What was with that shove LeBron gave Embiid last night? That was not cool, or smart (because he does not want other guys to start doing that to him).
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
He was chippy with Embiid from early in the game.....have a feeling that he does like care much for the guy. Not sure if that is related to Simmons or where it originated.
btw, I definitely do not think it was a F2 as Embiid is claiming.....I actually think the shove in the back from Gasol had more of an impact on the way he fell.
Last edited by adkindo; 01-28-2021 at 10:40 AM.
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M2 (01-28-2021),Revering4Blue (01-28-2021)
Whatever you do, do your best to not allow the struggles of life to interfere with the pleasures of living.
To your point, this from ESPN: During their 10-game winning streak, the Jazz have trailed for a total of 57 seconds in the fourth quarter. New York held a one-point lead to start the fourth in its 108-94 loss on Tuesday before Clarkson helped Utah take the lead for good with his first basket of the quarter.
BuckeyeRed27 (01-28-2021),Revering4Blue (01-28-2021)
Which was part of my point, Steel.
Jordan would have to improve a great deal as a shooter to play as prominent a role in today's NBA. Basically, without improvement from deep, he's Jimmy Butler. Which is still great, btw. But he would have to improve.
LeBron's game, as is, translates into literally any era as its GOAT.
He's a 6'10" brawler built like a linebacker with a ballerina's grace and an elite point guard's vision.
Revering4Blue (01-28-2021)
Had that been any player other than LeBron James, they would have been tossed. I honestly had a lot more respect for LeBron before last night's game. He'd always been very respectful of the Sixers and he and Simmons have always been tight.
But that shove and his reaction afterwards were completely bush league.
"The problem with strikeouts isn't that they hurt your team, it's that they hurt your feelings..." --Rob Neyer
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I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Revering4Blue (01-28-2021)
Like any other sport, we can equalize for era while performing any analysis. The gap is that you view Jordan's three point rates as a lack of skill. But his rates were pretty clearly a result of circumstance and environment. Jordan COULD shoot threes at a high rate, he just didn't have to. It wasn't expected or necessary. But go check his stats. Take a look at his seasonal rates when he took @3.0 or more threes per game. See what you find.
You also seem to think that LeBron James' size would play the same way in Jordan's era as it does today. You need to consider that as players in Jordan's era played more consistently closer to the basket. LeBron wouldn't have nearly as much space to operate and would consistently be faced with players that were tougher and, frankly, meaner than those around today.
"The problem with strikeouts isn't that they hurt your team, it's that they hurt your feelings..." --Rob Neyer
"The single most important thing for a hitter is to get a good pitch to hit. A good hitter can hit a pitch that’s over the plate three times better than a great hitter with a ball in a tough spot.”
--Ted Williams
Jordan was an average shooter from long distance in his era. Were he to change eras, he wouldn't magically get better at it. 23 feet is still 23 feet. He would be expected to take more three-point shots-- and to be a better marksman when he did take them. In taking more three-point shots (as players of this era do), his shooting percentages would almost definitely go down. He would have to work on that shot's accuracy to ensure his GOAT label.
LeBron would have to work at nothing beyond, apparently, some vague notion of "toughness." (Somewhere in Atlanta, I'm sure Charles Barkley is nodding in agreement with your argument. Which is all I need to say to repudiate your argument.)
The first 10 years of Jordan's career were played with a three point line that is almost 2 feet further out than the current line.
Incorrect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-point_field_goalFor three seasons beginning in 1994–95, the NBA attempted to address decreased scoring by shortening the distance of the line from 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) (22 ft (6.71 m) at the corners) to a uniform 22 ft (6.71 m) around the basket. From the 1997–98 season on, the NBA reverted the line to its original distance of 23 ft 9 in (22 ft at the corners, with a 3-inch differential).
Whatever you do, do your best to not allow the struggles of life to interfere with the pleasures of living.
Boston Red (01-28-2021)
Can we just pretend I was right even though I was completely wrong?
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