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moe94
11-28-2013, 07:27 PM
LeBron's athleticism and attributes are often used to discredit his domination of his peers.

Hypothetically, if there was some Freaky Friday type BS, could YOU make the NBA with the exact same frame and athleticism as him? Better yet, could you be an allstar?
:confusedshrug:

9erempiree
11-28-2013, 07:28 PM
In today's era, yes, you can make it with Lebron's body because they would look at you as potential and raw.

In any other era, probably not.

TheReal Kendall
11-28-2013, 07:28 PM
Hell yeah!!!!!

I would be the GOAT

Is this Lebron's body with your own skill and talent?

JimmyMcAdocious
11-28-2013, 07:33 PM
I wouldn't waste that body playing basketball. 2nd best player off alltime or GOAT gay porn?

TheMarkMadsen
11-28-2013, 07:33 PM
Yes, you would be a major mis match all through highschool and college even with limited shooting ability.

RoundMoundOfReb
11-28-2013, 07:34 PM
Nobody on this forum would.

KobesFinger
11-28-2013, 07:35 PM
Do I have his hairline?

Not an all-star, not even a starter. Bench scrub who plays down low and gets points off fast breaks and occasional post-ups. Go-to move is the baseline spin, counter is the hook.

OldSkoolball#52
11-28-2013, 07:36 PM
LeBron's athleticism and attributes are often used to discredit his domination of his peers.

Hypothetically, if there was some Freaky Friday type BS, could YOU make the NBA with the exact same frame and athleticism as him? Better yet, could you be an allstar?
:confusedshrug:


Anyone would get drafted with his body.


Many people couldn't be as successful in the league as he's been, even with his body.

kurt_rambis
11-28-2013, 07:40 PM
nah. jimmy graham has pretty much the same body has lebron, same type of raw athleticism, plus 10 extra pounds of muscle. even a freak like him couldn't find a spot in the nba

guys with lebron's size and athletic ablities are rare, but not once in a generation or anything. what makes lebron special is that he paired those atributes with a pretty high level of basketball skills

nathanjizzle
11-28-2013, 07:40 PM
if you took lebron out of his body, he would be this guy

http://dabliovips.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/nerd.jpg

so yes, anyone with lebrons body could make the nba.

OldSkoolball#52
11-28-2013, 07:48 PM
nah. jimmy graham has pretty much the same body has lebron, same type of raw athleticism, plus 10 extra pounds of muscle. even a freak like him couldn't find a spot in the nba

guys with lebron's size and athletic ablities are rare, but not once in a generation or anything. what makes lebron special is that he paired those atributes with a pretty high level of basketball skills


I would bet Lebrons wingspan is significantly longer. That's very important in bball. Bron taller than jimmy too.

outbreak
11-28-2013, 07:53 PM
Give a regular ISH poster lebrons body and he would be a fat **** in 6 months time

kurt_rambis
11-28-2013, 08:01 PM
I would bet Lebrons wingspan is significantly longer. That's very important in bball. Bron taller than jimmy too.
he's got an inch on jimmy. can't find any info on graham's wingspan, but most articles are saying it's large. lebron's is a little over 7 feet, which is more or less average for a guy his height. they're pretty close in size and athleticism, yet obviously a world apart in basketball ability

STATUTORY
11-28-2013, 08:24 PM
he's got an inch on jimmy. can't find any info on graham's wingspan, but most articles are saying it's large. lebron's is a little over 7 feet, which is more or less average for a guy his height. they're pretty close in size and athleticism, yet obviously a world apart in basketball ability

coordination is a natural attribute, Lebron probably has a lot better body control than graham. You would inherit that if you somehow got lebron's body

cos88
11-28-2013, 08:30 PM
In today's era, yes, you can make it with Lebron's body because they would look at you as potential and raw.

In any other era, probably not.

