Rob Parker - LeBron Made a HUGE Mistake at the End of the Game
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2024
- THE ODD COUPLE - Chris Broussard & Rob Parker discuss what went wrong for the Lakers in their loss to the Denver Nuggets in game 2 of their series in the NBA Playoffs.
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Someone need to tell Chris brushard, it’s Jamal Murray and not Jamal Crawford.
Lmao
Rob was too busy scrolling.
He’s become a gaffe machine, dude doesn’t sleep I think
Cris Broussard only watches Laker games.
Well, it's not Brushard either 🤭😅🤣🤣🤣
00:26 "Jamal Crawford" Broussard needs to be drug tested.... Give Jamal Murray some respect!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Tested And admitted to rehab.
Exactly and Rob didn’t even correct him
Crawford was calling the game
@@dparks2856 Calling b.s... "On a Buzzer beater by jamal Crawford, the 20foot idk 17foot whatever it was stepback..." go listen to Broussard ramble.... Lol he wasn't talkin about the announcer.
Nobody finds it strange non of these media guys are calling out lebron for ball hoggin in the 2nd half lol. The ball stop moving and he gets credit for scoring 14 pts in the second half while the team scored 8 lol. LeJealousy can't let AD shine lol. Nobody sees this tho
Right, it's like Biden and the Media
And he never makes the wrong play. He helped my Nuggets win. But you won't hear anyone admit it.
Lebron wanted his Jordan vs. Russell moment. Look at how he posed after the 3 point shot. Lol . He ended up with another Lebron moment.
LeBron for Threee Nooo, and he missed it!! Priceless and us Jordan fans loved it
That was such an awesome moment 😂 hopefully they play that at his hall of fame ceremony
Lebron hit more clutch shots than MJ🤷🏿♂️
@@GahDayuummyou have to change the definition of “clutch shot” to make that true. It’s total BS
This the 1st round! Lol
Nobody is talking about Mike Malone’s brilliance in NOT taking a time out which would have allowed the Lakers to set up their defense.
He trusted his guy to make the right decision on the go and Murray delivered like champs do. Brilliant!
Yeah. Learning from the past. Same thing that Phil Jackson did in 98 when MJ stole from Karl and did not call timeout
Why call a time out? It’s a tied game at home. They miss overtime. It would’ve been dumb to call a time out let the game flow
Pretty standard stuff if I'm being honest.
👍@@manz7860
Also the joker was telling the team to go go go. You could see it with his hands pushing them to go.
Jamal Crawford ? This how I know Rob ain’t listening he ain’t even try to correct him 🤣🤣🤣
Rob is doing 500 other things than listening 😅
@@lucky2gunnz309 bro on his phone 25/8
He probably doesn't even know who Jamal Crawford or Jamal Murray are tbh
I knew for a fact Rob wasn’t going to correct him.
Chris, lebron always great in small moments. This time, there’s no Kyrie or Ray Allen to bail him out. If it wasn’t for those guys, lebron would not have all those rings.
Agrred
Don’t tell the LeBron worshippers that
LeBron has 3 rings without Ray Allen. Ray Allen has 1 ring, as the 3rd best player on the Celtics, without LeBron. LeBron has 3 rings without Kyrie. Kyrie has never even been past the 2nd round without LeBron.
@@cruztheworld8326 How many does he have without D Wade Ray Allen Kyrie and AD not playing on any of his teams
Lol and MJ would’ve been 0-6 and literally 1-15 in the playoffs and without Pippen. Dude was 1-9 in the playoffs without Pippen. Dude overrated Af
I find it odd no analyst has pointed out the fact, Murray hit a shot on Lebron to tie game prior to buzzer beater. Then all of a sudden AD is gurading Murray on final possession.
I saw the same thing. Murray hit the tying shot, then the winning shot back to back... i don't fault the Lakers for switching to AD. He's better on D. than Bron.
