We all know that LBJ is a choker right now, let's not delve into that.
What I want to ask is this: How many rings would LBJ get if he accepted being a Pippen starting next season as opposed to if he continued trying to be the #1. Also, would it hurt or help his reputation if he became the best 2nd banana in history.
I think Lebron would ring 4-5 times if he stayed in the shadow of elite players who can lead a team, like Wade. He might even make enough contribution to garner a finals MVP by filling up the boxscore for 3 quarters. I believe he would get 0-1 rings if he continued to try and be the #1.
I honestly believe LBJ would be the greatest 2nd banana in NBA history, far surpassing Pippen. His skillset would allow him to compliment whatever the team's star has to offer. He would essentially have a very respectable career and any player that wins with him would get the "he couldn't have done it without LBJ" le. I think a good 2nd banana is harder to find than a star, too.
Kobe thread !What I want to ask is this: How many rings would LBJ get if he accepted being a Pippen starting next season as opposed to if he continued trying to be the #1. Also, would it hurt or help his reputation if he became the best 2nd banana in history.
He's got a long way to go to catch Kobe, LeBron hasn't even piggybacked to a single le yet bro.
Trolling aside it's somewhat lame to see how LeBron has turned out. I remember his first few years in the league and I really thought he was going to be something special and end up a top 5 player all-time. Now it's obvious he's a balding, choking, deferring wuss that needs to team up with 2 of the other top 15 players in the league to win and he still failed massively against Shawn Marion and Jason ing Terry. He will never be Jordan, he will never even be Kobe. As an individual player he is probably the best in the NBA right now but overall and throughout his career he will be lucky to crack the top 10 GOAT list.
LeBron just has to accept the Pippen role, really. Look at what he can bring to the table, he can compliment practically any elite player. As long as he isn't pressured to lead a team, he would shine and probably find a 4th quarter.
I'm still not sold that Lebron is exactly a choker. He didn't have his best series against the Mavs, but look at how he completely tore up the best defensive team in the NBA in the Bulls, while locking down Derrick Rose at the same time. I think his issues in the Finals were more a product of the Mavs having a perfect defensive gameplan for him, and being more focused on stopping him, while letting Wade go off. I saw significantly more defensive attention being paid to Lebron than Wade.
The problem for Lebron isn't that he's a choker, its that he has an incomplete skillset and has went through a lot of his career relying heavily on physical ability. I have always said, he is like the Shaquille O'Neal of guards: too much physically to handle for any single defender, but can be contained with a good team defensive effort due to a lack of skills.
This is ing re ed for sure.
Great point, and exactly how I feel. He needs to get in the gym and shoot hundreds of jumpers daily, and also work with his coaches to improve his fundamentals and other parts of his game. His game as of right now is to shoot a jumper or bulldoze to the rim. And that is why good team defense shuts him down like you said.
I feel like because he's so much stronger/athletic than everybody else he feels he doesn't have to work so hard. He's already great but if he wants to become legendary he has a lot of work to do. He should take notes from guys like Kobe, Duncan, Dirk etc. Those guys bust their asses in the gym, Lebron has to do the same.
Kobe thread !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Minus the shining in the 4th
So nice operating from a 5-4 Kobe advantage.
It's like shaved pussy.
Nah, this is just LBJ and his future. He's going to peak in a few years if he stays clear from injury, so it's interesting to wonder how best to use that peak.
I don't really recall ever seeing this happen. However, when the game is on the line, generally you want a guy who is a versatile scorer with the ball, as opposed to a one-dimensional player. Shaq, much like Lebron, is not a very versatile scorer. I don't think its a matter of not being a leader or being a choker, as opposed to being smart about who gets the ball. Even in a guy like Tim Duncan's case, often times it would be Ginobili, or some perimeter player taking the big, late game shots (although Timmy was MUCH more versatile of a scorer than Shaq).
Let's wait until he gets one before we start the "how many" trip.
So did the chick in Colorado.
More of a "which way should he earn them" trip
He should earn them one at a time.
The real question should be how many rings will Lebron need to pull bandwagon Laker fan to him?
If he gets +1 on Kobe, then LAL will lose a lot of the braindead bandwagon fans.
oh so you mean 98% of current "laker fans" will no longer be laker fans?
gotcha.
he already would have 1 ring if he had joined Rose's Team.
More like 85%
Please. Rose couldn't even carry his own end of the log.
What would the Bulls have to give up to afford LBJ anyways?
boozer maybe, scrah
oh noes!
I miss the old LBJ, I really wish he hadn't gone to Miami so I wouldn't have to hate him. Anyway here's a gem of younger Lebron going up against mi cubano Gilbert Arenas.
lol Lebron with 4 steps and call.
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