Can LeBron actually get better?
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But he doesn't have a strong post game or those things you listed yet . Well see how it goes . And part of his great passing and things come from his athleticism when he gets a full head of steam and you try to stop him he Kicks it out , lose his athleticism it won't be so easy
not really what? if he is more consistent will he not therefore be more efficient?
feelosofer
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Yes, I'm in agreement with you.
Also, Lebron is a pretty good 3 point shooter, actually he shoots better from long-mid range and 3 pt line than buckets less than 18-20 ft.
Boutdatlife
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Breh bron has an over all nice game now.
I said if his post game continues to develop while also improving his midrange and decent 3 game. He can survive in this league when his athleticism wears down.
Dat man just one the ship and has been the best player in the league for at least 4 years now. Ain't too much he need to improve on just touch up a few things. We can't expect this man to be Ray Allen Magic Johnson and Karl Malone all wrapped in one. I mean lets just look at how fast he developed that post game and just give him the benefit of the doubt that he gonna improve the mid range j over the years. MJ wasn't always wet with that J and didn't develop that fadeaway til the second three-peat.
with all you just said Mike still is MUCH better from the mid range.
LOL. not in his dreams.
kobe with 10 healthy fingers and no bad wrist in his prime, vs mjay in his later years where the jumper was the automatic.
its still kobe. dont lie to yourself.
ask yourself this question. how many times have you seen mike do the one dribble pull up? not often if at all. it wasnt necessary. what he did do was post smaller guys up. turn fade, CASH.
kobe did this as well. the problem was, once he start having those hand injuries he had to remake his jumper. which is unheard of. in addition the sg's/and sfs that would guard kobe. were no longer short.
everyone is at minimum 6'5 with long arms/hyper athletic just like kobe
or 6'6 to 6'9, now with durant 7 feet, with long arms, and hyper athletic.
i mean think about it. ehlo was the longest guy to guard mjay. but he wasnt athletic. ak47 was longer then ehlo and much more athletic and a superious shot blocker in his prime. and he was guarding kobe. so was marion at 6'9 with the hops, long arms,
i can go on and on.
mj was like durant and lebron, way to be for the competition he played. and way to athletic.
kobe is normal height for Sg's nowadays. i dont know of anyone that was more athletic then mj when he was playing. you could argue that prime kobe and prime bron are probably about the same, same for vince carter, Tmac, etc, etc. i can go on and on and on.
kobe = mj 2.0. he should. he used his trainer and watched him play his entire life. but the problem is, kobe has to go up against all the other mj clones. that are just as athletic, just as tall or taller, and even longer with these crazy wingspans(T.prince, etc).
mjay never played against a 7'0 foot hyper athletic wing player. kevin durant's length is insane.
LBJ is the size of ben wallace, but with super agility, more hops, quicker, faster, with handles and passing. thats crazy.
a prime mj would still beat these dudes. because he was smarter and more polished. but his fg% would be a lot lower if the refs treated him like they treat kobe. even though the rules have changed. still letting dudes hand check you at will as if you're not a legend.
stop it. he didnt develop the post game fast. he doesnt have one YET.
if you think he has a post game. tell US what shot is his patent shot and what move is his patent move? the answer is... he doesnt have either.
atleast not yet. lebron looks like a guy that has never been in the post in his life. even though his size would suggest you would go down there from time to time at minimum. he plays the post like a short guard.
am i proud that he's trying?sure. give him time as you say. but lets not overrate that post game.
what he can do in the post right now. is setup others. something magic use to kill teams with. but thats cause magic had a thousand moves with his back to the basket and you couldnt stop it unless you brought help. when you brought help. he dimed it off. the question will be. what happens if the defender starts to realzie" wait, lbj dont have a real post game." and stop doubling? then there goes the assist numbers. and he will have to prove to us that he have a REAL post game. we'll see.
he's a good shooter, when everything is rolling for him. but what he isnt. and this goes for a lot of guys in the new era. these dudes cant COUNT on their jumpers in the last few mins of a game when things get tight. their jumpers go completely broke. now i was still glad LBJ finally stop being afraid of shooting it anyway. but its still broke in a time of need. with no one on him.
the difference between LB and other legendary scorers. is that when things would get tight, and people would make it uncomfortable for them. they would play BETTER. because they would focus. its like they had tunnel vision. its the equivalent to playing sick. you play better even though you feel worse. because you know there is no room for error since you're sick. but LB, stops making the crazy shots, and even some of the basic shots he can hit. when things get tight and he's uncomfortable. and i think that has more to do with his mental then actual hoop skill. he thinks to much. and cares to much about what other people think. instead of just playing off of instinct. but his instinct is to think to much and care about what other people think. its that deep. lol. he's getting better though. so maybe in a few years he'll figure it out. lucky for him the teams that are out there just arent that smart. so he may not have to worry about really focusing. unless the lakers wake up or something.