LeBron James - Lockdown
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- LeBron James is a tremendous athlete, obviously, and he uses some of his gifts to be one of the most versatile defenders in today's NBA. This video is meant to highlight some of the little things he does, such as using phenomenal footwork to put his body in the way at the correct angles to contain opposing players. His strength and quickness are showcased, along with his active hands, which made him one of the best "cover for teammates' mistakes" guys and a defensive player of the year runner-up.
I also made a video showcasing his athleticism a while back where he would let guys blow by him so he could time up blocks (and chase downs fall under this also), so here's that: • LeBron James - Swat (C...
Here's his Miami blocks reel: • LeBron James - Block P...
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The difference between lbj and mj's defense is that LeBron is more physically imposing where as mj was like a cat, stealing the ball outta nowhere with great hand eye and LeBron is like a brick wall, just can't get past him and is the best chasedown blocker ever. Both great defenders.
Fair !!!
Now this is probably one of the most accurate analogy ive ever heard, i can get down with this.
Well put!
that's why mj was nicknamed "the black cat"
Both great but lebron will for sure lock down mj on my dead homie
I'm glad I was able to witness how great lebron was on the heat
@Spydertrex OG His IQ is better now but he purposely doesn't play defense. It's unfair to say he's better than his heat self.
Spydertrex OG LeBron isn’t close to his Miami days lmao...
2013 was his beast season by far. Got all the 120 first place votes other than 1 in MVP voting. Runner up in DPOTY. Wins a championship along with finals MVP. This was it right here.
Love your name my dude!! 😂😂😂 I'm fucking dead ☠️☠️
@Samuel Díez oh he definitely does lol
He absolutely deserved Dpoy too
He should’ve won DPOTY
Lol whoever gave that one vote away was a real hater.
This is beautiful to watch..LeBron was robbed of DPOY the year Marc Gasol won it.He was so quick,fast,explosive, and strong on defense during his Miami days.Now that he's getting a little older he has to save his body on defense for the playoffs with obvious reason
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jaws102585 and Miami conditioned their players a lot better than Cleveland does. LeBron was in the best shape of his life, and Erik saved D Wade's career with the maintenance program.
jaws102585 You dont know basketball if you think this is great or beautiful defense. This is just roaming. No defensive shuffles, no pivoting nothing.
jaws102585 I wouldn't say he got "robbed" but he was definitely in the Running Marc Gasol literally had like a Hundred more blocks. And was a constant presence in and out the paint that year. It was close tho
Mektek19 Your stupid asf and obviously a hater. He's literally locking people up stripping them when they put it on the floor, and blocking their shots, and forcing them into uncomfortable situations
LeBron in his prime was just too strong and too fast. Even now he's older he still dominates virtually every small forward in the league physically.
+William smiley He will give Kawhi buckets. Sure Kawhi slows him down slightly but LBJ would still give Kawhi buckets.
***** His prime was in Miami. Watch the game tape. He was way faster and more explosive than he is now. He's still the best player in the league, but Miami is when he was in his physical prime.
***** What?
***** No...
***** His best AND prime was with Miami. End of story.
It's a shame he never won the DPOY award. Being the league's best all-around defender for 5+ years, capable of guarding 1-5 at an efficient rate. Should have got at least one if not two.
He might next year if he really shows whats hes did in the finals. People never talk about his defense anymore and it annoys me.
Sad thing is he's 31, so he will take alot more plays off. One play he will look like a dpoy candidate, the next he will look just as bad as James Har en. I do agree if he played D like he does in the finals or even playoffs, he would be.
He usually lacks effort during the regular season.
Nick Schultz naw
Comments like this make me fucking cringe. LeBron defense ratings always ranks near the last of all players in the NBA because he doesn’t play defense until the play offs. Don’t believe me look it up. Yes the man could effectively guard all 5 positions when he tries but he doesn’t. That’s why he will never be on any all defense teams awards not even close to DPOY.
Lebron James might be the only guy in the history of basketball where it don't matter who you get the switch with there is no mismatch lol.
