Gotta give credit when credit is due.. LEBRON JAMES IS BALLLIN!..

EmM HoLLa.

Is it me.. Or did this dude go out and finally develop a reliable mid range Jump Shot during the off season?... Yall know I have been critical of that guy.. I have even gone as far as saying that he is just a bum if u take away his athleticism.. Since then he has show a little bit of a post game.. And looks like he can finally shoot.. He is adding more polish to his game.. If this trend continues... And he continues to win rings.. The man may very well end his career as the goat.. With a polished offensive repertoire he will be Magic and Michael rolled in one.. That little mid range step back looks to be deadly.. How can u block that.. The man is 6'8 and jumps out the gym..

infamous114

I don't know if it's reliable...he was just in the zone in the 2nd half.

Tommy bilfiger

And the sky is blue,Lebron been ballin and been the best player in the nba since 06-07

Only skip bayless and insecure groupies of other players disagree

Trillip Brooks

You're about 5-6 years late

Chi-Town Bully

Best player in the game for years now

EmM HoLLa.

My stance has always been that Lebron James is the best because he is bigger, stronger, & faster than everyone else.. You strip him of that he wouldn't be that good..

After watching him to start the season it is clear to me that the man has added some polish to his game.. So even if his athleticism were to decline.. His production wouldn't...

His jumpshot and his lack of a post game has always been a weakness.. And it looks like he has addressed both.. He was already an unstoppable force.. Now with the new wrinkles added to his game.. The man can go down as the best to ever do it... This is my main point..

rage

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

Is it me.. Or did this dude go out and finally develop a reliable mid range Jump Shot during the off season?... Yall know I have been critical of that guy.. I have even gone as far as saying that he is just a bum if u take away his athleticism.. Since then he has show a little bit of a post game.. And looks like he can finally shoot.. He is adding more polish to his game.. If this trend continues... And he continues to win rings.. The man may very well end his career as the goat.. With a polished offensive repertoire he will be Magic and Michael rolled in one.. That little mid range step back looks to be deadly.. How can u block that.. The man is 6'8 and jumps out the gym..

Bron's been an above .500 shooter since 2009

EmM HoLLa.

rage wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

Is it me.. Or did this dude go out and finally develop a reliable mid range Jump Shot during the off season?... Yall know I have been critical of that guy.. I have even gone as far as saying that he is just a bum if u take away his athleticism.. Since then he has show a little bit of a post game.. And looks like he can finally shoot.. He is adding more polish to his game.. If this trend continues... And he continues to win rings.. The man may very well end his career as the goat.. With a polished offensive repertoire he will be Magic and Michael rolled in one.. That little mid range step back looks to be deadly.. How can u block that.. The man is 6'8 and jumps out the gym..

Bron's been an above .500 shooter since 2009

That's a function of shot selection.. More that it is an indicator of his shooting prowess.... The nigga looks to have a bonified jimmy now... I can't believe u niggaz is in her acting like the nigga had a consistent jumper before..

IceBergTaylor

LeBron James is Ballin & water is wet

NothingButTheTruth

lmao!

rage

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

rage wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

Is it me.. Or did this dude go out and finally develop a reliable mid range Jump Shot during the off season?... Yall know I have been critical of that guy.. I have even gone as far as saying that he is just a bum if u take away his athleticism.. Since then he has show a little bit of a post game.. And looks like he can finally shoot.. He is adding more polish to his game.. If this trend continues... And he continues to win rings.. The man may very well end his career as the goat.. With a polished offensive repertoire he will be Magic and Michael rolled in one.. That little mid range step back looks to be deadly.. How can u block that.. The man is 6'8 and jumps out the gym..

Bron's been an above .500 shooter since 2009

That's a function of shot selection.. More that it is an indicator of his shooting prowess.... The nigga looks to have a bonified jimmy now... I can't believe u niggaz is in her acting like the nigga had a consistent jumper before..

Bron has been 40% or greater from around the 16ft mark since 2009. He was 45% from 16ft in 2011, he's actually lower 39% this year. For comparison Durant's only year that he was better in that range was last year at 46%....now go ahead and tell me that Durant isnt a shooter.

Alpha Outlaw

Stringer bell thread..

t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

]My stance has always been that Lebron James is the best because he is bigger, stronger, & faster than everyone else.. You strip him of that he wouldn't be that good..

After watching him to start the season it is clear to me that the man has added some polish to his game.. So even if his athleticism were to decline.. His production wouldn't...

His jumpshot and his lack of a post game has always been a weakness.. And it looks like he has addressed both.. He was already an unstoppable force.. Now with the new wrinkles added to his game.. The man can go down as the best to ever do it... This is my main point..

Y'all act like there aren't big, strong athletic niggas sitting at home though. If you took away a,b, and c from anyone in professional sports they wouldn't be that good. Niggas in football are 250+ running 4.5 40's, does that take away from how great they are? Lebron can play every position on the court, distributes like a guard, can lock down the opposing teams best player if need be, and take over the game in the fourth. He's a superstar who is a team player and doesn't feel the need to publicly shit on his team regardless of whether they deserve it or not. What more do y'all want from this nigga..

