Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 2184. (Read 902379 times)

Good to hear that, he is really a good example of a player and he is on a mission to be the best in the NBA and maybe beat the record as the oldest player to be active in NBA.  it can be confirmed from this information that what you shared it true - https://www.golfdigest.com/story/lebron-james-spends-dollar15-million-on-his-body-every-year-still-gets-decent-roi

actually I didn't know that, so I was surprised, then I was thinking, maybe the young players should follow Lebron, not just spending their money to luxurious life, night out and other unnecessary things, they should focus on their future so they can stay longer in the league.

Lebron James literally is said to spend 1-1.5 million dollars per year on just to preserve his body, that is not to say he won't age one day but that dude can be 40 years old and can still dunk on people and none of us will be shocked, he is 35-36 years old right now and he is still playing like nothing happened to him, his play style had to change as much as for his body but also the game itself as well. When he first came into the league for 5-6 years the game was build around playing slow and having hardcore defense, I think it was his first year where Pistons won and they were known to keep their opponents under 80 points many times that year.

So, it is equally important of him to start shooting more, start passing more, start using screens more and not just focus on driving inside and dishing back out anymore because the NBA game in 2020 is totally different than 10 years ago as well. Sure some parts can be attributed of him getting older and trying to not force his body too much but it is not just that, it is the game changing mostly, dude can still and even sometimes does still go in and dunk on people.

It wasn't noticed a lot during his time because Spurs had a lot of players they can rely on, with the Clippers, it was only Leonard which is his star and people are coming to watch him and without him playing, Clippers would be a different team.

And if everything goes well in Lebron's health, we might get a chance to see Bronny and Lebron play in the same court in NBA. That would be a spectacle to watch. Imagine two generations playing on the same court.

It is a management prerogative and besides, he has a valid injury. It is more painful to see him play every single game and then get sidelined for months because he got his injury aggravated. I think if other superstars have a lingering injury as well, their management will surely load manage them but they don't, so they have to play. If we need to blame someone for load management, blame Popovich for introducing.

Blame the management for allowing this, I think that video shared has nothing to do with his load management issue, I mean if he is not playing then he has a lot of time to rest and spend that free time to whatever he likes to do, going to the strip club might help him prepare mentally, so let us not complain.

It might be, It might not. Hangovers?

That's not actually what I mean about connecting the footage to the load management. It's just that everytime I heard of "load management" Kawhi Leonard is the first name that comes to my mind lol. Though I'm not hating, he's a great basketball player and load management is somehow a good strategy to preserve the player for the most important game in the playoffs.
Yet, it's a shame for other superstars who hasn't put to rest and played every single game because that's what the fans paid for.

wow, liked it. That's what money can do in the world, he makes more money, it's just right to enjoy.
maybe he got load management because of this kind of loaded activity he's been doing, hahaha.. anyway, this proves that Kawhi is a real man.

By the way, KAWHI got a game against the Magic later, hope he had rested early.

https://twitter.com/Projectsprodigy/status/1220816174402998274

Kawhi just enjoying his time, Lol.

But yeah, with all the money he has, he needs to chill and have some fun from time to time. So I don't think this is a big issue with Clippers management. He still performs like an MVP this season, no need to make a fuss about it. Funny thing is, he still don the NB logo!!!

He is genetically gifted, I mean the genes he got from his father, (who is a basketball player) is showing. Because as you have said, even at this age, he can still run with the young players, chase down blocks, and can still give us highlight reels every game.

Plus there is an advancement of sports science and medicine, which really help him recover very quick. And from the way he plays, we can still like 3 or 4 years in front of him.

Load management has nothing to do with how he do his life outside basketball. Of course if he chill outside the court is not an issue as long as he can perform his duty for the team his with.

Haven't seen that, I'll be glad to see it if you'll share it here, but anyway, I think it isn't a big issue after all because Leonard is still killing when he is on the court, he is a human, he sometimes need some chillin time,.. if he stayed with Toronto, he could have chill all the time without paying for anything because that's how welcome he is in the place. lol.