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Maybe for a couple of years in Miami. He doesn't even practice now. Hasn't played defense since he came back to Cleveland.
cavaleer somehow i think its because of everything he has to do in offense now when he was in miami he used to play more off-ball and miami had a good bench so he didnt need to play the whole game
Scottie Pippen. Draymond Green. Kawhi Leonard.
Elegy good picks
I think Lebron is one of the best defenders in the NBA right now. But in my opinion, he's only an excellent defender when motivated, sometimes it feels like he only cares about defense when he's guarding a superstar.
***** I agree. It's just because he needs to do all the other things and cant spend all his energy on locking down somebody who is not an elite scorer. Tony Allen, pj tucker and some other guys for example are on the floor just because their defense, they don't need to run plays or take 20 shots like james.
And he has to carry the workload offensively. I mean he is a physical beast but it does get tiring when you play 100% on both ends.
***** That was 2 years ago buddy, LeBron's defense has dropped off for some reason. Likely fatigue.
+Guga not when he was guarding Paul Millsap last year lol
He focuses more in playoffs im mean he plays and tries in regular season but at his best is in the playoffs
On that miami day, even KD wouldn't argue that Lebron is the best and most complete player in the world and also in the history. He just perfect on both end especially 2012-2013 seasons
With his move from CLE to MIA, he showed everyone, he isn't on the same level with the elites.
I feel the first The San Antonioni series put lebron's defensive capabilities on display, he would go from guarding and smart, strong, skilled, and big post player in Duncan to guarding a lightning quick, shifty, smart and talented pg in tony Parker to guarding a incredibly athletic combo of the two in khawi. Regardless of how you feel about him or how you feel he ranks among other greats no player not even the big "O" epitomizes a true all-around basketball player like Lebron James. Stop comparing him to others, Lebron will only be playing for so much longer, enjoy watching this remarkable player while u still can.
KD seems to have developed that ability too since he's bulked up. Draymond green also do it but he ain't LeBron or KD
@@goodman5836 KD can guard 1-3 but he can't hold position with bigger players like Lebron has shown with Gasol, Duncan, Jokic, Giannis, etc.
Had to pop in here 8 years later about you saying "he'll only be playing for so much longer" hahaha, imagine saying in 2016 that he'll be the best player on Team USA in 8 years...
We forget what a great two-way player he was during the Miami years. Should’ve been recognise for at least one DPOY in that stretch...absolute lock down defence when he was late 20s. Cannot expect the same level of intensity now with age...Father Time wins eventually
Him and D Wade were so good at getting deflections and intercepting passes which led to all those fast break lobs.
Hate this guy all you want but you can't deny that we just saw him legitimately lock up 1-5...against super elite scorers. In my opinion he was definitely robbed twice for dpoy. Definitely should've won when Gasol won, definitely should've won it when Surge won. Arguably could've won when Joakim won it...however Noah had a monstrous yr defensively that yr so I'm not mad at that one at all.
If that so then why there is no match up with him and kobe in his lockdown defense clip thats almost 10 minutes???
@@alexander4615 Kobe was shit in 2012
@@alexander4615soooo Kobe is the only one that matters when in this clip there's tim Duncan, kd, iso Joe, Tony Parker, PG, etc?? Cmon man you can't be for real lolol. There's plenty yt footage of him stopping kobe
When LeBron's locked in defensively, he's lockdown. You're not scoring on him, and if you somehow do you had to work damn hard for it...
No that's not true at all. This is just a false perception created by these isolated highlights
The actual footage shows otherwise
Like these youtube videos
"Leonard exposes Lebron defense"
"Durant exposes Lebron defense"
"Paul George exposes Lebron defense"
"Carmelo exposes Lebron defense"
All of these players noticeably increased their production against lebrons overrated defense.
Yeah, because those aren't selected highlights (or lowlights)...
The videos you chose are so biased it's not even funny. I mean for starters, look at the name of the guy who created the videos, "Nobody Touches Jordan".
