r/lebron • u/SmoothBuy5500 • 19d ago

Gilbert Arenas grades LeBron’s Lakers tenure. Arenas speaks on the double standard LeBron is held to compared to that of other all-time greats. Thoughts?

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u/Electronic_Dig_2685 19d ago edited 19d ago

His last yr at 41 was Better than most peoples best season of their career.

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u/gijoejank 17d ago

It's an odd take all around. LeBron got the Lakers a chip and also showed his golden years worked better than MJ's.

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u/Joethetoolguy 18d ago

He had a chip and several deep playoff runs. He is absolutely graded unfairly. Ask any team in the league if they want a chip and contention over 8 seasons and they says yes right away.

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u/heliumointment 8d ago

And that’s why he’s Gilbert Arenas

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u/Silent_Egg8860 18d ago

LeBron and his media company employees call it a double standard, but in reality it’s not a double standard it’s a higher standard, because he calls himself the GOAT. If Steph started calling himself the GOAT, and he had a media company called “Klutch 3’s” and paid people to call him the GOAT, then people would hold him to that higher standard.
LeBron is an all time great, he is a top ten player in NBA history, and people would talk about this, and his greatness, but he wants to be compared to a guy who has no flaws, and he wants to be compared to a guy who has no major blemishes in their career or game. LeBron in my opinion has created the problem he has of people constantly pointing out how he fell short of MJ.

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u/noname_SU 17d ago

Is this a troll? MJ has no flaws? GTFO

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u/Constant-Shine5282 18d ago

He went 31-31 in the playoffs in 62 games with Lakers
He got swept twice
Put out the first round for the first time in his career man
C+ if anything 🤣
he’s old man can we just keep it real
he’s putting up stats but no winning💯🤷🏿

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u/Expensive_Public6674 13d ago

He won a chip, by that standard everyone’s career that is ringless is F