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[MagicWithEarvin]

Does this change your perception of him? I say he's still a great player and played really well this series, it's just that his teammates were pretty much non-existent and the opposition was just too good. Also, I found this post funny:

Then Lebron said "I'm gonna threepeat too"

 

[crimzonflame]

I dont count the short season.

 

[Clevinger]

He was carrying the team on his back (including in the regular season when Wade sat out, what, a third of it?). Most of the blame should go on Wade, Chalmers, and their bench.

 

[Represent.]

Nah. Teammates looked kinda rusty.

 

[braves01]

He's the best since MJ even if like Peyton he's not very clutch.

 

[giga]

Has MJ ever lost a Finals series?

 

[DY_nasty]

legacy

mental toughness

comparisons

kobe

kobe

cleveland

interview with disgruntled ex-teammates

 

[ampere]

It's not entirely his fault. Obviously he shares blame, but the Spurs were the better team and the Heat didn't follow his momentum he built in the 1st quarter tonight.

My opinion of him remains. Great player, probably the best single player in the league right now, but basketball is a team sport and one man just isn't enough.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Has MJ ever lost a Finals series?

Jordan is 6-0
Kobe is 5-2

 

[Hattori]

Still great, not as clutch as Jordan but still a very good player.

 

[Vio-Lence]

come on he just needs some help. MJ didn't do it alone.

 

[brianjones]

isn't it 2-4?

 

[cdyhybrid]

No. The better team won the series.

 

[agrajag]

This Spurs team would've destroyed Jordan's Bulls.

 

[Bo Knows GAF]

...Sooo we aren't counting his loss to the Spurs in the finals with the Cavs either?

Otherwise 2-5

 

[GoutPatrol]

When he was the only player on the Heat who could do anything this series, this ain't his fault.

 

[lupinko]

...Sooo we aren't counting his loss to the Spurs in the finals with the Cavs either?

Otherwise 2-5

Bo Knows Lebron.

 

[DominoKid]

Never gonna be the GOAT

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

...Sooo we aren't counting his loss to the Spurs in the finals with the Cavs either?

Otherwise 2-5

He won 2 championships, lost 3 times - Spurs, Mavs, Spurs

IIRC

 

[Nemesis121]

not 3 not 4 not 5 not 6 not 7..

 

[Bo Knows GAF]

He won 2 championships, lost 3 times - Spurs, Mavs, Spurs

IIRC

So you're telling me he's 2 for 5? Interesting.....

 

[agrajag]

You put any hall of famer with LeBron's teammates this series and they wouldn't have won.

 

[friskykillface]

Ray saved him from being 1-4

Lucky he got two, still salty

 

[jon bones]

Doesn't change my opinion of him at all, he can't win a championship himself.

 

[GrapeApes]

I been telling people this. Lebron need to win at least 8 more rings without losing to be compared to Jordan. He now at -1 when it come to the Finals.

 

[FTF]

So he's the Peyton Manning of basketball right?

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

So you're telling me he's 2 for 5? Interesting.....

Sorry for the confusion, I formatted it as 2 wins - 3 losses in the finals.

 

[Tekniqs]

come on he just needs some help. MJ didn't do it alone.

very true.
but like this year where LeBron was carrying most of the load, Jordan did the same thing in 98. Rodman and Pippen had nagging injuries all year/playoffs

 

[MetalFearSolid]

This also relates to DWade. Absolutely garbage performance from him. Superstar? Please..Kevin Durant was so right!

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

Still the GOAT.

Come home to Cleveland Bron Bron!

 

[overcast]

The Lebron hate is pretty pathetic IMO. 2 championships, still the best player in the world. He'll come back, I think the Heat will too. People will always find a reason to hate Lebron, it's laughable.

Spurs are the best team in the world. That was amazingly clear the whole series. They're great to watch too.

 

[FTF]

Still the GOAT.

Come home to Cleveland Bron Bron!

Still isn't, never was.

 

[numble]

...Sooo we aren't counting his loss to the Spurs in the finals with the Cavs either?