Jonathan Foy
It's backed up by the fact that all of those players increased their numbers against LeBron. If the players' numbers went down and they only selected the highlights then it would be biased
but its backed up by evidence to go with it
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LeBron is a very weak defender
That's a terribly small sample size you're basing the crux of your argument on, but ok. Also, this sample size you chose to use doesn't even take into account other variables that go into defense besides points scored and turnovers. If you want to believe that LeBron is a very weak defender, then do so by all means. Doesn't make you right, but do you.
I saw some extremely impressive flashes of brilliance in James's end of the defensive floor. Man, this is...he really can be a top quality defender, top 5 in the league if he keeps up those flashes of brilliance. On an average day for him he is a good defender all the time, at his best, he is a hard lockdown overall defender, I think.
dude was guarding tony parker then guarded tim duncan lmao
People have the nerve to say his defense is strictly chase down blocks 🤦♂️
@@anthonycelestin3559 thats what haters say.... no objective person take their biased opinions seriously.
Can't convince me there's been a better basketball player to walk this planet. Seen plenty of Jordan's games but I still gotta give it to Bron.
People talking about KD being better than Bron but forgetting how he gave KD hell nearly every single time they matched up for the first 4-5 years of the 2010s.
Kd can’t hold a candle to bron this is common knowledge 😂 the only times kd looked better was when he was on a super team 😂
@@mrclean9513yeah I remember Lebron used to bust KDs ass every time they played when he was in okc.
@@jaydot4956 people would know if they was watching back then. Now kids only look at the highlights where they show all the buckets and don’t watch the full games. It was hard for kd every time.
@@jaydot4956 how quickly ppl forget
@@jaydot4956 how quickly ppl forget
These past Finals finally has got people appreciating LeBron's defense.
All due respect to Kawhi, Draymond, and Allen, but LeBron in his prime was the best all-around defender I've ever seen. He just created chaos, confusion, and panic for 24 seconds on that end.
A better defender than Kawhi hell no! And he’s definitely not a better perimeter defender than Allen
Lebron was such a GOAT defender in Miami. Keep on going Goat James.
@@teacher9694 that's why he has a DPOY and is tied for the most 1st team All-Defensive selections right, because his defense was "nothing"
He was locking up in the bubble too
Amazing video! Especially because it shows how he can guard all positions, from Tony Parker and D Rose to Kevin Durant and Tim Duncan
Lebron should’ve been had some DPOY’s
3:00 Durant dribbled into a wall lol
how I notice
Kd does a hesitation and crossover
Lebrons core strength is out of this fucking world
LeBron is a 6'9 250 lbs passing dunking shooting bullying flying tank.
Hè was so fast and quick hè could guard anyone
+Detroit Basketball exactly
+Black Mamba he has effectively guarded 1-5
Black Mamba have u ever watched him play basketball before lmfao. he can play and guard 1-5 as an all star in each position lol.for the last like 4 seasons he has played the 4 in the playoffs, and this season he played almost most of the time as a center. he can switch on anyone. he has locked up d rose when he was the most athletic and fastest/explosive pg ever. lolol
+Black Mamba Brooke Lopez in the Game Winner game this season dumb fuck, do your homework. that's less than 2 months ago LBJ shutting down a Center.
Black Mamba HE took him out in the 4th quarter clutch time.
Best suffocating and overall on ball defender ever in his prime. He was out here stripping great ball handlers like he was in highschool again
Best ever? C'mon, now.
NBA politics are a bitch, Lebron should have at least 2 or 3 more MVP's, and a defensive player of the year award in 2013. He got robbed
Lebron underrated defender
Miami Heat LeBron was a different breed,
Those LeBron Miami Heat years didn't last nearly long enough. I so miss watching that Heat team.
Damn LeBron is KD's arch enemy
Worst nightmare lol
Not because of his defense. Durant outscored lebron in both of their finals matchups while having over 30 ppg both times. After having under 30 ppg in each of those regular seasons and playoffs.
Yet Durant still needed a 73 win team 3 all stars and a unanimous MVP to beat LeBron lmfao 😂😂😂😂😂
Jordan Would Win More Rings in LeBron's Shoes but he had more Apg. Which could have been points
You mean KD is Lebron's Kryptonite. What a difference a few years and 20 pounds of muscle makes.
