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leor_77
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 Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:18 pm Post subject: Lebron's ranking vs Lakers all-time greats |
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I'm sure no one here wants to have this conversation (although I did see some huge Lebron fans in the game thread), but we'll have to eventually. His all time ranking has risen much higher from this championship - As objective fans, we can appreciate this and give him the credit and respect he deserves, whether we like him or not. We're going to have to come to terms with it, and accept that he will, or has already, surpassed many of our players. Kobe, Shaq, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, etc.
I would put him ahead of Shaq and Wilt. I'm sure many would put him ahead of Magic and Kobe...I'm not sure about that yet. He definitely is nowhere near Kareem. Not sure what you guys think. |
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MJ
Magic
KAJ
Russell
Bird
Wilt
Tim Duncan
Kobe
Shaq
Lebron
Oscar
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mirak
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| He's in the Top 10. Same as Kobe, Shaq, Magic, Kareem. This will always be a subjective question. |
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Deathstroke
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1. Kobe
2. Magic
3. Kareem
4. Shaq
5. Lebron |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Wait until his career is over.
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As years go by, and turn into decades of greats, the "inner circle" grows....
I think lebron is in that elite inner circle..... |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| He's in conversation with our best, but I hesitate to actually rank them. |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | Wait until his career is over. |
This. He's 31. Plenty left in the tank it seems like.
But.man, all these extended seasons are going to take a toll om him. |
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Kobe
Magic
Shaq
Kareem
Lebron |
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leor_77
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| ringfinger wrote: | | venturalakersfan wrote: | | Wait until his career is over. |
This. He's 31. Plenty left in the tank it seems like.
But.man, all these extended seasons are going to take a toll om him. |
Yeah, no doubt. The guy just seems to avoid major injuries year after year. Haven't seen any other player like that. I have my suspicions, but there is no proof of anything, plus the NBA has poor drug testing, so we'll never know.
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PurpleAndGOAT
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Having this discussion is opening a can of worms but I will say I rank LeBron amongst the GOATs it's just too subjective to place them in a concrete order
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When it's all said and done:
Kareem
Kobe
Magic
Lebron
Shaq
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MJ
Magic
Wilt
Kareem
Kobe
Shaq
Lebron
Duncan
Russell
West
Oscar |
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Every list on this thread:
1. Kobe
2. Magic
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191. Brian Cook
192. Radman
193. Lebron |
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ringfinger
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| 999 wrote: | MJ
Magic
Wilt
Kareem
Kobe
Shaq
Lebron
Duncan
Russell
West
Oscar |
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Half those guys didnt play for the Lakers. |
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USCandLakers
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And this is what replaces the Curry thread.
Replaced one headache with another. An old, familiar one.
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slavavov
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I'd still take Kobe because of his intangibles. He never ran away from the big moment and usually came through one way or another. For that reason I'd also take Larry Bird over Lebron.
The thing I hate is that the capitalistic mass media will hype up Lebron like never before. Get ready for more "Lebron is the greatest ever" talk from many talking heads on TV and writers on the internet.
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BennyLava
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| USCandLakers wrote: | And this is what replaces the Curry thread.
Replaced one headache with another. An old, familiar one. |
Atleast with Curry you could laugh it off for so many reasons, this one is legit. Wait a couple of more years, this is going to be the one thing that will play over and over again in the NBA universe. |
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999
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| Gatekeeper wrote: | | ringfinger wrote: | | 999 wrote: | MJ
Magic
Wilt
Kareem
Kobe
Shaq
Lebron
Duncan
Russell
West
Oscar |
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Half those guys didnt play for the Lakers. |
my bad didn't read the thread title fully
By my count that's 6/11, so you're right it's 54.54%. |
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999
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| Gatekeeper wrote: | | ringfinger wrote: | | 999 wrote: | MJ
Magic
Wilt
Kareem
Kobe
Shaq
Lebron
Duncan
Russell
West
Oscar |
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Half those guys didnt play for the Lakers. |
By my count that's 6/11, so you're right it's 54.54%. |
My bad! Didn't read the thread title fully |
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george w kush
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Whats funny OP is you thinking there are 'objective fans' on these forums.
The reality is Lebron is a threat to any of the Laker legends in terms of where they rank in terms of the all-time greats. It's funny seeing people here rank 3-5 when comparing them to ONLY other Laker greats. At MINIMUM he is a top 5 player OF ALL TIME. If you go over to other NBA forums you see people ranking him a top 5 player OF ALL TIME with this playoff series win.
Example
http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1454375 |
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KobeRe-Loaded
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1. MAGIC
2. LEBRON
3. KOBE
4. KAREEM
5. SHAQ
6. WEST
7. ELGIN
8. WILT
9. WORTHY
10. MIKAN
This compared to a pool of ONLY LAKERS
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Whats funny is the OP said Lebron vs LAKER greats!
NOT players from OTHER teams!
Let's count championship rings:
Magic: 5
Kareem: 5
Kobe: 5
Cooper:
Worthy:
Byron:
Horry:
AC Green
Rambis:
Lebron: 3
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