Otherwise 2-5

This is not a fraction which would be represented by a slash (/).

 

[Delta Assault]

...I thought the whole point of him coming to Miami was so he could play on a stacked team?

 

[Gamerloid]

I wish I could witness something like Michael Jordan. My earliest interactions with him was Space Jam.

 

[B!TCH]

LeBron James will probably go down as the greatest basketball player of all time statistically when all is said and done. It's crazy that every season he's been in the league that doesn't end in an NBA championship title is considered a disappointment. No other player is held to that standard because that's how good LeBron James is.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

...I thought the whole point of him coming to Miami was so he could play on a stacked team?

He got his two rings already, so yeah. 4 straight Finals appearance and the third team in NBA history to do it.

 

[bachikarn]

It should be about how many 'ships you win, and not your percentage in them. If he had lost in the Eastern Conference finals those 5 times, would his record be more impressive because he was 2-0?

 

[OriginalNameGuy]

Jordan's Bulls didn't have to compete against an all time great coach and three hall of famers. Jordan nostalgia is the worst.

 

[Vinsanity.]

I could put up a pretty good argument that Lebron had a better supporting cast around him on some of the Cavs teams then he does now with the Heat.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Jordan's Bulls didn't have to compete against an all time great coach and three hall of famers. Jordan nostalgia is the worst.

YOU MUST BE FUCKING JOKING!

 

[Vicetrailia]

The thing I don't get about Lebron is how he just vanishes for long stretches. Sure his stats are super efficient and amazing, but he's gotta stop disappearing.

 

[Rabbit Lord]

He's somewhere in the top 10 all time. He's a great player, if he had a little help the finals wouldn't have been so one sided. Time for D-Wade to retire, 30 something with the knees of an 80 year old.

Jordan's Bulls didn't have to compete against an all time great coach and three hall of famers. Jordan nostalgia is the worst.

This is junk. Jordan's Bulls played some great teams in their finals.

 

[captmcblack]

Lebron just needs help. Playing with 2 of the top 5 players in his draft class/2 of the top 20 players in the league, the greatest shooter of all time/future HOF (who actually won him the ring last year), and several quality bench players custom-picked for/by him was not enough.

He can't do it alone, you know. Wade isn't a generational talent, and Bosh is not an all-star/franchise talent; he's just a stretch forward, and not specifically because of the Heat system.

Lebron needs more all-stars.

 

[FTF]

Jordan's Bulls didn't have to compete against an all time great coach and three hall of famers. Jordan nostalgia is the worst.

lol not as bad as terrible attempts to downplay Jordan and his 6 titles!

 

[agrajag]

...I thought the whole point of him coming to Miami was so he could play on a stacked team?

they stacked it for short term.. star studded veteran players that do not have the durability to win multiple championships. Underestimated how much Wade deteriorated. Didn't get prospects and build them around LeBron. He doesn't have that luxury of time either, he wasted 7 years in Cleveland. So yeah a top-heavy team with a bunch of vets out of their prime years and shallow bench.

 

[dream]

Really, 2-3 is much better than Crybaby Durant's 0-1 finals record.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

LeBron James will probably go down as the greatest basketball player of all time statistically when all is said and done. It's crazy that every season he's been in the league that doesn't end in an NBA championship title is considered a disappointment. No other player is held to that standard because that's how good LeBron James is.

No, his *team* with 3 all-stars is held to that standard. He didn't have that expectation in Cleveland. It was just hope there.

You're confused.

Jordan's Bulls didn't have to compete against an all time great coach and three hall of famers. Jordan nostalgia is the worst.

The fuck am I reading, GAF?

 

[B!TCH]

No, his *team* with 3 all-stars is held to that standard. He didn't have that expectation in Cleveland. It was just hope there.

You're confused.


The fuck am I reading, GAF?

The Heat are the only team with 3 all stars?

 

[overcast]

Lebron PLAYED with All-Stars/Top 20 talents. Wade is far from that, and Bosh is merely decent. The bench was nonexistent, Heat looked worse than a few of the Western playoff teams IMO.