I wish James would play more lock down defense. I don’t think he realizes how suffocating he is when he actually decides to guard the player
Unfortunately Age has caught up to him I watched how quick his feet moved and how he was able to pick up faster on defense I jus think his stamina can’t afford to play as aggressive anymore especially having to make plays on the other end
Watching this brings back a lot of memories, people tend to forgot how great this team was on D especially Lebron. Any team who faced the Heat back then was scared shitless when they saw Bron, Wade, Mario, Cole roaming the perimeter. A soft pass and the ball would be in the hoop on the other end basically in 5 seconds. Lebron from 09 to 13 was one of the best defenders I have ever witnessed, strong, agile, smart, can lock down any one and I mean anyone from the 1 to the 5.
In his prime, Lebron was absolutely in the same class as Jordan defensively
He was better than Jordan at defense. Jordan didn't guard elite combo guards back in his days
@@MrSJB-ue1sd so in other words lebron was a better player
@@samuelnjenga1761 yes
@@raekwonjohnson2760 okay whos better current version of giannis or 2009 lebron ?
@@samuelnjenga1761 2009 Bron, but Giannis isn’t far, 2009 Bron was basically a 6´9 250 D.Rose mixed with MJ, Magic and Russ, he had the movements and handles of D.Rose, the Hangtime and lay up package of MJ, the IQ and Passing of Magic and the speed of Russ on fastbreak, and of course he was as strong as Karl Malone, 2009 Bron was the closest thing to a video game, if you think Giannis is a freak, then if you watch 2009 Lebron you will think he is a Super Sayian, in 2009 he was even a better defender than in Miami, way quicker because in Miami he was 20pounds heavier, and even if his jumpshot wasn’t as good as post 2012, he was still a way better shooter than Giannis and was very streaky, when Lebron jumpshot was falling in 2009 there is absolutely nothing you could do.
Only thing Giannis is better at is rim protection, that’s it, he is also more efficient but that doesn’t necessarily translate in the playoffs against the best defenses like we have seeen against the Celtics, he averaged 30+ but on like 40% FG, but with Lebron it didn’t matter what type of defense you had, that’s why he has the record for highest PER in playoffs history in 2009, he averaged 38-8-8 against a prime Dwight Howard (3x consecutive DPOY).
I do not understand why people think LeBron is a shit defender. LeBron is fucking amazing at defense. Sure his defense with the Cavs during 17-18' season was his worst, but u have to score to win games and he was trying to save up his energy to run offense. People dont appreciate his defense enough.
Lebron was definitely robbed of dpoy at one point he could of prolly had 2 tbh but he's definitely one of the greatest defensive players we ever had 💯 #Facts
My favourite thing from this guy. Defence
Versatile switching, IQ, pickpocket and rim protection. He was just a menace on D during these years.
Lebron was best in Miami ...
he was in his prime duh! From now on, he's only going to decline. It happens to every player who's ever played the game.
+Atheist603 He's gonna decline but I think he'll be great in his last season too
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Atheist603 2 years still ain’t declined yet
The truth is LeBron James is the best all around player in NBA history.. best passer, best defender, best in rebound etc3x! LBJ haters be like ahhm.. :/
***** I mostly agree, although other than passing out of double teams in the post, Hakeem wasn't that extraordinary at passing, where as Lebron essentially plays the point position, while doing the other stuff. And didn't Lebron lead his team in every category in the 2012 playoffs? Might be wrong.
I say Oscar and Magic were better all around than Lebron
Chris Jennings I can definately see your point with Magic, but have actual watched any games with Oscar in them, or are you just going by the numbers?
Willis96 no lie Oscar when he was in his prime he didn't have anybody so he had to be the leader and take over
+Chris Jennings whaat? Oscar had Lew Alcindor aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
damn!! we don't get to see this dude anymore... once he got d wade and capable defenders around him... it was insane how good they were on defense.... it's a shame he chocked that 1st finals.
