Didnt you say you were going to stop posting if the warriors won game 2?
For Those Feeling Bad For LeBron...
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Bilz
Superstar
Has he said "fukk Cleveland" recently or something? Seems like you have just added a bunch of your own commentary here.
The_Dread_Dormammu
All Star
Had this been about Kobe or the Lakers, you'd be dapping me up...
Verbal Kint
Superstar
This is year 13 LeBron in his 6th straight finals. 09 Bron may have put up 50 in that scenario but dude isn't quite what he was. Plus the main issue with his game right now is that the mid range J has disappeared so its layups or bust right now. At this point he should've perfected the mid range pull up, that turnaround J, etc. If he had those in his game right now it'd be a different story but I don't think Bron has ever been a natural shooter like Kobe or MJ were. His j has always looked stiff and mechanical
Verbal Kint
Superstar
Right. I don't feel bad for him at all, I'm just baffled at the number of people that love to hate on a guy like that. Came from nothing, is by all accounts a good teammate, a good guy, a family man and a loyal guy. Yea he's corny in a lot of ways but the nikka was tagged as the next great basketball hope at 15 and didn't turn into a complete jerk. But nikkas hate him because he complains about calls (like Duncan didn't) and because he lost to better teams (which even Jordan did) or because he doesn't fit their mold of what a great player should be as if there is a real mold. If anything dude is a model of a black man taking full advantage of his opportunities and having a hand in his own professional career instead of just putting his head down and doing what he's told by his rich white ownerLeBron successfully escaped poverty and is now wealthy, accomplished, and is able to give his family a nice life
How nikkas gonna "feel bad" for this dude cause his team came in 2nd place
Urethra Franklin
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Trece
Superstar
I can roll with this,
Reason I dislike Bron is because the media hypes him like he is top 3 all time but in reality he is anywhere from 8-12 all time. Dude has all the tools to be GOAT status except the mind.. pyschologically dude is miles behind MJ, KB, Magic and Bird.. but ESPN tries to use magic tricks and smoke (stats) to blind us to his mental flaws...
Other than that dude seems like a good family man and an all around good dude that came up out of poverty to achieve mega success despite his bytch made tendancies so props to him for that.
Ghostface Trillah
God-level poster
His game was always based on his size and athleticism. That's why he never developed any of those moves and it's coming back to haunt him.
Verbal Kint
Superstar
See that's the thing. Why do we claim he's mentally 'behind' those guys. He's just different. He's also playing in a completely different era in which he deals with criticism that they just didn't get. Those guys played before the days of 24 hour sports coverage and scrutiny. Their local reporters were universally positive towards them. They didn't come up in an era where they knew every shot they did or didn't take would be scrutinized by the entire country. None of them were followed around by national media in high school. None of them dealt with social media. They just played ball. We can speculate on how they would've handled it and vice versa but its just speculation. Not only that but again, we act like Bron hasn't come through big in situations and act like those guys never failed. Bird made lost 2 finals and in the playoffs 6 times while playing with HOF guys on every side of him over 11 healthy years. Magic lost in the Finals 4 times despite playing wtih HOF guys. Kobe lost in the finals twice and in the playoffs 9 times. All those guys were losing with better teams than Bron's ever had except for that 1st Heat team. Yet we don't knock them for it while Bron gets killed for it. None of those guys ever had to carry the same load Bron has to every year in terms of scoring/playmaking/rebounding and defense, yet he gets no credit for that. Its crazy. Kobe is by all accounts a gunner, a ball hog, doesn't care about or get along with teammates, an alpha to the point where he can't even coexist with another star, a snitch and petty, yet he's beloved. Same for Jordan. Just doesn't make any logical sense to me
Verbal Kint
Superstar
Not really. His vision and court awareness were his best attributes. You talk about him like he's DeAndre Jordan or something
He's worth $400 million and has a billion dollar lifetime deal with Nike, I'd never feel sorry for him.
Ghostface Trillah
God-level poster
He's closer to that DeAndre Jordan than Michael Jordan now
The LeBron era of the NBA is over until he puts more in his skillset
Bilz
Superstar
It just seems like people have created a story that LeBron signed with Cleveland knowing what their roster was and is now turning on them and crying for more help because of 2 finals games.
The_Dread_Dormammu
All Star
Fair enough..
UserNameless
Veteran
Had a grown , grown @ss man's burden placed on his shoulders as a mid to late teen with the world watching and didn't self destruct and won two . He's fine .