Where does Lebron rank all-time?
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Can't have it both ways breh.
You can't be thorough in discussing his path to this title and then just gloss over what actually happened in Cleveland. That nikka played his ass of in the clutch in and in big moments in Cleveland. Only reason there were ever any questions there was because he didn't win. We never saw anything on the level of 2011 Finals in Cleveland.
As far as his rank he is still in the same spot he's been in for me...somewhere in the top 10, maybe top 5. I don't care how many rings he wins he won't be moving up until he refines that post game and cuts out theroutine. I need to see last postseason, this regular season, and game 7 type performances for some years going forward before he's even considered for GOAT.
to anybody that would have ranked him differently had Ray Allen missed that shot.
He had his moments in Cleveland, he's a great player.
But more often than not, he failed in big moments. Last night was great for him, but to say that that's how he's typically performed during his career in big situations is a fantasy. If he does what he did last night for the rest of his career in the playoffs and wins 4 more championships, then he'll be in a discussion for GOAT title along with MJ. That's the standard that Jordan set.
He had his moments in Cleveland, he's a great player.
But more often than not, he failed in big moments. Last night was great for him, but to say that that's how he's typically performed during his career in big situations is a fantasy. If he does what he did last night for the rest of his career in the playoffs and wins 4 more championships, then he'll be in a discussion for GOAT title along with MJ. That's the standard that Jordan set.
Did you watch the nikka in Cleveland? Really 2011 is the only time you can say he didn't show up in big the big moment. GWers against Wash. All-time great dominant performance against Detroit on the road. 45 in Boston in game 7. The whole series against Orlando. It's not his fault he didn't have Ray Allen to bail him out back then or Battier to step up and knock down shots back then or Wade or Bosh to make their plays. As great as he was last night they still could've very easily lost that game with no change in his performance. Would that mean he didn't step up in a big moment?
So you did forget about the criticism about him being anti-clutch. Roughly two years ago that was his biggest criticism before he won last year. Had Ray Allen not hit that shot a few days ago those same criticism would have surface again and everyone would have looked at last year's clutchness as an aberration.
You have a Sportcenter Highlights attention span breh.
You don't think there might be a correlation there do you.
Only reason he was shat on before was his lack of rings. Only reason he's not getting shyt on now for game 6 is because Allen bailed him out like you said. Clutch reps are usually based on the end result rather than what actually happened. at you riding with the myopic, narrative/agenda driven ESPN talking points to begin your post and then talking dismissing the same thought process in the end.
