Recruiting Forum Football Talk LVII

[scvolfan7]

Kobe>Lebron

Lebron can play every position on the floor and be elite. Kobe? Hell no.

 

[Sleegro]

Truth. Curry, KD, Westbrook and almost every other player in the league going in for a layup would get some of this from Laimbeer.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAZ-d_YlUiQ[/youtube]

P.S. I can't believe the guy that got fouled here actually completed the dunk while getting the ultimate cheap shot

That play was real dirty and luckily that kid was hurt too bad but the Pistons were every bit as dirty all the time.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTyVvpAE4Eg[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuWwWtjC06A[/youtube]

 

[bignewt]

Ainge was so awesome

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsZ9k18GFb4[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDb62onises[/youtube]

 

[KokoBVol]

Welp...I see it’s that time of the year.

 

[drvenner]

"Lebron needs more leadership reps? I'm on it."

- Lyle Jones (probably)

Now, I only want to call him Lyle. It is funny to me how perceptions can change so quickly. Lyle was a joke. I wish I had seen it sooner.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Lebron was not bigger and stronger than Every player on those teams. Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn would have tossed lebron around like they did everybody else. He would have matched up physically more with Rodman, but Rodman would have made his life miserable. You could make the argument that those Pistons teams helped make Jordan into the force he became by going through what they put him through. And that due to all the rule and style changes Lebron never "got" to survive something like that to sharpen his edge. But yer point that I am quoting here is pretty false.

Wrong again. Lebron is physically stronger than Mahorn and Laimbeer ever were. Anybody who thinks one of the most physically dominating players like Lebron wouldn't be fine in the 80's is crazy IMO.

 

[jakez4ut]

Wrong again. Lebron is physically stronger than Mahorn and Laimbeer ever were. Anybody who thinks one of the most physically dominating players like Lebron wouldn't be fine in the 80's is crazy IMO.

i don't think the problem is lebron, as much as it is the rest of the league. back in the day vs. today, there's not much question in my mind as to which era was more physically imposing. i mean, teams today don't even try to rebound for goodness sakes.

i think Lebron would get his, sure. he's a fantastic player.

i just don't think he'd be "King Lebron".

 

[drvenner]

Bass, why did you have to go and do this? We have Spring practice and all kinds of position changes to talk about and you had to mention Lebron. SMH.

 

[Sleegro]

[twitter]984088816112848896[/twitter]

Great article and perspective from a guy who played for our previous 3 coaches. Thanks for posting.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

bass, why did you have to go and do this? We have spring practice and all kinds of position changes to talk about and you had to mention lebron. Smh.

😁

 

[almirUT]

I'm starting to wonder how much basketball people on the board watch. Most of what's being discussed sounds like Skip and Stephen A regurgitated garbage or bloviating about basketball after watching Sportscenter each night. Hank Hill is on the mark about this. The NBA has never had the current level of shooting. Think about it. In the 80s and 90s, there were good perimeter shooters, but anyone at the 4 or 5 was only expected to bang down low and post. Now we have 7 footers that can kill threes. You're basically phased out of the NBA if you can't shoot from three or midrange, unless you're some defensive power like Rudy Gobert or Andre Roberson.

So tired of "everyone was tougher in the past". No, that's not a fact. It's an opinion. There is no quantifiable way to prove that. The NBA players are still tough. The league is the one who neutered the rules by getting rid of handchecking and more rigidly enforcing flagrant fouls. The game is better for it. Basketball is a game of skill with the physicality being a factor. Not the other way around.

Don't say anything negative about LeBron in regard to play. He's one of the greatest of all time. You'll see that when he puts this below-average Cavs team on his back and carries them to the Finals. Just like he has done every year since 2011. Jordan and the Bulls played some good teams (stockton/malone jazz, Barkley Suns), but he never had to play against the Warriors. Remember that time that they won more games than anyone ever did, and then they added the second best all around player in the league to their team? Saying LeBron is trash should be a one-way ticket out of any sports related message board.

Forreal man these old heads think Jordan is untouchable for some reason. The level of athleticism I’m todays game blows away the 80s and first part of the 90s. Jordan plate against a bunch of C-Span type white boys

 

[InVOLuntary]

Invol bait

He's a jealous punk.

 

[WarMachine]

Feels like i need to ignore this whole thread and wait for the next one.

 

[99volfan]

Elgin Baylor is the greatest NBA player of all time. It's not even close really. Right now, he could beat both LeBron and a Jordan in his prime.

 

[hotcypress]

In sports, every generation is superior to those before it. Some of us may choose not to believe that because of the influence watching it had on our formative years, but I think it’s very evident.

As technology, sports nutrition, analytics, financial investment etc... all improve in sports, so do the athletes.

In another 30 years, there will be players that vastly exceed Jordan and LeBron, yet the same old arguments will linger.

great post.

 

[almirUT]

Lebron was not bigger and stronger than Every player on those teams. Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn would have tossed lebron around like they did everybody else. He would have matched up physically more with Rodman, but Rodman would have made his life miserable. You could make the argument that those Pistons teams helped make Jordan into the force he became by going through what they put him through. And that due to all the rule and style changes Lebron never "got" to survive something like that to sharpen his edge. But yer point that I am quoting here is pretty false.

Wtf are you talking about that guy would stand no chance against Lebron 😂😂

 

[hotcypress]

You could have quoted the whole post and put that gif. He’s all over the place

I was just trying to respond to multiple posts without having 3 different quote posts. I'm not surprised that someone who thinks each generation gets successively weaker would post a Trump gif. It's on brand.

 

[BruinVol]

He's a jealous punk.

Is name calling allowed here?

Asking for a punk friend of mine that would never be jealous of anyone that has exhibited a severe lack of hoops knowledge here over and over again.

 

[MwB]

Forreal man these old heads think Jordan is untouchable for some reason. The level of athleticism I’m todays game blows away the 80s and first part of the 90s. Jordan plate against a bunch of C-Span type white boys

Why do you say c-span white boys? You insinuating white players aren't as good?

 

[Nash_Vol97]

whoa whoa.

I’m a young folk and i love the basketball they played in the 80s and 90s. Would rather watch that honestly. There’s a few of us out there who love the game the way it used to be played.

👆🏼

 

[LaagerVol]

I was just trying to respond to multiple posts without having 3 different quote posts. I'm not surprised that someone who thinks each generation gets successively weaker would post a Trump gif. It's on brand.

Because each generation does get successively softer. This generation is softer than mine. Mine is softer than the one before it. It is what it is.

You really think as a society we are as tough as the WWI, WWII, Great Depression, etc generations were?

 

[SergeantVol]

Wrong again. Lebron is physically stronger than Mahorn and Laimbeer ever were. Anybody who thinks one of the most physically dominating players like Lebron wouldn't be fine in the 80's is crazy IMO.

Were you even alive in the 80’s?

 

[RikidyBones]

Elgin Baylor is the greatest NBA player of all time. It's not even close really. Right now, he could beat both LeBron and a Jordan in his prime.

Detlef Schremphfs. fight me.

 

[Brillovol]

Forreal man these old heads think Jordan is untouchable for some reason. The level of athleticism I’m todays game blows away the 80s and first part of the 90s. Jordan plate against a bunch of C-Span type white boys

What. The. Ever. Living. Hell.

 

[RikidyBones]

Forreal man these old heads think Jordan is untouchable for some reason. The level of athleticism I’m todays game blows away the 80s and first part of the 90s. Jordan plate against a bunch of C-Span type white boys

dumbest post in 2018. easy.