re: LeBron&#39;s #s the last 5 minutes of games

Posted by hiltacular

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:15 am to Klark Kent

FWIW I agree with your analysis about Lebron/Wade not showing emotion and it hurting the team. I also think that if Lebron were to run around the court yelling and screaming like Bosh/Garnett, he would get criticized for it. Lebron really cant do anything right in the eyes of people who dont like him.

Posted by tmart2912

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:15 am to vuvuzela

The reason we bring up Kobe and MJ is because we are pointing out how unfairly Lebron is judged just because you don't like him. So he had a chance to hit a big three last night from the corner down the stretch. It was in and out. If he makes that shot and the Heat go on to win is he clutch? He hit a big three from the wing in game 4 but the Heat again lost. If they win would anyone be talking about that shot as being clutch? It seems to me that clutch is directly associated with winning in the Lebron haters' minds. Just don't tell me that guy isn't clutch. If you say that I feel like you didn't watch any of the playoffs last year and then you heard the media and all the casual NBA fans bashing him after the finals and saying that Wade is better than him so you jumped on the bandwagon. He was big shot after big shot during their entire run to the finals last year. And yes he didnt play well in the finals and that is inexcusable but don't base a guy's whole career on one series.

Posted by Klark Kent

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:17 am to VerlanderBEAST

....such a pitiful excuse.

I am extremely ammused how the Heat role players have all the sudden dwindled talent level wise to what you and others are treating on the level of junior varsity basketball players.

Poor Chalmers, Haslem, Miller, and Battier are likely never to make a basketball team again.

Heat practices must be a clinic put on by Wade, LBJ, and Bosh against these scrubs. I bet they can never scrimmage. unless it's 3 on 5.

Posted by Klark Kent

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:19 am to hiltacular

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Lebron really cant do anything right in the eyes of people who dont like him.

that's half his problem right there.

if I'm making 50+ million a year off my contract, sponsors, and appearances. Plus being born one of the most naturally gifted and talented basketball players ever, if not the most.

do you think I would give a single frick about what some fatass sportswriter in Miami thought about me?

This post was edited on 6/6/12 at 11:22 am

Posted by Kracka

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:31 am to hiltacular

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Lebron really cant do anything right in the eyes of people who dont like him.

It's his own fault. He is as narcissistic as they come.

Posted by Roaad

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:34 am to Rittdog

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Totals in 31min: 19pts, 1ast, 7rbs

That is solid numbers for 31 minutes of play.

Posted by tmart2912

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:37 am to Klark Kent

"Poor Chalmers, Haslem, Miller, and Battier are likely never to make a basketball team again."

Well yes that is an exaggeration but Haslem, Miller, and Battier are all having the worst shooting seasons of their career. And even if Lebron does care about what people write about him, that's not why I brought that up. What I'm saying is that it's impossible to win an argument with someone who doesn't like Lebron because no matter how much evidence you bring to support you, they will just say things like he has no heart, and he has no rings, and he disappears in the 4th. When someone jumps so quickly to the "he doesn't have any rings" argument I immediately assume that they either don't watch many games and just listen to mainstream media, or they just don't really understand much about basketball.

Posted by Klark Kent

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:39 am to tmart2912

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assume that they either don't watch many games and just listen to mainstream media, or they just don't really understand much about basketball.

i could honestly care less about your opinion of my opinion.

Posted by Roaad

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:40 am to tmart2912

George Gervin, Pete Maravich, Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson, Stockton/Malone. . .

. . .Have no heart.

Why? No rings.

Trent Dilfer > Dan Marino

Posted by theunknownknight

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:43 am to Roaad

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That is solid numbers for 31 minutes of play.

On 25% shooting

Posted by Roaad

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:45 am to theunknownknight

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On 25% shooting

Shot percentage was way down.

Still. . .he is scoring points to close out games, as evidenced by the aforementioned stats.

Flies in the face of the "disappears in the 4th".

Posted by tmart2912

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:47 am to Klark Kent

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i could honestly care less about your opinion of my opinion.

The correct expression is couldn't care less. When I see people say this expression wrong I assume that they don't know how to speak English well, and are therefore not very intelligent and therefore don't understand basketball very well. Or maybe you are saying you do care about my opinion of your opinion.

Posted by shel311

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:48 am to theunknownknight

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On 25% shooting

And yet 25% is higher than the GOAT could muster.

Posted by shel311

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:49 am to Roaad

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Flies in the face of the "disappears in the 4th

19 shot attempts in 31 minutes isn't remotely passive or anything else everyone is talking about.

It's like every other Lebron argument for the most part, the actual facts don't bare out what people are saying.

Posted by castorinho

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:52 am to tmart2912

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The correct expression is couldn't care less. When I see people say this expression wrong I assume that they don't know how to speak English well, and are therefore not very intelligent and therefore don't understand basketball very well. Or maybe you are saying you do care about my opinion of your opinion.

It's called sarcastic inversion.

Posted by Klark Kent

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 11:52 am to tmart2912

okay bud. whatever you say big guy.

Posted by MrBiriwa

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 12:19 pm to hiltacular

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Now do this with Kobe last series, Durant this series, and Pierce and lets compare. The #s themselves mean nothing unless we can compare him w someone.

OK...I will play!

Game 1 - 6pts 0ast 1reb 0-1FG 6-6FT
Game 2 - 2pts 2ast 0reb 1-2FG
Game 3 - Blow out...Durant left with 6:22 to play
Game 4 - 14pt 1ast 0reb 5-6FG 4-4FT
Game 5 - 2Pts 0ast 1reb 0-1FG 2-2FT

24pts 3ast 2reb 6-10FG 13-14FT

Not bad KD....not bad at all and he didnt even play the last 5 min of Game 3.

Ouch Lebron and his apologist

This post was edited on 6/6/12 at 12:50 pm

Posted by theunknownknight

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Posted on 6/6/12 at 12:43 pm to MrBiriwa

Durant
57.6 ppg
7.2 apg
4.8 rpg
60% Shooting

PER 48 minutes!!!

Durant > Lebron

This post was edited on 6/6/12 at 12:44 pm