:facepalm :facepalm it's just sad that on a forum with budadiii you are the worst poster :facepalm


his world-class playmaking, court vision and basketball iq i'm sure you got :facepalm

kurt_rambis
11-28-2013, 08:30 PM
coordination is a natural attribute, Lebron probably has a lot better body control than graham. You would inherit that if you somehow got lebron's body
it's partly natural, but it also comes from thousands upon thousands of hours of playing basketball

KyrieTheFuture
11-28-2013, 08:32 PM
Yes, but none of us would be all stars we would be Shannon brown type players.

Brook(lyn)Lopez
11-28-2013, 08:45 PM
I'd rip Delonte West's face off, and punk Dirk and the Mavs in the Finals while taking a shit on the Cleveland city hall steps, then **** any female offspring of Stern if I had Lebron's body.

HylianNightmare
11-28-2013, 08:46 PM
Give a regular ISH poster lebrons body and he would be a fat **** in 6 months time
:applause:

kshutts1
11-29-2013, 09:43 AM
Pretty obvious answer is no. You're insinuating that Lebron is a product of his physical ability, and not his skills or his mental abilities. And I don't buy that. Guy has incredibly court vision, clearly ridiculously hard working, can handle and shoot the ball better than anyone on this forum... Those are all important skills for basketball.

As for his mental state, I mentioned his hard working (let's be real.. most posters, if gifted his body, would quickly turn it in to a 6'8 lump of fat), but then also ability to play through all the noise and turmoil generated by the national media exposure... a lot of people would get sucked up in to that culture and just ignore basketball, or they wouldn't be able to handle it and they would shut down, etc...

IGOTGAME
11-29-2013, 09:45 AM
Nobody on this forum would.

this is silly. As long as you arent a mental midget than it would be easy as hell to make the NBA with that athleticism.

This is like saying if you had Usain Bolt's body could you just make your country's Olympic team. Of course.

Nobody is saying they would be Lebron. However, I guarantee I'd make an NBA roster. Remember that you would be bigger, stronger, faster and more coordinated than almost everyone on the court at all times.

kshutts1
11-29-2013, 09:53 AM
this is silly. As long as you arent a mental midget than it would be easy as hell to make the NBA with that athleticism.

This is like saying if you had Usain Bolt's body could you just make your country's Olympic team. Of course.

Nobody is saying they would be Lebron. However, I guarantee I'd make an NBA roster. Remember that you would be bigger, stronger, faster and more coordinated than almost everyone on the court at all times.

I have embarrassed people that were bigger, stronger, and faster than me just because I was actually good.

ralph_i_el
11-29-2013, 09:53 AM
this is silly. As long as you arent a mental midget than it would be easy as hell to make the NBA with that athleticism.

This is like saying if you had Usain Bolt's body could you just make your country's Olympic team. Of course.

Nobody is saying they would be Lebron. However, I guarantee I'd make an NBA roster. Remember that you would be bigger, stronger, faster and more coordinated than almost everyone on the court at all times.

but usain bolt's sport is purely based on athleticism.

I'd definitely get a gm fired. I'm not a good team player irl when I'm playing with people who really know what they are doing. I got run through so many screens the other day playing in an old man pickup game w/ my dad. I was guarding a 6'3" guard who played for UVA 20 years ago and got torched lol. Same thing would happen to me in the NBA.

I wouldn't get fat like most people though.

IGOTGAME
11-29-2013, 09:56 AM
but usain bolt's sport is purely based on athleticism.

I'd definitely get a gm fired. I'm not a good team player irl when
I'm playing with people who really know what they are doing. I got run through so many screens the other day playing in an old man pickup game w/ my dad. I was guarding a 6'3" guard who played for UVA 20 years ago and got torched lol. Same thing would happen to me in the NBA.

I wouldn't get fat like most people though.

at 6"8 260 you could play power forward and just bust you ass and rebound, play defense and finish off plays created for you. If you can't do that with Lebron's natural athletic talents with millions on the line then you aren't gonna succeed anywhere.

Pretty sure you can muster turning into Popeye Jones.

