the sky is blue

I know it wasn't mentioned here, but just FYI - Bill Simmons has Clipper season tickets.

It’s funny that people hate LeBron. Like, just appreciate some greatness every once and a while. Doesn’t have to be so personal

LeBron quietly in these playoffs so far is 2nd in DEFENSIVE Win Shares and 4th in DEFENSIVE Rating (AD #1 in both). LeBron also 8th in RBG & 11th in BPG (so far his Top2-3 most rbg & bpg in his 16th playoffs), 10th in Win shares. 22 10 5 What he’s averaging per game so far in these playoffs (22+ 10+ 5+) has only been done for an entire playoff career by 3 players ever Larry Bird Giannis Jokic Only Giannis has done it while averaging 1.3 BPG like Bron this playoffs. 3P shooting last 2 games 42% after horrid first 7 games from 3 in all but Game 6 vs Grizzlies. He’s the 2nd player ever in year 20 to even play in the playoffs (Kobe Dirk KG Vinsanity Parish and the 8 total others besides LeBron Kareem as only 10 players have EVER played year 20) and Kareem played 23 mpg averaging 11 & 4. Just want to make sure ppl have perspective of what they are watching with LeBron. Refreshing to see Simmons for a segment not hate on it LeBron (can’t blame him though bc LeBron lead teams knocked out his beloved Celtics 5x from 2011-2018 playoffs including 3 ECF, 2 of which Celtics could win game 6/7 at home but lost anyways after being up 3-2 and then he went to hated lakers and was MVP for them winning 2020 title after worst record in NBA 13-14 to 17-18). He did say one thing critical that I disagree with bc LeBron almost certainly didn’t believe his 07/15(once Kyrie love hurt)/18 teams had much of a chance to win titles but still he played his ass off with some incredible moments.

I think it’s so crazy that the media has spent all season killing players for missing games and stuff but no one is talking about how lebron has been playing on an injured foot.

LeBron was born with a high level IQ reading the game. Jordan and Kobe had to learn it. If you watch those two their first 5 seasons or so they had to learn to get their teammates involved. LeBron always had that, even at St Vincent St. Mary. I remember watching him at Pauly Pavilion against Mater Dei and I was stunned how well he read the game, got his teammates involved, and passed. I think Mater Dei was number one in the nation at the time. No I’m not saying he’s better than Kobe or Jordan. They’re just different.

I hope he gives us 4-5 more seasons

Hearing BS not hate on Lebron is quite refreshing but I makes me sad because as we all probably suspect, the days of King James in the league seems numbered.

I'm a WARRIORS fan but LeBron is the greatest player ever. Fact. He still plays hard at age 38!!

4:02 "i think he kinda knows what he's doing" LOL

The best thing about this lebron, is that he's not even trying... cuz he doesn't have to. He knows something no one else knew until recently, that this team is good enough to win a chip. He doesn't need to dominate anymore. He's saving that for the celtics and their depth in the wing position

We all know the reason Bill Simmons won't put Lebron ahead of MJ. Lebron eviscerated his beloved Celtics so many times in the Playoffs and Jordan never did. Imagine if Lebron beat his Celtics in the finals this year. LOL

He himself compared the game to 12 round boxing match, right after game 4

Steph told Draymond that he doesn't know what the fuck Lebron is doing he can't figure him out. It seems like when golden state is watching film that Lebron is already on the next game of doing different shit. Lebron in the post they might be planning for that tonight where Lebron is doing something else now. Also him shooting really bad from 3 I know that sounds bad but now teams are like should we leave him open & he's going like ya do it & I'll make you pay.

I knew this in 2010. It drove me crazy that everybody else didn’t see what I saw.

Never seen anything like LeBron in my 34 years of watching baseball. Thanks for the Indians perspective

Bill we need the 4 heat lol

Bill do some more Book of Basketball episodes.

This series man… Is it bad that as soon as I see Poole square his shoulders to the basket my immediate thought is, “oh no…”

LeBron to AD is what Wade was to LeBron in 2013 and 2014.

Lebron almost certainly has a stats team to run numbers for him when he's strategizing.

Dlo catching strays 🤣

Many are saying this.

he goes with the flow more now. it's nice

It’s funny to me how these so called experts and analysts just realized now that Lebron thinks about pacing himself into the playoffs and during the playoffs. He has been doing that for a decade. And he even mentioned it a few times. 😂 He is the only guy in the league that can fully control the game. He can go get 40 points per game every game if he wants. Doesn’t mean it’s gonna help the team win but I’m just saying that he can. He can control a game’s tempo by manipulating his teammates moves. He can dissect his opponent’s game plan during the game and help his coaches with the adjustment. I just don’t get why they are just seeing this now. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to see why Lebron has been so good and consistent.

Anthony Davis is not the best player on the team lol. Why do people keep saying that. Ad has games whre he has 11pts and 7rebs and games similar to where he mystifyingly goes missing and he doesnt look engaged in those games. I get AD has a better combo of offense and defense but he is just not a better player than Lebron, and I dont even like the guy like that

I’ll shoot them some bail and say they were excited at the technique. Like when a film nerd geeks out at the most nuance thing the average person doesn’t care for

For those who want to make a LeBron GOAT case, this IQ component is critical

The mythology of Labron is bigger than Labron.

Bill is glazing Lebron heavyyy

Stop saying Hakeem like “ih-Keem” - took me a couple rewinds to figure out what you were saying

Who’s this lee braun guy?

Totally forgot LeBron was hurt 🤯

Thats the insane part...a hurt Lebron still giving you 28, 8, 8 in the playoffs 🐐

Simmons is in pain doing this segment

Of course Bill brings up Tom Brady 🤦🏾‍♂️

Lakers da best depends, Lakers kami solid...

The people that hate Lebron are the fans whos teams he knocked out of the playoffs for years 😂 clowns the lot of them 🤡

Stop it with sports genius blather. He’s earned his accolades as a player, no one disputes that. This “genius” talk is hyperbolic BS.

Sneaky Bird in an IQ conversation😩

Russilo having to get in his narc devaluation lines no one asks for

If Bill replaced Lebron with Curry this video would be 2 hours long

“ I BLAME HIS FATHER”

🐐 🐐 🐐 james

These two have had the absolute worst Lakers analysis since the trade deadline. Atrocious.

Oh, what do you know arguably the best payer in the league is a smart player. Captain obvious Bill Simmons.

So little content for such a big title. BS mailing it in.... for years and counting. :(

Wait. You mean the second greatest player of all time is a basketball genius? I’m shocked! 😅

LBj = 💯 High IQ🏀

Lebron is letting his teammates shine

Hopefully Lebron learned from his mistake of throwing that Hero cop under the bus.

Replace Russillo with a sponge

The sky is blue

Every great second option in NBA history could do what Lebron did in G3.

bill simmons knows more about basketball then every analyst combined. lebron people need to relax. he bad him as a top 25 player of all time before he even won a title. read his book learn basketball. hes not hating on lebron

I think he is a savant, but decisions such as the 21-22 roster and the Westbrook addition will always stand out to me as bad decisions from LeGM.

Well it is his full time job....

The grass is green

Roided up basketball cheater who needs a system, a roster, and Ray Allen and Kyrie Irving to win him titles. Fixed it for you Bill.

True, but racist and dumb outside it which is sad

If only he had the heart and killer instinct that MJ had....just imagine. Lebron grew up in a soft time that produced soft people. It's unfortunate.

Water is also wet

LaBrown James is not half as good as Jimmy Buckets who is a true bucketeer. The only thing they have in common is that they are both immigrants from Africa.