Switch Kobe with 2014 Lebron on the 2006 Lakers

[sportjames23]

Do they beat the Suns in the first round?

[Dragic4Life]

Yes.

[choppermagic]

No.

If Lebron can turn two other franchise players into spot up role players, imagine what he'd do with Smush Parker and company? Turn them into waterboys?

What would happen is that people would actually complain about Lebron's lack of help, and not one ounce of blame would go to him as he ponders leaving the lakers for greener pastures...

[Jlamb47]

Hell no.

[JT123]

Quite easily. Unlike Kobe Lebron doesn't lose in the first round, nor has he ever choked away a 3-1 series lead.
If Lebron could turn Mo Williams of all people into an All Star, just think of what he could have done for Smush. It's funny how Kobe chokes away a 3-1 series lead, including an epic quit job in game 7, and suddenly Smush is labeled the worst player in NBA history.

[Dragic4Life]

Quite easily. Unlike Kobe Lebron doesn't lose in the first round, nor has he ever choked away a 3-1 series lead.
If Lebron could turn Mo Williams of all people into an All Star, just think of what he could have done for Smush. It's funny how Kobe chokes away a 3-1 series lead, including an epic quite job in game 7, and suddenly Smush is labeled the worst player in NBA history.

[Trollsmasher]

is this even a question?

[lakerfreak]

No.

If Lebron can turn two other franchise players into spot up role players, imagine what he'd do with Smush Parker and company? Turn them into waterboys?

What would happen is that people would actually complain about Lebron's lack of help, and not one ounce of blame would go to him as he ponders leaving the lakers for greener pastures...

Not really a good assumption and I'll tell you why.

Franchise players are tagged with that name because of their abilities to create their own shot, find other ways to help the team, and other talents and skills that they have that separate them from scrubs.

When these talents are combined with other players who are talented, depending on what their strengths and weaknesses are, can either limit their opportunities, or simply strengthen them.

Of course it would be difficult for Lebron and Wade to both average thirty because they both create their own shots. They would each need to share the ball 50% of the game to both average 30 ppg.

However, you take Lebron, and you put him on a team full of rebounders and spot up shooters, and suddenly these one dimensional players are maximizing their opportunities because of the attention that Lebron draws on the offense.

If we were to categorize each player based on their level of contribution on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being a 1-dimensional player, and 5 being an all around scorer and star, Lebron simply brings everyone around him to a level three. Equal opportunities for everyone to contribute in a certain manner.

So while these Smush Parker scrubs get more open shots than they would anywhere else, the other stars decline in their level of contribution to sacrifice for the greater good of everyone, including Lebron, contributing.

Lebron by the way is a great player and needs to be the number one guy wherever he goes. Its not his fault Wade and Bosh aren't as good as him.

[lakerfreak]

To respond to the actual thread topic,

It was not a matter of who was leading. It was the strategy. The lakers and 28 other teams in the league would lose to the suns if they found themselves playing at the suns pace (run n gun). When teams like San Antonio, Lakers, and whoever else you want to add had reliable big men that can score in the half court offense, it completely took the suns out of their running game. The key was the system. The system needed to slow them down.

Kobe averaged a huge number of points against the suns and they still won. If Lebron averaged 60 points per game against them in a running effort, the suns probably still one.

[Magic 32]

Quite easily. Unlike Kobe Lebron doesn't lose in the first round,

Insert east joke.

If Lebron could turn Mo Williams of all people into an All Star, just think of what he could have done for Smush.

Did he turn Mo Williams into an All Star against a 50+ win team? I remember the Mgaic series.

suddenly Smush is labeled the worst player in NBA history.

Mo Williams is still in the NBA

Smush is getting owned in the park.

[Jlamb47]

Quite easily. Unlike Kobe Lebron doesn't lose in the first round, nor has he ever choked away a 3-1 series lead.
If Lebron could turn Mo Williams of all people into an All Star, just think of what he could have done for Smush. It's funny how Kobe chokes away a 3-1 series lead, including an epic quit job in game 7, and suddenly Smush is labeled the worst player in NBA history.

your a ****ing idiot.

[Fudge]

They'd honestly get swept.

[Kvnzhangyay]

your a ****ing idiot.

He's right until proven wrong

[Jlamb47]

Insert east joke.



Did he turn Mo Williams into an All Star against a 50+ win team? I remember the Mgaic series.



Mo Williams is still in the NBA

Smush is getting owned in the park.

[JT123]

your a ****ing idiot.

Says the fake Spurs fan.