Fresh Kid
11-29-2013, 09:57 AM
Yes I would. I would be the best player in the NBA truthfully. My presence alone will scare defenders atrociously. Im already quick that can score inside with fancy layups and floaters on the side. Me being 6'9 also means that I will be dunking amazingly throughout my career which equals automatic dunk contests. I could post up very well if I was that big, I could get like 5 blocks a game too. In short, I will be at least a 5 time Mvp, 4-time all star MVP, and 7-time NBA champ.

andremiller07
11-29-2013, 09:58 AM
Imo it would be easier to make the NBA with a Marc Gasol/Lopez twins type of body since it would no longer matter as much about skill (not saying those players are not skilled), imo being a solid build and 7 foot your far more likely to make the NBA than a body like Lebron unless you actually have a good skillset/IQ like LeBron does.

Btw for those people saying Jimmy Graham it's Joey Graham, dude was a crazy athlete but lacked any real skill.

East_Stone_Ya
11-29-2013, 09:59 AM
no..i don't have the mindset and the desire to spend 90% of my free time in the gym

IGOTGAME
11-29-2013, 09:59 AM
I have embarrassed people that were bigger, stronger, and faster than me just because I was actually good.

Same here because I'm a very skilled player. But, If you give me some 19/20 year old kid with Lebron's body then I could turn him into an NBA player with the help of others in 2/3 years. That is just how unique Lebron's athletic talents are.
Same thing for someone with Shaq's body.

NumberSix
11-29-2013, 10:09 AM
I don't want dem fcuked up feets doe.

pauk
11-29-2013, 10:22 AM
Does that include at least some of his skills/mindset, like body control accompanied with ballcontrol/ballhandling & WORK ETHIC? Because without that you are just a 6'9-270 guy with 40" vertical running a straight line offensive charging & fumbling the ball allover the place.... a Ben Wallace offensively at best.... and then you become a lazy/fat bastard and your career is over, due to low work ethic...

Its not Lebrons body that makes him so good, there have been many like that.... but none with all those SKILLS (and his brain) that allows him to exploit it like he does....

You take away even prime Michael Jordans skills / brain and he is a Harold Miner clone at best....

BoutPractice
11-29-2013, 10:34 AM
Give a regular ISH poster lebrons body and he would be a fat **** in 6 months time
That is the only correct answer - we don't even need to talk about skills. The body of a professional athlete is high maintenance. You need an insane work ethic and training regimen to preserve that kind of athleticism... Ever seen before/after pics of Lenny Cooke?

ralph_i_el
11-29-2013, 10:35 AM
at 6"8 260 you could play power forward and just bust you ass and rebound, play defense and finish off plays created for you. If you can't do that with Lebron's natural athletic talents with millions on the line then you aren't gonna succeed anywhere.

Pretty sure you can muster turning into Popeye Jones.

I'm sure I'd make the league and get playing time. I said I'd get a gm fired. They're going to bank on my potential as a 6'8" wrecking ball.

However, if I woke up as a 6'8" beast (as opposed to my 6' beast self :lol ) my water polo team would be ****ing dominant.

OldSchoolBBall
11-29-2013, 10:52 AM
Easily. I'd be a worse passer but better scorer (true story).

kshutts1
11-29-2013, 10:54 AM
I'm sure I'd make the league and get playing time. I said I'd get a gm fired. They're going to bank on my potential as a 6'8" wrecking ball.

However, if I woke up as a 6'8" beast (as opposed to my 6' beast self :lol ) my water polo team would be ****ing dominant.
True for my volleyball team, too. I already get higher than 99% of the players in the league.... I can only imagine adding 8 inches of height and about a foot in vert.

CelticBaller
11-29-2013, 11:14 AM
Yes, but I'd stick to football instead, that's where I will really dominate :D

TheReturn
11-29-2013, 12:42 PM
Easily. I'd be a worse passer but better scorer (true story).
I don't know if I'd be a better scorer, but I'd be a better pure shooter. I would not be nearly as great a player obviously, but with Lebron's body I think I could be a Rudy Gay type player.

The Macho Man
11-29-2013, 12:50 PM
What kind of lazy dumb shit would waste having the greatest body of all time? put in hard work at the gym and make hundreds of millions

Goldrush25
11-29-2013, 12:52 PM
no..i don't have the mindset and the desire to spend 90% of my free time in the gym

This is the correct answer for pretty much everyone here.