LeBron actually signaled to AD to pickup Murray on the final play.
He didn't want any of that smoke because he knew Murray was going to shoot.
@@atlien1988 We can't expose the GOAT yet lol Lebron will be destroyed a few years after this dude retires.
What would Rob say if he didn’t shoot and ran clock and then got a terrible shot or a turnover?
@@atlien1988orrrrr it’s because AD is the best defensive player in the squad?? I hate dumb people bro istg
If AD has a strong first 3 quarters, you can guaruntee that he won't see the ball much in the 4th quarter because his King needs to get the credit for the win. It's like when Sugar Ray would be passive the whole round and then throw a flurry of punches in the last 30 seconds to steal the round.
You remember that? Media loved Sugar Ray and was given a sweet treatment by umps and judges.
That’s why AD didn’t get the ball. Gordon cannot and didn’t shut AD down . Lebron did that all on his own like usual!
Lol so Ad didn’t start missing clean looks and turning the ball over ?? Dude even got frustrated and committed an offensive foul which, led to him in foul trouble !
@@papadiom9260 AD took 1 shot in the 4th quarter. If AD is supposed to take the lead as the best player on the team, why can't your king & his "high basketball IQ" get him any open looks down the stretch?
Mr. I always make the right play. Super basketball genius. High IQ. Held the follow thru trying to copy Jordan.
Lebrons iq is trash. He wouldn’t blow so many 4th quarters if he has this genius basketball iq. He’s a genius at blaming his teammates for losing
@@MrJonnyl123facts, I never thought he had the highest basketball IW, that’s something the media made up
He does have a high B ball IQ. You guys don’t watch NBA at all.
Dude is dumb as a bag of racks. You always hold the ball for the last shot. Now I see why he can't get past page 2 of a book.
20 pts lead of today are just not same as back in the day. The scoring prowess in the nba show this. The Nuggets had only Jokic/ MPJ that were consistent withe their scoring the rest was not wow so yeah. The Lakers should have won this game
Wow…sports media is terrible…so let’s not talk about how LeBron went into stat pad mode even though AD was cruising while being up 20 😂😂
right!!??
Media reminds us Lebron is 39 everyday as if no player has ever played at that age. We get it.
hes all NBA 2nd team this year sorry to disappoint your narrative my uniformed player.
@benjaminj.carrick9987 : Good for LBJ. Still doesn't make the narrative or discussion of his age disappear.
21 yrs later and they still hatin on Bron. SAAAAAADDDDD😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Crazy that it’s hate by saying I don’t need to know the man’s age daily 😂😂 crazy that’s hate. Lebron created some sensitive GROWN MEN 😂😂😂
@@brennanloder You sensitive. A hit dog will hollar everytime. You're JEALOUS of that mean! You gotta live with that!
Lebron got away with at least 4 travels in game 2 and he was itching and complaining about the refs
i actually agree with rob cuz that was a pure ego shot. Lebron only thought about lebron in that moment
Either way time was left on the game clock. I guess nobody can correct Rob.
Facts tho
@@26MECH how? There was a 7 second difference on the game clock.
@@PeakWithUs there was alternatives to just jacking that shot up
When do La'Bron ever admit it was his fault SMH
can blame many plays but yeah bron should have drove or ate more clock
😂👍👏
Lebron isn’t a closer so he probably is extremely nervous that everyone was staring at him with 15 secs remaining
I think we all know Bron 39yrs old. Why is that always part of the narrative. He is on the court so who cares by now. Every media source states his age. We knoooooow. Coach killer. The coach didn't give up 7 turn overs. Peeps get millions of dollars and still talk about not playing hard for the coach. Terrible excuses
It’s apart of the GOAT because at 39, MJ was retired so they gotta throw his age in there for longevity lol
@@TIGMT0824 by 39 MJ had 6 championships & 6 FMVPs too 😂
@@atlien1988 MJ retired at 40 and MJ played both ends of the floor in a physical, lowest scoring era. LBJ stopped playing defense and stands around since 2019. If MJ played like that, he could of played until his 45! This dude is in the league to stat pad and maybe steal a chip, that's it!