Mann...jus chk this out...in his prime...he used to go searching for the player who has the ball un his hands....in his prime ...he s jus something else...he used to guard KD just fine...even though KD wud get his....defense on Timmy D was unreal...
I feel like Bron not winning that 2013 DPOY made him play lesser defense as time went by. But now, I'm glad he's now playing great defense once again with the Lakers.
Y’all remember when LeBron used to guard?
Tanner Rienbolt i know right
Tanner Rienbolt he still does
Tanner Rienbolt doing it again
@@carterbilbro4615 man just did it against clippers this time against Kawhi and PG13.
He used to lockdown kevin durant in his miami days
TheBloodReaper that’s because that was his Prime he ain’t Prime no more listen to those mediocre ass fans
Deans Kingdom 27 -8.5 and 8.3 on 51% from the field stop it
Lebron is great at defense but he's starting to lose it a little bit but still a beast
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He got robbed of winning defensive player of the year
LeBron is so fast and quick that he doesn't even shuffle his feet side to side on defense lol Probs cause that would actually slow him down due to his size. He's usually stepping over and almost like quickly getting to the spots and predicting the defenders movements.
I love how people say Kobe, MJ and all these other guys never took a rest in the game and never picked they're spots, they were always "on" when in reality picking your spots is the definition of a great player. All the stories about how "it was the half/3rd quarter and MJ/Kobe/Bird had 8 points, I talked shit with my 20 points, game ends, they win I ended up with 22 and he ended up with 40" but yeah, they never conserved their energy, they went all out everytime on the court SMH.
Where can I find the James Harden version?
Fam. Dieng in an alternate universe
DPOY level defence in Lebron's Miami days.
7:21 KD and Bron in perfect sync
That’s weird
Incredible
paul geoge, kawhi leonard... wall this year? bruce bowen career defense? or maybe even MJ but not one of those videos where you just show steals and blocks but actual on ball defense and stuff like that! nice videos by the way.
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Men I hate all of the love Kawhi is getting nowadays. You should make a video for all of those haters of lebron defense on Kawhi and on Paul George when he was younger. 👌
Could you imagine the defence if he was allowed to hand check OMG, he would've won 2-3 DPOY's awards.
I consider LeBron one of the best defensive players in the league, he just cant commit a lot of energy to that side of the ball because his team relies so heavily on his offence. If LeBron decided to devote all his energy on the defensive end for a whole season he would win the DPOY right now.
Ill give you Kawhi and MJ but barely Kobe isnt in the same universe as LeBron in terms of defence. Kobe has had 11 seasons with 100 or more steals, LeBron already has 13 and has played 6 fewer seasons. To finish, the amount of times Kobe has had 50 or more blocks in a season is 4 whereas LeBron is currently at 10 season. The simple fact that LeBron can easily guard 1-4 which not many players in the history of the game could do, whereas Kobe can only guard 2-3's maybe. On top of that an argument against MJ is that back when Handchecking was allowed you could play up so much more because handchecking allowed you to hold them back and players couldnt blow by so easily because of the hands, nowadays playing up means defenders would open themselves up to being blown by so players tend to back off which means steals are considerably harder to get.
How could you possibly null and void the hand checking with one sentence, clearly you never watched Michael Jordan because if you did you would know MJ loved to play up and loved to get his hands right up to you, as soon as you made a mistake or took a dribble he would immediately read it and steal it, in the modern NBA that would not fly, playing up on a man would be stupid because it would open you up to being blown by, especially seeing as you cant hold them in place anymore.
So i ask you this question, if hand checking meant nothing, then why is it that Kawhi Leonards highest single season steals total is 148 whereas Michael Jordans highest ever was 259, so your telling me that Kawhi Leonard with all his ability is still 100 steals short of MJ's Total, clearly hand checking inflated those stats because it was considerably easier to steal the ball back then, if you need more examples here they are:
Clyde Drexler's: 204 single season steals
Larry Bird:166 single season steals
Kevin Mchale:192 single season steals
Clearly Hand checking boosted the steals stats for a lot of the 80-90's players because the players above are considerably worst defenders than Kawhi and all have higher single season steals totals. And not to mention Kawhi Leonard won the DPOY award with only 148 steals.