EmM HoLLa.

rage wrote: »

rage wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

rage wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

Is it me.. Or did this dude go out and finally develop a reliable mid range Jump Shot during the off season?... Yall know I have been critical of that guy.. I have even gone as far as saying that he is just a bum if u take away his athleticism.. Since then he has show a little bit of a post game.. And looks like he can finally shoot.. He is adding more polish to his game.. If this trend continues... And he continues to win rings.. The man may very well end his career as the goat.. With a polished offensive repertoire he will be Magic and Michael rolled in one.. That little mid range step back looks to be deadly.. How can u block that.. The man is 6'8 and jumps out the gym..

Bron's been an above .500 shooter since 2009

That's a function of shot selection.. More that it is an indicator of his shooting prowess.... The nigga looks to have a bonified jimmy now... I can't believe u niggaz is in her acting like the nigga had a consistent jumper before..

Bron has been 40% or greater from around the 16ft mark since 2009. He was 45% from 16ft in 2011, he's actually lower 39% this year. For comparison Durant's only year that he was better in that range was last year at 46%....now go ahead and tell me that Durant isnt a shooter.

Who said anything about Durant?..

You can pull up the numbers all you want.. But it is known that Lebron James' jump shot has been suspect to say the least for the bulk of his career.. It was the least reliable part of his game..

So far this season.. He is shooting it with confidence.. If you take away driving lanes the man is just pulling up and knocking them down.. It looks better then it has ever looked..

EmM HoLLa.

t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088 wrote: »

t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088 wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

]My stance has always been that Lebron James is the best because he is bigger, stronger, & faster than everyone else.. You strip him of that he wouldn't be that good..

After watching him to start the season it is clear to me that the man has added some polish to his game.. So even if his athleticism were to decline.. His production wouldn't...

His jumpshot and his lack of a post game has always been a weakness.. And it looks like he has addressed both.. He was already an unstoppable force.. Now with the new wrinkles added to his game.. The man can go down as the best to ever do it... This is my main point..

Y'all act like there aren't big, strong athletic niggas sitting at home though. If you took away a,b, and c from anyone in professional sports they wouldn't be that good. Niggas in football are 250+ running 4.5 40's, does that take away from how great they are? Lebron can play every position on the court, distributes like a guard, can lock down the opposing teams best player if need be, and take over the game in the fourth. He's a superstar who is a team player and doesn't feel the need to publicly shit on his team regardless of whether they deserve it or not. What more do y'all want from this nigga..

Im giving the man props... What are you talkin about?... From what I have saw the start the season.. That man has no real offensive weakness.. He has gotten much better... He doesnt have to rely on his athleticism as much... He can beat you in many different ways..

MC The Rapper

rage

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

rage wrote: »

rage wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

rage wrote: »

EmM HoLLa. wrote: »

Is it me.. Or did this dude go out and finally develop a reliable mid range Jump Shot during the off season?... Yall know I have been critical of that guy.. I have even gone as far as saying that he is just a bum if u take away his athleticism.. Since then he has show a little bit of a post game.. And looks like he can finally shoot.. He is adding more polish to his game.. If this trend continues... And he continues to win rings.. The man may very well end his career as the goat.. With a polished offensive repertoire he will be Magic and Michael rolled in one.. That little mid range step back looks to be deadly.. How can u block that.. The man is 6'8 and jumps out the gym..

Bron's been an above .500 shooter since 2009

That's a function of shot selection.. More that it is an indicator of his shooting prowess.... The nigga looks to have a bonified jimmy now... I can't believe u niggaz is in her acting like the nigga had a consistent jumper before..

Bron has been 40% or greater from around the 16ft mark since 2009. He was 45% from 16ft in 2011, he's actually lower 39% this year. For comparison Durant's only year that he was better in that range was last year at 46%....now go ahead and tell me that Durant isnt a shooter.

Who said anything about Durant?..

You can pull up the numbers all you want.. But it is known that Lebron James' jump shot has been suspect to say the least for the bulk of his career.. It was the least reliable part of his game..

So far this season.. He is shooting it with confidence.. If you take away driving lanes the man is just pulling up and knocking them down.. It looks better then it has ever looked..

Yes we all know how unreliable "numbers" can be

playmaker88

Alot of niggas are ballin. Ballers ball

DaBull

this nigga Emm thought he was gonna befriend the LBJ fans makin this thread and they all came for his neck immediately HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA

rage

Here are three parts of James' game that he's elevated so far.

1. He's shooting threes like than Ray Allen.

First, a little story. When Ray Allen joined the Heat, several of the team's finest shooters would participate in a shooting contest every day after practice during the season. This has been a daily ritual for years now, but Allen's presence raised the stakes for Miami's sharpshooters Mike Miller, James Jones, Shane Battier, Mario Chalmers and other ambitious players.

So, one day after a long shooting competition that wrapped up a preseason practice, Allen walked over to the waiting media huddle, wiped off his sweat with his jersey and began fielding questions.

Predictably, here was the first query: So, did you win the shooting contest?

