complaining, but I don't see that trajectory happening yet.
     
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    What’s this selective smear campaign all about? I’m outraged!

     
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    wait--is the latest narrative that he ducked the SA game?

    why? if you're going to duck, duck giannis--the guy you'll match up with and in this case, lose that matchup in pretty rough way, image-wise.

    anyway, i think it's interesting that nobody here or in the press made much of giannis getting lebron's jersey and saying it may be the last time they play each other.

    yeah, i suppose one to take it is that you never know what happens, these teams only play twice a year, etc. but the other way to take it is that giannis has some inside info.
     

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