That especially goes for fanboys. You think you can make it in this league going up to Kobe or Lebron and stalking them to get them to hang out with you?:oldlol:

RoundMoundOfReb
11-29-2013, 12:54 PM
Some of you guys are seriously overrating your basketball abilities.

Element
11-29-2013, 12:56 PM
Easily

I'd be worse at literally everything but I could become a great defender/hustle player at least. Just learn to pick your spots, never abandon the defensive scheme and give all out effort. The ahtleticism/stamina of LeBron easily allows me to do that.

Maybe I'm seriously overrating myself but my mid-range game is probably already better than Rookie LeBron's imo

TheReturn
11-29-2013, 12:58 PM
Some of you guys are seriously overrating your basketball abilities.
Is it impossible that there's some people on a basketball forum that can actually play?

Fresh Kid
11-29-2013, 12:58 PM
Some of you guys are seriously overrating your basketball abilities.
Im definitely not overrating my spectacular abilities. Im being absolutely correct about my talents. Shit, if I was 6'3 I know I would be a problem in the NBA.

Goldrush25
11-29-2013, 12:59 PM
Is it impossible that there's some people on a basketball forum that can actually play?

Yeah. At least some of us can admit it though.

Earl Boykins and Mugsy Bogues made it to the NBA. If you didn't it's because you have no work ethic, no talent or a combination of the two.

Element
11-29-2013, 01:00 PM
I don't know if I'd be a better scorer, but I'd be a better pure shooter. I would not be nearly as great a player obviously, but with Lebron's body I think I could be a Rudy Gay type player.

I don't think you guys realize that even the scrubbiest of scrubs would absolutely destroy us in a shooting contest in a regular gym. That being said, I don't think anyone here would be a better shooter at the NBA level than 06 LeBron. People forget Dwight Howard is a 75+% FT shooter in practice.

RoundMoundOfReb
11-29-2013, 01:00 PM
Is it impossible that there's some people on a basketball forum that can actually play?

i highly doubt anybody on here has nba level skill. You saying you'd be a better pure shooter than a guy who shoots 40% from 3 against NBA defenders is absolutely absurd.

dr.hee
11-29-2013, 01:00 PM
Give a regular ISH poster lebrons body and he would be a fat **** in 6 months time

This. And lol@guys considering themselves "skilled basketball players" in a conversation about the NBA :roll:

Purch
11-29-2013, 01:00 PM
I'm not gonna lie, I would be basiclly Tony Allen, catching ally opps.

CelticBaller
11-29-2013, 01:09 PM
What kind of lazy dumb shit would waste having the greatest body of all time? put in hard work at the gym and make hundreds of millions
Really, and if you played a high school/college sport it shouldn't be hard for you.

Fresh Kid
11-29-2013, 01:12 PM
i highly doubt anybody on here has nba level skill. You saying you'd be a better pure shooter than a guy who shoots 40% from 3 against NBA defenders is absolutely absurd.
I believe i could, if I trained for it, and that's a problem with a lot of people. Anything really is possible if we can put our mind to it, then we have a great chance of making it work. I just know if I had Lebron's body I would get picked just because of how tall and strong i look, and that would be a very scary site for my opponents. I admit i have problems with my passing game and defense, but Im definitely a scoring threat, and like they say you can't teach height, and If i was that damn tall I would have coaches and trainers begging to help me stretch out my game and strengthened my weaknesses. I know for even a short guy like me should of tried harder on my game and appearance years ago, and i definitely blame myself for it, but I just have to suck it up and move on. Life goes on.

Goldrush25
11-29-2013, 01:14 PM
What kind of lazy dumb shit would waste having the greatest body of all time? put in hard work at the gym and make hundreds of millions

There are lots of athletes you never heard of that have that same genetic potential as Lebron that DGAF. Decided to waste their time on drugs, joining gangs, whatever. No work ethic, they wanted the fast money instead.

