5-10 no Lebron

[Mr. Jabbar]

Lebron shines when he doesn't play, remarkable

[ArbitraryWater]

bro i thought they got their groove now?


stupidity of folks never ceazes to amaze

[ImKobe]

bro i thought they got their groove now?


stupidity of folks never ceazes to amaze

They did, then they lost Lonzo..

LeStans should be rooting for the Lakers to win, so their King could pile up more Playoff totals.

[Ben Simmons 25]

3ball I know at least 3 other usernames you post on. Hmmm... carry on with the trolling... the 3ball account is by far the most upkept of the 4.

[3ball]

[COLOR="DarkRed"]What’s Phil Jackson’s record compared to Luke Walton?
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We're talking about 1989, and Phil wasn't the coach in 1989 - he hadn't coached a single NBA game - no one had heard of him

Otoh, Luke was coach of the 73-win warriors for half the season and went 39-4, better than Phil ever did, let alone in 1989 before he ever coached a single game

Again, these Lakers have 3 guys > 89' pippen and much better coaching, and also better rim protection than MJ ever had

Who was the Bulls toughest competition? Are they superior to the vastly increased powerhouses in [COLOR="DarkRed"]the league today stacked with multiple all stars on the team[/COLOR]? And I’m not even talking about GSW lol

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Lebron's Heat were the only super-team during their time

In recent years, only his Cavs and Warriors were super-teams

Since 2011, the only teams with 3+ perennial all-stars has been lebron's heat/cavs and the warriors... ... So lebron has no excuse for not flirting with 70 wins and dominant favorites like curry and kawhi did in 16'

Essentially, MJ 3-peated with just 1 HOF, while lebron needed 2 - lebron needed a lot more help (super-team help, which only 1 other team had)

[COLOR="DarkRed"]How many elite defensive players did the 89' Bulls have minus Jordan? [/COLOR]Now how many do the Lakers or Cavs have?

In 1989, the bulls had zero elite defensive players other than jordan

Whereas the Lakers have good rim protection (Chandler and McGee) - MJ never had that on ANY of his teams, and the Lakers also have veteran defender rondo, who is better than anyone the bulls had in 89'

Btw, it's been proven that the Heat and Cavs' bad defense was nearly all lebron - no spur or warrior scored more than 2 points above their RS average in the 14/15/17/18 Finals except Iggy (8.5 over normal average), kawhi (5.0), and durant (10.1).. also McGee (4.0)... So don't complain about D when lebron's man is the only guy getting off..

All you bring up is offense when making these dumb accusations. Which is also ironic considering [COLOR="Navy"]the Lakers offense without Lebron has been terrible. [/COLOR]Must be the cancerous Lebron ball system that was implemented before he had even joined the team right?

Lebron's offenses have never been all-time great, despite having super-team talent (HOF's at 3rd option)..

The heat peaked at #62 all-time (an utter joke), while his recent Cavs peaked at #26 and #46 all-time - again, that's a joke when you received the league's 2nd team PF to be your THIRD option..
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[Uncle Drew]

Lakers about to miss the playoffs:
> “Injuries or not, no excuses for LeBron”

So why aren’t the Lakers winning without him:
> “Injuries man... Rondo, Kuzma, McGee, Ball “

[ronniec]

Let's be honest here...

Lebron >>>>> Rondo for sure.

However, the team runs smoother as a team when Rondo executes the play as main ball handler/PG.
Everybody gets involved.

FACTS that you can't check from the stat sheet.

[3ball]

[QUOTE=Uncle Drew]Lakers about to miss the playoffs:
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[tamaraw08]

3ball I know at least 3 other usernames you post on. Hmmm... carry on with the trolling... the 3ball account is by far the most upkept of the 4.

Oh really? Please enlighten us.

[Uncle Drew]

Lebron should still win without rondo

Kuzma can't be expected to win without rondo AND ball (both PG's) and mcgee

Which is exactly what LeBron was doing, hence 4 seed. Ball has only been out for two games, which was the exact same moment Rondo returned. McGee has been back in action for almost a month.

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[3ball]

Which is exactly what LeBron was doing, hence 4 seed. Ball has only been out for two games, which was the exact same moment Rondo returned. McGee has been back in action for almost a month.

I’m looking forward to your next excuse.

No excuse needed

When Kuzma, Ball and Ingram all played, the Lakers are basically a .500 team

And tbh, these Lakers have 4 guys better than 89' pippen if we include ball and how he was playing before he got hurt... And of course better coaching and defense than the 89' bulls

[Uncle Drew]

No excuse needed

When Kuzma, Ball and Ingram all played, the Lakers are basically a .500 team

And tbh, these Lakers have 4 guys better than 89' pippen if we include ball and how he was playing before he got hurt... And of course better coaching and defense than the 89' bulls

They were on pace for a 33 win season. Basically .500 indeed lmaoooo.

[3ball]

They were on pace for a 33 win season. Basically .500 indeed lmaoooo.

The 89' bulls without MJ were worse

These Lakers have 3-4 guys > 89' Pippen, so MJ would win the ring this year and have a dynasty..

[AirBonner]

The 89' bulls without MJ were worse

These Lakers have 3-4 guys > 89' Pippen, so MJ would win the ring this year and have a dynasty..

Who are those 4 guys? what is their defense like?

[3ball]

Who are those 4 guys? what is their defense like?

pippen wasn't a great defender in 89'

Any notion to the contrary is simply false.. he was a scrawny, 2nd year player that was getting abused each and every night