@@HZB_33 Say it Again..
@@HZB_33 TBH Jordan wouldn't play like that. The hardest part for that guy was how competitive he was so his mind, he wanted to do things his body couldn't. He enjoyed the defensive end but couldn't play it to the level he used to. So when his knee went and he REALLY couldn't, that was it. He didn't want to do it anymore or become that shell.
I'm agreeing with you. He 'COULD' have done that, maybe gotten 14 pts or so with the bum knee, not played good defense. But just saying he didn't because that's just not the type of player he was & he'd hate himself for it.
🐐MJ would never let this happen
He would just beat it
@@demlord5062 LMAO I see what you did there.
Umm... MJ didn't hit every shot he took. Revisionist.
@@greggibson33 it’s not about hitting every shot genius. It’s about stopping the bleeding by taking over as the lead is going away - the last shot wasn’t the Laker prob. It wasn’t even a lebron problem. Except he says he’s the goat … if so. Ya plug the hole when the boat is sinking. Mj did. LBJ. Not so much- LBJ didn’t have Ray Allen to bail him out and make that game 2 shot I guess
@@greggibson33 MJ wouldn't allow his team to blow a 10-point lead let alone 20-points!
Denver Nuggets are the new era those guys are unselfish no egos and clutch time anyone on Denver can win it jokers the new king 👑
Yeah joker is just too big, too good, and the team is too tested and together
The game shifted when Malone took Jokic off AD and put him on Rui, Gordon on AD and that left KCP on LeBron. And the lakers offense died after that for a while and I look at LeBron for not punishing KCP during that stretch
No the game shifted when lebron sat and the lead started to go down.
@christopherwetherspoon5844
Yeah it did. LeBron was trying to save energy for the end of the game. Mistake. He should've went back in when the lead started to dwindle.
You don’t lose a 20 point lead on one missed shot or missed defensive play
Right u just lose the game 😂
That the point that everyone is overlooking, the blew a game 2 road win!
Lebronze poor leadership
@@kauffamn1016 oh everything is Lebron fault huh,so who’s to blame for you
@@maurice2245 all you fanboys do is blame everyone else , no accountability like your king Lebronze . Sorry ass excuses gtfo
Jamal is the reason AD had to wear sunglasses to the press conference.
😂
Last name is Murray !!!
Not Crawford. C'mon Man!
It was a subliminal diss
@@beatease5992 You give Chris way too much credit... it was just a dummy move.
ITS RIDICULOUS!!
@@greggibson33 he does it all the time
Black Mamba hits that shot in that moment with what at stake that wide open. This is what separates the two.
The known rapist missed far more shots at the end of games than he ever made.
Why did no one correct him when he said ‘Jamal Crawford’? Don’t they have producers listening for things like that?
I thought the same thing
Its not a Big Deal. We know what he meant.
@@donbuyshousescash4765facts. Crawford doesn’t make that shot in his dreams lol
@@donbuyshousescash4765it is a big deal when these media people swear they right all the time!!.. that’s the problem now, the public giving these people way too many passes!!
@@tone6835im sure you never get anything wrong in your line of work. So please tell us how do and say everything perfectly in your line of expertise?
Lets not forget Murray hit the tie ahot over lebron... his hands down then the game shot over AD..
A sweep is imminent.
It is, but the NBA won't let that happen. The officials will help the Lakers as they have the last 2 years! Plus, the shorter the series, the less money the league makes! The klaws of Klutch also won't allow the sweep!
You gotta make that shot. No questions asked.
Let me get this straight. Instead of lebron going to the hole, which hes 70% career finisher.
You want him to take a 43% three point shot???
