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They said last nite, during the game, that if he keeps on the pace of averaging 30pts/game he would break the scoring record by the age of 34.

I would say he is going to have a couple years of 33-35 range, so it will probably be sooner.

Now lets just work on some of them being in crunch time.:biggrin:
 
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crazybuckfan40 said:
They said last nite, during the game, that if he keeps on the pace of averaging 30pts/game he would break the scoring record by the age of 34.

I would say he is going to have a couple years of 33-35 range, so it will probably be sooner.

Now lets just work on some of them being in crunch time.:biggrin:
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Maybe this is why Kobe's trying to score more points now. He's worried that Lebron's scoring pace is faster than his so he needs to make up for not scoring as much his first few years. Lebron is never going to try to score as much as Kobe is now. IMO Lebron would rather triple double every night at 25-10-10 than score 40+ pts a game every night. Kobe shoots the ball an average of 5.5 more times a game than Lebron and is only averaging 5 more points. I'm sure that scoring average is jacked up a little due to the 81 last night.

Edit- If Kobe averages 34 a game he is 8 years away from breaking Abdul-Jabbar's record. Lebron is currently 10,349 pts behind Kobe and losing ground. It will probably depend on how many good years Lebron has after Kobe retires. At 31 pts per game Lebron is 4 years behind Kobe.
 
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exhawg said:
Maybe this is why Kobe's trying to score more points now. He's worried that Lebron's scoring pace is faster than his so he needs to make up for not scoring as much his first few years. Lebron is never going to try to score as much as Kobe is now. IMO Lebron would rather triple double every night at 25-10-10 than score 40+ pts a game every night. Kobe shoots the ball an average of 5.5 more times a game than Lebron and is only averaging 5 more points. I'm sure that scoring average is jacked up a little due to the 81 last night.

Edit- If Kobe averages 34 a game he is 8 years away from breaking Abdul-Jabbar's record. Lebron is currently 10,349 pts behind Kobe and losing ground. It will probably depend on how many good years Lebron has after Kobe retires. At 31 pts per game Lebron is 4 years behind Kobe.
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Lebron will eventually become more dominant and be able to go for 40+ on a more regular basis tho.
 
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exhawg said:
IMHO Lebron would be better to make his goal to triple double rather than score 40 a game. 30-35 pts would be fine if he was getting 10 rebounds and assists. I'm sure he will have plenty of 40+ nights, but I'm more impressed with triple double nights.
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Yeah I agree I was just saying that eventually he will be more dominant and have 40+ nites on more of a consistent basis, not b/c he is trying to reach 40 more, just b/c it willl happen l ike that. Heck he already puts up 30+ everynite basically.
 
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1/24/06

Posted on Tue, Jan. 24, 2006
MRI confirms James' injury

No serious damage, just painful bruise to star's right knee. Pacers behind Cavaliers by a game

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

<!-- begin body-content -->CLEVELAND - It had to be the tights.
LeBron James skipped Cavaliers practice Monday and had a precautionary MRI at the Cleveland Clinic to make sure there was no damage to his right knee that he banged last Friday in a loss at Golden State.
The results confirmed what doctors in Oakland and Salt Lake City had diagnosed -- it is simply a painful and slightly swollen bruise.
Any fears that James was more seriously hurt, which grew Saturday morning when he awoke to pain, tightness and limited range of motion, were mostly allayed when he put up 51 points in a victory over the Utah Jazz.
He did it wearing black tights, a look that might return when the Cavs host the Indiana Pacers at 7 tonight.
It is the first home game in nearly two weeks for the Cavs after a rocky 1-5 trip. Enduring their toughest stretch in the schedule, the Cavs have lost six of of their past seven games. They've already played seven road games this month and leave on another trip to Atlanta and Indianapolis after tonight's game.
Their next three home games are against some of the NBA elite -- the Pacers, Phoenix Suns and New Jersey Nets.
So the stretch won't be getting any easier.
The Pacers haven't exactly been living up to their potential.
They are 9-11 in the 20 games since star Ron Artest was put on the inactive list while waiting to be traded.
But with the Cavs sliding recently, the Pacers have gotten to within a game of the Cavs for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Kobe impresses
Count the Cavs in the masses shocked by Kobe Bryant's 81-point performance in a win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. They felt pretty good to be a part of James' 51-point effort Saturday. Bryant had 55 points after halftime.
``Hats off, he's the best,'' Eric Snow said. ``It's hard to get 50 in a game. He did it in a half. It takes a tough player who works really hard. I think he's one of the best ever.''
The scoring stat was so maddening, it led to some comedic scenarios.
``I think I can hold him under 80, but I'd foul out before I did that,'' Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said. ``By yourself in the gym it would take you 20 minutes.''
Said coach Mike Brown: ``Even playing a pickup game that lasts three hours, it's tough to score 30.''
Some, like former Raptor Donyell Marshall had a different take: ``I'm happy because it happened against Toronto.''
Dribbles
Monday was Larry Hughes' 27th birthday and the Cavs gave him a cake. It had been tradition for rookie Martynas Andriuskevicius to sing Happy Birthday to players and coaches but Andriuskevicius has been assigned to the Arkansas RimRockers of the NBADL and will play his first game Thursday.... James became the youngest to reach 5,000 points Saturday, but also the youngest to score 50 points in a winning effort, besting Jamal Mashburn.
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BuckFanAtAkron said:
cavs blow out indiana by 30 96 to 66.
Lebron flirted with another triple-double
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I didnt actually get to see the game, but I was watching on yahoo, and I thought for sure he was going to have at least ten assits. He had 4 in the first 6 minutes or so.

I am still pissed that Brown wont play Jackson or Varejao and I think I will make that smae comment until he does. Those are our young guys that will be able to develop around LBJ. Varejao is not just a big body, he can really play good on the D end.
 
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crazybuckfan40 said:
I am still pissed that Brown wont play Jackson or Varejao and I think I will make that smae comment until he does.
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I'm with you brother. Wild Thing has boundless energy and can provide defense and rebounding help, and Luke has looked much improved lately. Damon Jones is giving this team nothing, and his salary is the only thing getting him minutes. I hated that signing from its inception. Luke was huge going down the stretch against the Lakers and has looked very solid in his minutes lately. Give him a chance, and I think he can be a big contributor in Hughes' absence.
 
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Varejao is raw, and the only way to refine his skills is to get him minutes.

I know this year's team should be a playoff team, but I think Varejao can be a part of the long-term championship puzzle if they make the small short-term sacrifices to develop him.
 
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NFBuck said:
Damon Jones is giving this team nothing, and his salary is the only thing getting him minutes. I hated that signing from its inception.
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I'm with you 100%. If the Cavs are going to do a deal before the trade deadline, one would have to think that they would try to get rid of Jones. He has one good game every three weeks yet does nothing but talk smack.
 
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