GTownJag4

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They're already an elite defensive team and Taj Gibson is a part of that reason. He was great for them last season and it's his time to start. Not to mention Thibodeau loves him. Gasol is still a really good player and a good fit, but how much more is he an upgrade right now. He's had some injuries lately and they'd have to shell out large contract to a soon to be 34 year old guy.

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Taj is far too inconsistent though, can't trust him to contribute nightly as a starter. A Gasol at 75% is a better option that Gibson at this point, don't believe he has been playing motivated ball in LA with their shitty lineup and constantly being the scapegoat for their issues.

As a Chicago fan, don't want him. Would love to see him go to Miami to view that circus.

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Dude.. The only reason his stats went down is because he went to Miami and had to share the ball with two other all star players. His usage went down when he left Cleveland but his efficienncy went up, which is why his field goal percentage has risen almost .10% higher since coming to Miami.

You are literally making baseless claims and your only reasoning is "I seent it!!".

From now on I'm just going to assume you baited me pretty good and are trolling. And for that, I applaud you and say job well done.

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If it's anyone you should be saying that about its Dwyane Wade whose taken a backseat to Lebron. Lebron is and has always been the center point of Miami's team concept. Lebron's rise in FG% can be contributed to several factors.

1. His teammates are BY FAR better than anything he had in Cleveland. Because of that he can get anywhere he wants on the court.

2. The modern NBA rules. The lane is wide open and players aren't allowed to touch anyone. Yet another reason he can get anywhere on the court whenever he wants.

3. His obvious cherrypicking on the offensive end. This is guy that came out publicly and said he cares about his % and will do anything to be a efficient player (nothing wrong with that).

Not trolling just stating my opinion you can disagree if you like.

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Please excuse me because I've been drinking, but you're a fricking retard.

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Call me what you like but IMO based on what i've seen the guy is in the back end of his prime. I don't see him putting up that kind of production but believe what you want to.

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He just turned 29 man. If he plays until he is 36+ he can get all of those.

As of right now he has..

LeBron:
Points: 22,713
Rebounds: 5,976
Assists: 5,697
Steals: 1,421
Blocks: 666

All he has to do is average..

~21 pts per game the next 5 seasons to get 30,000 pts

~7 rebs per game the next 7 seasons

~7 assists per game the next 7 seasons

~1.5 steals per game the next 5 seasons

~0.7 blocks per game the 6 seasons


This is very rough math but the numbers are all basically correct.

Him having a few more years of averaging 25+ pts per game makes it easier for him get 30,000 pts and average lower points in the future.

The rebounds and assists are going to be hard to attain but doable.

I think as he gets older and offensive game wears down he will pass more often and rebound more often so I think it can stay around 7 reb\6 assist a game for 6+ years.

He can pretty easily get the steals and blocks to 2,000 and 1,000 I believe.

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Lebron has been in the league for 11 yrs and is already showing signs of slowing down. Players get older and numbers drop off, Lebron won't be immune to this. Their is no way with Lebron's style of play he will continue to perform at a high level for another 7 years. I give you the 30,000 pts, but the rest is just not going to happen.

