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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ย. 2020
- ESPN analyst Kirk Goldsberry explains how LeBron James changed his game to extend his reign on the throne into his late 30s. James' shot selection and assists powered the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th trophy in the 2020 NBA Finals.
CORRECTION: LeBron James is the second-oldest Finals MVP. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was 38 in 1985.
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I remember Kobe talking about this. How Lebron shouldn't take games off to rest and he should learn how to rest in the court; be smart with his energy.
Glad you pointed that out. Kobe was another player with a very high basketball IQ. He knew how to last because greatness takes time
yeah n he got injured like 10 times
@Edwin Younes it was cuz D'Antoni was a bad coach and played Kobe like 40+ minutes a game every game for like 2 months just to make the playoffs. Wish he didn't do that then he wouldn't have torn his Achilles
@@maxh276 uh no, Steve Nash was far more injury prone and had ZERO issues under D’Antoni in Phx and was managed properly. Kobe decided to be the mamba and play that hard.
Yep! First thing I thought. Kobe said he gotta stay light on his feat
Imagine a 40 year old LeBron still running as an MVP candidate
very likely though
@@faldo4580 with how he takes care of his body I wouldn’t doubt he’ll still be very efficient still in his early 40’s
Like pacman
@@SSwizzyMusic yeah his dream was to play with his son so at the minimum he will retire at 39
Honestly when he’s 40 he can be a 20 and 12 guy and Anthony Davis could average 32
Yo, imagine Bron at age 27 in his prime with his current IQ and experience he’s accumulated. 🤯
imagine 2009-10 MVP lebron james, with his current body size, iq and the experience hes accumulated, he would be x2 BETTER.
All your take plus Bron in Lakers with Vogel and Davis his side man oh man
It wouldn’t have been fairrrr bro 😫‼️
@God somehow you still managed to bring up jordan lol
Imagine if I was 6'7, black, jump out the gym, great iq, and I could shoot. I would be pretty good.
Even his hairline came back to dominate in his late 30’s 🐐
Goat
😂😂😂😂 really bussed out laughing tho
Lmaoo
Its true
Yup he has an edge over MJ in this one
I am simple man. When I see Bron I click play.
Facts
Me too die hard fan
simp
Yeah, very simple, obviously... 😅
Agreed, he's a must watch since he's so great in every game, win or lose
Herro getting rekt on the drive still makes me chuckle
had me weak 😂🤣🤣
Send him flying
Same
Bet herro won't snarl at people anymore
Hero cold tho yall sound saltyish
This dude is probably the best athlete in understanding how his body works and how to maximize it. When he went to the Lakers, I thought he was just trying to spend his remaining years there and mentor the young ones. Now they have one ring the favorites to win this year. Unbelievable at age 36
He has a lotta choices with the adjustments he made to his body.
Play with his son
Potentially retire a Cavalier
...and many more.
Mayweather and him
@@JohnnySack16 what's your point? It's clearly not his fault and is still the best player in the Lakers
@@onlyupformhere Yes, but the fact that his 30.3 ppg doesn't get them into the playoffs shows that those numbers mean nothing.
@@samuelyung1031 No matter how good a superstar plays, an underperforming team can never win games.
He is versatile and the 3pt era will help him play until 40.
True
3:36 that's a 5 pointer he made!
The KD comparison baffles me there is no comparison this man is a lap ahead of any current player
At the least, a lap.
Floor Generals are always head and shoulders above the competition. Same goes for Tom Brady. Playmaking is one of those natural talents . Its hard to force a natural killer to share . Killers wanna kill. But me personally i would rather have a Floor General who can get everyone else in a rhythm and proceed to put up killer type scoring numbers as well . Players like lebron and chris paul are very rare . CP3 have jus had alot of bad luck with injuries
@@Ek_Ahau FACTS!!!
