Who is the GOAT

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Jokic.
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pdub wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:53 amJokic.
Maybe. Probably?
I think valid arguments can/should be made for both guys.
Gilgeous- Alexander is having a heck of a season too.
All that being said, a healthy Embiid would get my vote.
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RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:55 pm
Speaking of good. Is Luka the best player in the NBA today?
For me, he is the funnest player to watch.
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yeah, i usually tune in when dallas is on. can’t help but want to watch him

but i like watching jokic too
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Jokic is a slow burn.
It’s not explosive it just happens.
Luka you go, whoa.
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Howsabout this goofy shit Denver Foos

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Nugs at Lakers tonight

Lebron 9 points away from surpassing 40,000

also think I saw he's only scored 9 or fewer points 9 times in his entire career
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Now only 4 points to go.

Do they stop the game again to give bronbron another attention fest?
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You seem to be giving him plenty of attention on this messageboard.

Why shouldn't they?
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A kid who has a heart condition, shoots 37% FG, 27.5% 3pt, 62.1% FT, and averages 5 points a game, is probably going to get drafted. Because.... The world is a fucked up place and his last name is James.

A kid who didn't have a heart condition, shot 45.7% FG, 38.5% 3pt, 83.8% FT, averaged 18.2 points per game, AND WAS A FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN, didn't get drafted. Because.... The world is a fucked up place and his last name isn't James.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C4Hld14Odhj ... BpMmdhZA==

LeBron James scoring recap:

Pts 0 - 10,000 in 368 games
Pts 10,001 - 20,000 in 358 games
Pts 20,001 - 30,000 in 381 games
Pts 30,001 - 40,000 in 368 games


No wonder Jason Whitlock says he's on steroids.
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I can all but promise that there are more players in the NBA who take / have taken PEDs (steroids and other drugs) than have tested positive for them.
I wouldn't be at all shocked if LeBron was one of them but.... The guy is a workout fiend and takes great care of himself.
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Yep, shot his shot. FT? 3 pointer? half court?

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He actually played 5 minutes in the gold medal game....

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Side note - Barkley led the 96 Olympic team in scoring with a 12.4 ppg average.
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coupla very nice blocks, and class drive ... and GOAT FLOP
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A lightbulb went ON in my head.

This morning I read someone basically say that people are wrong to feel Jordan is better than LeBron.
This was my response.

Define "better", and "better" at what specifically?
Also, there is a difference between the words is and was.
I "think" Jordan was "better" at helping his team win games. That's the most important role of a basketball player to me.

That's not to say I feel LeBron may not be the goat. As I have said too many times, I have no problem with those who feel he is.

P.S. I just thought about this. LeBron could have chosen to play on the Bools with Rose, Noah, Deng, and DWade. Would those 5 collectively (with Lebron) have been better than any 5 collectively (with Jordan) that Jordan played with? That's tough call for me.
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RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2024 6:37 am
I "think" Jordan was "better" at helping his team win games. That's the most important role of a basketball player to me.
I think LeBron was better at this.
Jordan was the best at completely taking over a game himself.
LeBron is/was the best as a complete player.

Jordan played on talent rich teams when he won his titles, teams that, if you removed Jordan, would be competitive in the league at the time.

LeBron spent a lot of his career on teams who, if you removed LeBron, would have loosing records.
This is why I think LeBron was better at helping his team win games.

I also think the league has gotten better from top to bottom since Jordan played and don't believe a lot of the teams back then would be very good today.

But mostly I try to judge a player by their era ( mostly ) so in this case, Jordan is still 1A to LeBron's very close 1B.
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Agree with PDub.
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