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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:08 pm    Post subject:

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Outspoken wrote:
LeBron ruined the rhythm


By sitting on the bench?

(LeBron +4 while on the floor; the rest of the team, when he was off, -14)


Nah, even when he wasn't in the game i'd see players look at him on the bench and clearly out of nowhere just be out of sync from that point on. I wish they'd just tell him to go hide in the tunnel when he wasn't in the game.


I don't think even that would be enough. The players would have gotten out of sync just from feeling Outspoken's dislike of Lebron's existence projected into the atmosphere. You would have to fit all of them with tin foil hats, and I think that goes against NBA uniform guidelines.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:29 pm    Post subject:

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It was actually a GOOD thing for him to come back now, get that rust out and have the rotations figured out. I'd rather that now as opposed to 2 games left in the season in the middle of a dogfight.


Agreed.

Also I don’t understand people saying he ruined the rhythm. Ruined the rhythm of what? A perennial 6-7-8 seed in the WCF? Idgaf. He obviously makes us better - bring him/rush him back I don’t care because even when firing on all cylinders without Bron we are a bottom dweller WCF team. In fact even with Bron we were at the bottom so I really don’t care to ruin “that rhythm”. Might as well try and improve. Also what risk is there really? He gets hurt again? He’s not a 25 year old we are building around. This is the victory lap if he goes down again it doesn’t matter.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:19 pm    Post subject:

Good to have him back.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:23 pm    Post subject:

Much better tonight
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:48 pm    Post subject:

Bron’s burner is probably the account that scrubbed Austin’s socials’ history. He sees all…

https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1641273847692378112
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:14 pm    Post subject:

Halflife wrote:
This wasn’t a shock. No he’s no longer our best player AD is. No bron everyone eats, no ball stoppage.

We will improve but this team plays gritty without him.


Lmao
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:16 pm    Post subject:

lol
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:18 pm    Post subject:

posted in the Reaves thread but this is how happy I am we won tonight in such a dominating fashion.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:59 pm    Post subject:

He stepped up last night. The previous game he wasnt up to hos standard though, lets admit it. But if he plays like this game consistently and we stay healthy, we are gonna be a threat in the playoffs
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:01 pm    Post subject:

Looked really good tonight... I liked that Ham sat him with 4 minutes left in the game tonight.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:21 pm    Post subject:

miggz23 wrote:
Looked really good tonight... I liked that Ham sat him with 4 minutes left in the game tonight.


He was already over his minute restriction apparently.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:38 am    Post subject:

He looked really fluid and dominant. Him pushing pace was a huge factor in this game. His outlets are pretty awesome and led to some good pressure on their defense and good looks for us.

I thought his first game back his passing was a little off, but this time his passing was much better. Him playing in the post was a difference maker, he was able to exploit some mismatches there. Even got single covered in the post a few times which is always good to see, and a good sign about the quality of the players around him
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:56 am    Post subject:

LBJ23 wrote:
Halflife wrote:
This wasn’t a shock. No he’s no longer our best player AD is. No bron everyone eats, no ball stoppage.

We will improve but this team plays gritty without him.


Lmao


It’s hilarious how Halftime continually tries to convince others (and himself) that Lebron is the problem.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:11 am    Post subject:

despite Bron's pride, i don't think he'd mind slipping to that "elder Timmy role" (Duncan) in the coming years. especially if he wants to play at least one season with one of his sons.

gotta pace himself.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:17 am    Post subject:

he moved pretty well last night.

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Since LeBron returned to the lineup, the lakers are +27 with him on the floor, and -26 with him off.

https://twitter.com/_JasonLT/status/1641319644786204672
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:26 am    Post subject:

oaktown_dimond wrote:
despite Bron's pride, i don't think he'd mind slipping to that "elder Timmy role" (Duncan) in the coming years. especially if he wants to play at least one season with one of his sons.

gotta pace himself.



Lebron is still putting up 29-9-7. His issue has been health, not an inability to play at a high level when he can play. So I don't see him as wanting to significantly change or reduce his role anytime soon.

Bronny is eligible for the NBA draft in 2024. We'll see if he's ready for the NBA at that point, how Lebron is playing, and what happens. There are a lot of variables.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:36 pm    Post subject:

He did well but he still wasn’t jumping much, there were a few scenarios on defense in particular I saw times where he normally would have tossed somebody or challenged shots and he stayed grounded. I think it’s smart if he is still at risk of more serious injury to play an old man style like that.

Especially on offense stick to the post up area and he will be great just on the attention he draws alone, the bulls were sending like 4 guys at him.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:30 pm    Post subject:

mad55557777 wrote:
he moved pretty well last night.

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Since LeBron returned to the lineup, the lakers are +27 with him on the floor, and -26 with him off.

https://twitter.com/_JasonLT/status/1641319644786204672


Some of the on/off values with LeBron have been about how he impacts rotations and roles of other players as much as how much he himself is contributing. He doesn't get asked to fit in, others do.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:34 pm    Post subject:

BandwagonLBJhopper wrote:
He did well but he still wasn’t jumping much, there were a few scenarios on defense in particular I saw times where he normally would have tossed somebody or challenged shots and he stayed grounded. I think it’s smart if he is still at risk of more serious injury to play an old man style like that.

Especially on offense stick to the post up area and he will be great just on the attention he draws alone, the bulls were sending like 4 guys at him.

75% lebron > no lebron
He is still dominant in the post, and still devastating in transition just because of how strong he is
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:30 pm    Post subject:

If we win a ship this year, I think the Lebron we know will be done and he will just be coasting till he gets to play with his son
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:35 pm    Post subject:

Robblake wrote:
If we win a ship this year, I think the Lebron we know will be done and he will just be coasting till he gets to play with his son


Oh please, for a person who despeerately wants to be known as "better than MJ", the idea that he'd settle for having fewer rings when there's even a sliver of a chance of catching him is a thought that's not even worth entertaining.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:26 am    Post subject:

Lebron hasn’t been coasting for a year and a half? It’s hard to tell the difference between aging and complacency.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:28 am    Post subject:

Think about this the next time you think Jeanie is cheap

https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/127qv0s/lebron_james_welp_guess_my_blue_will_be_gone_soon/

(I agree with him about this though, they should thank their lucky stars these people use the app)
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:38 am    Post subject:

BILBJH wrote:
Think about this the next time you think Jeanie is cheap

https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/127qv0s/lebron_james_welp_guess_my_blue_will_be_gone_soon/

(I agree with him about this though, they should thank their lucky stars these people use the app)


This is actually a really funny post. Well done BILBJH.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:49 am    Post subject:

venturalakersfan wrote:
Lebron hasn’t been coasting for a year and a half? It’s hard to tell the difference between aging and complacency.


I don't know if "complacent" is the right word. For a long time, Lebron has been picking his spots. There have been some interesting graphics of how much Lebron moves around the court compared to other people. Depending on your POV, this can mean (A) "he isn't trying as hard as he should" or (B) "he's a super-smart player who knows how to strategically conserve energy during the game itself so he can turn it on when needed."
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