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
I laugh when they say LeBron ran out of gas in game one. He only played 2 minutes more in game one than game two. Stop the narratives we can read the stats too.
jamal murray bud. not 10 years ago. lol chris is in time warp
Jamal Crawford came out of retirement?! Damn aint nobody told me nothing!!
These goof balls trying to throw out ever excuse imaginable for the Lakers. They got beat: it’s as simple as that. They were walked down, kept close, and then surpassed. You have a 20 point lead; you must play harder to prevent that situation from even occurring.
I'd rather have an extra 5 minutes to win in overtime if the final 3 pt. attempt or 2 doesn't win in it regulation. It was still possession mismanagement. Just because you're open doesn't meant shoot. The game clock matters!
Should have ran a quick give-and-go with D-Lo who was coming up to get the ball. Defense was gonna be in scramble mode and would have found an open AD or Reaves in the corner. Hindsight is 20/20 obviously but 39 year old lbj shooting that shot probably wasn't the best.
👀 Hindsight! Yep!
The fact that Rob is the only one talking about this is beyond bizarre. It was a TERRIBLE decision if the shot clock was off. He needed to take the clock down to 2-4seconds.
Bron would have looked like a coward if he didn't take the shot
Rob doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It was 5-6 seconds difference in the shot clock & game clock
@@KingoftheSouth78 ahhh, yes, you are correct. 5 sec difference. He had a good look. Foolish to wait.
What he should have done was drove in or went closer
@@17NateJohnsonBut if you run the clock down, shoot with a few seconds on the shot clock, if you miss maybe the ball bounce off the rim, clock run out. Overtime! But Lebron has to hit that shot. He had been shooting well in the 4th.
Notice how these "analysts" always mention Lebron's age. All it is is another excuse....."He is 39 years old"
Bro he’s 39 lol I run a 4.2 still at 32 and it hurts the next morning athletes don’t last that long we destroy our bodies on purpose he’s done it for 20
Lesteroid!@user-ti2ph3jx5i
@@user-ti2ph3jx5iYou’re out there on the court. Play hard or get off simple as that. I don’t care about your age: do what you’re supposed to in order to win. LeBron and the Lakers failed to maintain a 20 point lead: inexcusable.
It’s context not an excuse…
@@user-ti2ph3jx5ithat’s why you feed AD !
Drive the ball 3 sec left and u might get lucky for an offensive rebound...rather than showing everybody ur not clutch
Why is Chris making excuses for LeBron when Rob is 100% right
because he's a lebum fan boy lol
And this is why Lebron will never be better than Jordan plain and simple.
True
Never be better than Kobe, Magic, Duncan, Kareem… let’s just stop the Jordan blasphemy.
@@RagtimeNYC I agree 100%
He’s though ! He Might not have the best resume at his peak cause of the dynasties he’s faced but he’s simply a better basketball player than MJ ever was ! MJ got swept in the first rounds back to back and got beat into submission 😂 by the Pistons. Bron >>> MJ
@@RagtimeNYC None of those players even got more than 2 FMVPs 😂 and I like Kobe ( RIP ) but he blew a 3-1 lead under my watch ! MJ got swept back to back and cried to the commissioner so 🤷🏾♂️
Was a great game for basketball fans but forLeBalco fans was a nightmare
Maybe lebron needs to retire if he cant go to O.T. because hes 39. Tf are we doing
Interesting Lakers facts below:
1. Did you know the Lakers free throw
differential over the last two seasons is
well over +1000 more free throws than their
opponents? They lead the league in that
category. The second place team doesn't
even crack +350 the Knicks!!
2. Did you know that if you combined the free
throw differential of the teams in 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th place the Lakers would still have a
comfortable lead over that team?
3. Did you know that the Lakers have shot
more free throws than their opponent's in 19
out of the last 20 games? The one game they
shot less was by 4 free throws.
4. Did you know that during a recent game
where the Lakers played the Timberwolves
they shot 31 free throws to Minnesota's 11?
