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Bron Bron is streaky but he is a solid mid range shooter.
I see Lebron in athleticism decline
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Bron Bron is streaky but he is a solid mid range shooter.
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lol we ain't talking about the future here. currently kobe's midrange fg% is not better than lebronOriginally Posted by knightngale
exactlyOriginally Posted by HANNSUM
Originally Posted by kvsm23vs24
Na Kobe has a way better midrange. It's just that Kobe take ALOT of stupid shots like 2 on 1 or fading away shots when he doesnt need to
shot selection is also a part of midrange game...
he takes tough shots b/c he simply cannot get easy shots with his current athleticism
imagine when lebron has to start taking tough shots due to lack of athleticism
Wade is probably going be affected even worse cause he is shorter
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lol we ain't talking about the future here. currently kobe's midrange fg% is not better than lebronOriginally Posted by knightngale
exactlyOriginally Posted by HANNSUM
Originally Posted by kvsm23vs24
Na Kobe has a way better midrange. It's just that Kobe take ALOT of stupid shots like 2 on 1 or fading away shots when he doesnt need to
shot selection is also a part of midrange game...
he takes tough shots b/c he simply cannot get easy shots with his current athleticism
imagine when lebron has to start taking tough shots due to lack of athleticism
Wade is probably going be affected even worse cause he is shorter
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Physically Leberon peaked early. There's not question about that.
For how long he can maintain that peak is the question.
For how long he can maintain that peak is the question.
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Physically Leberon peaked early. There's not question about that.
For how long he can maintain that peak is the question.
For how long he can maintain that peak is the question.
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Bron's improved jump shot came from years of being sent to the free-throw line. During his first 3 years, every critic and NBA player knew he couldn't sink a 17-footer. He really couldn't. But years of driving and getting fouled, shooting 8-12 times from the stripe really improved his jumper naturally.
Add that with the practicing he does regularly, his jumper is untouchable right now.
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Bron's improved jump shot came from years of being sent to the free-throw line. During his first 3 years, every critic and NBA player knew he couldn't sink a 17-footer. He really couldn't. But years of driving and getting fouled, shooting 8-12 times from the stripe really improved his jumper naturally.
Add that with the practicing he does regularly, his jumper is untouchable right now.
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On a semi related note, where is OC? New screen name? Really gone?
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On a semi related note, where is OC? New screen name? Really gone?
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He is a bit heavier and the knees are getting any younger or stronger...
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He is a bit heavier and the knees are getting any younger or stronger...
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Exactly my thoughts.
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Exactly my thoughts.
man listen
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not really overstated.. losing athleticism doesn't mean you can't jump as high or run fast anymore. all it means is that you can't do it as often because all of a sudden it wears you out. look at what kobe did to the hornets a few weeks ago or at the asg. nobody in their right mind would say he hasn't lost a step but for a couple plays he looked like #8. lebron is definitely saving his energy. on the other hand look at d wade, he looks like he hasn't lost anything and that's after some surgeries. dude's a monster
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not really overstated.. losing athleticism doesn't mean you can't jump as high or run fast anymore. all it means is that you can't do it as often because all of a sudden it wears you out. look at what kobe did to the hornets a few weeks ago or at the asg. nobody in their right mind would say he hasn't lost a step but for a couple plays he looked like #8. lebron is definitely saving his energy. on the other hand look at d wade, he looks like he hasn't lost anything and that's after some surgeries. dude's a monster
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Uh, no. You're confusing athleticism for conditioning/endurance.
As for LeBron, this is overstated. He's been picking his spots more and playing more of a floor game this season. It should be noted that he's playing the Bulls right now, and that spectacular offensive players tend to look less spectacular when playing great defenses. That's why they're great defenses. But this is NT and it's LeBron so if he's dunking everything in sight than he's one dimensional and all he does is dunk. When he's varying his game and scoring opportunities he's losing athleticism. Can't win. And I don't even like the guy.
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Uh, no. You're confusing athleticism for conditioning/endurance.
As for LeBron, this is overstated. He's been picking his spots more and playing more of a floor game this season. It should be noted that he's playing the Bulls right now, and that spectacular offensive players tend to look less spectacular when playing great defenses. That's why they're great defenses. But this is NT and it's LeBron so if he's dunking everything in sight than he's one dimensional and all he does is dunk. When he's varying his game and scoring opportunities he's losing athleticism. Can't win. And I don't even like the guy.
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I already talked about that in my first post on page 4Originally Posted by HANNSUM
lol we ain't talking about the future here. currently kobe's midrange fg% is not better than lebronOriginally Posted by knightngale
exactly
imagine when lebron has to start taking tough shots due to lack of athleticism
Wade is probably going be affected even worse cause he is shorter
the future is relevant here because of "not 5, not 6, not7"
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I already talked about that in my first post on page 4Originally Posted by HANNSUM
lol we ain't talking about the future here. currently kobe's midrange fg% is not better than lebronOriginally Posted by knightngale
exactly
imagine when lebron has to start taking tough shots due to lack of athleticism
Wade is probably going be affected even worse cause he is shorter
the future is relevant here because of "not 5, not 6, not7"
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Have you seen him in the open court?... dude is a freak of nature out there. He looks like TO in his prime when he runs the floor.
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Have you seen him in the open court?... dude is a freak of nature out there. He looks like TO in his prime when he runs the floor.
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put em up
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NT, home of the dumb talk.