LABron James Discussion: What Next?

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  1. Weezy

    Weezy Moderator Staff Member

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    Again, he’s OLD, nobody has done what he’s done at the level he’s doing it. He’s broken down now with some sort of injury at the end of most of the seasons he’s been here, I’m genuinely concerned about the farewell tour and potentially wasting a year of Luka

     
    Weezy, May 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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    my hope is a full year of luka--along with roster and system changes--will allow lebron to play fewer regular season minutes carrying a lesser offensive burden.

    but yeah, i mean, he's 40. he's going to get hurt. unless you're al horford.
     
    abeer3, May 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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    So basically we would have been screwed even if we had won game 5.
     
    Azndude2190, May 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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    he can't be playing more than 35 minutes a game going forward
     
    432J, May 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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    Pretty much.
     
    karacha, May 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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    Yeah. We would have been screwed anyway

    But this is another reason you don’t just sleepwalk through Game 1 to feel out the opponent or whatever.

    also another reason to make subs instead of playing guys a whole half.
     
    ElginTheGreat, May 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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    Some folks on Twitter pointed out the brutal end of the year schedule didn't help matters here
     
    Pioneer10, May 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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    This is fair.
     
    ElginTheGreat, May 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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    So, we actually had Bron & Reaves injured and almost no quality practice with Luka who was trying to play himself in shape the whole time. We had no chance really, but we can do better next year. Just need to balance the team better over the summer.
     
    karacha, May 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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    We will be wasting at least one whole season of Luka’s by having to pay LeBron another $50 million. We just won’t be able to build a Championship contender until LeBron is gone.
    He’s far too old to rely on staying healthy at the end of each long season, but Jeanie will continue to milk her favorite cash cow.
     
    FrontOfJersey22, May 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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    He needs to take a pay cut. Period.
     
    JDLakersFan2019, May 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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    He should get what Kobe got in his last contract
     
    KareemtheGreat33, May 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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