LeBron James Discussion: Not Returning To The Lakers

Yeah, he'll never go for it, but we should sit him against the Jazz. We have no shot in that one and Bron is gassed. I'll be surprised if we lose by less than 15.

 

He’s not gonna do it. Somebody in the organization needs to get the balls to make him do it though.

We can not have him put this much wear and tear on his body for mid-season games against the Wizards. It’s not worth it. Yes, he’s still playing great and for all we know, maybe he ends up continuing to prove that he’s Superman and he ends up showing that he can handle this workload. But please, let’s not take the gamble.

Sit him a few games. I think it does the team some good in the long term to struggle through some games without both Lebron and AD. Let Kuz run the show, see what THT can do. Help some of the other roleplayers get some rhythm, they’ll be forced to produce out of necessity.

 

lebron's refusal to sit out games could very well end up costing this team a title

 

Yeah playing every other day until the playoffs isn't good at all .

I hope he'll get a 10 days break before the postseason begins

 

You can’t really expect him to choose to sit when AD is out and if he’s healthy and capable of playing when AD’s playing.

 

He's exhausted though ... It's not like he's going to win close games for us with the bricks he's throwing from 3.

Stay at home instead of going to Utah ... and try to get 2,3 wins with Dennis coming back .

Winning games against Portland and Phoenix is more important standings wise , we're not catching Utah

 

He should sit/rest but i get what he's doing (i would do the same thing - play). Someone has to lead this bunch of scrubs.

 

Lakers are missing too many open shots. If they do not fix this, they will not win it all this year. The last 2 weeks have been a major issue in that department. Let's hope its just a mid season skid. It happens to most teams.

 

I cant wait for the all star break so Lebron can go recruit

 

he's just doing it for the attention

"see how great I am"

blah blah blah blah

Either that or he's a warrior and team player. You decide.

But like has already been stated. We've seen this movie before. Cut the minutes coach. it has to be done. Nothing matters but making it to the playoffs. Without fans, home court advantage means very little.

 

i wish he was playing a bit less (and sitting a game here and there), but i'm not as concerned as others. i feel like we actually lean on him a bit less when we have our full complement, so his minutes aren't as rough as they could be. but without AD and DS, yeah, he has to carry a lot on offense. which isn't good.

 

Tough crowd once again. Were “you not entertained” by those incredible blocks and steals along with other selected highlights?

 

I'm semi-nervous about the minutes but I think it's being overstated.

1. LeBron doesn't really put much effort out there when he doesn't have the ball. It's mostly just standing around. On defense, he'll have a few good players here and there but he's mainly quarterbacking the defense and telling teammates where to switch/go.
   
2. There's plenty of time for LeBron to rest particularly with how many times they review plays and take forever.
   
3. Dennis Schroder is coming back so this was always something that was temporary at best. Those OT games were brutal but you can't sit him out when he's already played 35 minutes and the game is close. 2 OT's back-to-back and then another OT, I thought Frank should have rested him at least one of those games.
   
4. The latest 6 game stretch had 4 home games. I think there was an interview where the toughest challenge was traveling for players because they don't get to rehab their body in-between the flight and not having the facilities available. 4/6 home games, LeBron is probably recovering like we have never seen another athlete do.
5. Lakers don't practice so it's not like it's a 24/7 basketball lifestyle. LeBron probably just works out and then plays the game. Minimal stress to his body and he's figured out to master it...

I was worried in the crazy OT games but LeBron's a freak athlete. If he's playing, it's likely Vogel has had a talk with him and LeBron says he's ready. We can't stress over something we have no info about.

 

Looked like he had much more energy, especially on D. Having Dennis back gave him a big boost. Nice to see him not have to set up everything and actually get position in the post and have someone set him up.

The blocks and the lob from KCP made me really wish we had a packed house for that one. Highlights are so mundane with empty arenas.

 

Just like highlights often with TNT and ESPN / ABC crews too busy talking about some random bull bleep to even stop for a moment to acknowledge them. Emotionless.