LeBron James: Kobe Bryant 'knows he don't suck'

[3ball]

Lebron is a patronizing **** - he's the one that sucks - unlike prime Kobe and MJ, Lebron can't shoot well at high volume, which is one of the best tests of skill there is.

The 2015 playoffs were Lebron's first high volume playoffs and we saw what happened when the high volume forced him to stray from his normal diet of 3-pointers and layups - unfortunately, Lebron's efficiency is poor at the additional midrange and isolations required of high volume shooting, so he can't shoot well at high volume or require a double-team to PREVENT high volume..

At 39%, it benefited the Warriors every time he shot, so they encouraged his high volume by not double-teaming - they only double-teamed him 18 times in the entire Finals.. Compare that to MJ, where his high efficiency at high volume caused teams to double-team him 10+ times in a single quarter, as standard - teams couldn't afford high volume from Jordan, since it was accompanied by high efficiency too..

But the real holy grail of basketball skill is far greater than controlling pace with high volume like Lebron, or adding good efficiency to the high volume like MJ.. The real holy grail of basketball skill is good efficiency at high volume [COLOR="Navy"]while winning championships[/COLOR] because the high volume must be achieved within the team concept - the high volume must be achieved without diminishing teammates' statistics so the team can reach it's ceiling and be a championship team..

MJ (1992, 1993, 1997, and 1998) and Hakeem (1995) are the only players that reached the holy grail of basketball skill by achieving high efficiency at high volume while winning a championship (25+ shot attempts on 45%+ during the playoffs).. Ultimately, their elite midrange efficiency allowed them to shoot well at high volume.. As you can see, midrange is the key to goat-level skill.. In MJ's case, he averaged an amazing 25.1 shot attempts in the playoffs on 49%.. When you compare his [COLOR="Navy"]per 100 stats[/COLOR] to other wings (playoffs stats shown below), it's clear that he did exactly what the other wings did, but just MORE OF IT.. His efficiency was the same as other wings, but he simply produced far more at that efficiency:

JORDAN:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 43.3 pts.. 2.2 oreb.. 6.1 dreb.. 7.4 ast.. 4.0 tov.. 2.7 stl.. 1.1 blk.. [COLOR="green"]32.5 fga.. 118 ORtg.. 56.8 ts[/COLOR]
LEBRON:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 36.5 pts.. 2.0 oreb.. 9.3 dreb.. 8.6 ast.. 4.5 tov.. 2.2 stl.. 1.2 blk.. 26.8 fga.. 114 ORtg.. 56.5 ts
DURANT:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 35.8 pts.. 1.2 oreb.. 9.1 dreb.. 4.8 ast.. 4.1 tov.. 1.4 stl.. 1.5 blk.. 25.8 fga.. 114 ORtg.. 58.3 ts
KOBE:[COLOR="White"].....[/COLOR] 34.7 pts.. 1.4 oreb.. 5.5 dreb.. 6.4 ast.. 4.0 tov.. 1.9 stl.. 0.9 blk.. 27.7 fga.. 110 ORtg.. 54.1 ts
WADE:[COLOR="White"]....[/COLOR] 32.2 pts.. 2.0 oreb.. 5.4 dreb.. 7.1 ast.. 4.8 tov.. 2.3 stl.. 1.4 blk.. 24.5 fga.. 108 ORtg.. 55.4 ts

[Gus Hemmingway]

3ball does your keyboard still actually have a Control C + V button or are they worn off?

[Mr. Jabbar]

Lebron is a patronizing **** - he's the one that sucks - unlike prime Kobe and MJ, Lebron can't shoot well at high volume, which is one of the best tests of skill there is.

DAMN, 3ball went ALL-IN on my king, ill have to hold this L with pride, can't really counter these facts..

[TripleA]

Lebron is a patronizing **** - he's the one that sucks - unlike prime Kobe and MJ, Lebron can't shoot well at high volume, which is one of the best tests of skill there is.

JORDAN:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 43.3 pts.. 2.2 oreb.. 6.1 dreb.. 7.4 ast.. 4.0 tov.. 2.7 stl.. 1.1 blk.. [COLOR="green"]32.5 fga.. 118 ORtg.. 56.8 ts[/COLOR]
LEBRON:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 36.5 pts.. 2.0 oreb.. 9.3 dreb.. 8.6 ast.. 4.5 tov.. 2.2 stl.. 1.2 blk.. 26.8 fga.. 114 ORtg.. 56.5 ts
DURANT:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 35.8 pts.. 1.2 oreb.. 9.1 dreb.. 4.8 ast.. 4.1 tov.. 1.4 stl.. 1.5 blk.. 25.8 fga.. 114 ORtg.. 58.3 ts
KOBE:[COLOR="White"].....[/COLOR] 34.7 pts.. 1.4 oreb.. 5.5 dreb.. 6.4 ast.. 4.0 tov.. 1.9 stl.. 0.9 blk.. 27.7 fga.. 110 ORtg.. 54.1 ts
WADE:[COLOR="White"]....[/COLOR] 32.2 pts.. 2.0 oreb.. 5.4 dreb.. 7.1 ast.. 4.8 tov.. 2.3 stl.. 1.4 blk.. 24.5 fga.. 108 ORtg.. 55.4 ts

Looks pretty similiar to prime Kobe and Wade and Durant.
So do they suck. Every knows your a joke when you said Elgin Baylor is better than Lebron.

[LoneyROY7]

Copy. Paste. Rinse. Repeat.

