Lebron could learn something from Messiflo

[Jaker]

5'7" messi gets hacked, kicked and knocked down a dozen times every game. He gets right up, he doesn't complain, or flop on the ground. He buries a free kick right in your grill. 6'7" Lebron gets breathed on, bumped, knocked to the ground, he flounders around like his arms got broken.

Messi is the epitome of an icon and superstar. Lebron should take notes,

 

[Jaker]

LOL at Messiflo, thats vodka talking :}

 

[champs99and04]

Cool thread.

 

[Fishy]

Until Messi wins something while carrying the entire city of Cleveland on his shoulders as Draymond Green punches him square in the nuts, LeBron James has nothing to learn from that Argentinian waif.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Messi just ate our lunch. I'm not in any mood to give him compliments. Lebron may be the best athlete on the planet, I don't think he needs to learn anything from messi.

 

[Jaker]

LOL

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Your entire motivation for posting this thread was vodka talking. And clearly, it was the cheap stuff.

 

[willie99]

LeBron just played one of the best (and toughest) finals ever. He brought a championship to his hometown and was overcome by emotion.

It's a great story, not time to go off on him

As for Messi, he showed us what the best soccer players in the world look like

 

[djct1999]

Still, if given a choice, I'd watch Messi play soccer over watching Lebron play basketball every single time.

 

[SubbaBub]

Looks like Winkler, plays like the Fonz.

 

[Palatine]

I follow the USA soccer team mainly to have something to talk about with my nephews. But it is still slow, slow, slow and a 2-1 game is a scoring explosion.

As an athlete, Messi comes up to LeBron's jock strap.

 

[djct1999]

I follow the USA soccer team mainly to have something to talk about with my nephews. But it is still slow, slow, slow and a 2-1 game is a scoring explosion.

As an athlete, Messi comes up to LeBron's jock strap.

Literally.

 

[FeedTheDove]

LOL.

I think he's okay.

 

[Rico444]

Is a soccer fan REALLY complaining about somebody flopping? A SOCCER fan?!

 

[Dogdeacon]

5'7" messi gets hacked, kicked and knocked down a dozen times every game. He gets right up, he doesn't complain, or flop on the ground. He buries a free kick right in your grill. 6'7" Lebron gets breathed on, bumped, knocked to the ground, he flounders around like his arms got broken.

Messi is the epitome of an icon and superstar. Lebron should take notes,

I don't recall a single LeBron flop in the finals or playoffs for that matter.

 

[tzznandrew]

I don't agree with most of this thread, given what LeBron just did. But for the guy saying LeBron didn't flop this postseason:

 

[HuskyHawk]

Messi is insanely good, and while there is too much flopping or selling of calls in the NBA, Soccer/Football takes it to a whole different level. It's embarrassing. I watch Julian Edelman at 5'10" get drilled by guys who weigh 250 pounds running full speed and he pops back up. Soccer players roll around in agony from someone tripping them or grazing their calf.

Messi does it too, but less than most. The reason he does it less isn't about toughness, it's talent. He can retain the ball even while being fouled, and the foul is generally worth less to him than the possession. Almost all NBA players can play through a foul, and the league lets them get the foul and the score. End that practice and see what happens. They'll stop selling the ticky tack stuff.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Messi is a Curry fan

 

[Kembacity]

Until Messi wins something while carrying the entire city of Cleveland on his shoulders as Draymond Green punches him square in the nuts, LeBron James has nothing to learn from that Argentinian waif.

"Punches him square in the nuts" what a drama queen, nice job LeFishy James

 

[intlzncster]

Until Messi wins something while carrying the entire city of Cleveland on his shoulders as Draymond Green punches him square in the nuts, LeBron James has nothing to learn from that Argentinian waif.

Until he wins a World Cup, yes. But Messi carries the rabid hopes of an entire country, not just a city, on his back. Argentina haven't lifted a trophy in a relatively long time either, given their status. He faces more pressure than Lebron, and is a bigger face internationally than Lebron.

 

[intlzncster]

Messi is insanely good, and while there is too much flopping or selling of calls in the NBA, Soccer/Football takes it to a whole different level. It's embarrassing. I watch Julian Edelman at 5'10" get drilled by guys who weigh 250 pounds running full speed and he pops back up. Soccer players roll around in agony from someone tripping them or grazing their calf.

Messi does it too, but less than most. The reason he does it less isn't about toughness, it's talent. He can retain the ball even while being fouled, and the foul is generally worth less to him than the possession. Almost all NBA players can play through a foul, and the league lets them get the foul and the score. End that practice and see what happens. They'll stop selling the ticky tack stuff.

The reason for this is simple. A foul in soccer is worth so much more than one in basketball. It's better to try and stop the basketball, while in soccer, it's better to draw a foul. Goals are so much more important than a couple of free throws, and free kicks and penalties are some of the most dangerous scoring opportunities you get.

 

[TasteofUConn]

Until he wins a World Cup, yes. But Messi carries the rabid hopes of an entire country, not just a city,

Cleveland's GDP is roughly 40% that of Argentina, so the whole "country" thing is a bit dramatic. Throw in that Cleveland has fans outside of Cleveland, and you probably have many more people vested in Cleveland sports than in the banana republic of Argentina.

 

[mauconnfan]

I don't agree with most of this thread, given what LeBron just did. But for the guy saying LeBron didn't flop this postseason:

Would've thought he got hit by a cannonball. I am sure he realized he was alright when he found out it wasn't Carrolls arm LOL

 

[TasteofUConn]

The reason for this is simple. A foul in soccer is worth so much more than one in basketball.

Or they're just soft. Really.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Frank Ivy from the clouds with the fake tough guy post. He'd ___ his Depends if Ibrahimovic looked at him twice.

As far as I can tell, Lebron's not going to prison for tax fraud, which I suppose is something. And, incidentally, Messi whines constantly, I can't believe anyone would even say otherwise.