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Devolution of LeBron
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The LeBron hate is so weird. Not an egregious flop, this happens 50x a game. And the roll at the end was clearly in jest. He obviously wasn’t trying to sell the foul with that.
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He hasn't been good on D in a very long time. Now he has a bad back so he conserves his energy even more on defense and isn't going to battle hard on the boards.
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Oh brother…
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He is the GOAT anyway. Stop hating, folks!
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Guy needs to play until he’s 60 to get some respect damn
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You can respect someone and still feel he is being excessive at times. Can’t see MJ or Wilt pulling this crap
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Pulling…what crap? Joking about contact/fouls? So weird man
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Yes, Jordan never did that but who cares? Lebron rolling around on the floor was clearly a joke. He wasn't selling anything, he was having a little fun with the game. Jordan was more serious than any player I've ever seen but he also shot ft's with his eyes closed. It's okay to have some fun with the game.
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lol yeah this one was pretty easy to suss out as long as you don’t let irrational hate for LeBron jade you completely.
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lol. That was hilarious. They can challenge if they want too. Should be a tech on LeBron tbh. But, it's fine. LeBron is amazing. Enjoy while he is playing.
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Wasn't his nickname LeFlop?
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Ya I agree, he went from the most exciting player in the league to the least. Tough to watch, I understand the records, but let the young guys have their time. He can continue to put up good stats, if you are a passionate NBA fan it’s pretty obvious that his positive impact on winning at this point of his career is minimal.
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I'm not a Lebron fan either, but agree that this is nothing.
See a few games though where this year it looks like age is really becoming a factor. He looks like he wants to make a play once in a while and his body just doesn't respond to the instinct. His play on defense has been as consistent either. Maybe frustration or it may be just age, again.
As much as I don't care for him, he's also a product of the NBA and his early time in the league. People talk about Jordan getting calls, which he did, but it wasn't from day one. The stars of NBA get calls, but it usually took a few years to 'earn' the call/no calls from the refs. With James, it was from day one that the refs were inconsistent with him. But again, that isn't on James. He can't make a ref blow or not blow a whistle.
See a few games though where this year it looks like age is really becoming a factor. He looks like he wants to make a play once in a while and his body just doesn't respond to the instinct. His play on defense has been as consistent either. Maybe frustration or it may be just age, again.
As much as I don't care for him, he's also a product of the NBA and his early time in the league. People talk about Jordan getting calls, which he did, but it wasn't from day one. The stars of NBA get calls, but it usually took a few years to 'earn' the call/no calls from the refs. With James, it was from day one that the refs were inconsistent with him. But again, that isn't on James. He can't make a ref blow or not blow a whistle.
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Again I am the representation of the evidently minuscule population of LeBron fans on this site.
Jordan earned his calls, as does every star. Jordan also had a ref come up to him and ask if he thought there was a foul, and when Jordan disagreed with the decision, the ref apologized. Let’s not act like Jordan had it so hard.
In LeBron’s prime he would consistently not get calls because he was bigger, stronger and faster and finished through contact so easily it looked like there was no contact. I remember reading an article (I will try to find it at some point) about the fouls drawn per drive (or something along those lines) when LeBron was in his prime. He was significantly lower than expected. This idea that LeBron has had incredibly preferential treatment from refs his whole career is built more on disdain for the guy than actual evidence.