This was a game Lebron missed and Anthony
Davis sat for 3 and a half quarters due to
injury.
5. Did you know the league outright
attempting and succeeding to rig games in
the Lakers favor?
STOP IT, C.B. !!!
Gordon did NOT lock up A.D., Lebron just failed to get him the ball & Hamm failed to properly coach (as usual).
Jamal Crawford...another media clown.
Well, he excuses LeBron's actions, so I expect that.
off the break, "You sound like adam silver" lollol
Couldn't agree more with Rob. Common sense says hold on to the ball while the game is tied and then take the shot with 2 seconds or less left hoping to make a shot or miss it. 39 years old or not, Lebron shouldn't take that shot so damn early! I mean what's the rush?
He got himself wide open with the foul. His offensive fouling worked against him cause he not clutch. He had to take the shot cause he was so open. Hit it and we talking about something different today
After Murray’s tying shot it was 29.4 seconds left on the clock. Even if the Lakers scored on that final shot, Denver still was going to get another possession with 5 secs left
The only problem with Robs take is there is a shot clock. There was a 6 second difference. Had KCP had not fallen, I believe he would have used up more clock. But he was wide open and had just made a 3 from there. He missed, and then Jamal made his shot. It's a make or miss league.
He said Jamal Crawford one time. And y’all in the comments complaining like he repeatedly did it 😂
put some respect on Jamal Murray's name.
ok jay Crawford sorry
He had a good look. He was gassed. There's never been a more excuse given player in the history of the league. Bravo. 👏
The starting SG for LA hasn’t scored over 15 points yet …
Rui played 38mins and scored 3 points
Dinwiddie and Gabe 0
Someone mentioned that LeBron is having a camera crew follow him almost reminiscing of the last dance, but from knowing the way he’s always played and him never coming up in the clutch. I know we use the same. We left it all on the floor, but the only thing is going to be left on the floor is, the film from the editing team that will only show his highlights instead of his massive lowlights!
Is this y’all goat? 😂
I thought he was clutch?
WTF is Rob smoking??? There was a 6 seconds difference between the game clock and shotclock 😂
The comment I was looking for, smh.
Can someone explain to how can you play good defense but you let the guy get to his spot and then make the shot. From my understanding that bad defense and you let him go right isn’t he right handed 😂😂 none of that shyt was good defense. The NBA be having so much bad defenses people forget what actual good defense look like smh its sad we are at this moment in basketball
THE PLAY was Austin Reeves getting beat on a loose ball by A. Gordon which resulted in a 3 by MPJ….its a hustle plays against CHAMPS
Jamal Crawford? Criticizing the Lakers for blowing it while he can’t even get a name right.
Ahsmwm
Fudge... We all knew he meant Murray!!! *Let it go*
Why is no one talking about the clear foul Lebron committed on kcp on that last shot? Of course he Le-bricked it. Ball don’t lie
Jamal what??
Lefraud high basketball IQ is all 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢💯
Damn LeBron supposed to have the highest IQ in the NBA 😂😂😂😂
That sh!t basic azz hell
Biggest lie in sports. Best IQ doesn’t continually find ways to lose in crunch time… period
@@RagtimeNYC Facts
Lakers should have run everything thru AD. Nuggets had no answer for him. His tongue should have been hanging out because he was going to be tired as every possession was through him 🤷🏾♂️
Jamal Crawford came out of retirement and hit a buzzer beater 😮
either way you slice it the old man cant cut it anymore and even in his prime still only 4 rings in 22 years
He didn’t want AD to shine, then he plays the LeBlame Game 😂
But lechoke's "basketball IQ" is off the charts? Then why is his legacy - choking when the stakes are highest?
This professional said Jamal Crawford
He was wide open. They weren't going to get a better look during that possession. The media, including Rob, would have killed him if he passed on that shot.
