What do people see in Lebron James?

vitterd · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
I doubt it. Cleveland was atleast solid defensive team with LeBron. They could stop average offensive teams very efficiently.

I can say pretty confidently that the 6ers would not be a good defensive team if LeBron joined them.

Also the workload to carry a team that shitty is a lot harder than you think. Don't think LeBron is quite up for that today.

I don't agree at all. With Lebron defense and Noel and Imbid protecting the hoop they could be a pretty good defensive team

PatsFan1283 · May 22, 2015

akphidelt said:
Not saying they would dominate, but they'd be competitive. Probably couldn't beat the Bulls, Wizards, or Hawks in the playoffs though.

Yeah, they would be competitive but Vitt was saying he thinks they would be favs in the East. I'd put all those teams ahead of them.

Dude thinks Covington is ready for the Pippen role.

PatsFan1283 · May 22, 2015

vitterd said:
I don't agree at all. With Lebron defense and Noel and Imbid protecting the hoop they could be a pretty good defensive team

Noel is good but Embiid hasn't even played yet man. We're talking next season. These guys are 20 years old.

Maybe they could be decent defensively if those guys made huge leaps but next season seems like a lot.

Then offensively this was by far the worst team in the league this year.

akphidelt · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
Yeah, they would be competitive but Vitt was saying he thinks they would be favs in the East. I'd put all those teams ahead of them.

Dude thinks Covington is ready for the Pippen role.

My homie Vit and I don't have to agree on everything, haha. But yea, I don't see them beating the Bulls, not enough offense.

vitterd · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
Yeah, they would be competitive but Vitt was saying he thinks they would be favs in the East. I'd put all those teams ahead of them.

Dude thinks Covington is ready for the Pippen role.

Hawks and bulls but not the Wizards. I think Lebron makes lesser players better....that's pretty obvious

PatsFan1283 · May 22, 2015

lol the Wizards would kill your LeBron-sixer team. If Wall didn't break his hand they would likely still be playing.

The Sixers are going in the right direction if Embiid can stay healthy but they're terrible man. They should charge half price for season tickets while they're tanking.

vitterd · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
Noel is good but Embiid hasn't even played yet man. We're talking next season. These guys are 20 years old.

Maybe they could be decent defensively if those guys made huge leaps but next season seems like a lot.

Then offensively this was by far the worst team in the league this year.

Noel and Embiid size and how athletic they are....with Lebron would potentially be a pretty good defensive team....and I know you don't like Covington but he was also good on defensive end this year. In the west they are a 7 seed but in east they are a 3 seed I think.

NBAcapper08 · May 22, 2015

lebron is comparable to magic. and it ends there.

PatsFan1283 · May 22, 2015

vitterd said:
Noel and Embiid size and how athletic they are....with Lebron would potentially be a pretty good defensive team....and I know you don't like Covington but he was also good on defensive end this year. In the west they are a 7 seed but in east they are a 3 seed I think.

They would not be a 7 seed in the West man. Even AK will say you're out of your mind for thinking that.

Dude the Sixers scored like 93pts a game this year and teams score so easily on them they aren't even trying defensively half the time. I like Covington for what he is and the deal they signed him to was a huge bargain but cmon now.

vitterd · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
lol the Wizards would kill your LeBron-sixer team. If Wall didn't break his hand they would likely still be playing.

The Sixers are going in the right direction if Embiid can stay healthy but they're terrible man. They should charge half price for season tickets while they're tanking.

I don't agree with that at all. Wall and Beal are a great backcourt but they don't stay healthy enough to be a threat.

PatsFan1283 · May 22, 2015

vitterd said:
I don't agree with that at all. Wall and Beal are a great backcourt but they don't stay healthy enough to be a threat.

The team your comparing them to has Joel Embiid. He has spent most of the last 2 years hurt, Noel has already torn his ACL. Not sure you wanna play the hypothetical injuries angle.

vitterd · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
They would not be a 7 seed in the West man. Even AK will say you're out of your mind for thinking that.

Dude the Sixers scored like 93pts a game this year and teams score so easily on them they aren't even trying defensively half the time. I like Covington for what he is and the deal they signed him to was a huge bargain but cmon now.

I think Lebron, Russell, Convington, Noel, Embiid would be a playoff team in the west. I think that much of Lebron.

PatsFan1283 · May 22, 2015

vitterd said:
I think Lebron, Russell, Convington, Noel, Embiid would be a playoff team in the west. I think that much of Lebron.

Yeah BILL RUSSELL

Cmon man, the West is no joke. The Sixers won 18 games this year. Embiid is a rookie next year.

LeBron might seem like a cyborg at times but he is human.

akphidelt · May 22, 2015

See what happens with a little bit of controversy. A thread already almost 4 pages deep that started only 2 hours ago.

vitterd · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
Yeah BILL RUSSELL

Cmon man, the West is no joke. The Sixers won 18 games this year. Embiid is a rookie next year.

LeBron might seem like a cyborg at times but he is human.

I think if you put Lebron on the Knicks it would be same deal in the east. Dude changes everything. I think when you look at the 40 game difference in wins when he was with clev and then when he left....proves that.

PatsFan1283 · May 22, 2015

akphidelt said:
See what happens with a little bit of controversy. A thread already almost 4 pages deep that started only 2 hours ago.

Yeah it's gonna be funny when people click this expecting to read some argument about LeBron and all they see is us talking about how he would do if put on the worst team in the league.

vitterd · May 22, 2015

No doubt Jordan was great but he had some horrific playoff shooting performances

vitterd · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
Yeah it's gonna be funny when people click this expecting to read some argument about LeBron and all they see is us talking about how he would do if put on the worst team in the league.

I'm just glad that RC3 made the board. That is Robert Covington for those who don't know...lol. The new big shot bob.

akphidelt · May 22, 2015

PatsFan1283 said:
Yeah it's gonna be funny when people click this expecting to read some argument about LeBron and all they see is us talking about how he would do if put on the worst team in the league.

Personally that's a better argument than him being a "above average" player and Shaq being better than him! That's almost as cray as saying you'd take AD over him.

pocketrockets · May 22, 2015

NBA was a much harder and better league on Jordan's era, winning a championship back then was harder in any division... Today's league is one of the worst times in league history quality wise yet the product survives cause the brand is already too huge to fall and raising demographics just like gravity pull everything up or down.