Did the "how many Finals losses" begin with Lebron?

[Donald Trumps Twitter]

make excuses for teams with home court advantage losing in the first round 4 times breh


None of these loses were against the Lakers though

 

[#StarkSet]

I honestly don't remember this growing before Lebron came along. And it certainly doesn't translate to other like football. Isn't the point to get to the Finals? I'm sure you asked Jordan would he rather get there 12 times and lose 6. He would have chosen to get there every year.

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are you 13?

 

[kuts]

That narrative started after 2007. You started hearing on the radio "he can never be the best because he's already lost in the finals" from lots of the mainstream outlets. It mostly stemmed from going on tv and trying to argue that Jordan would've led the 2007 cavaliers to a title.

Yeah, but that narrative wasn't taken seriously back then because the Cavs were supremely overmatched. Anyone who watched the playoffs that year knew the Spurs were going to roll the Cavs. Even now, most people give LeBron a pass on 2007.

 

[valet]

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are you 13?

The 1st sentence clearly shows that I'm not

 

[JackRoss]

Yes... Don't let these nikkas Juelz you into thinking otherwise.. Never heard a lot of the shyt I hear about LeBron before him.. It use to be greats lose and we understand because greats lose and have lost and that was understood.. Now if you don't win every damn thing you are a fraud and you are wack.. The rings matter but they don't take away from greatness.. That's not understood now..

 

[JackRoss]

Oh and not losing in the finals is why MJ is the GOAT...

 

[sfgiants]

Are you dense or stupid

Why wouldn't a competitor like Jordan want the chance to compete for a chip every chance he could get

you're a dolphins fan the greatest player in your teams history was a career loser what do you know about winning you dikk head

 

[Remote]

The "How Many 1st Round Exits" began with Jordan tho




Honestly most of the arguments for/against in these Jordan/Lebron debates are very petty

 

[Smoking With Cigarettes]

you're a dolphins fan the greatest player in your teams history was a career loser what do you know about winning you dikk head

If he is a dolphins fan he could very likely be a heat fan, in which case he would know more about winning than you by that logic

 

[Primetime21]

Duncan lost in the first rounds 4 times, and 5 times in the 2nd round. 7 of the 9 the loses were as spurs was the higher seed.

I thought Op was talking about finals losses

 

[sfgiants]

If he is a dolphins fan he could very likely be a heat fan, in which case he would know more about winning than you by that logic

there's been 4 championship parades in the bay area in the last 7 years but what do i know right

 

[Ain't That Something]

you're a dolphins fan the greatest player in your teams history was a career loser what do you know about winning you dikk head

Yep I am officially convinced you are stupid

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Wilt caught that shyt all the time

And Jerry West. These nikkas will go to the end of the earth on some Mario & Luigi shyt to protect their idol

 

[YoungMoneyCashMoneyBoy]

When Jordan had two rings, he said Bird and magic were who he was chasing. He put that out there. He said those two were above him. He set them as the standard he was chasing. He set out to surpass those two and did and so then he became the gold standard.

Lebron wants to talk all this "im chasing a ghost" shyt, "striveforgreatness" hashtags propaganda, but the moment he gets compared to the GOAT he's chasing, its ,"why cant i just be me?", "WHEN the game's over, I'm thinking about going home and playing with my sons. There's more to life than basketball." He wants to be considered the greatest but hates being compared to the greatest because of his failures and how they dont stack up.

 

[horizon]

LeBron is the only player across any sport that gets credit for losing