In addition to that, LeBron is one of the few players who has a strong durability that could manage to absorb a potential major injury. No load management. As he's aging, it's so smart for him change his playing style from an aggressive slasher/rim attacker to a unpredictable play maker.

Anyway, talking about load management, have any of you seen the footage of Kawhi chillin at the strip club? Lol.

Congratutlations to Lebron James, I made a computation on how will Lebron surpass Kareem in the all time scoring leaders.
And the result is, .. if Lebron will make an average of 20 points per game, he just need at least 3 NBA seasons to get the number 1 of all time scoring leaders which I think it's possible since he can still play great basketball.

once he surpass all the records, he will be confirmed as the "KING".

Yeah, he still have the speed of a young guy. Maybe those oranges that he secretly eats during game time is the secret. 
When he surpasses MJ's scores I didn't doubt that he could do more.
Even with his large size he ain't that much of a prone to bad injuries.
I guess he really takes care of himself and with proper training of everything specially when you are jumping so high that it almost look like there is a ladder. 

We will be seeing more records being broken.

Lebron still has the game, he will surely play a lot of seasons with the Lakers now that the Lakers has become a playoff contender.
Also, his style of play has been different now, he wasn't as aggressive as before, he master his passing ability so that means he will not be so prone to injury.

 Passing Kobe with a Laker uniform on a Sixers game could be as sweet as it gets Kobe is from Philly and dude is an eagles fan plus he went to lower merion and been always liking Sixers just under Lakers of course. Lebron has been a big part of NBA for about 15 years or so now, he didn't missed much games neither and has been scoring at a great level for all of it as well. I can't believe he is still the dominant player he is at his age, sure he might not be as good as he used to be 10 years ago in physical aspects probably but even at this stage of his career his "decline" is so little that right now he is still better than almost all players in the league, even today if you made a starting 5 you would put lebron in there for sure.

 With just 2-3 seasons more of 20+ ppg dude would pass Kareem as well, from all the looks of it unless something major happens like a big bad injury, he will definitely be the first player to reach 40k points. He can definitely play for another 5-6 years, maybe not at this level we don't know but in a league where Vince Carter can play at 41-42 years old, I am sure lebron would definitely be able to find a place for himself if he wants to, nobody will say no to him even if he becomes just a 10 ppg veteran off the bench in 10 years, he will still get a place in any team, so reaching 40k is definitely possible as long as he doesn't get injured and he wants to continue to play.

That was indeed a great game, I watched the game and it was really an exciting game to watch as both teams are making plays well to make it a close game. What I noticed with Luka is that he can't take over in the crucial time or in the winning time, I think he need to improve that so he can carry his team to a win against great team like Jazz.

Sorry to bother you again with the Jazz, but that was great game  (and win) last night against Mavericks! Mavericks had the lead most of the game, but it was always close, right till the end. An Important win against one of the teams that they are fighting  against for top 4 in the West, and the team that is playing very good away (15-6).
One more time Gobert showed why he is back to back DPOY and most likely this years DPOY as well. Just a little trivia i picked up from reddit
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Beautiful  clutch time block from the last night
https://streamable.com/89qkt

It is unfair that he still didn't get any All Star invitations, and i hope this year he will be selected, that man deserved it, one of the most underappreciated players at the moment.

If you didn't know Lebron James just made a history passes Kobe Bryant for 3rd on the All Time Scoring! What a Goat!

Kareem Abdul-Jabaar - 38,387
Karl Malone- 36,928
Lebron James - 33,644
Kobe Bryant - 33,643
Michael Jordan - 32,292

Maybe 3 seasons he will dethrone Karl Malone on his spot of All Time Scoring 

Great winnings! Glad someone could make good profits from sports betting.
I hope lady luck will also visit me to have that kind of long list of a win.


Those kind of games are the ones which is missed. 90's all stars where they are really competitive while also enjoying the game.
I hope Giannis could really push to have that kind of game this year. Boost them up to compete more and not just a simple display of their skills.