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why would lebron, who is making 70% of the shots he attempts in the paint, settle for contested jumpers?
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In regards to Lebrons jump shot:
The proof is in the pudding, and the numbers don't lie. He's developed a more or less consistent jumper. Not at the level of curry or a durant but def better then years past. I think that's where the criticism comes in and people aren't willing to concede that's he's developed a jumper. He was such a bad shooter for so long that one year of shooting it well isn't going to change people's minds. Personally, it's going to take at least another year of lebron shooting this well for me to feel like its confidently going in when he shoots it midrange.
The proof is in the pudding, and the numbers don't lie. He's developed a more or less consistent jumper. Not at the level of curry or a durant but def better then years past. I think that's where the criticism comes in and people aren't willing to concede that's he's developed a jumper. He was such a bad shooter for so long that one year of shooting it well isn't going to change people's minds. Personally, it's going to take at least another year of lebron shooting this well for me to feel like its confidently going in when he shoots it midrange.
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Exactly the way I saw it.
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Boston really needed Avery Bradley that series. Imagine if they even had Jeff Green to try to contain Lebron also. Boston was within minutes of doing it without them and changing the history.
Problem is tho, looking back and looking forward, that series is the closest the Celtics would have ever get. It was theirs to steal last year and they blew it.
No Rondo now, no chance. Rondo sliced up the Heat defense and was th best transition player.
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plus jr has hit two game winners on the road this year. i can only think of two lebron game winners throughout his whole career
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SInce his jumper is so nice now, I want to see him shoot it 5 more times a game.
I mean he's the most efficient shooter on the Heat, percentage wise it has a better chance of going in for him than anybody else. That's what the stats say.....
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yeah man just put a little extra physical force on bron bron and it's like too much for him since he usually doesn't get contested in that manner
still don't think there are many players who can be effective against him like that though (save the exaggerated reactions lebron sometimes gives)
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I haven't seen him shy away if he's getting hit during games, so I don't understand this notion of it being "too much for him".
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I don't know, his career avgs actually at the same level as Melo and Kobe from anywhere on the floor. How exactly does that make him a bad shooter? He's no Curry or Durant but he's still a good shooter and definitely improving.
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My only thing with the whole thing is u reverse places n let booz hit lbj I guaratee lbj wouldve flopped his way to the corner 3 holding his chest like he was shot. And boozer wouldve been ejected n suspended. I commend booz for standing his ground cuz alot of guys wouldve used that as a opportunity to flop.
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Because Rupertone wants him to
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Appreciate it, BigJ.
I was just looking at the standings, and I think the Knicks best chance to get out of the first round is to finish as either the 2 or 3 seed (face Boston/Atlanta). Other than that, there are series, depending on where they finish, that I think could go either way (vs. Brooklyn), or they wouldn't make it out of the first round (vs. Chicago).
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As stated b4 the numbers are only gonna show u so much. The degree of difficulty on kobes shots make him the superior shooter by far. Off balance contested fadeaways like they are lay ups. And melo the man of no calls takes n makes way more difficult shots n rarely gets bailed out. Last yr against boston was lebrons turning point to me. since then he been making contested, open, difficult jumpers consistantly but 1 season won't make people believers
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Are you seriously this dense?
Well that's yalls statheads logic
If hes really such a great shooter, shoot it more! Right? That's what the pcts tell me....
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Damn man...west playoffs are gonna be CRAZY.
Shaping out to be the first time in years where every first round matchup is going to be must-see basketball.
[Bart] CAN'T WAIT [\Bart]
Shaping out to be the first time in years where every first round matchup is going to be must-see basketball.
[Bart] CAN'T WAIT [\Bart]
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Well then don't cry about getting fouled in paint. Every big deals with it. Its the way of life in the paint
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I think the Mavs vs Spurs series will be more entertaining then most people think.
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^^^^ Pretty much this. In addition, there was plenty of years in Cleveland, and I believe even in the early Miami days where people felt like he resorted to his jump shot in those "clutch moments." More often then not he missed those jumpers. (Not trying to derail thread and say he wasn't clutch, just his jumper was the most unreliable part of his game at a certain point.) To me this is what has put Lebron over the top this year. He realized his jumper was mediocre and not something he could consistently use a go to move in crunch time so he improved it. Not only did he realize that, he also realized that he's 6'7 270lb machine whose chances of scoring the ball are a lot better from 2 ft out compared to 20 ft out.
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I just think that it's funny that the talking heads on espn were pushing this "people want the heat to beat the streak" agenda. That "everyone loves the heat now" spin
Plenty of people still don't root for the heat. And many people wanted to see them lose badly. Media just decided that lebron and company should be loved for whatever reasom
Plenty of people still don't root for the heat. And many people wanted to see them lose badly. Media just decided that lebron and company should be loved for whatever reasom
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No doubt Wiggins would be a double-digit scorer in the NBA right now
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