What position should LBJ play next season?

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What position should LBJ play next season?

Postby beau_boy04 on Thu May 19, 2005 7:17 pm

-He can run the PG because of his tremendous court vision.

-As long as he keeps going improving his jumpshot, and with his incredible speed and athletic abilities he could play the SG position.

-Many believes he should played the SF position like he did for the most part of this season.

In what position should he played next season?
What position is he best at?

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Postby cklitsie on Thu May 19, 2005 7:19 pm

I'll reply to this in 2007.
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Postby Fresh8 on Thu May 19, 2005 7:20 pm

SF- thats where he can utilise and make the best use of all of his skills.
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Postby Strike Freedom on Thu May 19, 2005 7:23 pm

i say SG.
He's still one of the main offensive weapon.
Let Him be the first option and also the playmaker.
He can draw double-team and pass out the ball. 8-)
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Postby Its_asdf on Thu May 19, 2005 9:49 pm

SO wrote:i say SG.
He's still one of the main offensive weapon.
Let Him be the first option and also the playmaker.
He can draw double-team and pass out the ball. 8-)


Wait, so you're saying that as a small foward, LeBron won't attract double-teams and isn't already a playmaker and first option on his team? It's strange since I think otherwise...... :?
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Postby Jackal on Thu May 19, 2005 9:50 pm

I think he should play the Point Forward position a la Grant Hill. :mrgreen:
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Postby Keo on Thu May 19, 2005 10:13 pm

SG.
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Postby cyanide on Fri May 20, 2005 12:35 am

Either SG or SF, whichever gets him the ball more if the PG decides passing to him is the best option (if he manages to get open either outside the three point line or popping out somewhere inside the paint for an easy basket). If he gets the ball outside the three point line, then he'll decide whether to drive in or pass. On the fastbreak, give it to LeBron, and he'll be the playmaker or the finisher :)
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Postby furious1 on Fri May 20, 2005 2:31 am

Well I voted sf but why not have him play PF and he can play center the season after ohh and maybe he can be the ball boy and coach the year after that.

I on the other hand would have him play small foward because that's the position where he would have the most advantage.

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Postby maes on Fri May 20, 2005 2:39 am

PG only if he plays a 2 man game with Z with some pick & rolls, but i hope not because that's really basic basketball and easy to stop in the playoffs (ask Karl Malone & Stockton how many championships they won with that). I also don't think Z is athletic enough to play that 2 man game fast enough...you need someone more like Amare and less like a brick wall.

I think he's best off playign SF/SG in a system where the they run some screens for him and a PG passes to him either under the basket or out on the perimeter.

Ie...Sonics offense (he did say his choice for coach is Nate McMillan).
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Postby fgrep15 on Fri May 20, 2005 3:09 am

He will be a SF, and he should be a SF.

He's said he wants to be a SF, his coaches have said SF fits him best, and he's going to be a SF. That's why the Cavs are looking to get a SG, not a SF so they could move LJ to SG. That's also why Newble who is a SF played SG this season.
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Postby John WB on Fri May 20, 2005 4:26 am

SF
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Postby cklitsie on Fri May 20, 2005 5:44 am

maes wrote:(ask Karl Malone & Stockton how many championships they won with that)
Two if it wasn't for a dude named Michael. :roll:
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Postby Rip32 on Fri May 20, 2005 6:20 am

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Postby air gordon on Fri May 20, 2005 6:57 am

in this era of versatility, player positions no longer have boundaries

play lebrom james wherever. they need to surround him with another ball handler, a perimeter shooter, a player that can defend the wing position, and a player that run on the break.

around this time last year, luke jackson was said to have all of these traits
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Postby Jay-Peso on Fri May 20, 2005 7:09 am

I think he is definately better off at SF. Even though, he can play all of those positons.
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Postby Strike Freedom on Fri May 20, 2005 8:12 am

It's_Asdf wrote:
SO wrote:i say SG.
He's still one of the main offensive weapon.
Let Him be the first option and also the playmaker.
He can draw double-team and pass out the ball. 8-)


Wait, so you're saying that as a small foward, LeBron won't attract double-teams and isn't already a playmaker and first option on his team? It's strange since I think otherwise...... :?


that's SF? ok. :lol:
i meant he could play like Jordan or Kobe or Mcgrady.
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Postby Amphatoast on Fri May 20, 2005 8:38 am

he is more of a Grant Hill when he was with the Pistons than a kobe or mcgrady.
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Postby Andrew on Fri May 20, 2005 11:06 am

I consider him a swingman with playmaking abilities before being a big point guard, so I agree that he should be playing at shooting guard or small forward, preferably the latter.
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Postby Anthony15 on Fri May 20, 2005 12:07 pm

Center, Ilgauskas should be playing PG! JK...I think he should play on SG, he can score from that position a lot and also be the playmaker!
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Postby The GOAT on Fri May 20, 2005 1:17 pm

^Why can't he do that from SF? He did this season. I say SF, pick up a SG in Free Agency or draft. He looked pretty comfortable at SF all season, why change it?
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Postby Amphatoast on Fri May 20, 2005 1:40 pm

yes SF seems like the best position for him. Height wise it is good for him and skill wise too. Grant Hill was a great passer and ball handler as a SF and still scored quite a few. Let someone like Michael Reddd or some free agent who can shoot the 3 well play SG.
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Postby Strike Freedom on Fri May 20, 2005 2:14 pm

A SF has to do the inbound pass in most of the situations, so he can't do too much in the final moment.
After TimeOut and back to the game, James is the one doing the passing if he's a SF. So he can't do too much before the ball is pass out.
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Postby Andrew on Fri May 20, 2005 2:21 pm

SO wrote:A SF has to do the inbound pass in most of the situations, so he can't do too much in the final moment.
After TimeOut and back to the game, James is the one doing the passing if he's a SF. So he can't do too much before the ball is pass out.


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Postby beau_boy04 on Fri May 20, 2005 3:59 pm

In his first season he played the PG position for the most part.
In his second season he played the SF for the most part and alternating between the PG and SG positions.

What if he plays the SG next season? that way he could get the most out of each position and find out which is the best position for him. He gets plenty of experience in each position and by the time he enters his 4th season he should have acquired the best of each position and played at his most natural position and become the monster he is destined to be pretty soon.
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