@@kidracks2991 The Realist Comment Ever Fam That's Why Players Like Rondo & Dragic Become Major Factors During The Playoffs💪🏾💯
@@kidracks2991 faxx
This is what makes Bron great. Always evolving 💯
Yo whats up ryan
Sup ryan
Yoo Ryan Lebron fan? let's get it
Yay
@leclank west he never gets calls casual
4:57 him knockin herro aside😂😂
Weight Room
It looked like he barely even bumped him too. The strength is incredible.
people don’t realize how hard it is for someone to adapt their game when they were as dominant as lebron, kobe, jordan. most people don’t know how to and some people don’t want to
Imagine if he knew what he knew now back when he was 26. Prime athleticism and prime experience? That would be insane
2018 bron
That was 2018 Bron. Sadly, he didn't have a great second option back then. And he was against a fully loaded and healthy Warriors with two top 5 players back then.
Y'all can't compare 26 year old lebron athleticism to 2018
@@andrewdillehay8010 Actually we can. Yeah, 26 year old was a different animal but 2018 Bron is the most complete version. He still had his athleticism, still had the power, speed, and endurance. He was more vocal on leadership. And his jumpers and threes are far more consistent.
And 2018 Bron is real and not just imagination and what ifs.
@@BlueBerryZerpy 2017 bron was good too.
When he retires, I’m glad I can say I never took him for granted
Same. I won't have to lie to my grandkids like so many haters today.
I took him for granted til he went back to Cleveland. I was definitely a former hater but now he's my favorite player
@@80teg lebron got wooped by a bench player 6 inches shorter than him who had less minutes and was old and at the end of his career
No one can replicate LeBron's level of play. This is why he is one of the all time greats
@@user-bo7wg6iv4u hes not mj did more in less years mj has twice as many accomplishs mj has 10 scoring titles lebron has 1
The guy is so physically gifted, that his mid 30's look pretty much like the physical prime of many HOFrs in the forward positions.
Yeah that is really fascinating
Not that physically gifted, he worked for it
@@andrexmalano3431it's definitely physically gifted. No amount of work will make you 265lb and 6'9 while jumping 40+inches and running like a NFL running back. At this point his physical prime is in the past but if you compare him to any other power forward in basketball history you can't find many that would beat him physically even at this age.
@@Christopher._M Is bron physical prime really in the past tho?
@@jasonmoukala8909 it is. He doesn't get nowhere near as high on his jumps. He also has less stamina. Less explosive and even his top speed on the court looks slower. Just go watch him in his Cleveland days from 2003-2009
Bron making Tyler Herro fly across the court will always be the funniest thing for me
he flopped intentionally.
Next Video: How GOAT CARUSO didn't even change his game to dominate in his late 40s.
Lmaooo
The legend
Dont mess with the GOAT
He doesnt even do anything to his game but still dominate!
🤣
As the old saying goes : Work SMARTER Not HARDER.
Respect ✊🏾
Russell Westbrook don’t understand lmao
@@legoatjagoat4691 hopefully injury doesn't teach him
As th
Recruit smarter. Don't play harder. the Grasshopper not Goat
He will easily play until age 42!
Business boiiiiiiii
i hope !
"Lebron load manages by picking his spots in a game..."
Meanwhile Kawhi: write that down! Write that down!!
@@nuanuaimanhlennao8956 Kawhi isn’t good enough to do it
More like 45
4:02 I miss Dwight and Javale already
"Lebron load manages by picking his spots in a game..."
Meanwhile Kawhi: write that down! Write that down!!
Yea kawhi is way too young to be doin what he’s doing. Popovich babied his star players too much. If kawhi was at least in his 30’s then I’d understand. Bad knee or not . It’s something hes not doing right
@@kidracks2991 true but I think since his injury against GSW he's been more cautious about his body
@@kidracks2991 is thought he had a degenerative condition so it's never really healed and won't ever
@@anthonynorman7545 yea but any serious injury players have wont ever fully heal . Ligament tears, meniscus tears . But hes the only player that continues to load manage in his prime due to a past injury. Not in his 30’s but hes been used to load management since his early 20’s . Its jus something hes been accustomed to do doing for awhile
@@kidracks2991 a degenerative condition is different from a high trauma injury though. Physical therapy and conditioning can minimize the impact of your list but they tend to further aggravate degenerative conditions.
