Charles Barkley says LeBron James would have to win back to back championships to get the GOAT title:
“If he wins back to back championships and walks away this thing at 44, 45. I’ll say something I ain’t never said before. This dude I think I just saw the greatest basketball player ever.”
(Via @stephenasmith)
@cornersss @HeatCulture13 Like everyone needs good teammates but when every bit of your success comes with a certain teammate or coach there’s a difference. It’s very fair to say Jordan couldn’t win without Scottie because he never did. Kobe kept hearing he couldn’t win without Shaq but he proved he could
@cornersss @HeatCulture13 Are you high? There’s not one single player that’s been on LeBron’s team every time he won a championship. That’s way different than Jordan never even winning a playoff series without Pippen. Like what is so hard to understand about that.
@IReignSupreme94 @Karlmijy@NBA__Courtside Bro he shoots over 83% in the 4th quarter of the Finals and he’s been there a Gazillion times so it’s not a small sample size either.
@IReignSupreme94 @NBA__Courtside Go check his 4th quarter free throw shooting percentage in the Finals and get back to me. That’s the biggest stage. So the fact he shoots better in the 4th quarter of the Finals than he shoots during the regular season disproves that.
@HoviSnow@BuiltbyRoyalty@Fullcourtpass@mindthegamepod Like you’re probably that same kind of person who acts like Dwade taught Bron to win when in reality he never won a real ring that wasn’t rigged without Bron. He was literally struggling to make the playoffs before Bron came. Hence why he missed it 2 of the 3 previous seasons.
@HoviSnow@BuiltbyRoyalty@Fullcourtpass@mindthegamepod Sounds like you’re the one crying. If you weren’t you wouldn’t try to say a player who clearly has 4 rings has 3 rings now would you? Like if you’d watched the 2020 Season the best team won the championship. Bron was clearly the best player in the world in 2020
@_Saxby_@SonofaGiat@Naylor408 The whole he played 82 games is not as impressive when he only ever played 9 years straight and always planned on retiring early which no one ever talks about he always had an exit plan. LeBron has played 23 straight seasons with 8 straight Finals apps and 9 in 10 years
@happychargerfan@riotfv@Iamjwinta@PlayoffDude They both are generational but LeBron’s versatility and durability give him the edge to me on defense. Truth is if Wemby has a long healthy career with that body type he’d been an exception. It’s hard to be that tall and last as long plus Stocks aren’t always the end all be all.
@happychargerfan@riotfv@Iamjwinta@PlayoffDude Hell nah Miami Heat Bron is the most versatile defender the game has ever seen. His defense was a huge part of the Heat playing small ball. He helped popularized and revolutionized the strategy.
@happychargerfan@riotfv@Iamjwinta@PlayoffDude He isn’t way younger than Miami Heat Bron. Tf? Lebron also has literally played so long since then it might be longer than Wemby’s whole career so that’s a moot point. The Answer is clearly Miami Heat LeBron. Come on now this ish is getting ridiculous.
@DMarkeith59729@AR15_Luka77@BigLA_77 You gotta love them bringing up age when LeBron’s in better shape right now than Luka will ever be. Don’t get me wrong I got love for Luka but his style has to change it doesn’t translate to championships. I’m not saying he’s not capable of changing I think he is but he has to.
@Jacobtheclipper@JustinUgo013 Dude what was Jordan saying at 27 about himself? He was saying I’m not strong enough to be a champion. So quit bringing up 2011 like Bron wasn’t 26 and didn’t immediately bounce back the next year at 27. So before all the deck stacking Bron at 28 4 Finals app and 2 chips MJ 1 & 1
@trol_exesas@olympicbean Truth is Jordan was never in the Finals at 26 and at age 27 he was saying he was saying himself he wasn’t strong enough. Also Kobe was never the top dog in the Finals at that age either. Sorry but Kobe’s 2000 stats are worse than LeBron’s 2011. No Shaq = way different career.
@autobilia@MambaArchives Kobe’s 2008 Olympics- 15.0 points 2.8 rebounds 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals in 23.5 minutes per game shooting 46.2% LeBron’s 2008 Olympics 15.5 points, 5.3 rebounds 3.8 assists and 2.4 steals in 24.8 minutes per game shooting 60.2%. So 04 Olympics are irrelevant Bron barely played
@autobilia@MambaArchives LeBron James was the youngest member of the 2004 U.S. Men's Basketball Team. He played sparingly under head coach Larry Brown, averaging just 5.4 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 1.6 assists across 8 games. He didn’t even play 15 mins a game.
@autobilia@MambaArchives Hence why I said he was a leader but not the leader every team needs a vocal leader too. Which was Bron. Quit replying you’re just talking in circles.