100 agree. Denver scored on 8 of 9 possessions prior. Leaving them 12+ seconds to score is insanity. Lebron is too smart for that. Forget how hot he was, if kcp didn’t fall nobody would be ok with that shot. Just because he flopped doesn’t make it a good shot
Ohh. So when he wasn't stat hogging they were up 20, but as soon as he started stat hogging they loose🤷 literally his taking shots keeps the young guns from winning the game
To the person that said people bailed lebron out then U dont know basketball, kyrie aint anything since Lebron and winning aint alwyaz about making a shot
He didn’t fall down, he was shoved.😂 Didn’t Rob see Bron lower the shoulder and also extend the arm into the defender.
It's an offensive foul unless you are Lebron
There is no scenario where LeBron gets a pass for missing a wide open 3. Rob is right. He took that shot because he was wide open, not because it was a good shot. Then he blew it and gave Denver a chance to win the game. They lost because he missed a wide open 3 pointer. Period.
Bron should have never picked up his dribble. He should have went to the cup!
How about saying The Nuggets came out and WON the game instead of going over how the lakers lost. Its simple. The Nuggets are champions and the lakers are a play in team. They outclass the lakers, they are better than the lakers, the Nuggz outcoached them, out played them and more than anything out hearted them. Period. Get your dust oans ready cause we are bringing brooms.
Basically if a team is down 1 point. You can take a shot with extra time on the clock. Just in case it misses and there is an opportunity for an offensive rebound.. with the score tied, you take the last shot as time expires.. Rob is basically saying Lebron started to soon.
I wouldn’t be surprised if dude embellished and fell on purpose just to bait Lebron into taking that wide open shot 😂. That would be some next level mind f*ckery right there 😂
I was so sure that there is no way the Nuggets lose game 2 on their home court, I made a bet on them while they were still losing. No one is beating them. Especially the Celtics.
Robs patience with Broussards over talking is commendable. He just falls back and listens quietly while Broussard shamelessly states the obvious. People will never admit that Lebrons style of game doesn’t guarantee a team wins like it use too.
If anyone else in the league took that shot Bron took, Rob would've said "you're wide open, you gotta shoot that " haha
Chris what are you talking about Gordon did not shut down AD LeBron stop passing him the ball
Lebron wanted his MJ moment, and he missed it again😂😂😂
Rob would say he was scared to take the shot if he didnt shoot. Always critisizes bron regardless.
This show has the producers and the cohost (Rob) sleeping at the wheel.
They let Chris’s mistake (happens) go uncorrected.
I'm suprised it's not even addressed in editing.
I feel bad for AD… he’s playing the best ball of his career but is seen as a second fiddle on a play-in team because the media is obligated to manufacture this lebron fake goat narrative for nba marketing purposes.
I agree with you Rob, 💯.
I thought James always makes the right play? Someone help me out!
You all got it wrong Murray was clutch LeBron was not he is to blame for the last simple.
Naturally Rob doesn't know what he's talking about. Even if Lebron scores with 1 second left on the shot clock, Denver still has about 7 seconds plus a timeout. It was still a bad decision by Lebron because he doesn't need 3 points and that's an inherently low percentage shot. He should drive to the basket for a higher percentage.
Broussard, it's Murray, not Crawford, at least correct yourself on air 😅
I agree with Rob on this one. Either a win or a tie. Why give that team that amount of time who was scorching hot in the last 6 processions
That was Leflops only mistake; he got torched by Murray on something he hasn't gotten good at in 21yrs; a mid-range {in this case 17-19ft} shot.....he'd come back later after Lebrick did his usual thing bricking open shots; not to mention he shoved his defender to the ground-"No-Call"??? before missing the long free-throw.... Just another example why he's not the GOAT; not top-5, not-6, not-7; not-8...etc... when are you guys going to address the Free-Throw deficit in the room that Lakers have had the last 2yrs 1,100+ more than the next-3 team combined????
