LeBron James: 18-54 FG in the series when guarded by Andre Iguodala

[JohnMax]

'Iggy' makes LeBron's shooting iffy

LeBron went 18-of-54 (.333%) against Iguodala in the 15' finals with Iggy in his shorts whenever he guarded him. Of LeBron's 54 shots when guarded by Iguodala, only 8 were uncontested. LeBron shot 7-of-8 on open looks when guarded by Iguodala, but only shot 11-of-46 (.239%) on contested shots. According to ESPN Stats & Information data, that's worse than what LeBron shot when guarded by Jimmy Butler in the 2015 Eastern Conference semifinals at 39.3%. When Iggy was on the floor the Cavs were a minus -55. When Iggy was on the bench, LeBron shot 44% and the Cavs were a plus +30. On shots contested by anyone else other than Iguodala, James shot 41%. The last 3 games, there were 13 instances in which Iguodala has switched off James after starting the possession on him. LeBron shot 2-for-11 with a turnover on those possessions.

[Funktion]

But but Dellavedova doe?

[Akrazotile]

'Iggy' makes LeBron's shooting iffy

LeBron went 18-of-54 (.333%) against Iguodala in the 15' finals with Iggy in his shorts whenever he guarded him. Of LeBron's 54 shots when guarded by Iguodala, only 8 were uncontested. LeBron shot 7-of-8 on open looks when guarded by Iguodala, but only shot 11-of-46 (.239%) on contested shots. According to ESPN Stats & Information data, that's worse than what LeBron shot when guarded by Jimmy Butler in the 2015 Eastern Conference semifinals at 39.3%. When Iggy was on the floor the Cavs were a minus -55. When Iggy was on the bench, LeBron shot 44% and the Cavs were a plus +30. On shots contested by anyone else other than Iguodala, James shot 41%. The last 3 games, there were 13 instances in which Iguodala has switched off James after starting the possession on him. LeBron shot 2-for-11 with a turnover on those possessions.

That's because he has absolutely nobody on his team to help alleviate the defensive pressure. Lebron can't give up the ball to someone else and expect to get it back in a good position, or be able to run a competent pick n roll with anyone. He was playing with absolute scrubs. Iggy's a great defender, and had a great team defense waiting behind him. It's not surprising he could stifle Lebron when there was literally nobody Lebron even had the option of passing to. It was a legit 1 on 5 situation, through no fault of Lebron's.

[Graviton]

That's because he has absolutely nobody on his team to help alleviate the defensive pressure. Lebron can't give up the ball to someone else and expect to get it back in a good position, or be able to run a competent pick n roll with anyone. He was playing with absolute scrubs. Iggy's a great defender, and had a great team defense waiting behind him. It's not surprising he could stifle Lebron when there was literally nobody Lebron even had the option of passing to. It was a legit 1 on 5 situation, through no fault of Lebron's.

So what you are saying is Lebron wasn't thick enough to handle the challenge on his own? That the Warriors had a bigger package with more versatile performers? That James wasn't prepared for the colossus that was Iggy? That he needed big daddy Wade's thickness to save him?

Gotta say I am disappointed, you hyped up Lebron's size so much, but then we all witnessed his tiny manhood on the big stage.