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

[valet]

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.

 

[sfgiants]

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.

yea. jordan would like to play for a championship and lose. sounds about right

great thread thanks for making it

 

[Young Fab]

Ain't nobody even thought of a damn "Finals Record" til dey heard dem 2 idiots on First Take say it, that's why I don't even take anybody who actually uses it as an argument seriously. Any nikka who actually says: "Finals Record" or "Clutch Gene" opinion is automatically thrown out the window as far as I'm concerned. Let's me know that Skip Bayless is your leader and has shaped the way you look at basketball and that says alot.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Wilt caught that shyt all the time

 

[Primetime21]

I honestly don't remember this growing before Lebron came along.

Thas because his predecessors.. the Jordans, Kobes, and Duncans of the world were not losing that much.

 

[Illuminatos]

Of course it did.

After he won his 2nd ring and those "no ring king" jokes became irrelevant they needed a new way to discredit him so that's when that bullshyt started.
According to their logic Bron losing in the Finals is a black mark on his career but Hoebe getting swept in the 2nd round Isn't.

 

[The_Third_Man]

Yes it did.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Yeah "Finals losses" definitely started with Bron, but the "undefeated in the Finals" shyt started with Kobe. Jordan Jihadists are the common denominator that's been using these buzzwords and metrics.

Edit: Forgot about Wilt and West, Bron kinda reminds me of a modern incarnation of Wilt's ring dilemma.

 

[YoungMoneyCashMoneyBoy]

Of course as the game evolves the conversation evolves. No one talks about russell and the celtics cause none of us saw them play and full game clips of them do not exist or are at least not out there like that. But best believe wilt's and west's finals losses were always held against them because of the celtics. Lol @ it starting with bron. You bron stans are so insecure.

In the 80s, it was Magic who was king with 5 rings. No one gave a shyt about losses because he had 5 rings. Bird had 3. Those were the faces of the nba.

Then jordan came along and got 6 with zero fukking losses. Clearly better than both those two. Thats when the conversation shifted because you are trying to differentiate and rank the greatest amongst each other.

Now you got bron stans pissed off cause hes 3-4 in the finals and wanna cry about "bbbut isnt the point to make it to the finals?"
No the point is to make it there and win it you fukking fakkits. Now stfu with your whining

 

[The_Third_Man]

Thas because his predecessors.. the Jordans, Kobes, and Duncans of the world were not losing that much.

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.

 

[BXKingPin82]

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.

 

[BXKingPin82]

yea. jordan would like to play for a championship and lose. sounds about right

great thread thanks for making it

fukkin guy cant even take losing in a game of HORSE


fukk wrong with these muthafukkas?!

 

[Donald Trumps Twitter]

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.

And it wasnt because he sucked, or his team sucked, it was because the West that Kobe played in was one of the greatest, talented conferences in NBA history.


Lebrons east is fukking gahbage.


I dont see how lebron stans keep ignoring this fact,

Actually i see why they ignore it now, gotta keep the bias narratives going

 

[valet]

yea. jordan would like to play for a championship and lose. sounds about right

great thread thanks for making it

So he'd rather lose 3 straight 1st rounds then actually get there and lose? That doesn't make sense

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

So you think it's better to lose in the first round than in the finals. Noted :listofjericho:. Just a point of reference, this logic suggests that the 2006-07 mavericks had a less embarrassing season than the 2006-07 cavaliers.