Comments on: The LeBron Rant

By: Edmund Bufkin

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By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:46:19 +0000

I just want the NBA (they read this blog, right?) to cover up LeBron from the waist down if they are going to continue to allow him to take 3 steps, then a hop step with no traveling called. He ball handles like an Austrailian Rules Football Player, running---then a bounce here or there... it's not basketball.

By: Jason J

Jason J — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:10:39 +0000

Carefully, Middy. You sound frighteningly reasonable for a blog-commenter. You don't want to get pwned or whatever it is that happens to the kids these days. Geek-served?

By: P Middy

P Middy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:51:27 +0000

Good point. Personally, what active players say about the game and each other weighs heavily on my opinions, especially when stats back it up (check out Mo's precipitous drop in FG% in the playoffs the past two years). They're in the thick of it, they know what it takes. At the very least, when their opinions contradict my own, it causes me to investigate my opinions - rather than dismissing them because what they say doesn't fit into the narrative I want to believe.

By: Anon x 2

Anon x 2 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:32:16 +0000

"I'm sure there are. But I'm going on 50 years of NBA players saying so. They might know what they're talking about." Majority also say Kobe is the best player in the game. I guess that settles that, then.

By: P Middy

P Middy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:42:23 +0000

"The ability to elevate one's game in the playoffs. This is a skill? Any statistical evidence for such a claim? This seems a lot like "clutch." I'm sure there are. But I'm going on 50 years of NBA players saying so. They might know what they're talking about.

By: Pageup

Pageup — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:38:22 +0000

what's the record for the longest blog? I'm starting to think this one is on the juice...

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:28:15 +0000

"And you have to look at Lebron's production. Remember, Neil pointed out how large the STD was in his SPM over the 6 game series." That same post (which is based on a ridiculously small sample size btw) also concluded that if your teammates play like garbage, your squad isn't beating Boston, or any other team for that matter, even with a more "consistent" series. So ultimately, you ARE as good as your team in a sense. As I've always said, it's easy to look sooooooo good when your team wins in a team sport. Winning appeals to the passions, and not so much to reason -- which is why I absoutely think LeBron winning a ring in Miami will quell the whole "he 'cheated' for his ring" in the history books. Over a much larger sample of his entire playoffs career, LeBron has always played well. Hopefully that will finally translate to rings alongside other great playoff performer in Wade.

By: huevonkiller

huevonkiller — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:06:25 +0000

*regular season and post-season

By: huevonkiller

huevonkiller — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:05:34 +0000

Are you pinning the Bulls on LeBron too? What don't you "want to get into" ? You should look at WS/48 in the playoffs and post-season. You'll be able to identify those that play above their regular levels. Usually most players have a dip in that stat. The great ones don't though.