Wait, you believe that 3 years of no professional basketball in a changing game

Jan 31, 2023
8:52:10am

Gentleman Stan All-American

was an advantage?

That's an incredible statement. Let's say Aaron Rodger's takes 3 years off and then comes back. That would give him an advantage over guys that played straight through?

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Lebron has got to be having the best season ever for a 38 year old.

Jay Kay

1/30/23 10:33pm

It really is insane

Mr. Rumsfield

1/30/23 10:33pm

RE: Lebron has got to be having the best season ever for a 38 year old.

StarMan

1/30/23 10:35pm

RE: Lebron has got to be having the best season ever for a 38 year old.

WJCougar

1/30/23 10:40pm

At age 38 Kareem was All-NBA 1st team, won Finals MVP and finished 5th in the regular MVP. Oh and his team won the title

kimdaddy35

1/30/23 10:45pm

Yep. People forget about this

texbird33

1/30/23 10:46pm

Kareem also was playing on one of the greatest teams of all time. LeBron has

Blueto

1/30/23 10:48pm

At 38 Kareem was smart enough to realize he’s not a GM.

DiamondMo

1/30/23 10:54pm

Or a politician.

whirl

1/31/23 5:39am

....but he WAS an actor!

StarMan

1/31/23 8:45am

Lebron picked his team.

Benfica1

1/30/23 10:54pm

Keeping afloat? LA is in last place in its division.

SierraCoug

1/30/23 10:54pm

Only 4 games separate the 4th place and 13th place team

JoeExotic

1/31/23 6:36am

Lebron deserves every part of playing for crappy teams. His GM skills suck

Medute

1/30/23 10:59pm

Your point being that Kareem's numbers were worth something and Lebron's hollow? Mostly true.

kimdaddy35

1/30/23 10:59pm

At least on offense he is ...

ManicBlue

1/30/23 11:24pm

Uhhhhh. Who is to blame for this?

COACHdrn

1/31/23 7:01am

His individual season was not as good as Lebrons is.

Jay Kay

1/30/23 11:03pm

Then why did he accomplish things like First Team All NBA that Lebron won't?

kimdaddy35

1/30/23 11:08pm

Not to be pedantic.

Blue Cat

1/30/23 11:25pm

Seems like Hakeem shoulda been 1st team looking at the stats

PHXSUNS31

1/30/23 11:44pm

Probably, but Hakeem wasn’t a legend yet.

Blue Cat

1/31/23 12:01am

I never subscribed to the hollow numbers theory as long as the player is out

Jay Kay

1/30/23 11:31pm

Respect what he does on the court. GM LBJ ruined the current Lakers team.

NYC and Japan

1/31/23 7:34am

That’s a valid criticism

Jay Kay

1/31/23 8:31am

10 pts and 4 rb per game vs 30 pts and 8 rbs and 7 asst. hmmmmm

buckeyecougarguy

1/30/23 11:24pm

I guess at 38 Kareem had like 23, 6. I guess being 5 inches taller doesn’t help

buckeyecougarguy

1/30/23 11:30pm

Thanks Bill

Soren Tversky

1/30/23 11:59pm

Closest two at age 38

Blueto

1/30/23 10:46pm

The Jordan season was very inefficient…I think Malone or Stockton are closer

PHXSUNS31

1/30/23 10:52pm

He's putting up meaningless stats. He won't be All NBA nor 5th in the MVP

kimdaddy35

1/30/23 11:03pm

He won’t be 1st team, but I think he’s definitely headed for 2nd or 3rd

PHXSUNS31

1/30/23 11:04pm

Agreed. Putting up big numbers on a better team is more difficult. What he is doing is impressive, but I would still

kimdaddy35

1/30/23 11:07pm

Fair, I think Kareem had an awesome season…though having Magic helped a ton

PHXSUNS31

1/30/23 11:11pm

Teams only worry about stopping him without AD in lineup. He sees all kinds

Blueto

1/30/23 11:11pm

I see AD and think Adrian Dantley

dratax

1/31/23 12:18am

He’s playing at an mvp level and if he had a great team around him, he would be

Jay Kay

1/30/23 11:08pm

GM LBJ is the reason the Laker team around him is not good.

NYC and Japan

1/31/23 7:36am

41, 9, and 8 in an OT loss at the best team in the NBAs court? Meaningless?

Blueto

1/30/23 11:19pm

I don’t get why his stats are meaningless. Because his team isn’t elite?

Mr. Rumsfield

1/31/23 7:44am

Hard to compare MJ for several reasons:

Gentleman Stan

1/31/23 4:46am

You kind of want it both ways. LeBron sits out games. MJ sat out entire seasons

Blueto

1/31/23 7:30am

Wait, you believe that 3 years of no professional basketball in a changing game

Gentleman Stan

1/31/23 8:52am

From a wear and tear perspective 100%

Blueto

1/31/23 9:12am

Alternatively, you could go with reality. MJ took two years off, came back and

Gentleman Stan

1/31/23 10:30am

Reality is nice, here's some. MJ didn't take TWO years off. He played in 94-95

Blueto

1/31/23 11:00am

Ok. One season and 79% of the next season.

Gentleman Stan

1/31/23 3:29pm

That's the thing about MJ stans. They think he only played 6 seasons, not 15

Blueto

1/31/23 3:50pm

MJ never missed the playoffs until age 39, and advanced to the Second Round or

Gentleman Stan

1/31/23 5:44pm

But that tantrum though 🤡

eyebleedblu

1/30/23 10:48pm

MVP-level tantrum.

squidmark

1/31/23 6:26am

Only 8 guys have even averaged 30 minutes a game at 38 or older

PHXSUNS31

1/30/23 10:51pm

Those last three on the list shocked me.

Manti

1/30/23 10:58pm

Grant Hill had a nice little renaissance in his late 30s with the suns

PHXSUNS31

1/30/23 11:02pm

Lebron’s performance is very exciting for Lebron.

Vert der Frick

1/30/23 11:16pm

What advice would you give Lebron to improve his teammates?

Jay Kay

1/30/23 11:38pm

Stop trying to be the GM & stop insisting that you’ll only play w/ your friends

BYU Fan

1/31/23 6:03am

Valid criticism

Jay Kay

1/31/23 8:32am

Stop being the GM, whining about everything and opining on politics. LeKaren!

notsofast

1/31/23 7:36am

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