Allen shook his head and laughed, "Nope. LeBron did, believe it or not."

This has happened a few times. Allen comes over to the media and he admits that James has beaten him in a shooting contest. Wait, James consistently beating arguably the greatest 3-point shooter in a shooting contest? How is this possible?

I asked myself the same question late Monday night after watching James hit 3-point shot after 3-point shot against the poor Rockets. On the night, James scored 38 points with 15 of those points coming from beyond the arc. James is now shooting 52 percent (13-for-25) from downtown on the season, just shy of Allen's 54 percent rate.

When it comes to the 3-point shot, James has never enjoyed a hotter start. His previous high in 3-point percentage through eight games was back in 2006-07 when he shot 43.8 percent (14-for-32). This serves as a helpful warning sign because that season James shot 30.5 percent from downtown the rest of the way. It's a small sample size, indeed.

But it's worth watching as the season wears on, since this sort of efficiency is some new ground for James. Put it this way: Guess how many 3-point shots James had made eight games into last season?

Zero.

2. He's rebounding like Dwight Howard.

James has never averaged eight rebounds per game over a full season. Right now? He's averaging 10. In fact, James is currently enjoying a streak in which he's registered at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in five consecutive games. His longest such streak before that? Three games.

So again, we're entering new territory for James, which seems unthinkable considering his decorated past. Actually, his rebounds per game understates his rebounding prowess this season so far. Due to a few blowouts this season, James has posted a career-low 34.5 minutes per game. If we look at rebound rate, which answers the question "What percentage of available rebounds has LeBron collected while on the floor?", we find that James' 17.2 rebound rate ranks higher than Tyson Chandler, Kevin Garnett, Blake Griffin and Marcin Gortat so far this season. Not bad.

James has apparently embraced playing bigger this season now that Chris Bosh has shifted to center. Though he hasn't displayed his post game more this season -- Erik Spoelstra promised after the Houston game we'd see more of it soon -- James has hit the glass with reckless abandon thus far.

To wit: you know who else has a 17.2 rebound rate this season? Dwight Howard.

3. He's taking care of the ball like ... well, no one.

What was more impressive last night, that James had 32 points in the second-half or that he handled the ball that much without committing a single turnover all game? Tough to decide.

We've heard a lot about James looking more relaxed, playing care-free basketball and feeling more comfortable in his own skin now that he's been relieved of the "ring-less" burden. But the numbers back up the takes from body language experts out there.

On Monday night, James recorded 38 points, 10 rebounds and six assists without turning the ball over. You know how many times that's happened over the past decade? Four times. Two of them belong to James. The other two? Dirk Nowitzki and Vince Carter.

So James' performance last night was pretty rare in the annals of the NBA. But when we look at James' campaign this season, we find that his ball-handling efficiency is off the charts. Until data from 3D video tracking services like SportVU become more publicly available, we'll have to just estimate how much James is controlling the ball offensively. To do that, we'll at his shot and assist frequency and compare that to how much he turns the ball over. Not perfect, but you'll get the idea.

James is averaging 18.3 field goal attempts and 6.4 assists per 36 minutes this season. If we look into NBA history and pull up all the times a player has averaged at least 18 field goal attempts and five assists on a 36-minute basis, we come up with 72 times that it has happened. So basically we're looking at players who have "dominated" the ball as much as James has this season.

Who owns the lowest turnover rate in that group of 72 instances?

James, at 1.8 turnovers per 36 minutes.

The next two? World B. Free and Michael Jordan. The average player on this list turned it over three times every 36 minutes. James is registering a rate almost half that so far.

It's early. Eight games early. But so far, James has never looked this good this early in the 3-point shooting, rebounding and turnover columns in his career.

With all this considered, it's no surprise that James has already separated himself from the field in player efficiency rating (PER).

Here's a chart illustrating all the players so far this season (minimum 5 games and 10 minutes per game).

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/15796/lebron-james

EmM HoLLa.

DaBull wrote: »

this nigga Emm thought he was gonna befriend the LBJ fans makin this thread and they all came for his neck immediately HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA

Not really.. My team is undefeated and our best player leads the league in scoring... I was just sayin that Lebron is shooting the lights out.. And niggaz wanna come in here and act like he been shooting like this his whole career something we all know is categorically false..

R.D.

did this need a thread ?

guess ill make my Demar DeRozan thread now

MC The Rapper

R.D. wrote: »

R.D. wrote: »

did this need a thread ?

guess ill make my Demar DeRozan thread now

what was up with the spinning fadeaway jumpshot he put up , that was some bullshit

Alpha Outlaw

R.D. wrote: »

did this need a thread ?

guess ill make my Demar DeRozan thread now

Whoa whoa lets not get hasty there fella lol

KeepOnPushing

Damn Lebron James is ballin' , who would of knew


a 3 time MVP and 8 time All-Star before the age of 28 is ballin? im callin' ducktales on this one

playmaker88

lol everytime bron hits a few jumpers he moves up the Alltime player list.. 3 more jumpers hes the supreme goat grand wizard don dada..