Originally Posted by RunKC:
Doesn’t matter if you like LeBron or MJ. LeBron leading his team back from 3-1 against a 73 win team will always be a historic accomplishment. That’s not really debatable.
It pretty much makes up for the biggest stain on his career that Dirk happily gave him.
I've never really considered it that way, but yeah - that's not wrong.
That Mavericks loss was pretty damn inexcusable. But the Cavs win was pretty equally unimaginable.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
If AD showed up like he did in 2020 against Denver instead of flaking out, there's a decent chance of that happening.
Translation:
"If AD had been the best player on the team, then I could claim LeBron carried the lakers to the finals." [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
MJj literally changed the game; changed how it was played, changed how teams were constructed, changed the very importance of the game. The NBA is what it is today because of MJ.
Yes, they created the flagrant foul because he whined to Stern about the Pistons. Good point. Now there are flagrant fouls every game for what used to be a common foul. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Yea, said the same thing earlier. I give Lebron full credit there, but at best it just cancels out 2011 because that was BAD.
Honestly for me, there was probably nothing Lebron could do after 2011 though. I just mean for arguments sake.
LeBron has been the GOAT since he finished 2016 in that fashion. Statistically, he's only kept building that case enormously since then. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
LeBron has been the GOAT since he finished 2016 in that fashion. Statistically, he's only kept building that case enormously since then.
Again, at best cancels out 2011, which you pretend to acknowledge but ignore every time you bring up 2016. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Barea is fouling him in at least 3 of those images. Disgusting what they let the Mavs get away with in that series.
No point in acknowledging Barry level posts. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Again, at best cancels out 2011, which you pretend to acknowledge but ignore every time you bring up 2016.
It more than supersedes any bad series he ever had, just like nobody brings up some of MJ's awful playoff performances against the Pistons after his run of titles. [Reply]
MJ took 8 shots in a ECF game in 1989 at his absolute physical peak, a game after he went 5 for 15. You have to wonder why it doesn't get talked about more. [Reply]
MJ took 8 shots in a ECF game in 1989 at his absolute physical peak, a game after he went 5 for 15. You have to wonder why it doesn't get talked about more.
1 game versus 5 straight no shows in the 4th Q in the Finals.
