He can overwhelm his way to the basket. He does it just about as good as anyone ever. I never said he can't be a threat anywhere on the floor. He can be, but not consistently. His bread and butter is scoring inside on drives and fast breaks. Nothing wrong with that. It's highly efficient. Just doesn't create the funnest type of basketball for me personally. I see enough of it every Rockets game with Harden.
This. LeBron is likey the most complete player to ever play the game. Just an awesome player who on any given game could the top rebounder, passer, scorer, etc... The above will not change with either win or loss this Sunday.
Josh Smith had all the physical tools Lebron has and look at his career. Lebron is a special player even without the physical gifts.
He has no real scoring skill beside getting to the bucket for lay ups? What a donkey... And his passing is basic? You have to be trolling.
Physical specimen has nothing to do with the basketball skill. Purely physical specimen, i'd go with Wilt and Shaq over LeBron. But, LeBron is right there at 3 for me with MJ and T-Mac rounding out the top 5. Admiral deserves mention.
Basic as in he has no flash or excitement to that part of the game like the other greatest passers or even like Larry Bird.
lol I want Lebron to win but he isn't at the level you guys put him at. Watch and see game 7 as the cavs get bent.
Somebody rep this man. LeBron plays good when it doesn't count, he isn't clutch. Him and Kyrie will choke through the second half of the game as they witness Curry and Klay make 3 pointer after 3 pointer. Cavs WILL lose game 7 it's just facts
No doubt about that... top 3 all time is asinine. But there is a faction in this thread making him out to be worse than he is as well. Extremes on both ends when reality floats in the middle.
I do actually know exactly what you mean. It's the whole Shaq vs Hakeem thing. Shaq might be the top and most dominant center ever and definitely someone you can build around for multiple championships. But too much of Shaq game was premised on physical domination and bulldozing over weaker centers and it just isn't fun to watch even though it works. So when you say LeBron is like the Shaq of SF, I get it. It works, it's dominant but too much of his game is premised on bulldozing towards the hoop. Again it works but its just not that fun to watch sometimes. It's just my personal subjective opinion and should not be taken as slighting LeBron or Shaq GOAT statuses
No... you combine his physicality WITH his basketball skills, and that combination is unmatched in basketball history. He's the active career leader in triple doubles.... you don't just magically get those without a degree of above average basketball skills.
You know how I know you don't watch basketball....? Save the faux backhanded compliments and 'I'm not biased, seriously!' talk. Let me guess. Some of you think Draymond is more skilled than Lebron.
Just had back to back 41 point games facing elimination but he isn't clutch. rite Another fact you gave was the warriors were gonna come back and win the 3rd quarter.
Top 3 might be a bit of a stretch, but getting another Finals MVP would cement him as top 3. He is absolutely top 5 no doubt, I don't understand how anyone can refute that or call it "asinine." Vast majority of people agree that he is top 5 so I guess everyone's a dumbass.
Just ignore him breh, he is a Warriors fan and he is a LOF for sure. Ok ok , i knew you are a LOF either, but you are a good one
As per someone else, but I think it nails it: Lebron is the only guy who takes any East team to NBA finals.