Lebron had to actually build that body up. In HS he was a scarecrow. That's work ethic. That's why these hypotheticals fail. Statstically speaking, most people here don't have that level of work ethic. I know I don't. I hate working out. I have to force myself to do it.

dr.hee
11-29-2013, 01:16 PM
I believe i could, if I trained for it, and that's a problem with a lot of people. Anything really is possible if we can put our mind to it, then we have a great chance of making it work.

:roll:


Wait, you're serious? How old are you?

Fresh Kid
11-29-2013, 01:18 PM
:roll:


Wait, you're serious? How old are you?
so what im saying is very wrong bro? tell me, i wanna know.

Fresh Kid
11-29-2013, 01:21 PM
There are lots of athletes you never heard of that have that same genetic potential as Lebron that DGAF. Decided to waste their time on drugs, joining gangs, whatever. No work ethic, they wanted the fast money instead.

Lebron had to actually build that body up. In HS he was a scarecrow. That's work ethic. That's why these hypotheticals fail. Statstically speaking, most people here don't have that level of work ethic. I know I don't. I hate working out. I have to force myself to do it.
true. Plus don't forget that athletes like Lebron take steroids too.

dr.hee
11-29-2013, 01:22 PM
so what im saying is very wrong bro? tell me, i wanna know.

Yes, it is wrong. Do you have another question?

CelticBaller
11-29-2013, 01:23 PM
I know I don't. I hate working out. I have to force myself to do it.
Then speak for yourself, a lot of people here are gym rats. Look, If Hasheem Thabeet got into the league for his physical attributes then why the **** wouldn't someone make it with prime LeBron's body?

Fresh Kid
11-29-2013, 01:26 PM
Yes, it is wrong. Do you have another question?
Explain why its wrong, genius?

tpols
11-29-2013, 01:32 PM
There are lots of athletes you never heard of that have that same genetic potential as Lebron that DGAF. Decided to waste their time on drugs, joining gangs, whatever. No work ethic, they wanted the fast money instead.

Lebron had to actually build that body up. In HS he was a scarecrow. That's work ethic. That's why these hypotheticals fail. Statstically speaking, most people here don't have that level of work ethic. I know I don't. I hate working out. I have to force myself to do it.
LeBron was like 6'2 200+ when he was 14 years old.. By 17 which is the middle of high school guy was legit 6'7 230ish.. That's just growing up. He could have never touched a weight in his life and we don't even know if he did lift serious in H. S. but he'd still be a giant.

Look at Lebrons bone structure/gigantic frame and legs.. He's built like a horse. His joints are so strong guy has never even had a major injury or surgery. He's a freak of nature.. Very little to do with work ethic. Look at Kobe and Jordan who had considerably better work ethic.. They've had all types of knee and joint problems.. Because it's normal to have them when you play so much. Lebron is literally an alien.

Anyone could at the very least be Reggie Evans if they were gifted brons physical attributes. If they had any type of passion they'd be all nba.

The Macho Man
11-29-2013, 01:35 PM
If Andray Blatche can make the NBA with Andray Blatche's body literally anyone can make it with lebrons

The Macho Man
11-29-2013, 01:47 PM
Buncha people in this thread admitting they don't have the drive, determination, and smarts of this guy

http://layupline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/andray.blatche1.jpg


Or this guy

http://ballerball.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ja.jpg

dr.hee
11-29-2013, 01:47 PM
Explain why its wrong, genius?
It's empty motivational talk, not much else. An illusion people convince themselves of in order to forget their own mediocrity. A sentence like this...

Anything really is possible if we can put our mind to it, then we have a great chance of making it work.

...is just pretty naive...do you think the guys playing in the NBA are simply the most "determined"? The guys wanting it the most? Is that all there is? What about guys with the best combination of hard work and talent? Which is something you completely ignore. For each NBA player there are literally thousands of guys who live and breathe basketball, do everything to make it...and simply fail because they're not talented enough. No matter how hard they try and how much they want it...it's just not enough.

