Imagine 6’9 280 lebron vs this competition.....
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Pure Water
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Dude funny. But I agree that people exaggerate how good defenses were in the 80s and 90s.
get these nets
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Bulls lost the game
Black_Panther_JS
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It's not like 2010s defense is much better 
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
Athletes certainly are.It's not like 2010s defense is much better
MJ is my goat but this cacs commentary is funny as fukk
Garbage summary. Why not show the same 69 280 guy switching to the PG then backing out to get a running start at the basket after his teammates stand behind the 3pt line. Lebron is garbage in traffic, off ball, or any semblance of a regular offense.
ahomeplateslugger
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i saw the same 6'9 280 lebron being guarded by 6'4 200 lb jason kidd and he looked like a deer caught in headlights 
“LeBron against these scrubs would ave 140 fukking points a game, im not exaggerating “ 
viktordoomsecretwars
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First of all, MJ put up huge numbers against every team and every race of player (im assuming you're posting this because they're white) he played throughout his career.
Secondly, that was the best frontcourt in NBA history. Parish was 7 foot tall , Mchale was 6'11, Bird was 6'9 and half. Parish and Mchale were very good defenders and Charles Barkley even said he had his toughest games against Boston and Mchale. And we all know how strong and athletic Barkley was. They also had 6'11 Bill Walton coming off the bench in addition to Dennis Johnson , another very good defender guarding Jordan on the perimeter.
Thirdly, this is from the 86 playoffs. In the second round of the 86 playoffs, The Celtics faced the Hawks and Dominique. Nique was the type of player who could do things like this :
For sure one of the most athletic and strongest players of all time and in that series, he had 24/6/4 on 39FG% against the 86 Celtics. According to basketball-reference, The 86 Celtics were one of the best defensive teams of that era.
If you think just being strong, explosive and athletic is enough to have big numbers against that team, you're either stupid or have never played basketball before. Jordan was able to do it because in addition to being all those things, he was also the best midrange shooter of all time. If you watch the game in which he had 63, most of his points were from midrange shots.
That was an era in which teams were allowed to be very physical and the paint was clogged making it much harder to penetrate to the basket, unlike todays NBA were the paint looks empty. Just because the players on that Celtics team look a certain way doesn't mean they couldn't shut down athletic players.
Lebron won't average more than what he normally averages against that team. Hell, considering he was shot down by an average defensive team like Dallas, he might even average worse and shoot a worse FG%
Secondly, that was the best frontcourt in NBA history. Parish was 7 foot tall , Mchale was 6'11, Bird was 6'9 and half. Parish and Mchale were very good defenders and Charles Barkley even said he had his toughest games against Boston and Mchale. And we all know how strong and athletic Barkley was. They also had 6'11 Bill Walton coming off the bench in addition to Dennis Johnson , another very good defender guarding Jordan on the perimeter.
Thirdly, this is from the 86 playoffs. In the second round of the 86 playoffs, The Celtics faced the Hawks and Dominique. Nique was the type of player who could do things like this :
For sure one of the most athletic and strongest players of all time and in that series, he had 24/6/4 on 39FG% against the 86 Celtics. According to basketball-reference, The 86 Celtics were one of the best defensive teams of that era.
If you think just being strong, explosive and athletic is enough to have big numbers against that team, you're either stupid or have never played basketball before. Jordan was able to do it because in addition to being all those things, he was also the best midrange shooter of all time. If you watch the game in which he had 63, most of his points were from midrange shots.
That was an era in which teams were allowed to be very physical and the paint was clogged making it much harder to penetrate to the basket, unlike todays NBA were the paint looks empty. Just because the players on that Celtics team look a certain way doesn't mean they couldn't shut down athletic players.
Lebron won't average more than what he normally averages against that team. Hell, considering he was shot down by an average defensive team like Dallas, he might even average worse and shoot a worse FG%
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
Lol at nikkas comparing the 2011 Mavericks 2-3 zone with multiple elite defenders to mid-80’s man defense with 5 cac line-ups
Michael and Bernard King destroyed the Celtics in this era
Michael and Bernard King destroyed the Celtics in this era
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ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
The Mavs were a top 10 defense in 2011 and by the time they integrated their rotating 2-3 zone in the playoffs they were probably the best defense in the league...
LeBron has destroyed defenses in his era with sub-100 defensive ratings. I don’t know why people act like that Mavs series define his whole career.
