OT: Best 3rd Option in the History of the NBA!

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  1. LameR

    LameR Ha Seung-Jin Approved!

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    I'm honestly considering re-evaluating LeBron to some degree as well. He's gone from someone who you considered the number 1 guy, leader, possible GOAT, to in my mind...potentially a very very very good player who is better in a supporting role (Pippen on 'roids without the defensive prowess, Kobe to Shaq).
     
  2. mook

    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    Has there ever been a case before where three guys coming off 25+ PER seasons played on the same team? James Worthy only had one season with a PER at or above 20--and it was 20.0. Rodman never got above 17, although he was always about defense. Steve Nash's highest PER in Dallas was 22.

    PER isn't the be-all-end-all, but Chris Bosh is a legit star player. It amazes me he's getting compared to Horace Grant in this thread.

    Here's an interesting statistics-based article from Basketball-Reference.com:
    http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=6859

     
  3. rocketeer

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    bosh was definitely not invisible for team USA. he wasn't a scorer. he was a role player. and he did a great job defensively. he was the best big man defender on the team. and while the international game is definitely different, his willingness and ability to do that seems like a good indication that he'll be willing to do more of that in miami when he's playing alongside 2 elite scorers.
     
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    the 2008 celtics don't exist anymore, so i don't really worry about that.
     
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    you're overthinking it. lebron is still the best player in the league. if the best player in the league is really just a 2nd option, what is the rest of the league?
     
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    44Thrilla cuatro cuatro

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    Ray Allen?
     
  7. MARIS61

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  8. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Nah, Ray is good, but about 6 years past his prime.
     

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