LeBron is officially cooked. Come pay your respects
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Goddamn this is idiocy. Bron wasn't GM at all for the first run Cavs (and they were just as bad when he got there as when he left), that leaves:
Heat: 4 Finals appearances and 2 rings in 4 years, when he left the starting lineup was solid with Dragic-Wade-Deng-Bosh-Whiteside, that core fell apart due to injuries but they retooled and were back in the Finals 5 years later.
Cavs: 4 Finals appearances and 1 ring in 4 years, last year he was there he didn't get to have a say in any of the trades because they were retooling for the future and they've done a decent job of building back up.
So what team did he leave in shambles? He's literally gotten a ring with every team he's been on, if there was a GM who had built 4 different championship rosters on 3 different squads he'd be in the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Of course LeBron has a cheat code because he's managed to win rings with deficient rosters, but he's certainly not a "bad" GM. I'd say he's about an average GM, which is pretty fukking amazing because all the others are doing it as a full-time job and for him it's just the side gig.
That's bron man.
I'm not seeing how anyone blaming AD for that one, that was on Bron for sure. He's just too old to chase every guy in a regular season game.
And the biggest other signings you could give him credit for are Ray Allen and JR Smith, both of which had a direct impact on titles. I think KCP and Rondo coming back were heavily his doing as well, and those were basically the Lakers' #3/#4 guys for the 2020 title.
At 38 and unfortunately with that team he has to average 30 points a game
iceberg_is_on_fire
Honolulu Blue Ski Mask Way
His dedication to fitness and his body is the gold standard. I think literally the only athlete that rivals it was Floyd Mayweather Jr. He should not be able to do these things at his age with the miles on those legs.
Trojan 24
Veteran
If only he could take take 2/3 weeks off every few weeks for the rest of the season and maybe have a 3 month break before the playoffs. Show in 5 
I said it last week during the Denver game that there's no way we're both the same age. shyt is unreal.
i'm most impressed by the fact that his knees haven't given up 10 years ago with the amount of miles he has on him. You have to be a bit older to appreciate what LeBron is doing physically and mentally.
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Kobe & VC were rim grazing this late in their careers. Bron still jumping with his head above the rim
Imagine if Bron and the Cavs TANKED during their first stint and was gifted 5 first round picks in the span of 4 years like they were from 2011 to 2014
They had a lineup of
Chris Paul
Kevin Durant
Lebron James
Lamarcus Aldridge
Dwight Howard
They had a lineup of
Chris Paul
Kevin Durant
Lebron James
Lamarcus Aldridge
Dwight Howard
I agree with you on that, which makes what LeBron is doing even more incredible.
Those videos are 2017-2019. Yet Vince never averaged even 15ppg, 4pg, or 3apg after 2010. Back in 2013 was the last time he shot 42% from the field, and 2014 was the last season he averaged double-digits. Even with that much athleticism left in the tank, he needed a lot more to be a factor in today's NBA.
LeBron's athleticism has declined significantly, especially in terms of stamina and late-game burst, and you can tell he can't move anything like the young guys. Yet he's still out there at 38yo putting up 27-9-7 on nearly 50% shooting with over 1650 NBA games under his belt. We've never seen anything like this.
Imagine if Bron and the Cavs TANKED during their first stint and was gifted 5 first round picks in the span of 4 years like they were from 2011 to 2014
They had a lineup of
Chris Paul
Kevin Durant
Lebron James
Lamarcus Aldridge
Dwight Howard
Nah, you don't remember that Cavs front office. They would have drafted
Emeka Okafor
Ray Felton
Adam Morrison
Yi Jianlian
This.
I remember distinctly Dan Gilbert passing on acquiring prime Amar’e Stoudemire for fukking J.J. Hickson.
J.J. Hickson.
J.J. HICKSON