Now for your Kobe argument even if we took 14 seasons that Kobe did play as you say he had a total of 1491 steals, that is still 300 off LeBron's current total of 1726, And on top of that LeBron has almost 250 more blocks than Kobe in those 14 PRIME YEARS, so your Kobe argument is "NULL AND VOID". The eye test you can clearly see Kobe can defend but anyone on the planet who knows basketball knows that LeBron is more capable simply because he is more athletic has the ability to guard multiple positions and is a better team leader who lifts the total level of defence when he is on the floor.
Clearly your not getting the point, I'm saying that even the average defender with hand checking could get a huge amount of steals, Chris Paul and Allen Iverson were great defenders who were tough and had a nose for the ball, but players like Larry Bird and Kevin Mchale who were not great defenders benefited from hand checking. And clearly you haven't seen LeBron play before, just watch him off ball maybe and see what he does, he knows when to help, when to double, who shifts when players get beaten, has a very loud voice which he uses continuously on defence to ensure the defensive structure is set. If you don't think that has an impact on defence then you "need to go back to basketball 101".
All those things you mentioned are things LeBron does or do you need to rewatch this video again or the 100 other videos showing off his defensive abilities. To add to that LeBron has the statistics to put him up there as one of the best defenders in the league. Or do i need to refresh your memory about the recent NBA finals where he made Steph Curry scared every time he drove the lane, the astonishing thing is he isnt even a center.
that play against the nets had to be one of his best plays until the chase down on Iggy.
He played with so much tenacity and animosity man. Guy was in a league of his own in his prime
He's so big and large that he takes so much space. Then he's smart so fakes aren't going to work on him. And when he gets into that low stance its near impossible to go by him. Your going I have to make contested shots over him if you wanna score.
You gotta just give the ball up lol cuz the KING aint letting you score when hes focused
Lebron forgot his defense coming back to Cleveland.
Lol. People actually forget though, his last Miami season (2014) he had regressed significantly defensively, presumably to wear and tear and the fact that he was required to do everything for the Heat team, he was their best scorer, facilitator, defender, and rebounder, and they played a trapping defense. Ive never seen anybody have that much responsibility on an NBA court at any sort of winning level, even Jordan. Oscar maybe did, but ive never seen any game tapes of him in the early 60's.
EXACTLY, and everyone thinks he jumped on that team. Every team he has played for (majority of the time) he has eventually carried at some point in time. I don't think any other player in the league could handle the responsibility he has as well as the scrutinity he receives from everyone. People expect it all from Lebron and shockingly, he delivers.
its cause he has to do Everything!!! now that d rose is here and theres jae crowder lebron can do less and possible defend great again
The TrollMaster Nah. Them fools ain't helping with shit lol
Chur Bo that Miami Heat Team was Stacked! Tho
Easy to forget just how DOMINANT he was physically in Miami.
Fuck I wish we had this guy on the Lakers
Joe Ortiz we do
just so talented. Hard so find such versatile player with such defense, ball IQ and vision.
Lebron isn't as good at defense as he used to, but in the playoffs he's as good as anyone else
As a Knicks fan I remember lebron absolutely abusing melo all the time. It was embarrassing. He was so much better lol guy would never fall for a pump fake
this why i cannot fathom that he only won 5 1st team all defense, after he stopped getting them , he was only 29, n played great till 37. come on nba
This is when he actually played defense
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you should do lebron james lockdown part 2
Just imagine if the AC was on in game 1 in the 2014 NBA Finals, the Heat would’ve gone back to South Beach up 2-0 on that super team of the Spurs.
I'm just surprised he hasn't won a DPOY award, probably because his athleticism and offense over shadows his great defense.
1: Okay, your matchup tonight is a big dude.
2: How Big?
1: 6'9 260 pounds big. All muscle.
2: Pretty big. Seen bigger. Gotta be slow, right? Low to the ground?
