LeBron is the most unlucky all-time great athlete ever. I'm sick of seeing his legendary performances wasted b/c of injuries, running into juggernauts and his teammates bricking great looks.
Despite being 39 years old and playing on a bad foot, he still managed to average nearly the same line he's been averaging for decades now in these series (a 30 point triple double). Yeah, he can't take on the same scoring load he used to but that's where he needs more help from his teammates and didn't get it in the Denver series. The guy is the greatest to ever play the game and he proves it every time he steps between the lines.
27 is almost the same as 33-38? Interesting.
Now do his stat line from the 2011 NBA Finals, Barry (I mean, KCC). [Reply]
Mostly it's another power play. It's similar to those short term deals he always signs - he wants the leverage of not re-signing to ensure teams do what he tells them to do.
Nevermind that the team didn't start to play well until after they got out from under his LAST round of stupid leverage plays.
But yeah, it's an attempt to get a Kyrie deal done. He's telling the Lakers to include Rui or the first or both; whatever it takes - to facilitate a sign and trade of Russell for Kyrie.
Lord was Russell awful in this series. Just no sugarcoating that at all. But in the end, Denver is just a better team. LA could've beaten them, but they needed more consistent play from AD (never gonna happen) and yeah, they needed LeBron to be a few years younger. Or maybe turn on the 'go' switch prior to the first half of a game that really didn't even matter much.
He will play another season for no other reason than to get that city-to-city farewell tour. Most of which will boo the piss out of him as opposed to past guys that did it :-) [Reply]
People have every reason to be sick of LeFlop. He ruins the game unless you're a LeFlop jock-sniffer. I rarely watch the NBA, but I tried this playoffs because I kind of bounce back and forth between Colorado and Arizona as my home base. Ridiculous shit like this ruins the game for everyone who doesn't secretly want to date him. He's a total bitch.
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
People have every reason to be sick of LeFlop. He ruins the game unless you're a LeFlop jock-sniffer. I rarely watch the NBA, but I tried this playoffs because I kind of bounce back and forth between Colorado and Arizona as my home base. Ridiculous shit like this ruins the game for everyone who doesn't secretly want to date him. He's a total bitch.
It's a disgrace no matter who does it, but LeFlop takes it to an entirely different level and the guy's built like an NFL defensive end. It's ridiculous and it makes it hard to even take the league seriously. I'll watch this finals because Denver is in it, then it's back to only college hoops for me. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way about it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin:
Yes, the refs are the reason LeCron got swept 4-0.
Keep the excuses rolling, Barry (and KCC).
It’s fun to read them all . . . . .
Part of the reason, yes. The bulk of that blame goes to his teammates like AD who showed up half the time in the playoffs (despite being in his prime) and guys like D'Lo who didn't show up at all. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
Hey, when in Rome... :-)
It's a disgrace no matter who does it, but LeFlop takes it to an entirely different level and the guy's built like an NFL defensive end. It's ridiculous and it makes it hard to even take the league seriously. I'll watch this finals because Denver is in it, then it's back to only college hoops for me. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way about it.
Jokic is a lot bigger than LeBron and it didn't stop him from flying to the floor to sell calls. I would say he was the one who took it to an entirely different level based on those clips. LeBron needed to try to keep up with the best player in the league in that regard. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Jokic is a lot bigger than LeBron and it didn't stop him from flying to the floor to sell calls. I would say he was the one who took it to an entirely different level based on those clips. LeBron needed to try to keep up with the best player in the league in that regard.
Sorry. It's obvious how deeply you feel for him and I didn't mean to denigrate someone you're clearly in love with. My bad. [Reply]