Lebron has the highest basketball IQ. He only shifts into high gear when he has to, otherwise, he takes a rest (while on the court). His longevity is due to the fact that he's very selective about when he uses his power. He understands that shooting the 3 and dropping dimes takes less physical energy, so he's learned to master the parts of his game that takes less energy to execute. His mental game is now just as high as his physical. That's the master level.
Greatness bro greatness
Well put
Well-said, boss. I think He reached that peak IQ level in 2018, and we're getting to see it manifest on the court. Just how you described.
got wiser and that can only comes with experience
Faxxx His game mentally has evolved so much
Love this video! Very convincing! A minor error, though: the oldest finals mvp was Abdul-Jabbar at 38 years old in 1985
I had to look it up but you're correct. Good find
I’ve been watching LeBron for all of his 17 years and to this day he never ceases to amaze me. People will really understand his greatness when he’s done with the game.
4:57 I’m sorry but the way that boy Tyler flew out of frame is too funny to me 😂😂
He just too little for bron, plus a flop as well
Pause it at exactly 5:00
*YEET!*
😂😂
😂😂🤣🤣🤣😭
No one can replicate LeBron's level of play. This is why he is one of the all time greats
GOAT
agreed it's gonna be a sad day when he retires
Better than mj Jordan couldn't do that
He may go down as the greatest. We really never seen anything like this.
@@ShemarCedrick MJ on the wizards was lol
37 currently turning 38 soon.
This is the best sports analysis I have EVER seen across ANY sport I've ever watched. I am an avid soccer, NBA, tennis, squash, NFL and table tennis fan but this is unprecedented! Great work
He’s extremely smart on that court. When he hits the turbo button that’s when you should be worried
@Edwin Johnson Hahahaha, Do you even know what you're saying?
@Edwin Johnson yeah and you're taking drugs
@Edwin Johnson and u smokin weed
I've seen people argue that LeBron James "never changed his game up" and it makes me wonder if people even pay attention.
they’re just casual fans that dont really watch games
Those are highlight watchers, dont watch actual games
The only thing he’s never changed is his ball dominance. He’s the reason I even love basketball, but LeBron is still an awkward fit with guys who can’t play off the ball (Lonzo, Rondo, D Rose stand out in recent years). He has been able to have mostly complementary talent around him, or rotate on/off the court with more awkward fits (Rondo), so it doesn’t matter much. But imagine in today’s smaller league, how unstoppable LeBron would be if he played the post and allowed a Rondo-type to orchestrate the offense. That’s probably his next evolution though.
@@JosephHMama did you just say he cant play with rondo? After just playing great with him? Lol i get your point but he made it work with rondo, Drose was a fail!!!
@Gravijah_
They're a bunch of casual fans. They don't know how to break down and analyze the game.
4:58 Herro just got hit by a Lebron Truck
The greats always adjust their game during their career. Dirk and Kobe developed a post game, Jason Kidd developed a good 3 pointer so did Lebron. They all had a long career
At 38 years and 54 days old, Abdul-Jabbar was named Finals MVP, the oldest in NBA history.
Not "league MVP", though.
I'm also pretty sure Jordan won a FMVP at 35.
@@davidlovato5075 not at 38
@@StayINCheck The video said that Lebron was the oldest to ever do it at 35... which Jordan has already done as well and Kareem did it at 38.
@@davidlovato5075 Jordan at 35 was in his 13th season, LeBron at 35 was in his 17th season, major difference... You can’t compare them by age, you got to compare them by season...
