Lebron via @uninterrupted
If I wasn’t the GOAT in basketball, what other sport I would be the GOAT in? Lacrosse. And I’d be a beast out on the field… I got pretty good accuracy when it comes to things.
Source: https://x.com/uninterrupted/status/1716894105043632143?s=46&t=C0XvabKTesx6qyeh9-e2sg
I don’t know shit about Lacrosse but apparently Jim Brown (the NFL legend) is also seen as one of the Lacrosse GOATs. So maybe that is a sport where you can have some crossover like that.
I’m sure he could be, especially since most top athletes don’t go pro in sports that pay shit like Lacrosse.
To be fair, in Jim’s day they pretty much let you hug the cross to your chest (so ball doesn’t fall out) and Jim would then just truck stick everyone on his way to the cage.
It was very much a running back playing a finesse sport with none of the finesse. Dominance for sure though.
I mean he played by the rules of the game at the time.
How you going to criticize him for that?
It’s not criticism it’s pointing out that Jim Brown essentially played a completely different sport
He played chess while the others played checkers?
Some guys are so far behind, they think they’re in front
He isn’t. But the rule has since changed which would make him less effective in the modern game.
I bet Wayne Gretzky is pretty good at lacrosse
It’s less about the actual sport of lacrosse and more so the fact that the most talented athletes in the world are probably found in more popular sports like soccer, basketball, track, etc. so it’s probably just, in general, easier for a genetic and athletic freak like LeBron to just dominate a much less talented pool of competitors
The U.S. handball coach said at the 2016 Olympics that LeBron would be the best Handball player in the world with 6 months of training: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2657177-us-handball-coach-says-lebron-james-could-be-worlds-best-with-6-months-of-work
He’s an apex predator physical specimen and would’ve been great at pretty much any sport with proper training as a kid.
I want to see Wembanyama on the mound looking like the Beast Titan.
He would not be great at any sport. You need technique in sports, which is less taught. No one can shoot like Curry no matter what they did. Not a lot can pass line Xavi and he looks like an accountant. The US soccer team always had great athletes, that’s never been the problem. It’s the technique that separates.
It takes a shit ton of football IQ to be a professional goalkeeper, in addition to the sort of agility that LeBron just does not have. Goalkeepers are like cats. He could be a great American football player at tight end tho.
I’d play him at QB. That’s where he’d have the most impact. He was also an all-state wide receiver in HS.
Not to mention all the social and economic barriers to getting into lacrosse. The quality of athlete is going to be way lower when you exclude the demographic that makes up 73% of the NBA and 56% of the NFL despite huge societal disadvantages.
There are also two types of Lacrosse: field and box.
Americans don’t play box, but generally speaking box lacrosse takes way more skill. It’s easy to transition from box to field and not vice versa. The best box players in history are guys you’ve probably never heard of.
That’s said, box lacrosse and basketball do actually share a lot in common. More than field at least.
Americans most certainly do play box. 100000X more fun than playing on a field.
Really? I enjoyed playing field more but played both for just under 8 years
I played mainly field all of my life. When I played box the first time it just felt so cool. Almost had a hockey feel to it. felt professional. living in the south, playing in AC is always a plus too.
Fair :) I played some travel ball for field and loved all the tournaments on the east coast with the real lax players.
Box lacrosse was super fun but I’m a tall skinny guy, I was good at attack in field but didn’t have the body to stop a big middie so when I went to box I was getting smoked until I got the weight on me. Both are so much fun though, I truly think it’s the greatest sport to play/watch but it’s harder to watch as it’s a smaller league
Saying Box LaCrosse take more skill than field seems a poor take. It’s more fast paced for sure. I prefer field because I grew up playing field and don’t like playing on turf. I think it’s a personal preference.
An accurate comparison to is futsal vs football.
When you say “skill” are you referring to stick skills or overall athleticism?
Indoor definitley takes more skill than outdoor where outdoor your athleticism gets you pretty far.
That Chris hogan dude from the patriots found himself on a PLL roster after not playing lacrosse since college. That dude doesn’t survive on the bench in indoor.
Are you talking about John Tavares, uncle of John Tavares?
Probably never heard of?
Also Bunk Moreland. Prep boys used to pee their pants when they saw ol Bunk coming