The Mahomes Vs. Burrow Debate

[KillerGoose]

(06-30-2023, 05:52 PM)Whatever Wrote: LeBron would not have been able to cut it back then.  He is waaaaayyyy too weak, mentally.  He would be laughed out of the league for all of his blatant flops.  Not to mention guys like Magic, Jordan, and Bird all wanted to compete against each other to prove who was the best, not politic to assemble super team after super team.  LeBron also doesn't have the killer instinct those guys have, which was exposed by Kobe in the All Star game.

This is silly. Lebron is 6'8 and 250-ish pounds with a rare level of athleticism, even for NBA players. He would have been fantastic back then. He flops because it is advantageous for him. It gets him to the line more often. That's why NBA players do it in the first place. It's a product of the rules & officiating, the players just utilize it. If you put him into a league where that isn't incentivized, he starts muscling through people. Miami Lebron, specifically, would dominate. He was rumored to be as heavy as 275 giving you All-NBA defense, 27 PPG on top of the league efficiency and providing top 10 assist production. That guy is successful in any era.