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May 27, 2017
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GeauxCougs
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He would have been developed as a power forward
Power forwards didn't shoot 3s back then. Larry Bird was the closet thing to that and he was technically a SF in that offense.
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In today's NBA, Jordan would have put in the work to become an elite three point shooter instead of an elite post player
YIsForBrigham
MYOB
5/27/17 11:22am
Can you imagine Lebron against the Bad Boys in the late 80's/early 90's?
BYUHgrad
5/27/17 11:24am
what i do know is that a 6'8 260 lb wing would take it better than a 6'6" 215
smokymountainrain
5/27/17 11:27am
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Shteve
5/27/17 11:52am
Well, MJ.and every other star did so i imagine lebron would
smokymountainrain
5/27/17 12:08pm
Good point.
Shteve
5/27/17 12:24pm
I don't think he would have been an elite 3 point shooter--but he would be a
thebruce
5/27/17 11:27am
and lebron would have tailored his game to fit 80s/90s style ball.
smokymountainrain
5/27/17 11:28am
Yes he would have. But that era would have made him less efficient and he'd score fewer points. He'd still dominate that
YIsForBrigham
5/27/17 11:31am
RE: Yes he would have. But that era would have made him less efficient and he'd
benny1982
5/27/17 11:33am
i disagree. he'd have found a way to keep the efficiency. in fact i'd argue
smokymountainrain
5/27/17 11:34am
He would have been developed as a power forward
GeauxCougs
5/27/17 12:04pm
Not a chance. LeBrons entire skill set is that of s wing, a ball handler
smokymountainrain
5/27/17 12:09pm
If he grew up in the 70s he would have been developed as a PF
GeauxCougs
5/27/17 12:13pm
Maybe he gets the magic treatment but magic was really the only
GeauxCougs
5/27/17 12:14pm
Because he was the only one of his size who could move like that and do what
benny1982
5/27/17 12:16pm
You're not stating facts. You're stating opinions based on guesses.
benny1982
5/27/17 12:17pm
Right based on how 99% of people of his size were developed.
GeauxCougs
5/27/17 12:18pm
LeBron is the 1%. I thought that was the whole point.
benny1982
5/27/17 12:19pm
You are right. Somehow I had forgotten about magic
GeauxCougs
5/27/17 12:27pm
Ever heard of MJ as in Magic?
GA_Coug
5/27/17 1:18pm
Steve Smith and Anpherny (so?) Hardaway were both around 6'9".
BYUHgrad
5/27/17 1:42pm
So difficult to compare, yet so many seem convinced one way or the other.
benny1982
5/27/17 11:29am
That's a lie! Ignored!
TNT
5/27/17 11:33am
You're right, I lied. It's only mildly amusing.
benny1982
5/27/17 11:33am
We can all agree they are two of the greatest to play the game
GA_Coug
5/27/17 11:40am
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