2015-16 NBA Thread (feat. the Wives)

Then, if not stats, I'm curious what your impression was based on. Because it certainly doesn't seem to be from actually watching the games, as I think it's been obvious he's been trying to get his points inside instead of from deep. You come on here falsely bleating that he's forking up too many long range shots, yet have nothing whatsoever to base that claim on ...other than your own silly prejudice against the guy.

And, fwiw, I'll suggest another factor that's gone wholly ignored in all the kvetching I've seen over Lebron this week: age. Lebron is 31 years old, no longer has the same level of explosiveness and quickness he once did, and his legs have a kabillion hard-running miles packed onto their odometer. Maybe he simply no longer has the physical capacity to find that extra gear superman mode that hot takers say he's supposed to give us.

If we must have a Cavs star expected to shift into a higher gear, then how bout the one with the younger fresher legs: Kyrie Irving. A guy who has been far more disappointing than Lebron thus far, yet while receiving far less media scrutiny for it.

 

Kyrie has been flat-out awful.

 

What would have been the impact on James as a player if he was forced to go to college for a year?

 

One of the things that makes the NBA playoffs fascinating is that they can make a player and they can break a player. Twenty and 10 in regular season? Who cares. (Looking at you Melo, Joe Johnson, Dwight Howard)

 

He would have at least 11 championships because he took Intro To Psychology. That much seems obvious.

 

maybe playing for a coach who demands respect and attention would have made LeBron a better general manager

 

It's certainly worked out great for National Champion Carmelo Anthony.

 

What does SJ think?

 

On first appearance (nothing more needed IMHO) NO, will not click nor listen to that guy.

 

I'm not giving that jerkoff any clicks.

 

Kyrie Irving looks a little squishy for an elite athlete. JMO.

 

Speaking of squishy ... I sure hope this wasn't when he was up around 400 pounds.

Shaquille O’Neal once showed up to practice naked in sneakers

'The thing that he did that he got to be notorious for is that, every few days or every week or so, he would decide that it was time for this Brazilian naked wrestling contest,' said Gentry.

'You would never know who the chosen one was, but what would happen when you least expect it, this 7-foot, 310-pound guy would turn the corner, and he would be stark naked and he would run right at you full speed, grab you, he would take you to the floor and then he would do about five rollovers with you.

'And he would always tell our trainers who it was going to be, so they were always prepared for it, but you never knew who it was going to be.'