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longevity award

RayanOO

That’s the craziest shit about him is this
The highest expectation since day 0
And that guy still managed to answer and even more
Even just for that he is a fucking legend

ZenZu

@RayanOO Exactly. No athlete in the history of sports has been under the microscope, has had the expectations lbj has had since he was a kid. Imagine grown adults telling you a teenager you'll be a bust if you're an All Star. He not only matched that but surpassed the hype, with a level of consistency unheard of. You got KD and other stars crying after 1 year of scrutiny.

Jiihad

Legit, this is like a where we’re you moment if you’re a basketball fan. Bron is a talent well prolly never see again, we’ve never seen an athlete with more hype/fanfare/expectations on him and he’s CLEARED it….with ease

Jiihad

@Nidai_Kitetsu any great record is longevity…..Kobe played 20 years as well and came outta high school. Why he ain’t that high? Or Dirk? Or Vince Carter?

Nidai_Kitetsu

Kobe is quite high though, he is above MJ in all time scoring list. Dirk or Vince are not close to Lebron's level.

Lebron got the benefit of playing in a soft league in the later stage of his career. Non-existent defense, referring, excessive 3-point shots, load management, all helps scoring these days.

Nidai_Kitetsu

That said, its still one of the best sports achievements and I agree Lebron is one of the very few in sports history who was able to live up to such unfair expectations. As Chuck said, his story is the greatest story in NBA.

Jiihad

And everyone thinks Kobe is a better scorer than Bron, but they played tha same amount of years and Bron has almost 5 thousand more points and a higher career scoring avg….

Nah, Brons scoring a good damn near tha same if you split his career in half lol. Not to mention, tha man avg 31ppg in his 3rd year when it was still excellent defensive teams and physical defensive teams lol

Nidai_Kitetsu

"Nah, Brons scoring a good damn near tha same if you split his career in half lol. "
- This further proves my point. Lebron is not in his prime anymore, but his scoring rate hasnt decreased. Everyone knows its easier to score these days. Watch this vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32l4gIoxfY8

Jiihad

Yea it’s easier to score cause if tha era, NBA players are also massively more talented and skilled compared to players from before. Also, let’s not act like Bron hasn’t molded his game to still be efficient and doing what he’s doing now. Let’s not sit hea and be purposely obtuse and act like Bron only doing this cause it’s easier to score now

RayanOO

Even if you say that Kobe is a better scorer, Lebron is better at rebounds, far better on assists, better % at 2 or 3, blocks, playoff stats, playmaking etc etc

Kobe is a legend and a top 10 players but he is not Lebron

Nidai_Kitetsu

@RayanOO Kobe was a better defender than Lebron. He was a better shooter, Lebron can't shoot free throws. Kobe was much better than the media tells you.