i'd rather lose in the first roundI'd rather lose in the Finals than in the 1st round.
So Lebron Has Lost 3 Finals...
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ManBearPig
half man half bearpig
And if the Spurs were better last year then they wouldn't lose in regulation and Game seven. That's with Bosh scoring 0 points too
I would perfectly ok with the League completely rebuilding the east lol
have a fukkin expansion draft for them muthafukkas or something
throw all the players in one big pot and make some shyt pop
duckbutta
eienaar van mans
You and I remember that bulls team VERY differently...
Then again I have never been that high on the bulls cause I never feel like they can consistently score enough...even with rose...to consistently win in the playoffs
ManBearPig
half man half bearpig
The Cavs failed to bring in enough talent to take full advantage of the situation. If the East is really that bad then why Melo had more success in the west?
He failed to make the playoffs for the first time playing in the East
how many years out of the 5 would you consider a cakewalk?
bron been challenged in the eastern playoffs plenty of times
Jesus Shuttlesworth
I Got Game
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
The Cavs failed to bring in enough talent to take full advantage of the situation. If the East is really that bad then why Melo had more success in the west?
Because Melo had better TEAMS in the West. It's not as simple as plug a player in the east from the West and he automatically brings a team to the ship.
Like I said...the real NBA finals in 2009 was between the Lakers and the Nuggets.
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
I don't recall saying something was a cakewalk....but I do know that the Spurs that swept the Cavs in the Finals at least lost one game to the Nuggets with AI and Melo.
Goat poster
KANG LIFE
Magic, Bird, Kareem, and even Jordan should thank the high heavens they don't have to play in this shyty 24/7 shock TV network and social media era.
Elgin Baylor would be looked at COMPLETELY different. He went 0 FOR 8 in the finals.
So would the "logo" Jerry West. He went 1 FOR 9.
Elgin Baylor would be looked at COMPLETELY different. He went 0 FOR 8 in the finals.
So would the "logo" Jerry West. He went 1 FOR 9.
prophecypro
Hollywood North
The crazy thing is as much as people complain about lack of parity in the NBA (Like only 8 teams won since '81 right? something like that?) How lopsided would the league be if Lebron was hypothetically still buried in the west? (assuming he wouldnt make it out ever like Melo, Nash, CP3)
I mean its LITERALLY been Spurs and Lakers out of the west, with only a couple of Mavs wins going and one Thunder win. And you can argue even those three could have been Spurs wins, add to the other titles winners from the East that won beating the Lakers (Boston, Detroit)
I honestly wonder if that helps the league anymore, since parity was a big issue with the big 3 getting together.
wannabes.. 
threattonature
Veteran
Not saying the Heat aren't a great team that was probably a better team than most of the west teams each year. What I'm saying is that if you are playing tough teams every round you can't afford to have an off game or two without risking losing a series. So you have to be on point for the most part for four rounds because even if you're the better team each round will be competitive. In the East, Heat could afford to fukk up the first two rounds and not have to worry about losing the series. Playing competitive series every round just leaves a much smaller margin of error.
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https://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/nba/miami-heat-historical-domination-western-conference
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For anyone thats interested in facts instead of conjecture....
I hope you guys just keep these nonsensical arguments relagated to the coli and don't really be out in these streets embarassing yourselves...