lebron calls ai 'pound for pound' the greatest player ever

[avonbarksdale]

@HarveyAraton
Here in Miami, LeBron just called Allen Iverson "pound for pound the greatest player ever"

https://twitter.com/harveyaraton/sta...69969860968448

[sportjames23]

[nathanjizzle]

their is some validity to that. he was what 165 pounds and the impact he made on his team was extremely high. probably 3/4ths of jordan.

[cos88]

[kennethgriffin]

pound for pound kobe bryant is the greatest ever

limited speed yet blows by everyone

average hops yet pulls off the best in game dunks ever

small hands yet has all the handles, moves and shots of a michael jordan

skinny as hell yet posts up way bigger people with ease



if kobe was 6 feet tall like iverson he would be just as effective. none of his game is built on a physical advantage over the entire league like jordan or lebron had


which is why half the body he once had can still manage 1st team all nba with 27/5/6

and i bet on one leg this season he'l manage the same line


once iversons insane speed advantage was gone. he became a nobody.... his overall skills werent what kobes are

[Mass Debator]

I read something way back saying Stockton was the best pound for pound when you consider weight and win shares. Jordan was the leader in the playoffs.

[Pointguard]

Both of the greatest athletes of grand dimensions (Shaq and Lebron) said this. AI did go harder at the rim than anybody and he was 100 lbs less than Lebron and about 10 inches shorter. Pound for pound he was definitely more relentless offensively than anybody, Jordan included. You couldn't pound him down.

[bdreason]

Two words;


Isiah Thomas.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Overrated players unite.

[NumberSix]

I honestly doubt LeBron even understands what pound for pound means.

[East_Stone_Ya]

[DuMa]

[jlip]

"Pound for pound" is typically used as a qualifier to to explain why a smaller great player is/ was not as effective or accomplished as a significantly larger legend.

[Pointguard]

pound for pound kobe bryant is the greatest ever

limited speed yet blows by everyone

average hops yet pulls off the best in game dunks ever

small hands yet has all the handles, moves and shots of a michael jordan

skinny as hell yet posts up way bigger people with ease

if kobe was 6 feet tall like iverson he would be just as effective. none of his game is built on a physical advantage over the entire league like jordan or lebron had

which is why half the body he once had can still manage 1st team all nba with 27/5/6

and i bet on one leg this season he'l manage the same line

once iversons insane speed advantage was gone. he became a nobody.... his overall skills werent what kobes are

AI at Kobe's height - 8 inches taller and 50 lbs heavier. Naaaah, I got AI. I'd take AI at half those margins at 6'2 and 190.

If you want to go the no advantages route, Dantley was about the same weight as Bryant only a little bit heavier, about an inch or two shorter, and he had no physical advantages at all. He just knew how to ball.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Well he's right.

How ironic because Lebrons fans are like the anti Iverson crusade on here.

But yeah as you can see those who actually watched AI play will recognize his greatness.