He will only retire when he gets the most points in nba history
Probably so
Certainly not before playing against his son, if he makes it to the legaue
@@gioac96 Bronny goin to the NBA even if he don’t want to 😹
@@OseeQuanKang 😂💯
He'll only retire when he gets to play with his son
At 2:14 did Kuz just push off James like that? lol
Yeah, I think to catch the shooter fast because it happens on me when I'm playing so slow af, my teammate pushed me so hard.
Dudes 35 turning 36 and people still think he should be doing stuff he did 10 years ago lmao
@Hope Rocco Bro can people stop saying players are choosing they tms its the gms bro even lebron didnt know about most of the trades in 2017
@Hope Rocco That's a different thing. GMs have the last word. And of course players don't choose their teammates, it's the front office job to build the team, players recruiting other players is a thing but it's far away than building a team
@Hope Rocco Lol, you don't even have legit arguments. Just shut up
People don't watch nor understand the game.
I am simple man. When I see Bron I click play.
Look at Lebron man so inspirational
He got this from Kobe. Kobe said this how he get his “load management” he picks his spots in games to rest. Not take games off.
too bad Kobe was playing under mike d'antoni at the time and he's known for making superstars play heavy minutes and that's why kobe tore his Achilles and never was the same.... Look at his history, he killed Kobe's Achilles, he turned Houston into a one player team with Harden handling the ball for the entire game. Now he's the Nets assistant coach and look at KD... the dude has been playing crazy minutes both ends after an Achilles injury.
@@khoado123 Can somebody pin this comment? Mans on to something here.
Imagine him getting rebirth into his younger self. With all his memories intact
That's crossed my mind before
Bron playing that old man game like a true YMCA veteran!
Laugh way too hard at this
LMFAO, yep, he carries this old man Game with such grace
If the Lakers make good offseason decisions they will win back to back
If they can adjust every year, I see a possible 3 peat. Would be pretty sick as it'd line up exactly 20 years after Kobe and Shaq did it
I agree. The best players are consolidating onto a handful of teams so the sheer lack of consistent competition across a short season will allow him to cherry-pick his way to the finals.
They are getting a lot of high level 2 way players ad lebron and schroeder all 2 way player shoot I'll even say caruso is a decent 2 way player and who know what else they will pick up
As long they could shot down most of the guards in the NBA then they might win. Especially now that both Klay and Steph are gonna come back in the next season. They need PG and SG that could guard. Backcourts nowadays could shoot anywhere if left unguarded lol.
@@BlueBerryZerpy With Klay being injured/injury prone I'm a bit more at ease about GS
Great video guys!
Great video loved the insight 👌
If you live in fear of the future because of what happened in your past, you will end up losing what you have in the present.
🔥🌼😎
thank you i needed this lmao
The fact that LeBron didn’t get injured in this play(5:12), means that he really does take care his body and nothing can stop him
Yeah. I remember when that happened to Mike in the double knickle game
@@BNComps_ that too, these GOTEs are CRAZYYYYY
LeBron and Brady are the prime examples of playing smart instead of hard. I can see LeBron playing efficiently till he's at least 40
I said the same thing
Great video and analysis! Throughout my own personal development journey, I have learned to practice "Load Management" and better shot selection in my own life itself lol! This has allowed me to maintain more of my own energy, avoid stress, and remain looking and feeling YOUTHFUL! Helps out a lot.
Dude is phenomenal. Just a thing: he isn't the oldest to win finals mvp, it was Kareem in 85
Kareem was so great
Well he has a taller and centers like him can be really good at a older age do not forget that a 35 Shaq still scored 18 per game and had 5 30 point games
Correction: *102* years old
That's tufff
Kareem had only 3 jobs tho. Get rebounds, defend the post, get buckets. Magic was the true lifeblood of that team. Lebron still does basically everything they need of him.
He's currently 35, so it's more like his mid 30s. Not late.
35 ikr is that old, way too much focus on ages, Tom Brady is still platform football and nobody, compares his age to anybody else, double standard.
