The way they foul in the 90s he will develop a jump shot quicker??man I saw the 90s there were no freaking hard fouls stop the B's with eras been more physical..only bad boys were physical and that doesn't mean everyone was
Think Steve Kerr is just getting tired of Kenny Smith bashing LBJ being like someone else. Lebron is a freak of nature and is the GOAT of our era period
bron is literally just magic but stronger faster more athletic and also a much better defender in his prime.. if magic could do it then y couldnt this freak of nature??
Of course he'd still be good in other eras, but the way the game was played in the 90s means that every one of his numbers would have dropped because the game wasn't as open. He would have likely already retired because the physical nature of the game would have been more demanding. Players played 82 games a year back then, and they played defense. They weren't allowed to coast, not get back or load manage. He still would have been a good player, but his career line of 27/7/7 would have likely dropped to about 22/5/4. Still a good player, but not in the goat conversation. Lebron has averaged 4.5 three point attempts a game. In the last three seasons he has taken even more, averaging 6.3, 6.3, and 8.2 three point attempts a game. That wasn't how the game was played in the 90s, so that would have been more like 1 or 2 3s a game. Numbers drop quickly if suddenly you don't have the opportunity for 24 points a game on threes alone. He's also not a good foul shooter. Hack a Lebron would have been a thing, particularly in playoff situations. All the easy layups and dunks where no one contests him now would not have been like that, and there were also rim protectors in the 90s. Lebron plays in a era with zero rim protectors. In the 90s, everyone had one and the era was arguably the golden era of centers with a lot of all-time greats. So Lebron would have been good, but his numbers would have dipped, which is the exact opposite thing they say about Jordan. If he played in Lebron's era, his numbers would sky rocket.
@Pallani Dunking on a 7 footer once a season isnt the same as getting every drive contested. There are no rim protectors anymore because all bigs are expected to shoot threes now. In the 90s, who are talking about Shaq, Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwan, Mutumbo, Malone, Bill Lambeer, David Robinson, Alonzo Mourning to name a few. What bigs was in the Lebron era? True rim protectors, he had Duncan and Howard eariler in his career, and absolutely no one for the last seven years or so. Players don't play helpside defense at all anymore. You get passed your defender the velvet ropes part and you get uncontested layups now. It's not even remotely the same and anyone who says it is is probably 12 years old.
i agree also that lebron will dominate the 90's era but he wont have a very long career, i give him 10 years because of hospital facilities are not sophisticated, no good treatment for serious injury unlike today. imagine bill laimbeer tries to injure him, the stronger and heavier the player the harder the fall.
The thing is LeBron never faced an i jury until the recent 3 years 😂😂 so what MJ would've had to worry about LeBron for a decade. Bird, Thomas, and Magic before Kareem retired were Jordan's nightmares. Image facing a Bron led team. I'd doubt Jordan would have 6 rings
I always say look at how great Karl Malone was when he played.... he was a beast and easily an all time great. Also if it wasn't for Jordan he'd probably have a couple rings which would add to his legacy. My point is LeBron James is basically Karl Malone but more athletic and literally better at everything... hahahaha. Yeah he would've done just fine.
you mean doesn't play d at all. That suns series last year was shameful. Not getting back, walking up the court, feigning interest in guarding anyone. LBJ and Pippen are not in the same universe defensively.
@Pallani Haha, elite defender? Because he makes a highlight block every once in a while? He is a HHHHHoooorible onball defender. He legitimately never tries to lock someone down ever. The second someone pretends to screen him he gives up and its up to everyone else to make the adjustment. I dont think I've ever seen him fight through a screen or remotely be the reason his opponent doesn't have a good game. He's played 19 seasons and still has 500 fewer steals than Jordan. 40-year old Jordan still averages 1.5 steals a game. 31 year old Lebron averaged 1.4. You have to go all the way back to 30 year old Lebron to see a season that topped 40 year old Jordan and 30 year old Lebron still only had 1.6 per game. He's not a good defender, never has been.
@Pallani So you're saying Lebron hasn't played defense in 7 years but that's ok cause he played some before that? Elite defenders don't get nicknamed LeFlop. There are videos dedicated to his terrible defense and the video includes his Cavs days too, not just not caring on the Lakers. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_ZlvjFqb5kE.html
@Pallani Not trying is worse than not being good at something. He is literally indifferent on defense and has been for a long time. No one should ever bring him up defensively as a positive career attribute unless you want to talk about the chase blocks he did cause that is a "look at me moment" for him to actually give effort on. If it's the nuts and bolts, slap the floor, get in the defensive stance and shut someone down that doesn't get the highlight, the effort is not worth it to him.
@Pallani uhhh cause leflop is his defensive style, he flops constantly, even more compilation videos on RU-vid showing his flopping on defense. You don’t get that nickname unless you earned it, and he’s earned it.
Once longevity playing in a softer era allows him to pass Kareem on the scoring list, that means his 6 finals losses gets erased too right? Cause as long as that black mark is on his resume, he rides closer to the back of the bus on the top 10 list. 5-7 is where he will likely end up once the media no longer needs to force the jordan vs lebron debate. Just like they forced the kobe vs jordan debate and recently ESPN ranked kobe 9th alltime on their list. Meaning the kobe vs jordan debate was never a real thing, just like Jordan vs Lebron was never a real debate, just fills airtime. When Lebron is gone, they will bring someone else up to debate that about, that's how 24hr a day sports media works.
In the 90s? No. Just ask shaq, penny, reggie, ewing, starks, barkley, malone, stockton... everyone in dream team 2. If lbj needed wade and bosh to get over the hump, imagine what he would be in the 90s.
And when Lebron takes something personally...that usually means he is leaving the game with 5 minutes to go after getting throttled by the Phoenix Suns. "These shoulders were built for a reason and if it takes for me to put more on top of it then so be it." Apparently playing any defense at all wasn't one of the things that fit on top those shoulders.
They would have also asked him to play 82 games a year, something he has only done 1 single time in 19 seasons. He would have retired awhile ago if he played in a more physical era and actually had to play all the games and get back on defense.
