PAChiefsGuy |
05-28-2018 06:57 AM |
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Originally Posted by Superturtle
(Post 13572102)
Agreed. If the Cavaliers could actually make moves that weren't entirely predicated on Lebron James and his ego, he very well could be running away with the GOAT title already. I personally think he's the best player I've ever seen, but he's self inflicted so much damage to his own team, and contributed HEAVILY to the super team dilemma with the Warriors, that now there's doubt.
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Agreed. Players like Kyrie don't want to play with LeBron cause why play Robin when the guy will mostly likely bolt first chance he gets and then you are left playing with a bunch of scrubs? Also, Kyrie didn't feel it was worth being Robin if there was no chance at winning the championship and he saw the writing on the wall last season. He averaged 29 ppg in the finals and the Cavs still lost to the Warriors in 5-gms.
He couldn't struggled against King Kawhi when the Spurs beat the Heat in 5-gms and he couldn't dominate gainst Durant. He feasts on weak teams in the East. If he could have Cavs win that series and the Heat would have at least taken the Spurs to 7-games. Durant is having a worse series now against the Rockets than he did against LeBron in last years finals think about that. LeBron isn't the lockdown defender the LeBronies claim he is but I will say he is one hell of a blocker.
Also, fair or not he's got to win more than 3-championships to be considered the GOAT. At least 5-championships I'd say. All these finals appearances are nice but going to the finals and losing is not something that should be glorified too much especially when you consider he switched teams to the Heat to create a superteam. At the end of the day going to the finals and losing is still losing.
More than likely when LeBron retires his biggest critics will point to all his finals losses. It's all hyped up now because people are caught up in the moment and we all are waiting for that player to eclipse MJ but once he retires people are going to be talking about his finals failures a lot... If you want to be the GOAT you have to dominate all the series not just the Conference finals.
To be fair his career isn't over so we will have to wait and see how things play out. He still is top-5 in my eyes right up there with Shaq, Kobe and MJ. LeBron is an awesome player and an awesome person I just don't feel he is the GOAT for the reasons mentioned above.
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