LABron James Discussion: The Final Year?

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  1. Slick2021

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    It depends on the matchups, Jake struggles against certain type of guys too. So I'm not ready to declare him, a better fit per se. We have several guys that are useful in certain situations, the head coach is going to have to figure out, who works best against who. In general, I'm leaning towards the proven playoffs performance, once we get to the postseason. Hopefully Jake will elevate his game and establish himself. We'll see.
     
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    Sure, I'm more saying that he is a good glue guy and plays both sides of the ball. We could use more two way players alongside Lebron, AR and Luka.
     
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    Took to long to get going offensively but I can't believe at 41 he's still a shutdown defensive guy in the 4th when you need him to be.
     
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    He is very good defensively in spurts. I do trust him in the clutch, you just can't expect him to keep up the intensity for long stretches.
     
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    His joints must have really disliked the cold cause it took 42(ish) minutes into the game before he was loose. BUT those final 5-6 minutes, he was great. Got strips and stops on D. Made the right plays on offense.


    Found the gear and got it done.


     
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    Interesting as I thought Luka also looked fresh in the 4th - Come on Rob get these guys some dudes to hold the fort down. Once they decide to put the peddle to metal it's fun to watch
     
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    What’s all this nonsense about steroids?

     
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