(Effort Post) Lebron James 2012-2013 Year in Miami Could Be The Best Year In The History Of The League

I'd love to hear that fucking argument. Miami finished 9th in DRTG that season, significantly worse than either of the prior 2 years(5th in 11, 4th in 12). Memphis had the league's best defense when adjusted for SOS, 2nd when unadjusted. Gasol averaged 2.7 BLK and 1.6 STL per 100 to LeBron's 1.2 BLK and 2.4 STL. Memphis was #3 in def eFG%, Miami was 9th. Memphis was 2nd in opp TOV%, Miami was 5th. The only thing supporting an argument for LeBron would be his slight edge in defensive rebounding, however Memphis was 9th in the league in Dreb% while Miami was 24th. The gap between the 2 teams in DRTG, 3.4, was substantial. Gasol had a BPM almost twice that of LeBron, 4.4 to 2.4. Gasol had 15% more defensive winshares despite playing fewer total minutes than LeBron.

Hell, I'm not sure there's a single metric that says LeBron deserved DPOY over Gasol

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