[OC] Does Lebron at point guard mark the beginning of his 4th prime?
LeBron becoming the starting point guard for the Lakers is a complete 180 in philosophy from having him play off the ball last year (thank you Magic). Question is, could this be the beging of his 4th prime, where he could average double digits assists for the first time in his career?
1st Prime: 2003-10, First Cleveland Lebron (Lebron), his Athletic prime. He was one of the of the most athletic basketball players of all time, an absolute freak of nature of epic proportions, the only person that has the chance to challenge that in the league currently is Zion and Alex Caruso.
2nd Prime: 2011-2014, Miami LeBron (LeVillan), his defensive, all around prime. Completely EVERYWHERE on the court defensively, could guard/switch 1-5 at an elite level. A monster in transition and was elite at every aspect of the game. The biggest Villan ever in the NBA, and won not one, not tw- okay they actually won just 2.
3rd Prime: 2015-2018, Second Cleveland Lebron (Le3-1), his offensive prime. One off the most dominant offensive performances of all time came during his second stint in Cleveland. Lead both teams in points, rebounds, and ASS+ one year in the finals, then lead in all 5 major statistical categories the next, putting up the greatest comeback ever from 3-1, in the finals. His shot making and facilitating were on a whole nother level, and after Kyrie left he went on one of the greatest playoff runs ever, which ended abruptly when JR took a hit of the bong during a time out.
Prime 3.5: LeGroin. LeBron sadly injured his groin when he slipped and fell after witnessing Lonzo Ball's freethrow shooting form.
4th Prime(?): Lakers Lebron (LeMagic), his passing, IQ prime. As LeBron gets older and his groin more shaky, LeBron is looking to turn into more of a floor general than be an all around slasher to help increase his longevity. If he takes on this role well there is a chance that Lebron could average double digit assists for the first time in his career, and having Anthony Davis definitely help with that. Will this be LeBrons fourth and final prime? Will the Lakers win a ring? Or will the GOAT Patrick McCaw stand in their way and Four-peat? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z.
Posted Jul 8, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC
Good content.
Great to see funny but reasonable OC in this sub. OP could’ve posted this in r/nba and would’ve gotten a lot of upvotes but fuck that cesspool.
I think I'm shadow banned from there or something lol. But thanks dawg!
Ahh classic man! They ban you over there for the silliest of things.
Just because he's going to Run the offense doesn't make him a PG. We still need a lineup to guard opposing PGs and SGs, LBJs would get TORCHED by the Western Guards.
Ideal Lineup:
AB/KCP
Green
LBJs - Runs the offense but Guards his traditional position
Kuz/AD
AD/McGee/Cousins
No. An ideal lineup has two starting quality Guards
For our defense this is how it’s gunna look
PG- KCP (Bradley and Rondo backups)
SG - Green (Caruso back up)
SF - Bron ( Kuzma 6th man)
PF - Davis (Dudley)
C - Cousins (McGee Backup)
I think that’s pretty sexy
Ideal lineup will be
PG: Caruso or Bradley
SG: Danny Green
SF: LeGoat
PF: AD
C: McGee or Cousins
I would pick McGee starter to have more firepower with Kuz and Boogie getting buckets.
But if AD is more confortable with Boogie as a starter... As AD wants.
AD+Cousins is better synergistically. Boogie can step out and hit shots, while McGee essentially has the same role as AD. McGee and AD on the floor together often may clog the lane a bit too much.
To clarify, I know AD can do it all. But Javale and AD role overlap quite a lot