Oh, and the fact LeFraud, who came up short again complains about calls after having games of 23-to-2 FT advantages in a 4th quarter vs Pelicans?? 43-16 FT game advantage over Warriors; 46-13 FT advantage over Pacers in 140-138 win; then 7-8 days later getting blown out 109-90 by Pacers with only a 21-to-14 FT advantage. Please discuss...
Bron should leave last second clutch shots to someone who can actually make them, like Ray Allen and Kyrie.
Who has the most buzzer beaters in the playoffs?
Sir this not 2016 those games winners long long ago
@@cheetahturner4576 So you want him to keep missing end of game shots?
@@dparks2856 5 out of 248 games aint impressive.
Lebron is known for settling for a long 3 at the end of a 1 or 2 point game. Chris Bosh's rebound and kick to Ray Allen bailed his ass out from a brick 3 attempt in that 2013 championship series.
So I was reading a comment yesterday on DreamersPro about *LeBron.* Similar to myself, this commenter said he was a big fan of LeBron those first 8 years. But then he realized what a fraud he was. How LeBron never wants to be held accountable for the team’s failures. Jumps to a different franchise if he does fail. How he isn’t technically a great or sound player. Ugly shooting form. Not a great dribbler. Weak with his pivot and overall footwork where he gets away with a travel. All-time leader in turnovers but nobody talks about this.
Then the media never really enhanced his image to the mass audience. I get it that the Lakers are the most popular team in basketball and a lot of the national media is based in LA. But outside LA and their fanbase, Lakers are also the most HATED team similar to the Dallas Cowboys. So everything the Lakers do that’s positive or negative gets magnified by 10x.
After the Lakers lose to the Nuggets, what do you think the media will talk about? It’s going to be what third star can the Lakers bring to help LeBron? That’s all they will ever talk about. While Jokic won his championship the old fashion way. Murray and MPJ happen to be homegrown like Jokic is but have ZERO all-star selections between them. Jokic won’t look for excuses/scapegoats. He won’t look for more stars to play next to.
How can LeBron be the GOAT when he has one of the ugliest games (styles) in NBA history? When he shoots, his elbows are too far apart. It’s mostly bullying his way to the basket with a layup/dunk. Then remember all the talk about his crab dribble back in the day? The only beautiful part to his game is his passing. I don’t believe he’s the greatest passer but his dishes can be right on point.
I don’t get it with LeBron. The only guy who needs more help. A better “all-around” player than Jordan or Kobe but needs a third star while he’s already playing next to Anthony Davis who has more individual accolades than Murray and Porter Jr. That’s always the thing with LeBron if he loses. Find the excuse, scapegoat, and more help. His team isn’t good enough playing next to another top 10 player. 🤣
There’s not one duo where they’re both top 10 except for LeBron and AD. Is Maxey top 10? How about Booker? How about Kyrie, Jaylen, or KAT? Paul George hasn’t been considered a top 10 player since maybe Indiana and I doubt most people were putting him there back in 2013. But it’s LeBron that needs a third star while playing next to AD. Such a laughable “GOAT”.
Keep the charade going, media. But we know the truth and we know your protocol. It’s predictable. After LeBron gets bounced early, find that third star for him. Find the excuse but don’t hold LeBron accountable for losing because he said so and his stats look nice. DLo or Ham will be scapegoats. Blame Laker role players for not excelling as well as Denver’s role players. Who knew that even role players who play next to LeBron should be held accountable? Damn you, Boobie Gibson!!
ESPN had a graphic on how much more free throws the Lakers receives over every other team out there but decided to give it. Got to protect your Fakers. I know for a fact Nick Wright has contact with LeBron to kiss his ass. LeBron plants cronies in these networks to kiss his ass on TV 24/7. Scrawny little Nick Wrong who didn’t grow up watchit MJ play has been LeBron’s main cheerleader/Don King for a decade.
