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

[L&HH]

Imagine if they weren't stupid and just traded for Hield and signed Derozan

 

[jwall123]

This thread has not disappointed so far...



Both sides are funny as fukk.



Tho, in my opinion, what Bron is still doing at his age is crazy.

 

[Karume]

Lmao. You Bron stans are hilarious literally the softest and most sensitive fanbse in sports. Can't take anything less than praise. He has become a better/more consistent shooter and has the IQ/spatial awareness to get to his spots with ease. The league has emphasized such aspectes as of recent. I mean this shyt isn't even debatable, the league is far easier for older players.

Short version: if you think the game is the same as it was 30 years ago you should quit discussing basketball.

I am curious as to what you feel the league did to emphasize shooting and IQ/spatial awareness. One could suggest that the decline in skilled Ameican back to the basket big men had a greater effect than anything the "league" has done through rules/officiating changes.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Wizards MJ would average 35 in this watered down league.

WOAT.

 

[NYC Rebel]

@Gil Scott-Heroin is a dikk rider.

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

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.

You actually need more athleticism today, especially on defense

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

@Gil Scott-Heroin is a dikk rider.

You can't even read my posts you dumb ass nxgga. How the fukk would you even know what is going on?

 

[Dwight Howard]

You actually need more athleticism today, especially on defense

 

[NYC Rebel]

@Gil Scott-Heroin is a weirdo. Leaving “you cant even see me” messages in negs because I ignored him.

can you imagine him with a woman who turned him down?

niqqa….I dont want to communicate with bytch ass niqqas

 

[madness]

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Lmao. You Bron stans are hilarious literally the softest and most sensitive fanbse in sports. Can't take anything less than praise. He has become a better/more consistent shooter and has the IQ/spatial awareness to get to his spots with ease. The league has emphasized such aspectes as of recent. I mean this shyt isn't even debatable, the league is far easier for older players.

Short version: if you think the game is the same as it was 30 years ago you should quit discussing basketball.

But then

The simplicity with which Dwight Howard's argument was destroyed is amazing.

The late 1990s were the best era for old players in NBA history and that graph makes it undeniable.

1997 Finals had 34yo MJ, 31yo Pippen, 36yo Rodman vs. 34yo Malone, 35yo Stockton, and 34yo Hornacek

1998 Finals had 35yo MJ, 32yo Pippen, 37yo Rodman vs. 35yo Malone, 36yo Stockton, and 35yo Hornacek

In 1999 outside of Duncan the starters on the Spurs title team were 34yo David Robinson, 35yo Mario Elie, 34yo Avery Johnson, and 31yo Sean Elliott



Imagine 35yo Malone/36yo Stockton being 1-2 on a Finals team yet claiming that era was tougher for older players.

 

[EBK String]

The simplicity with which Dwight Howard's argument was destroyed is amazing.

The late 1990s were the best era for old players in NBA history and that graph makes it undeniable.

1997 Finals had 34yo MJ, 31yo Pippen, 36yo Rodman vs. 34yo Malone, 35yo Stockton, and 34yo Hornacek

1998 Finals had 35yo MJ, 32yo Pippen, 37yo Rodman vs. 35yo Malone, 36yo Stockton, and 35yo Hornacek

In 1999 outside of Duncan the starters on the Spurs title team were 34yo David Robinson, 35yo Mario Elie, 34yo Avery Johnson, and 31yo Sean Elliott



Imagine 35yo Malone/36yo Stockton being 1-2 on a Finals team yet claiming that era was tougher for older players.

Those two old ass players best prime Shaq. Put some respect on their name.

The legends from that era were different.

 

[DrexlersFade]

Lebron was drafted in 2003 why do people keep saying he's from this era?

This thread is classic as well

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Those two old ass players best prime Shaq. Put some respect on their name.

The legends from that era were different.

You're only proving my point.

His claim was that an old man game works better now than it did in the late 1990s.

Yet everyone I named succeeded in the late 1990s with a classic old man game. From 1997-1999 all the MVPs, all the titles, they're going to these old-ass teams and players playing in an old man style.




I mean the fukking Spurs won the title with a 35yo 5'10" point guard who literally shot the 3pt worse than Ben Simmons.

 

[Shadow King]

Those two old ass players best prime Shaq. Put some respect on their name.

The legends from that era were different.

Shaq wasn't healthy in 97 or 98.