1: Nah. Faster than your PG, and I have literally seen his chest level with the rim on multiple occasions.
2: Sheesh. That's big and athletic. Gotta outsmart him, then.
1: Nope. Basketball IQ is as high as Magic Johnson's. Sees three moves ahead.
2: Wtf. Force him outside?
1: You could. It worked before. But then he got stampeded in Dallas and came back with 3-level shooting and post scoring plus new footwork in like his 11th year.
2: C'mon. This is your NBA 2K MyPlayer, right? haha (nervously)
1: Haha (even more nervously). No. His skill is so varied that it is literally impossible to create a MyPlayer as good as his prime versions.
2: He's unbeatable then?
1: No one is unbeatable. He has one weakness: at his core, he is a nice guy. If he was a narcissistic killer like The Great Mamba or His Airness, he would have been unbeatable. He has succumbed, but only to those who are capable of being mentioned among these we speak of now. He led a band of rebels from his home to a place of glory they should have never seen; his feats of heroism in Motor City still etched in the minds of their faithful to this day. He was 21 then, unready, propelled by abilities he had not master. Years later, the greatest foreign-born player ever+the reigning DPOY+the culmination of all expectation made him vulnerable. That was the last time I had seen him vulnerable, 12 years ago. Then he was bested greatest coach ever+the greatest PF+a genetically engineered cyborg with impossible hands who would later form his own legend+2 of the greatest foreign-born players. Or the greatest shooter ever+the 2nd greatest shooter ever+another person who appears genetically engineered to defend against his attacks--and add the best scorer of that generation later for extra mountainous challenge. But don't worry; he's old now. All you'll need is the most skilled big man ever to beat him.
LeBron is probably the only player who can bother/slow down KD...
leon s. kennedy kawhi Leonard and tony Allen lmao
Bleach Consumer kawhi didn't do shit in the wcf and tony allen used too but not now cause KD aded the post up game
Patrick Robertson you're basing that off one series, but yeah tony Allen is too short to defend kd in the post
Sad. We probably will never see this kind of effort again in the rest of his career.
Lebron is hungry at this time so he plays hard every game he wants to win a chip.
You will rarely find a player who locks down an elite point guard and an all time great of in the same play. Wow
Facts not even rodman only ppl I think can guard 1-4 is Scottie pippen, Bron, Kawhi, these guys can guard elite guards, forwards and big men, cover any play, cover the whole floor elite and you can’t switch in them to try create a mismatch in anyway
People forget how good Miami LeBron was.
Maybe the lebron of "the post 2011 finals of the miami between 2012 and 2014" might the best he ever been !
A crime he ain’t win a DPOY
2013 Bron is still the best version of him for the simple fact that he was the Best on the planet while also being the Best Defender in the game that year.
Man Miami heat and the clippers were so fun to watch back then.
I don't like watching players, who dragged the league into the gutter.
It’s crazy how people go to Lebron highlights to hate. Their true fandom comes out 😂
If Lebron still played defense like this he would be better than Jordan. Offensively he’s great. Defensively he suck. Miami Lebron was the best Lebron ever. Sucks he don’t play like this anymore
Be The Change pfffft laughs
In his prime he really was able to guard all 5 positions, we probably can't name people on 1 hand that were able to do that.
I don’t understand how he never go defensive player of the year
Miami heat james was just unreal on both ends
Nowadays he barely locks people up
DanTheMan 1026 He’s older. That’s to be expected.
he's more of a help defender and rim protecter now
Can’t be at your Defensive prime forever😂 especially when even at age 38 he still has such a huge responsibility offensively 😂
Age sure does change you
he has to utilize so much energy on both sides of the floor a lot of the time, it would be incredibly difficult to do what he does offensively and defensively on a regular basis
I wish LeBron can play defense like this again 😢
@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese You are litearally on every LeBron video and hating. You are defınitely a no life. Remember, he is the best player of all time, and living in your head free.
@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese While being top 3 in all time points, top 8 in assists, top 13 in steals, top 107 in blocks? You are too funny.