@@swaggytjm33matthews26 Well in case yo u have not noticed, being the QB is not nearly as demanding as running up and down the court. Didn't think this needed to be pointed out but apparently I was wrong.
@@tomsea6017 yea getting rammed by 250 pounds of muscle every week is the same as shooting 3s and throwing passes w/o defense. Sure, bron is an amazing player but when it comes to physical endurance he really isnt getting that rattled these days
LeBron is the only thing ESPN has.
@@ambulantgaming8483 but jordan had to retire twice in his career I wonder why he retired it gave him some time to recover baseball is not a physical sport like that so jordan had some advantages
Great content! Please keep it up!
His jumper is somehow getting more unguardable. That is key in preserving his energy I think, if he can just pull up anywhere no matter what, he will easily play until he’s like 42
I love how Lebron play.
"the oldest finals mvp'
Kareem: Am I a joke to you?
Lebron is so smart to invest in his physical conditioning, a well respected man, he s on his way to 20 year domination
Yo these analytics are next level
My Top 3 Players In NBA History
1. Lebron
2. Kareem
3. Jordan
Very concerning list but sure
@Tony Preston No.
Where enes kanter and Joe ingles at
Nah my top 5 is
1.Kareem
2.MJ
3.Lebron
4.magic Johnson
5.Shaq
my top 5 in order if Lebron is 5 or 6 for 6 in the finals with 5 FMVP I’ll put him at 1
@@officialtyler8117 That's a really nice list.
He’s a very good basketball player
Well put
😂
Lmao
@@spensert4933 dude I’m just trying to get likes 😅
This was a great analysis from Kirk
We need more video like this
Veteran players know how to reserve energy on the court. Jordan did this also. Its great watching great players adjust their games in their later years and still dominate showing their greatness is not because of their athletic ability.
we all gonna miss this guy when he retires!
Great Upload
efficient shooting - less effort - less energy - least chance to acquire injury.
Wait are you saying that efficient shooting causes leads to less effort? Or this a list of reasons that he’s reduced injury risk?
He's always Evolving,Adjusting and being Smarter every year
7:16 incorrect. Kareem is the oldest to ever win Finals MVP
True!
True but both in their 17th season I think ! Kareem is a Legend among legends !
yes but Kareem is not a human )
@@johnwick8516 MJ is better and so is LeBron tho but Kareem is 3rd
@@AFTR2025 the point was to refute the false claim.
Sick camera angles
Why do they say "prime LeBron" like he's not improving and still putting up nonsensical stats lol. He has had a 15 year prime ...
Technically prime in the nba is the ages (27-32) but we all kno his started at like 24 thru 33. What we are seeing now is basically iq ball. Hes got the game figured out more than anyone else. Only ones close are rondo n cp3. (As far as having the game figured out)
“Athletic peak”
@@RandySavagxe i can rock with that
@Brian Bess best way to put it
That's like saying Floyd Mayweather's prime was his whole career because he never lost
He’s learned when to turn it on and turn it off and rest and still play at a ridiculous level
LeGoat James 💪
@Versatile Wolf ong
@Versatile Wolf hes a better overall player than mj, and he's *a* goat
MJ is the GOAT, but Lebron is definitely top 3
@@xaviervega468 nah I would go for James as he is more versatile than mj. But respect your opinion 😀😃
Now this season Bron is like a amazing three point shooter now like really good
I still can't imagine why they're still comparing him to other players despite of his age.
Kareem won Finals MVP at 38 years old. LeBron's Finals MVP was incredible but he wasn't the oldest to ever do it.
FACTS
Lol FR
but kareem didn't control the offense like LeBron does, so his load was different.
And Lebron is literally in his mid-30's at age 35, not in his late 30's
That spin move he got is the key right now
At 1:20 I was staring at Paul Milsap the entire time 😂
The league in 2006 and the league in 2020 is completely different yet he still dominates.