NBA/ABA
Rank Player DRtg
1. Gar Heard 95.30
2. Tim Duncan 95.43
3. Dave Cowens* 95.52
4. David Robinson* 95.65
5. Ben Wallace 95.76
6. Clifford Ray 96.26
7. Wes Unseld* 96.31
8. Sam Lacey 96.45
9. Jim Ard 96.53
10. George Johnson 96.67
11. Paul Silas 96.77
12. Elvin Hayes* 97.36
13. George McGinnis 97.61
14. Kim Hughes 97.66
15. Hakeem Olajuwon* 97.89
16. Connie Hawkins* 98.08
17. Bob Lanier* 98.40
18. Dwight Howard 98.43
19. Jim Brewer 98.51
20. Marcus Camby 98.53
21. Steve Mix 98.72
22. Mel Daniels* 98.91
23. Kevin Garnett 99.00
24. Patrick Ewing* 99.08
25. Yao Ming 99.10
26. Rich Kelley 99.18
27. Dikembe Mutombo 99.19
28. Bobby Jones 99.25
29. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 99.30
30. Len Elmore 99.33
31. Rick Barry* 99.44
32. Julius Erving* 99.53
33. Alonzo Mourning 99.57
34. Ted McClain 99.59
35. Truck Robinson 99.74
36. Bob McAdoo* 99.75
37. Manu Ginobili 99.84
38. Marvin Webster 99.92
39. Alvan Adams 99.94
40. Jermaine O'Neal 100.01
41. Shawn Kemp 100.14
42. Darryl Dawkins 100.25
43. Dennis Rodman* 100.26
44. Jim Chones 100.27
45. Tree Rollins 100.36
46. Mark Eaton 100.37
47. Bruce Seals 100.37
48. Darnell Hillman 100.43
49. Spencer Haywood 100.44
50. Bob Dandridge 100.48
51. Mike Green 100.60
52. Jo Jo White 100.83
53. Shawn Bradley 100.92
54. Rasheed Wallace 100.96
55. Chris Webber 100.96
56. Steve Hawes 101.01
57. Rajon Rondo 101.02
58. Karl Malone* 101.05
59. Sidney Wicks 101.08
60. Quinn Buckner 101.09
61. Kurt Thomas 101.13
62. Theo Ratliff 101.18
63. Robert Horry 101.19
64. Shawn Marion 101.19
65. Al Skinner 101.21
66. Dan Roundfield 101.23
67. Shaquille O'Neal 101.26
68. Jimmy Jones 101.28
69. Kenyon Martin 101.29
70. Bonzi Wells 101.32
71. Billy Paultz 101.33
72. Vlade Divac 101.38
73. Jack Sikma 101.38
74. Artis Gilmore* 101.40
75. Larry Bird* 101.44
76. Fred Brown 101.48
77. Paul Westphal 101.48
78. Ervin Johnson 101.48
79. Mickey Johnson 101.50
80. Scottie Pippen* 101.51
81. Kendrick Perkins 101.55
82. Foots Walker 101.58
83. Caldwell Jones 101.60
84. Tyson Chandler 101.64
85. Jeff Foster 101.68
86. Marvin Barnes 101.68
87. Lonnie Shelton 101.70
88. Coby Dietrick 101.73
89. Chris Dudley 101.74
90. Bo Outlaw 101.82
91. Mike Gale 101.83
92. Wil Jones 101.88
93. Brian Grant 101.88
94. Robert Parish* 101.88
95. Rasho Nesterovic 102.00
96. Jason Kidd 102.00
97. LeBron James 102.03
98. Carlos Boozer 102.03
99. M.L. Carr 102.04
100. P.J. Brown 102.05
101. Tim Bassett 102.06
102. Aaron McKie 102.06
103. Samuel Dalembert 102.14
104. Larry Kenon 102.17
105. Mike Bantom 102.22
106. Charles Oakley 102.24
107. Pete Maravich* 102.24
108. Bruce Bowen 102.25
109. Nazr Mohammed 102.25
110. Swen Nater 102.25
111. Elden Campbell 102.26
112. John Drew 102.33
113. Maurice Lucas 102.35
114. Fatty Taylor 102.36
115. Alton Lister 102.40
116. Chris Ford 102.40
117. Andrei Kirilenko 102.44
118. Gus Williams 102.47
119. Paul Pierce 102.47
120. Charlie Scott 102.50
121. Rick Mahorn 102.51
122. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 102.51
123. John Johnson 102.54
124. Dale Davis 102.63
125. Jan Van Breda Kolff 102.65
126. Henry Bibby 102.68
127. Nene Hilario 102.70
128. Bingo Smith 102.71
129. Lionel Hollins 102.72
130. Don Buse 102.81
131. Josh Smith 102.82

132. Michael Jordan

Tells you everything you need to know about the Defensive Rating statistic. The likes of Pistol Pete and Jason Kidd are better than Jordan defensively. Hell, Carlos Boozer is on the same level as Lebron......thats right Carlos Boozer.

Corey White in for Greer.

Get Barrow off the f*cking RB PLEASE!!!!!

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Better team basketball and a faster pace. Teams got out and ran more to prevent teams from setting up their defense. The statrment that teams played no defense back then is idiotic to say the least. The reason teams dont score as much today is due to more isolations and less ball movement. Skill across the board has taken a dive as well.