Why is LeBron routinely painted as an underdog?

[Tide Run This]

Dudes in here want the Cavs to be favorites vs. the Warriors so they can say he fell short of expectations.

It's so phony.

It's a TEAM game.

Warriors were like -300 going into the season to win title on some offshore books now all the sudden Cavs should be a fav or pick em

 

[GunRanger]

At using draft pick positions to determine how good a team is

The mental gymnastics

how many playoff games did all those top 5 picks win before lebron came?

How many mvps and playoff wins do the best 2 players on gsw have?

The point is the underdogs are the players who weren't appointed the hype and position. The warriors earned their position because no one expected them to. The Cavs SHOULD be champions, not the warriors

 

[Sk3ptical]

nikkas still hating on Bron Bron

 

[Draje]

How bout the national media then? The same media that calls him the 'greatest basketball player ever' after every series

Why is the 'greatest basketball player ever' routinely undersold like this? Was MJ not the unanimous favorite no matter the opponent?

Find me the national media that says, unequivocally, Lebron is the greatest basketball player to ever play and straight out better than Michael Jordan.

He's the best player playing today. He's easily one of, if not the, most talented players since Jordan and people are too blinded by hate to realize. He's not better than Michael though.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Why is the 'greatest basketball player ever' routinely undersold like this? Was MJ not the unanimous favorite no matter the opponent?

He probably wouldn't have been if Hakeem had left Houston to team up with Stockton and Malone to beat him.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

As for the thread topic, its a result and symptom of the media's part in the #agenda. For the past few years, the new narrative has been to push Golden State to the moon as the new greatest thing ever. The fact they came out of nowhere and surprised everyone plays a large part in their identity and their ability to attract supporters as some new and unique option to pledge your fandom to. Its not unlike Lavar Ball, Donald Trump, or whoever the current swag rapper may be. Details arent as important, people are just eager to jump on that new wave and that's been Golden State for a lot of sports fans and media. Then they allow that to influence how they view everything, often resulting in awkward exchanges like this one

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Nobody is painting him as anything, the Cavs will be playing a team with 4 all-stars including two top 5-10 players and arguably another top 15 all-around player.

How the fukk aren't they the underdog?

Cleveland will the underdogs to whoever manages to beat GS lets be real

OKC would've been the favorite last year despite the whole "Bron owns KD's soul, he's 17-4 against him"

The more I think about it, the more convinced I get that it's all to boost his legacy Media's been riding his dikk since high school so it makes sense

 

[Wiirdo]

It's hilarious. They always say he's the greatest yet they always act like he has no chance just to praise him even more.


Warriors starting lineup is made up of 1 top 5 pick. Cavs have two overall number ones and a number 4, but let the media tell it, and the warriors didn't earn anything

Damn, imagine if the Cavs still had Anthony Bennett


low-quality posting. The Timberwolves have two #1 picks and a top 5 pick. You favouring them over the Warriors?

 

[Paper Boi]

most of his career he was painted as anything but an underdog.


now his nemesis is a legitimately better team than the cavs, which makes him an underdog.


also i do think he has been getting robbed on MVP votes for a while now. MVP voters legit look to vote for the best player who isn't lebron.

 

[ikbm]

As for the thread topic, its a result and symptom of the media's part in the #agenda. For the past few years, the new narrative has been to push Golden State to the moon as the new greatest thing ever. The fact they came out of nowhere and surprised everyone plays a large part in their identity and their ability to attract supporters as some new and unique option to pledge your fandom to. Its not unlike Lavar Ball, Donald Trump, or whoever the current swag rapper may be. Details arent as important, people are just eager to jump on that new wave and that's been Golden State for a lot of sports fans and media. Then they allow that to influence how they view everything, often resulting in awkward exchanges like this one

kinda sad you actually believe this shyt you just typed.
to compare an entity that gets results (most wins in a 3 year span of any franchise ever) to lavar ball and donald trump...cause they're a "new" powerhouse is warped trash logic.
narratives are pushed to make money
to bump interest
to create feuds
lebron isnt an underdog by himself....he's a top 5 player ever.
his team is an "underdog" because the warriors win a lot...and just added a former mvp to a team that already won a lot.
it's simple.

 

[DatNkkaCutty]

LBJ has faced equal if not the hardest opponents ALL TIME of any NBA player in the Finals (outside Mavs series).

That stat about the Warriors draft players is misleading too. Their teams have been stacked

 

[MJ Truth]

Vegas isn't playing agendas to boost LeBron's legacy. You people may legitimately be retarded.

 

[CHICAGO]

I THINK ITS BECAUSE HE SUCKED IN HIS 1ST 2 FINALS.

HE GOT THE REP OF COMING UP SHORT ON THE BIG STAGE
AND VEGAS RAN WITH IT.

THERES NO WAY THE MIA BIG 3
SHOULD HAVE EVER BEEN THE UNDERDOGS IN ANY SERIES.



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[75 Others]

The point is the underdogs are the players who weren't appointed the hype and position. The warriors earned their position because no one expected them to. The Cavs SHOULD be champions, not the warriors

so by the draft position logic, the 76ers should be odds on favorites every year coming into the season??

 

[Damnshow]

No bullshyt. I find this fascinating

He's a top 5 talent all time. Arguably top 3. Has a pretty great squad around him and yet is expected to lose every year in the finals. This year in particular if the Warriors make it. Even if they don't, I'm sure Vegas and the media will label him an underdog against either the Rockets or Spurs

Is this all an elaborate ploy to boost his legacy or what?

you the type of fool:

who believes the earth is flat

who believes gucci was cloned

and other shyt....

remember that katt williams joke about smart dumb nikkas? That's you

let vegas risk ENORMOUS money by labelling bron as the underdog against rockets or spurs so everyone could bet their money on bron winning the series and cash in