4:58 bodied tf out of herro xD
Great analysis
YOU FRAUDS, All your analysts were slagging him and rooting for the clippers
people take for granted just how good Lebron was, the fact that we lived through his era, many of us missed Jordan's era but we were here to see Lebron's era, there won't be another Lebron or Jordan for a long time, the fact that kids in the future will be taught lebron and jordan were the goats and we witnessed Lebron's era first hand while those kids can only watch highlights. When he retires everyone is gonna be sad, even the haters
He didn't just change his game, he changed his teammates
LOL
He is THE BEST OF ALL TIME, not one of the best. OL GOAT JAMES 🐐🐐🐐
Nah that's Jordan
It's purely subjective.
Yessir
@@colewrld901 Naahhhh
@@trymebro8479 yeah it's Jordan, bron can't even think about being the goat until he's 6-6, can't be the goat with a losing 4-6 record
De-esser my brother... awesome video
The longevity is amazing
7:17 This is incorrect . Kareem was at 38.
I m just glad and blessed that I am able to witness such greatness. I never watch MJ played, so to me LBJ is the greatest player I ever witness, GOAT of this generation.
2:29 Why they do Austin Rivers like that.. 😂
🐐 GOAT
Funny
Yup goatish 🐐
@Ayuub Nur 💯
Stop ranking greats morons.
@@Gd-jq6mz idiotic comment
I doubt anyone will ever come close to breaking mj's legacy than LeBron
The moment LeBron win his 6th ring ,baton would be exchanged
I like good analysis like this one.
I wouldn't be surprised if in his 40s he slims down to 235
@Ice Berg exactly
@Ice Berg He's definitely gonna play in his 40s. U can't put a cap on it due to the way he takes care of his body. They all said he wouldn't dominate in his mid 30s and look.
@@maxh276 Nah i dont think he gonna play in 40s Lebron is the goat but I just dont see it happening
@Ice Berg jus say as of rn cuz we don't know what's gonna happen tbh, all of this is just our opinion
Lebron james-The best all around player ever
Yep and no one can even give a reasonable argument on how he is not without saying "YOUR JUST A BRONSEXUAL"
Facts💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Facts a 27 ppg scorer one of the best passers of all time a great rebounder and one of the most versatile defenders ever
You will be receiving attacks from jordan fans shortly lmaoo. They dont let bron live, and give him no credit, the media too. Like they give mj all the excuses, but bron gets nothing.
@@julian2238 I don't care I have my own player why do they care
@2:18 the block on Herro lol
I wish I appreciated this man years ago when he entered the league, different breed
He plays smart, manages his energy wisely to avoid injury. That's why he needs so many star player, else he can't manage.
What does that even mean. So I’m guessing Kd needed Steph klay and draymond after he blew that 3-1
@@jhines7649 I think LAL can still Win even with LBJ having less balltime. But he needs to be there for his leadership.
And 2K still doesn’t give LeBron a shot
Lebron is one of the best shooters in 2k for me lol
He is a cheat code for me, I can get whatever I want with him
Adam Suleiman facts
This is why having "more than one speed" is paramount to being a great player period.
Good video
At 36, hopefully his experience and intelligence as a cerebral player will prolong his career for another 3-5 years effectively.
Three years is just around the corner. Gotta give us 4 at least.
He said he has a lot of years left so I see like 5-6 years or more
I won’t be surprised, although I doubt he will, but lebron could very well play till he’s 45 and be still amazing.
He has another 12 years left. He has a team of super scientists supplying him with that good stuff😂😂😂😂
@@jubfat I'm sure he aint the only one. After all, it's "a whole new game" ...smdh
Just imagine how much knowledge his sons are getting from him. Hope they have the same work ethic as their father and become even better than LeBron
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m telling you right now that I’m 100% certain they won’t be better than the greatest basketball player of all time.
Very fortunate to live in the era to witness his greatness since his 1st championship in 2012 up to the latest in last year. Sure this man is evolving his game which show the sign of his near immortal greatness in basketball.