If LeBron chokes in Game 7 it will forever put him a tier below Jordan, even if he has an insane stat game.
With a win he will cement himself as a peer of Jordan in the same vein as Kobe, Duncan, and Shaq.
It wouldn't be "choking" in Game 7 if he has monster stats but his team loses
>Kobe, Duncan, and Shaq.
one of them is not like the others
>>68568370
Why are you so hard on Bryant?
>>68568348
>peer of Jordan
>implying there is actually anyone that has ever been on his level
>>68568576
jordan is much worse than lebron
>muh zone defense
>>68568582
LOL
Ok kid. Isn't it past your bed time?
>>68568595
lol this fucking faggot
lebron does what he does with zone defense. man to man he would be averaging 50 points a game regular season and playoff
>>68568348
>chokes if he loses game 7
You can't choke if you are not the favourite senpai.
>>68568619
In this iteration of the game in which defenders can't lay a hand on people, maybe. What you Zone Defense shills conveniently forget is that the rules of contact for defenders were also changed to make it way easier for offense.
>>68568561
i bet it has something to do with kobe being a social outcast. society and history aren't kind to socially awkward loners.
>>68568619
Do you know what a hand check is? How about a forearm check?
Yeah, Lebron has never had to deal with those. And never will.
>>68568642
Then why do the all the star players prefer no zone? Retard.
>>68568641
>muh Decision
>muh Return
>muh Da Land
of course it'll be a choke if he loses, especially making it 3 Finals losses in a row
>>68568642
>having to deal with 'harder contact' from one defender
>having to go through 2-4 defenders
lol nice argument faggot. and with lebron's size, he bodies 90%+ of the NBA 1v1
>>68568662
you're right, instead of having to deal with one defender's forearm check, he has to drive through three people. much more impressive
you really think lebron wouldn't thrive in the old era? Hell more contact would also help him, he's huge. So few defenders could ever handle him 1v1, that's why they put 3-4 people on him at times
>>68568677
4 defenders. On 1 man. Leaving 4 men with wide open shots. Yes, this happens all the time.
>It's past your bed time son
>>68568673
Google says different senpai.
>>68568703
that's how zone defenders work... they can target multiple players at the same time! hey everybody look this guy is retarded
>>68568698
My point is this. Jordan wasn't huge and look what he did. Imagine what he would be able to do in today's game. He wouldn't have to rely on power and strength to get through defenders, because there would be no hand/forearm check or steering allowed. He'd have to rely on speed, agility, and ball handling.....today's league would play to Jordan's strengths. Anyone that seriously says Lebron>Jordan just hasn't looked at the statistics of their respective careers, or were alive to watch Jordan play.
>>68568727
Yes, and then you get open 3s drilled on you all day every day. Much defense, very strategy.
>>68568348
>kobe
>6/24
Hey Zone Defense shills, do any of you know why the average score per game has gone up from the mid 90s to the low 100's since the changes to defense were made?
It's because scoring is easier now.
>check
>mate
>MUH LEBRON
>>68568753
lebron is just as athletic as jordan, if not more so. the statistics don't fucking matter. Jordan was agile enough that he could get past almost any defender 1v1. He would have died in today's league. Jordan wasn't relying on power and strength to get open shots or drive to the basket, he was relying on his finesse, a finesse which wouldn't work as well with 2-3 guys blocking the drive or contesting the shot. no one is saying Jordan isn't amazing, but Lebron is without a doubt the better player and better athlete
>today's league would play to Jordan's strengths.
that's retarded, you're retarded, if today's league would play to jordan's strengths, he wouldn't have opposed zone defense!
>>68568753
No shit. MJ was the most skilled, and arguably the most athletic player to play the game.
He'd clown the defense of today's NBA because the rules have been pussified. You can't touch anyone anymore. That's why you end up with """"""""""superstars"""""""""" like James Harden.
>>68568816
it's actually because zone defense has evolved the game to utilize 3point shooting more, the warriors are literally the culmination of the rule change
do you fucks even watch basketball? how can you be so wrong?
>>68568793
>MJ went 5/19 in the clincher against Sonics
>trying to base a player's legacy on one Finals game
fuck off lebron cuck
>>68568816
dumbass
>>68568821
>Jordan would have died in today's league.
Everything you have just said goes immediately in the trash you fucking goomba
>>68568854
lol alright faggot, good argument. you're still fucking wrong
https://youtu.be/H8M2NgjvicA?t=49s
Oh yeah. There is no way Jordan could handle multiple defenders.
https://youtu.be/H8M2NgjvicA?t=1m52s
Nope, mulltiple defenders just absolutely BTFO out of Jordan. He'd be helpless today.
>>68568941
the guy defending the basket can't even move off the basket until jordan comes close enough so that he's still within range of his own player or else it's a defensive foul. in high level basketball, THIS MATTERS.
>3-4
>anywhere near 6-0, 5-2, 5-1, 4-2
Please kill yourself lebetas
>>68568941
do you not see how wide open the drive is once he rolls of his man? are you fucking serious?
>>68568576
If Jordans on a different level, then how come he never was in any Samsung or Kia commercials, hmmmm?
>>68568941
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnhi_fMEftI
Notice a difference? if you have even the smallest basketball IQ you should
