So if you cherrypick regular season ranges Curry averages more points.
Who is a better playoff scorer?
Steph entered the NBA in 09.. Bron 03 they both have 4 rings
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Who is a better playoff scorer?
You can not mention shot attempts and minutes played but luckily we have statistics that measure this.
Curry and Lebron have indistinguishable Per 100 Possesion scoring averages with Curry having the higher Ortg and True Shooting %. He is the better scorer.
And no, its not harder to be heliocentric. Its harder to have gravity offball where you're getting your teammates open soon as you hit halfcourt. There is only 1 Curry but many great heliocentric stars.
Lebron is overrated as a defender. Not going to indulge you Lebron fans as you live in your own world.
Last sentence is complete stupidity. Rebounding % exist to negate the fact people play different positions/size....
Haven't seen that since A.I
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Is it supposed to be a flex that Steph can't create as many shots as LeBron?
The dude went to what 6 straight finals?
Lebron is dominant....you don't make that many finals without being dominant.
GS is just more dominanter
Bron averages more points in the playoffs on comparable efficiency despite playing over double the amount of playoff games, with considerably worse spacing throughout his career, and playing most of his playoff games in an era when it was harder to score. Lebron is considerably better as a playoff scorer, not even a discussion.
He's better than Curry at every facet of the game besides shooting which is why he outperforms him in every series they've played against each other (hence why KD has double the amount of FMVPs that Curry has).
at per 100 and TS%. Who has scored more when it matters? Who has scored more overall? Lets get down to brass tacks here. If its easy to be heliocentric, why can only like 3 guys do it? GRAVITY ISNT PASSING. PASSING IS WHEN YOU PUSH THE BALL WITH YOUR HANDS INTO THE AIR INTO YOUR TEAMMATES HANDS. Cmon
The discussion isn't whether Lebron is overrated as a defender, its if he is better than Steph. Which he is, by a large margin.
Yes, people play different positions and sizes. You don't get a size handicap in the game of basketball. You either get the rebound or you don't. Lebron has gotten more rebounds. He is better at rebounding.
Playing more minutes isn't a product of being able to create more shots lol.
Except he doesn't when adjusted to remove minutes and shot attempt discrepancies
Not sure why you relegated it to the playoffs either
Is it best scorer or best playoff scorer?
Yall move the goal post when people correct you.
It's a product of LeBron having more stamina which makes him a better player. Playing 42 MPG vs. 36 MPG makes you a better player.
No, its a product of playing a ton in the 2000s where guys played more minutes and Lebron being less capable of impacting the game offball.
Because the playoff crucible is the ultimate test of a player's ability. You want to focus on the regular season because Curry is generally worse in the playoffs.
Why would you adjust for shot attempt discrepancies? Lebron's ability to be a higher volume scorer is a testament to his superior ability as a scorer. The funny thing is the difference in volume is a single shot attempt-- Lebron averages 20.7 FGA in the playoffs for his career while Curry averages 19.5. Those early high volume Cleveland playoff runs hurt Lebron's efficiency (playing in an era where spacing wasn't a priority) and yet he's still as efficient in the playoffs for his career as Curry is (despite Curry playing fewer games in addition to playing in a more favorable era).
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How many chips does Kobe have?
Wait, so the new rule from LeBron haters is that playoffs are irrelevant and only regular season stats gained between ages 26 and 34 count?
Dumbass, even in THOSE nine seasons Bron's scoring still has beat Curry's scoring most of the time (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2022), pace has increased for everyone. You purposely tried to compare Bron's lowest-scoring seasons in slower-paced years to Curry's best scoring seasons in the fastest years.
Bron's regular-season scoring has shyt all over Curry's from beginning to end. Curry has only averaged more than 27.3 in three seasons, and two of those were since 2021 when pace shot through the roof. LeBron has averaged over 27.3 in EIGHT seasons, and those are spread across 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023
On top of that, even if you ONLY count the 26-34 years, and totally ignore the faster pace today, Bron's playoff scoring shyts all over Curry's. In the playoffs, Bron averaged:
31ppg at 21
35ppg at 24
29ppg at 25
30ppg at 27
30ppg at 30
33ppg at 32
34ppg at 33
Whereas Curry hasn't managed more than 28.3ppg in any playoff run in his entire career.
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