Lebron Reaches Another Milestone. Fastest to Ever Reach 2,000 Points. Don't know when they will break this record! But I guess all records are meant to be broken. http://www.nba.com/games/20041127/CHICLE/recap.html
Congratulations to James but, I think that he wouldn't have been the youngest to do it if he weren't 19. If he were like 22 the record would have been safe. He's still a great player though!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">Congratulations to James but, I think that he wouldn't have been the youngest to do it if he weren't 19. </div> ...lmao. Oh I'm sorry man, but that was good. I know I'm new to the board here and have to pay my dues, but isn't that in contention for quote of the year? You're right though: if LeBron wasn't the youngest player to reach 2,000 points in NBA history, he wouldn't be the youngest player to reach 2,000 points in NBA history. Sincerely, Chip
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">Congratulations to James but, I think that he wouldn't have been the youngest to do it if he weren't 19. If he were like 22 the record would have been safe. He's still a great player though!</div> I hope you're joking, because otherwise that might be the dumbest thing I've ever read.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">Congratulations to James but, I think that he wouldn't have been the youngest to do it if he weren't 19. If he were like 22 the record would have been safe. He's still a great player though!</div>
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">Congratulations to James but, I think that he wouldn't have been the youngest to do it if he weren't 19. If he were like 22 the record would have been safe. He's still a great player though!</div> i think if he was the oldest he NEVER would of been the youngest. The biggest and he might of been the smallest, as long as he was going straight or twirling, twirling.
the point is that he's not 22 hes 19 and he got the record and thats all that matters. congrats to james.
You know what, nobody really cares who got to 2,000 points the youngest age. One reason LeBron got it younger then Kobe is because Kobe has had Shaq on his team since he came into the league. When Kobe came into the league Shaq averaged over 26 Points per game and Kobe averaged 7. LeBron is the main scorer on the Cavs and was the main scorer last year as well as this year and he has been their go-to guy. In 20 or 50 years nobody will care who got the record and the record isnt the only thing that matters. The only reason Kobe and him have had it is because more players are coming out of high school. Back in the good ol' days everyone came out of college. I think Moses malone was the first to come straight from high school, right?
Congrats to LeBron! I knew he would reach 2,000 it was just a matter of when. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">Congratulations to James but, I think that he wouldn't have been the youngest to do it if he weren't 19. If he were like 22 the record would have been safe. He's still a great player though!</div> What on earth were you talking about?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">Congratulations to James but, I think that he wouldn't have been the youngest to do it if he weren't 19. If he were like 22 the record would have been safe. He's still a great player though!</div> lmao... what is that supposed to mean?if he wasnt 19 he wouldnt have been the youngest to do it.. quote of the year right here..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting OrlandoMagicFan:</div><div class="quote_post">You know what, nobody really cares who got to 2,000 points the youngest age. One reason LeBron got it younger then Kobe is because Kobe has had Shaq on his team since he came into the league. When Kobe came into the league Shaq averaged over 26 Points per game and Kobe averaged 7. LeBron is the main scorer on the Cavs and was the main scorer last year as well as this year and he has been their go-to guy. In 20 or 50 years nobody will care who got the record and the record isnt the only thing that matters. The only reason Kobe and him have had it is because more players are coming out of high school. Back in the good ol' days everyone came out of college. I think Moses malone was the first to come straight from high school, right?</div> Well, from the looks of things, LeBron doesn't seem to care much either which is the best part about each record he breaks as we roll. I do think it says something though because as more and more highschool kids are brought into the league this little number is just one of those kinds of stats that orbit what each player was doing at the earliest points in their career. The BIGGER one for me was the youngest to 500 rebounds/assists. When you add the two marks together it's simply undoubtable about the breadth of this kid's game. Simply put, I think it can be easily said that to this point LeBron has been the youngest player to posses the most balanced game in the history of things, and for any statistical comparison in the years to come he's setting the bar awfully high. The only thing is that if he weren't 19, like maybe if he was 27 or something like that, the record would still be in tact. That's the key here. . Chip
I went wild when this happened, since I was watching the game on WGN, which we now get here in Baltimore. All my relatives from Chicago yelled,"sit your a** down", since they love the Bulls, but it seemed like all they did was blast Tyson and Curry.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">Congratulations to James but, I think that he wouldn't have been the youngest to do it if he weren't 19. If he were like 22 the record would have been safe. He's still a great player though!</div>
What's the problem? I'm just saying that I think it doesn't make him more superior to other players because he broke it at 19 years old. If other players who were younger had the oppurtunity to play for a team who were struggling with 17 wins and were the first option of the team I think they could reach 2,000 points too. Even if you don't agree with me I've heard even dumber quotes from some of you guys.
