Recruiting Football Talk VII

[volinexile17]

LeBron has traits of Shaq. Shaq was a tremendous player, but he has said in his own words he was not singularly driven like Kobe. It took guys and good coaches to push Shaq. People don't describe Shaq as the goat, but for a time he was the most physically dominant player.

LeBron doesn't have people who can push him like that because he has a gravitational pull like no other. He also seems to want to control things, but dislikes blame. He is still great physically and unmatched longevity wise, but he's not the guy I build a playoff team around.

17 playoff appearances and 4 championships in 21 seasons is a pretty solid resume. Very few players stack up there and almost none were playing at anywhere near as high a level.

Tim Duncan? MJ? …

I’m sure there are some others, but I’m not coming up with them.

 

[eVOLve]

It's ok he is from overseas, but are we ok with guy being a Jeff Gordon fan?

Absolutely. Bring us 4 championships like his idol

 

[butchna]

Embrace the ignore feature...

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He and Christian Lowe are two of the most failed obvious trolls in VN history. At least Lowe attempts to fake a nice guy persona. Ignore is an awesome device.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Tony V having so many guys get to the show in 2 yrs or less has to be appealing to these recruits. HS and Portal. Big time development happening in Knoxville.


Makes me happy. Congrats to Jordan Beck!

 

[butchna]

LeBron has traits of Shaq. Shaq was a tremendous player, but he has said in his own words he was not singularly driven like Kobe. It took guys and good coaches to push Shaq. People don't describe Shaq as the goat, but for a time he was the most physically dominant player.

LeBron doesn't have people who can push him like that because he has a gravitational pull like no other. He also seems to want to control things, but dislikes blame. He is still great physically and unmatched longevity wise, but he's not the guy I build a playoff team around.

Shaq got quickly lazy and complacent off the court and in training. Won’t foist that on Lebron. He’s relentless and tireless in his work ethic. Just misses that connection to true greatness at that top 5 level imo.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Igor played at Charlotte…home of Hendrix racing. Dude probably never watched Gordon race once in his life, other players for the team wore similar Hendrix apparel too.

 

[VolGee4]

Igor played at Charlotte…home of Hendrix racing. Dude probably never watched Gordon race once in his life, other players for the team wore similar Hendrix apparel too.

Also the NASCAR Hall of Fame is in Charlotte.

 

[DD4ME]

 

[TrippieRedd]

Man, someone getting a baller in JT Toppin. Was only a Freshman. Wish we had room.

Averaged: 12.4 / 9.1 and had 1.9 blocks per game to go with it.

 

[DD4ME]

Shaq got quickly lazy and complacent off the court and in training. Won’t foist that on Lebron. He’s relentless and tireless in his work ethic. Just misses that connection to true greatness at that top 5 level imo.

I said he had traits like. I was not drawing a direct comparison. I think LeBron covers a lot of traits of top players. Other than his longevity though I would not call him the best at any of these. IMO he's not best playoff guy, doesn’t have the best work ethic , isn't the best scorer, or the most physically dominant. He is probably the best Jack of all trades maybe...

 

[SpringBokVol]

I just want you to know that I don't put anyone on Ignore. Your opinion matters to me and I want to read it.

 

[UTSuave’]

I meant what was the "play for clicks" statement

Talking about Deion and why he left in the portal essentially …talking about how he wants to play for a team that isn’t playing for clicks or “clout” …like Deion did all last year …kid isn’t lying and I feel like he was treated harshly by prime..

 

[COOKEVOL]

The reaction unfunny posters THINK they’ll get when they joke on a recruits name.




The reaction unfunny posters ACTUALLY get when they make their unfunny name jokes in a recruits thread

 

[JCVol00]

I have an army buddy that is a huge Arky fan. He texted me, "Thanks for your contribution to the Arkansas basketball team." I basically told him this. Good player that disappears when things get tough. Well, now he can disappear for another team.

Aidoo is a perfect fit for Aidoo since they both disappear in tournaments

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Poor fella is gonna freeze up there…

 

[knoxvol52]

Since we're allowed to pop shot players for transferring to another school.

If by chance anyone happens to see Tobe Awaka, ask Tobe how close Tucson, Arizona is to New York since he was so homesick.

 

[PYSCHO]

Peay we talked about clubs before and you told me a couple of irons you liked

@peaygolf

 

[rikberry31]

Speaking of statcast measurements.

What's the typo?

 

[Glitch]

Your wife wears men's shoes? Lol

 

[Glitch]

I meant what was the "play for clicks" statement

I thought it said "play for chicks".

 

[rikberry31]

Damn good series.

If just talking LBJ, the dude is almost 40. MJ never saw a winning record at this age.

Jokic the best there is right now.

LeBron wouldn't have been able to make it to forty in previous incarnations of the NBA. Just like Tom Brady would have never made it to forty if he played in a earlier era NFL. Both played in a era where they were wrapped in bubble rap and marked "Fragile, handle with care."

 

[UTSuave’]

 

[mrMet]

For you Jack lovers or collectors out there

 

[bignewt]

is that bounty?

 

[rikberry31]

I'm 56 and I've followed American sports my whole life. I've never seen a great player so universally reviled as Lebron James. I really can't make sense of it. I know he has a big ego and made media missteps through the years. But come on -- Nobody has a bigger ego than Michael Jordan. Great players and leaders are wired like that.

He's a family oriented man who gives back to his community. He raised two sons with the same woman -- go read about the sexual exploits of 80's and 90's NBA stars.

Disclaimer: I'm a numbers-oriented person who thrives on player stats. I have many NBA/NFL/MLB records memorized. Statistically, Lebron just doesn't have an equal. His ranking in several categories is historic and may outlive us all. There's no reason to argue that point.

I need somebody to explain the hatred for this guy. What is it about Lebron that gets SO many people riled up?

He gets special treatment, think Alabama, Zach Edey, or Tom Brady. If it's not your team you hate the people who get special treatment and advantages.
LeBron is handled with kid gloves. You can't breathe on him, dribbling while moving with basketball is optional, he regularly cusses officials and doesn't get techs, constantly gets a pass when he says outrageous things, and oh boy you will catch hell if you call a foul on him.