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Austin Rivers says the best scorers he’s seen are KD, Harden, Kobe, MJ, and Iverson, and claims LeBron doesn’t have half of Durant’s bag“LeBron is number one [in scoring], but his game doesn’t match a prototypical scorer. It’s also not sexy. LeBron’s game is built on force, sheer will, dedication, his mind, his IQ, the way he is able to dissect and control a game, and power, above anything else. He wills himself to the basket. Now, you have to give the guy credit. As he’s gotten older, he’s become a better jumpshooter. It’s crazy that he’s going to retire the best jumpshooter he’s ever been…For instance, LeBron has scored more points than Kevin, but Kevin can score in a much bigger variety of ways than LeBron. You can argue with the wall, but that’s just the truth. LeBron doesn’t have half the offensive bag that Kevin has…I would say Kevin [Durant], Carmelo [Anthony], James Harden, Kobe [Bryant], Michael [Jordan], and [Allen] Iverson are the best scorers I’ve ever seen.”


Facts. I got tired of having this argument with people. Niggas act like young Lebron didn’t just charge to the rim and dunk for a huge chunk of his points. He definitely improved as he got older but for the most part he would bull rush to the rim for his points. He wasn’t/isn’t the most exciting scorer to watch by any means.
 
Facts. I got tired of having this argument with people. Niggas act like young Lebron didn’t just charge to the rim and dunk for a huge chunk of his points. He definitely improved as he got older but for the most part he would bull rush to the rim for his points. He wasn’t/isn’t the most exciting scorer to watch by any means.



Austin stay getting fried for his takes using his play on the court :lol:

Lebron looked like a football player that finally learned a new basketball move. But let me stop before they say I’m hating.:rolleyes:
 
Facts. I got tired of having this argument with people. Niggas act like young Lebron didn’t just charge to the rim and dunk for a huge chunk of his points. He definitely improved as he got older but for the most part he would bull rush to the rim for his points. He wasn’t/isn’t the most exciting scorer to watch by any means.
I'm not the biggest Lebron fan, but he got the points, I dont care how it looks. We could say the same thing about Wilt. Yeah it's easy to score 100 points when you're bigger than everyone, but the fact of the matter is, he did it. I feel that Zion has a bit of that in him as well but I think he's a better shooter at this age than Lebron was. That said, game on the line, last second shot, i dont think LBJ is in my top 5 of all time to take it.
 
I'm not the biggest Lebron fan, but he got the points, I dont care how it looks. We could say the same thing about Wilt. Yeah it's easy to score 100 points when you're bigger than everyone, but the fact of the matter is, he did it. I feel that Zion has a bit of that in him as well but I think he's a better shooter at this age than Lebron was. That said, game on the line, last second shot, i dont think LBJ is in my top 5 of all time to take it.

I agree 100 percent. Lebron is the all time leading scorer for a reason. Austin Rivers even gave him credit for that as well.

I just got tired of trying to get people to understand the point that I and others were trying to convey. Lebron has a bag but he didn’t use all the tools in the bag all the time. So he gets discredited for not being a guy who can score in a multitude of ways consistently. Watching Melo, Kobe, McGrady, Iverson etc you saw everything on display every night. That’s why people call them better scorers. But I’ve seen LeBron do everything they did at some point in his career so now I just say, “LeBron wasn’t the most exciting scorer” instead of “He has no bag”.
 
Damn ESPN doing Inside the NBA dirty...


The TNT-produced “Inside the NBA” is scheduled to air in a half-hour timeslot following the first ESPN doubleheader of the NBA season October 22, according to the network’s advance schedule. The show would run from 12:05-12:35 AM ET, leading into a Bristol-based “SportsCenter” at 12:35.

After the Opening Week of the season, TNT’s NBA studio show is not guaranteed to take place again until Christmas Day. Per the announcement of ESPN’s licensing agreement last year, the TNT studio is set to air during “the NBA Finals on ABC, Conference Finals, NBA Playoffs, all ABC games after January 1, Christmas Day, opening week, the final week of the season and other marquee live events.”
ESPN is trash, they don't get it....
 


Austin Rivers says the best scorers he’s seen are KD, Harden, Kobe, MJ, and Iverson, and claims LeBron doesn’t have half of Durant’s bag“LeBron is number one [in scoring], but his game doesn’t match a prototypical scorer. It’s also not sexy. LeBron’s game is built on force, sheer will, dedication, his mind, his IQ, the way he is able to dissect and control a game, and power, above anything else. He wills himself to the basket. Now, you have to give the guy credit. As he’s gotten older, he’s become a better jumpshooter. It’s crazy that he’s going to retire the best jumpshooter he’s ever been…For instance, LeBron has scored more points than Kevin, but Kevin can score in a much bigger variety of ways than LeBron. You can argue with the wall, but that’s just the truth. LeBron doesn’t have half the offensive bag that Kevin has…I would say Kevin [Durant], Carmelo [Anthony], James Harden, Kobe [Bryant], Michael [Jordan], and [Allen] Iverson are the best scorers I’ve ever seen.”


Good analysis.

I think Steph belongs on that list.
 


 
I'm not the biggest Lebron fan, but he got the points, I dont care how it looks. We could say the same thing about Wilt. Yeah it's easy to score 100 points when you're bigger than everyone, but the fact of the matter is, he did it. I feel that Zion has a bit of that in him as well but I think he's a better shooter at this age than Lebron was. That said, game on the line, last second shot, i dont think LBJ is in my top 5 of all time to take it.
Throw Shaq inn there too…
 






 


http://HoopsHype.com’s top 15 SGs in the NBA:1. Anthony Edwards 2. Donovan Mitchell 3. Jalen Williams 4. Jaylen Brown 5. Devin Booker6. Tyler Herro7. Amen Thompson 8. Josh Hart9. Austin Reaves10. Zach LaVine11. Desmond Bane 12. Coby White13. Dyson Daniels14. Jalen Green 15. CJ McCollum
 
Facts. I got tired of having this argument with people. Niggas act like young Lebron didn’t just charge to the rim and dunk for a huge chunk of his points. He definitely improved as he got older but for the most part he would bull rush to the rim for his points. He wasn’t/isn’t the most exciting scorer to watch by any means.

Lebron was a physical marvel like Shaq, but people don't really talk about it..

He had Karl Malone's strength with a guards speed and quickness.
 
I'm sitting at table 6 and fucking that girl sitting next to Caitlyn.

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