I was watching a video by Thinking Basketball about Michael Jordan’s Plus/Minus in the playoffs after this person watched about 130+ playoff games. Jordan’s +/- was NOT as high as LeBron’s. While LeBron’s peak was around +16, MJ was at +14. David Robinson and Shaq had higher +/- than both. The Admiral was at a staggering +23 if I recall. Watching MJ highlights is still beautiful to watch. MJ was drafted 40 years ago but his beautiful game and flair still holds up.
Jordan didn’t grow up with the 3-pt line. NCAA didn’t add it until 1986. He only became average with it by his 5th season (1989). Average is around 35% (similar to Kobe and LeBron) after 1989. If you watch his 1982 shot, you can tell there was no 3-pt line. And the college 3-pt as well as the Olympics international line is shorter than the NBA’s.
Since Kobe’s death, similar to people who grew up on the Star Wars Prequels, there’s been some revisionist history on Shaq’s impact on the Lakers. From 1996-2004, Shaq was the more valuable Laker over Kobe. I thought the 2000-2002 Lakers were superior to the 09/10 Lakers but the latter was a little more homegrown. Something Jeanie prefers to see. Even through media, Lakers gets former Lakers as their TV analysts like Worthy or Horry.
Laker lifers -
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Magic Johnson
James Worthy
Kobe Bryant
2000-2002 Laker homegrown
Kobe Bryant
Derek Fisher
Andrew Bynum
Sasha Vujacic
Shaq, Horry, Shaw, and Rick Fox all came from different teams.
2009-2010 Laker homegrown
Kobe Bryant
Derek Fisher
Andrew Bynum
Sasha Vujacic
Luke Walton
Jordan Farmar
2024 Laker homegrown
Austin Reaves (undrafted rookie)
I can’t say D’Angelo because while he was drafted by the Lakers, he did spend most of his career somewhere else and it’s not like he won a championship with them yet. Derek Fisher did leave the Lakers, but he was drafted by them in 1996 and was Kobe’s teammate of all 5 championships.
Longtime Lakers fans who are real fans of the franchise since back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s can’t wait for this LeHell Era to end and this uninvited Hollywood house pest to finally go away. Tired hearing about this media created fraud/franchise mercenary. Tired of listening to all the excuses and finding all his scapegoats.
Maverick Carter got in trouble for gambling but the media hid it quickly because he’s linked to LeFraud. But ESPN will talk about Jontay Porter or Shohei Ohtani’s interpretator. Hide it like hide that LeBalco scandal or the Lakers’ large free throw discrepancy, but a lot of us weren’t born yesterday. Lakers only hope tomorrow is for the refs to rig the game like they did against the 2002 Sac Kings.
Maverick Carter gambling,gambling isn’t illegal and he’s not an nba player
Michael Cooper-Homegrown👍
The point is Lebron was wide open yes. But KCP was on his butt 20 feet away. The other Denver players were just standing around waiting for Lebron to shoot it. If he just waited 5 more seconds. If he makes it or misses it would be the same chance, however, that would only give Denver 5 seconds to make their shot instead of 10 seconds. Big difference. That way you win or go to overtime. There would have been little chance for Denver to tie or win at that point!
The shot wasn't what fazed me. He hit two threes before that last one and was literally wide open like the sea after he pushed off.
The problem was how lackadaisical we were on defense and how he immediately signaled AD for the switch. That is who LeBron really is at his core.
You couldnt be more of a beta
Rob is the ONLY ONE in Media that holds LeNarcissist accountable
Lebron has the best basketball IQ in the world. That was not a mistake. There was a lot of time in the clock and he chose to shoot a 3 where he’s got a low percentage to make. So yeah very high IQ
kcp "fell down"? come on guys, lebron pushed him across the damn floor.
Rob was 💯on that statement…there was to much time on the clock to make that shot and miss the shot and still give Denver possession and more time to win the game. But Lebron has a high basketball IQ…yeah right🫤👎
On a missed 3 too.
Missed 3s might as well be turnovers with our defense.