Also, if Michael Jordan played straight from high school or Dennis Rodman came from high school dont you think they would have the record for quickest?? It doesnt matter what age you get 2,000 points, it will just be broken eventually. What matters more is playoffs and championships. Even those arent the most important things in basketball. Basketball is about having fun and playing the sport you love. If the only reason you play is to make money or to win a championship you are playing and watching basketball for the wrong reason. Basketball isnt about Points and wins and records. There is so much more then that to it.
Being the youngest to 2,000 points is a huge milestone. <font color="Red">How can you disagree?</font> For a guy 19 years old to be playing at this level against the best competition in the world is Amazing. To say that anyone can beat this record is obsurd. These are the kind of numbers Michael Jordan was putting up at Lebron's age. @ <font color="DeepSkyBlue">University of North Carolina</font> 81-82 UNC 13.5 ppg (Freshman Year) 82-83 UNC 20.0 ppg (Sophomore Year) 83-84 UNC 19.6 ppg (Junior Year) I don't want to start another Lebron Vs. MJ comparison, but at this age even Jordan will tell you he was <font color="Red">NOT</font> at this level. It's simply never been done before. I think it will be some time before we see an 18 year old kid average 20 points in the NBA. But like I said in the original thread, all records are meant to be broken.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mrj18:</div><div class="quote_post">What's the problem? I'm just saying that I think it doesn't make him more superior to other players because he broke it at 19 years old. If other players who were younger had the oppurtunity to play for a team who were struggling with 17 wins and were the first option of the team I think they could reach 2,000 points too. Even if you don't agree with me I've heard even dumber quotes from some of you guys.</div> What you say here isn't dumb. But your first post in this thread was. No other NBA player has produced more in the NBA at such a young age than LeBron. That in itself is significant. Does that mean that he's better than other players that came before him at his age? Not necessarily. In fact, it's very likely that Wilt could have easily scored 2000 points in his first season right out of high school. Perhaps Oscar Robertson and a few others may been able to do so as well. But if LeBron continues to average 26 ppg, 7 rpg, and 6 apg throughout the season shooting close to 50% from the field, that would be phenomenal for a 20 year old. Even Kobe, who was considered a prodigy at that age, probably wouldn't have been able to produce those kind of numbers. In fact, Kobe is in a similar situation as LeBron right now in L.A. (number 1 option), and his numbers flat out aren't as good. Anyways, no one is saying that this proves LeBron is the best ever. He has surpassed most expectations, and he'll be a special player. I've probably seen more Cavs games this year than I did all of last year, and it's very obvious that he sees the court extremely well and is a great passer (perhaps the best at his position), both in the half-court and in the open court. And physically, he's more developed than any other player I can recall at the same age.
No one even stated that breaking this record considered him superior. Just another cheap shot to knock his game.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting heatfan:</div><div class="quote_post">Being the youngest to 2,000 points is a huge milestone. <font color="Red">How can you disagree?</font> For a guy 19 years old to be playing at this level against the best competition in the world is Amazing. To say that anyone can beat this record is obsurd. These are the kind of numbers Michael Jordan was putting up at Lebron's age. @ <font color="DeepSkyBlue">University of North Carolina</font> 81-82 UNC 13.5 ppg (Freshman Year) 82-83 UNC 20.0 ppg (Sophomore Year) 83-84 UNC 19.6 ppg (Junior Year) I don't want to start another Lebron Vs. MJ comparison, but at this age even Jordan will tell you he was <font color="Red">NOT</font> at this level. It's simply never been done before. I think it will be some time before we see an 18 year old kid average 20 points in the NBA. But like I said in the original thread, all records are meant to be broken.</div> Have you ever watched any of those old Carolina games, Dean Smith had a system that emphasis on team play not indiviual scoring. And factor on top of that his 1st two seasons at UNC he was playing alongside James Worthy an All-American, & future Hall-a-famer. Sam Perkins, Brad Daugherty. And then Kenny Smith came. Those UNC teams had more talent then these Cavs. Plus they played a balnce Dean Smith style. So comparing what one player did in college to what another player did in the NBA holds no wieght. To different envoriments to different systems. Two different train of thinking. Everybody knows that after playing in the UNC system during the Dean Smith year's alot of players go on to expand their indivualism because playing under Dean Smith took that part a wieght from players. I dont think MJ could handle jumping into the NBA right out of high school because the NBA was alot different back then...due to the excessive amount of High schooler's coming out & undergrades period the NBA talent pool has become extremely watered down over the years. Nowadays, just about everybody in the NBA is in Lebron's age bracket 19-25 for the most part. So that allow for more success on this level that wasnt available to a 19 or 20 year old back in the early 80's when MJ would have came out of high school to go into the league. Players are more athletically gifted then back then but very few are better basketball players then back in that era. So comparing a jump from High school back then to now is pretty useless.