So maybe it's a pleasant thought for you to imagine you can achieve "everything" if you just want it hard enough, but the truth is...you can't. To take a clichee examle...do you think Allen Iverson was the hardest working dude in the game? Just practicing more than all the bench warming role players? Hakeem started playing ball at like 14...if we take a random 7 footer with the same determination and dedication and give him the same amount of training, does he turn into a Hall of Famer? Was Derrick Coleman more determined and dedicated to improving his game than someone like Shane Battier or Bruce Bowen? I'd bet all my money on the fact that the main difference between Chris Paul and someone like Steve Blake is not his work ethic.

Of course, determination and putting the work in is important...but how far you can take it and what's you potential peak at aquiring a certain skillset is not up to you. That's just how it is. Trying everything to achieve you personal best is up to you, but how far you can take it isn't.

RoundMoundOfReb
11-29-2013, 01:51 PM
It's empty motivational talk, not much else. An illusion people convince themselves of in order to forget their own mediocrity. A sentence like this...


...is just pretty naive...do you think the guys playing in the NBA are simply the most "determined"? The guys wanting it the most? Is that all there is? What about guys with the best combination of hard work and talent? Which is something you completely ignore. For each NBA player there are literally thousands of guys who live and breathe basketball, do everything to make it...and simply fail because they're not talented enough. No matter how hard they try and how much they want it...it's just not enough.

So maybe it's a pleasant thought for you to imagine you can achieve "everything" if you just want it hard enough, but the truth is...you can't. To take a clichee examle...do you think Allen Iverson was the hardest working dude in the game? Just practicing more than all the bench warming role players? Hakeem started playing ball at like 14...if we take a random 7 footer with the same determination and dedication and give him the same amount of training, does he turn into a Hall of Famer? Was Derrick Coleman more determined and dedicated to improving his game than someone like Shane Battier or Bruce Bowen? I'd bet all my money on the fact that the main difference between Chris Paul and someone like Steve Blake is not his work ethic.

Of course, determination and putting the work in is important...but how far you can take it and what's you potential peak at aquiring a certain skillset is not up to you. That's just how it is. Trying everything to achieve you personal best is up to you, but how far you can take it isn't.
You're being trolled.

dr.hee
11-29-2013, 01:56 PM
You're being trolled.

Yeah, but I felt like it's still somewhat relevant to the topic. Also, the idea of "you can achieve everything if you want to" is a widespread idea that pisses me off in general, so I was just rambling a bit :lol

SacJB Shady
11-29-2013, 01:59 PM
Make the NBA? Shit, I'd be better than Lebron. Imo the main reason Lebron is who he is is because of his body. Very little to do with skill.

Fresh Kid
11-29-2013, 02:20 PM
You're being trolled.
he being trolled? niguh im being trolled. Thats what happens when u talk to a atheist, because a atheist don't believe in anything. Gotta put two and two together. He rambling for no damn reason, which makes him look real stupid. That bullshit he talk about either you have it or don't is nonsense. Yes u need talent to make it, but sometimes you have to work hard in life just to find it. Thats why there's a such thing that's called hidden talents and late bloomers. Trying hard in life period takes you a long way. Yea some get blessed with their gifts and don't have to try thats true but there's also people that have to go really hard just to make it like tim Hardaway and mugsy bogues, nobody thought they were going to the NBA as a little ass kid but they ignore all the haters and made that shit happened. No matter what you do, or want to do, you have go hard and have faith. Truth story and real talk.

Fresh Kid
11-29-2013, 02:27 PM
and another thing for mr. dr. hee haw, just like a couple posters said, if people like blatche, Evans, and McGee can make it to the NBA with little talent they have, anybody can bro especially if they have their body frame and height and you should be smart enough to know that. Just admit that you are wrong and accept the facts son.

flipogb
11-29-2013, 02:32 PM
id play football if I couldn't make the NBA, that's why those guys are there

KobesFinger
11-29-2013, 03:19 PM
I'd box actually. I'd be taller and heavier than most heavyweights, but also faster than those who are the same size. My reach would also be longer (84in) than both Klitschkos (80 for Vitali, 81 for Wladimir)

STATUTORY
11-29-2013, 03:23 PM
I'd box actually. I'd be taller and heavier than most heavyweights, but also faster than those who are the same size. My reach would also be longer (84in) than both Klitschkos (80 for Vitali, 81 for Wladimir)

so you would rather participate in a less lucrative sport typically associated with higher risk for degenerative brain disorders?