@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese They totally are. What makes a player better is his statistics. Because only statistics proves how much impact player have in game. Can you explain why Ryan Hollins is not better than Kobe without statistics?
@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese Don't surprised. You changed the subject. I asked you a simple question, If you are too genius and able to explain why Kobe is better than Ryan Hollins without statistics, do it. If you are not after saying statistics don't matter, you are a brainless fool.
@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese Finished games post season regular season, great footwork, leading them in varsity conference" just a flux of meaningless opinions. If being better is working on unproved opinions, I am saying Ryan Hollins is never choked 3-1 lead, have more big Man post up skills and better teammate.
Ok yeah he got robbed...also the way he slaps the ball out of Tim Duncan and the way Tim Duncan reacts is hilarious 🤣💀
I have yet to see Bron do any defensive slides locking down his defender.
I wish he would always play like this :(
he'd be the damn goat
+xavier xlopez1989@yahoo.com Probably get hurt more if he did though, one thing about LeBron he's pretty much always been healthy
9:28 and that's where D Wade's knees went lol
Lebron has speed in basketball this is unmatched to this day
Damn his defense goes unnoticed. Or does it since he's considered the best player?
lockdown machine is unstoppable
What LeBron did to KD at 6:44 was just perfect pressure defense. Durant just said, "Okay! You can have it!".
When he actually tries he’s still an Elite Defender today
This is really weird to watch given the lack of defence played these days. But hey how can you blame him. If that's what it takes to stay one of the best offensive players in the league at 35 then it's worth it.
I think LeBron's defense is the most overlooked aspect of his game, people think the only thing he could do is chase down block which is stupid because he could do more than that.
Zero Nah man, he has regressed significantly on a defensive end these past couple of years. Father time and a shitty team
MINOR0132 True he's definitely been worse on the defense lately, and I do believe it's because of all the reasons you stated.
Can you do Jimmy Butler - Lockdown?
One has been in the works
+Evin Gualberto
What's your thoughts on (Nobody Touches Jordan)'s video series - "Lebron - The Overrated Defender of All-Time"
I've never really seen Lebron lockdown superstars for full games or whole quarters like Payton, Kobe, or MJ did, and from the corroboration, it makes it seem more so.
*BUT* Lebron was named to the NBA-All Defensive Team five times when NBA coaches were still voting. Why?
+Mamba Wiggins First, you CANNOT throw LeBron into the same sentence as MJ or Gary Payton in terms of defense. Kobe is few rungs below them because you're talking about two of the best guards to ever do it on the defensive end.
My thoughts on Nobody Touches Jordan have actually been established somewhere in the comments of a video (I cannot remember which), and I've had a debate or two with that user. I completely respect his sentiment, but I think LeBron deserves a little more credit than that. Sure, it's been a little bit since he's given the proper amount of effort, but when he was with Miami and they were absolutely flying around, he was the most important and most dynamic defensive player in the league with respect to what his team's defensive scheme was.
In the 2013 Finals, he was an absolute force. If you want to talk about stepping up when it was all on the line, he guarded everyone. He stuck with Manu and Tony out on the perimeter, and banged with Duncan inside (for a few possessions). His rotations were key and his athleticism allowed Miami to blitz the perimeter and fly around, creating chaos and causing turnovers. I would say that Marc Gasol deserved the DPOY because of how good the Grizzlies were that year, but he was amazing that year. If we're looking at that one season alone, he was ELITE. Since you judge someone by their entire career as opposed to a single game, series, or season, then James' all-time ranking drops.
As my page, or even Nobody Touches Jordan (I’ll refer to it as NTJ from here on out), has shown, you can take certain plays and make someone look amazing, or atrocious. My point isn’t to take away from what NTJ, because LeBron certainly has moments where he takes plays off at times. My point isn’t to say LeBron is perpetually locked in either. The description of this video says that I mean to highlight the way he picked his spots and stopped guys a few times.
Evin Gualberto
Thanks for the info
Evin Gualberto
What's your all time ranking for greatest perimeter players?
Lebron used to guard point guards for fun
Could also guard some centers for short stretches.