Which NBA Player Has the fewest flaws in their game?

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You said it was "trash".
Yes, LeBron is now a trash defender. He ok’d as shyt. And he takes defensive possessions off a lot not.

My comment was as LeBron has aged, not his prime. LeBron has never been a lockdown defender, which is okay because he was a great help defender.
 

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For the record, Lebron is a 37% shooter outside of 5 ft for his career

And that's on top of the below avg FT shooting for a superstar

Inconsistent effort on defense

Still an all time great talent tho
 

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Not often as you can tell by his body language on the court when he's upset and not feeling it.
If you watch him consistently you'd see he's constantly expressive, even at the foul line when he's making them
when he's upset it sometimes makes him more aggressive actually which is a good thing
A lot of the common moments of him "not feeling it" are attributable to other underlying factors like injury or illness, he's just willing to show how he's feeling rather than be a mute
 

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Yea
His defense has fallen off as he has gotten older. That was the context of my post.

And no, LeBron is not and never has been a lockdown defender.
His defense has been better the last couple of years than it was his last couple of years in Cleveland though. :usure:
 

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Alltime is MJ. Today is Kawhi. As great as KD is, he couldn't stop Giannis and Kawhi has shown he can with a hobbled knee when Kawhi took the challenge n still gave u 30ppg on the series.
 

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Yes, LeBron is now a trash defender.
The fact that you keep saying this while providing zero evidence whatsoever leads me to think that you have no evidence. Weren't you the same guy who was trying to argue that Trae Young ain't a trash defender?

2021: LeBron James continues to make All-Defense case

2020: LeBron James shuts down Jamaal Murray in "winning time"

2020: The way LeBron James plays defense ‘lights a fire’ under the Lakers

2020: LeBron James asked to guard Giannis Antetokounmpo, and delivered

2020: Insane Stat Shows How Badly LeBron James Shut Down Kawhi Leonard and Paul George

Why do you keep ignoring those receipts?



LeBron has never been a lockdown defender, which is okay because he was a great help defender.

Why do you just keep repeating this while providing zero evidence whatsoever?

LeBron's lockdown: Paul Pierce's career versus James

LeBron James: Forget Offense, He May Be the Best Defensive Stopper in the NBA

LeBron James' Defense On MVP Derrick Rose Amazing In Miami Heat Series Win Over Chicago Bulls

Why LeBron is DPOY

The Turning Points Of LeBron James’ Path To Elite Defense

'Playoff LeBron' is real, and defense is the reason

Insane Stat Shows How Badly LeBron James Shut Down Kawhi Leonard and Paul George

LeBron James asked to guard Giannis Antetokounmpo, and delivered

LeBron James shuts down Jamaal Murray in "winning time"

Those articles show specific examples of Bron locking down Paul Pierce, Derrick Rose, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Jamaal Murray, and also includes articles from 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2020 which all show LeBron overall performing at an elite level in man defense.

Are you going to keep ignoring all those links?


no he's not...he can be a good defender when focused, but he's not consistently good
The stats show that most years he's been consistently good. Do you have a counter to that evidence?
 
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