RoundMoundOfReb
11-29-2013, 03:26 PM
so you would rather participate in a less lucrative sport typically associated with higher risk for degenerative brain disorders?
Not true. But the second part is a good point. Rather play basketball than Football or boxing.

KobesFinger
11-29-2013, 03:29 PM
so you would rather participate in a less lucrative sport typically associated with higher risk for degenerative brain disorders?

Less lucrative? Isn't Mayweather worth more than any baller except Jordan and Kobe? I'd probably be a better boxer than basketball player with LeBron's body

RoundMoundOfReb
11-29-2013, 03:31 PM
Less lucrative? Isn't Mayweather worth more than any baller except Jordan and Kobe? I'd probably be a better boxer than basketball player with LeBron's body
Magic is worth more than Kobe. Mayweather is the highest paid athlete in the world though. All with 0 endorsements.

Fatstogey
11-29-2013, 03:33 PM
nah. jimmy graham has pretty much the same body has lebron, same type of raw athleticism, plus 10 extra pounds of muscle. even a freak like him couldn't find a spot in the nba

guys with lebron's size and athletic ablities are rare, but not once in a generation or anything. what makes lebron special is that he paired those atributes with a pretty high level of basketball skills

No. I recall many lost playoff series, lost championships, lost conference frinals that were lost by lebron making terrible decisions with teh ball and going against what his own skill set is.

Lebron hasnt always had hihg baksetball iq. he gained it through experience. That being said for me if i can retain my iq and take lebrons body id be pretty good.

But it depends on how the body comes. Im 6'6 but i had to work every day n shit. I started worknig at 15 cause i didtn really know id be 6'6 so i didnt get to work out n shit every day. I mean if i coulda gone to the gym every day instead of working who knows who could be in the nba. Its a random matter of circumstances, or just fate.

STATUTORY
11-29-2013, 03:49 PM
Magic is worth more than Kobe. Mayweather is the highest paid athlete in the world though. All with 0 endorsements.


you are correct, I guess I was more thinking of total compensation or average compensation for athlete in each sport. It's more profitable to be the number one guy in boxing than to be the top guy in NBA, primarily because of the salary gap. But the solid NBA rotation player probably makes more lifetime than a midlevel fighter like Cotto or Margarito.

moe94
11-29-2013, 05:20 PM
Not true..

Unless you're Mayweather or something, you're getting pennies.

Element
11-29-2013, 05:24 PM
Unless you're Mayweather or something, you're getting pennies.

Klitschkos get a sh.itton of media attention and ads in Germany

jamal99
11-29-2013, 06:39 PM
Most people with at least a bit of a knack for sports would make the NBA with LeBrons body.
I would be an All Star for sure, but don't know how good compared to Bron. I'd probably settle for too many 3's and play not so good defense tho...

moe94
11-29-2013, 06:40 PM
I would be an All Star for sure.
:oldlol:

jamal99
11-29-2013, 06:45 PM
:oldlol:
It's not that I have such a high opinion of myself, it's just that I think it's not very hard...

moe94
11-29-2013, 06:46 PM
It's not that I have such a high opinion of myself, it's just that I think it's not very hard...

What about Gerald Green's body? Bench or serviceable starter?

RoundMoundOfReb
11-29-2013, 06:47 PM
It's not that I have such a high opinion of myself, it's just that I think it's not very hard...
Which is even dumber

jamal99
11-29-2013, 06:54 PM
What about Gerald Green's body? Bench or serviceable starter?
3rd option on a decent team. My qualities are shooting and bball iq, pair that with his crazy athleticism...

Myth
11-29-2013, 07:56 PM
At my current skills, probably not, but maybe if a team wanted to try and develop me based on potential. However, if I grew up with his body, I would have dedicated myself more to the game and made it.