An oral Coli history of "LeBron's game won't age"

[BigMoneyGrip]

First post is gold

 

[Exlurkernegro]

Steroids, HGH and Hair Loss

I seen guys loose their hair in their teens so this proves nothing.

 

[Loose]

I'm quoted in op, but i never said his game wouldn't age well. Said his body will however breakdown, lebrons clearly not human

 

[goatmane]

 

[DoubleClutch]

Crazy how someone with “no moves” is still dominating 20 years in.

He developed a nice jumpshot

he’s still like 6’9 so ain’t nobody contesting or blocking it

 

[madness]

Insane

 

[Jeshaman]

I found out a long time ago, that too many guys don't know much about life, never mind basketball. As if humans have not been balding for thousands of years before steroids were invented, or young boys grow into their bodies later.

As for the basketball aspect, a lot of people just don't know the game.

 

[Dwight Howard]

The game is different now, you're seeing alot of older players (Bron, cp3, melo) able to play deep in their 30's due to a few skills that have been emphasized by today's rule changes/policy. Dude has missed significant parts of the year for the last 2-3 seasons due to injury as well.

 

[Osmosis]

The game is different now, you're seeing a older players (Bron, cp3, melo) able to play deep in their 30's due to a few skills that have been emphasized by today's rule changes/policy. Dude has missed significant parts of the year for the last 2-3 seasons due to injury as well.

You named a few outliers and tried to make them seem like the norm. Even so, Carmelo hasn't been Melo for quite a few years now. There are only two players left from the 2003 draft, three players left from the 2004 draft, and two players left from the 2005 draft. Other than Bron and CP3, all of these players have transitioned into low-minute role players on minimum contracts-- which is the natural progression for most aging players in the league. The NBA has always had players play deep into their 30s but the league has never seen a player at Lebron's age with his mileage play at this level. Definitely not something you could hand-wave as being a standard in the new NBA, especially since we've seen all-stars several years younger than Lebron get washed before him.

 

[NormanConnors]

 

[skylove4]

We are all witnesses. If you don’t appreciate Bron, you’re not a basketball fan

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Speaking of oral history.

I couldn’t find a proper place to put this so placing in and will be in other threads till we find it’s proper home



https://youtube.com/shorts/6qf8Z5yNzjc?feature=share

 

[Fortunate Lee]

One of the best sports threads ever. It basically shows the average sports fan; even so called ESPN ‘experts’ used to say this.

 

[Fortunate Lee]

And everybody who followed Bron from 03 knew how much he loved the game of basketball and how hungry he was to improve his game

that's the main ingredient for being an all time great combined with being gifted of course

 

[Dwight Howard]

You named a few outliers and tried to make them seem like the norm. Even so, Carmelo hasn't been Melo for quite a few years now. There are only two players left from the 2003 draft, three players left from the 2004 draft, and two players left from the 2005 draft. Other than Bron and CP3, all of these players have transitioned into low-minute role players on minimum contracts-- which is the natural progression for most aging players in the league. The NBA has always had players play deep into their 30s but the league has never seen a player at Lebron's age with his mileage play at this level. Definitely not something you could hand-wave as being a standard in the new NBA, especially since we've seen all-stars several years younger than Lebron get washed before him.

Those are only "outliers" because it's a recent phenomenon. You're just proving my point, lebron has certainly lost a step and his body has broke down multiple times in the last few seasons. However, he is still able to perform at the level he is because the game has changed in favor of less athleticism. You can be a poor athlete and excel in today's league. Let's look at CP3, people thought he would be a bench player/ out the league and he playing at an all star level. What changed between his stint on the Rockets and now? League became easier for high iq guys and less taxing for older bodies. Wizards MJ would average 35 in this watered down league.