[TripleA]

Copy. Paste. Rinse. Repeat.

Has any man had as much rent free as Lebron to 3ball

[West-Side]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14...self-criticism

James laughed when asked about Bryant's poor performance and harsh self-criticism and told the Akron Beacon Journal, "He knows he don't suck."

"What I see is a challenge to himself," James told the newspaper. "It has zero to do with his age. Zero. I think at one point in my career, in my 20s, I felt like I sucked. It's all a personal challenge."

What an absolute moron.
It has everything to do with age and his injury.

Dipshit comparing himself at 20 years of age to Kobe who's almost 37??

[ShawkFactory]

Lebron is a patronizing **** - he's the one that sucks - unlike prime Kobe and MJ, Lebron can't shoot well at high volume, which is one of the best tests of skill there is.

The 2015 playoffs were Lebron's first high volume playoffs and we saw what happened when the high volume forced him to stray from his normal diet of 3-pointers and layups - unfortunately, Lebron's efficiency is poor at the additional midrange and isolations required of high volume shooting, so he can't shoot well at high volume or require a double-team to PREVENT high volume..

At 39%, it benefited the Warriors every time he shot, so they encouraged his high volume by not double-teaming - they only double-teamed him 18 times in the entire Finals.. Compare that to MJ, where his high efficiency at high volume caused teams to double-team him 10+ times in a single quarter, as standard - teams couldn't afford high volume from Jordan, since it was accompanied by high efficiency too..

But the real holy grail of basketball skill is far greater than controlling pace with high volume like Lebron, or adding good efficiency to the high volume like MJ.. The real holy grail of basketball skill is good efficiency at high volume [COLOR="Navy"]while winning championships[/COLOR] because the high volume must be achieved within the team concept - the high volume must be achieved without diminishing teammates' statistics so the team can reach it's ceiling and be a championship team..

MJ (1992, 1993, 1997, and 1998) and Hakeem (1995) are the only players that reached the holy grail of basketball skill by achieving high efficiency at high volume while winning a championship (25+ shot attempts on 45%+ during the playoffs).. Ultimately, their elite midrange efficiency allowed them to shoot well at high volume.. As you can see, midrange is the key to goat-level skill.. In MJ's case, he averaged an amazing 25.1 shot attempts in the playoffs on 49%.. When you compare his [COLOR="Navy"]per 100 stats[/COLOR] to other wings (playoffs stats shown below), it's clear that he did exactly what the other wings did, but just MORE OF IT.. His efficiency was the same as other wings, but he simply produced far more at that efficiency:

JORDAN:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 43.3 pts.. 2.2 oreb.. 6.1 dreb.. 7.4 ast.. 4.0 tov.. 2.7 stl.. 1.1 blk.. [COLOR="green"]32.5 fga.. 118 ORtg.. 56.8 ts[/COLOR]
LEBRON:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 36.5 pts.. 2.0 oreb.. 9.3 dreb.. 8.6 ast.. 4.5 tov.. 2.2 stl.. 1.2 blk.. 26.8 fga.. 114 ORtg.. 56.5 ts
DURANT:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 35.8 pts.. 1.2 oreb.. 9.1 dreb.. 4.8 ast.. 4.1 tov.. 1.4 stl.. 1.5 blk.. 25.8 fga.. 114 ORtg.. 58.3 ts
KOBE:[COLOR="White"].....[/COLOR] 34.7 pts.. 1.4 oreb.. 5.5 dreb.. 6.4 ast.. 4.0 tov.. 1.9 stl.. 0.9 blk.. 27.7 fga.. 110 ORtg.. 54.1 ts
WADE:[COLOR="White"]....[/COLOR] 32.2 pts.. 2.0 oreb.. 5.4 dreb.. 7.1 ast.. 4.8 tov.. 2.3 stl.. 1.4 blk.. 24.5 fga.. 108 ORtg.. 55.4 ts

Do you have a word document with all of this?

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

LeBron saying it has "nothing to do with age" shows his ignorance.

Sure, Kobe could take a lesser role (as he should), but that has EVERYTHING to do with his age.

Guy needs to mind his business and worry about making a shot outside the paint.

[TripleA]

LeBron saying it has "nothing to do with age" shows his ignorance.

Sure, Kobe could take a lesser role (he should), but that has EVERYTHING to do with his age.

Guy needs to mind his business and worry about making shots outside the paint.

He was asked the question he didn't just tweet out Kobe doesn't suck.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

He was asked the question he didn't just tweet out Kobe doesn't suck.

Saying Kobe doesn't suck, and that his decline has NOTHING do with age are two different things. The latter reeks of ignorance and stupidity.

[TripleA]

Saying Kobe doesn't suck, and that his decline has NOTHING do with age are two different things. The latter reeks of ignorance and stupidity.

It's been shown Lebron says stupid shit in interviews so why would it be any different now.

[Rocketswin2013]

Saying Kobe doesn't suck, and that his decline has NOTHING do with age are two different things. The latter reeks of ignorance and stupidity.

Or just false modesty. Either way the media asks this guy stupid and irrelevant questions. And lots of them, there will be dumb answers in there at some point.

[JT123]

LeBron saying it has "nothing to do with age" shows his ignorance.

Sure, Kobe could take a lesser role (as he should), but that has EVERYTHING to do with his age.

Guy needs to mind his business and worry about making a shot outside the paint.

Someone's butthurt.

[DoctorP]

Kobe is such an elitist he can't stand struggling. Learn from Paul Pierce BITCH hahah