Why is LeBron routinely painted as an underdog?

[Reno89]

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

Close. Curry was a #5 pick

 

[Reid2Achieve]

Because he and his teams have a tendency to be on cruise control until the playoffs or have an injury to his 2nd or 3rd option in the playoffs.

 

[SlurRty]

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 really think the cavs will be underdogs against the spurs and rockets? do you even watch basketball bro? lol

 

[JameisNewton]

You're a fukking mongoloid. On betting sites:

2016: Golden State -220
2015: Golden State -190
2014: San Antonio -125
2013: Miami -240
2012: Oklahoma City -160
2011: Miami -180
2007: San Antonio -500

He was the favourite in only 2 years out of 7. There's some facts for you.

and yet LeGOAT has won twice as an underdog

 

[Shadow King]

2007 Spurs
2011 Mavs is his ugly scar
2012 Thunder technically favored in Vegas but I'll say equal
2013 Spurs = Heat
2014 Spurs > Heat
2015, 2016, 2017 Warriors > Cavs

 

[Big Boss]

He was a legimitate underdog in 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016.

In '07 he went up against a highly pedigreed dynasty at 22 years old with the worst supporting cast of All-Time. No chance any superstar player ever wins in this predicament.

In '14, the Spurs were favorites this is the best Spurs team they've had. The Heat defense fell off a cliff and Wade was looking flabby. Also, the media pushed a Spurs revenge narrative, and pushing for a fifth Tim Duncan ring, and looked to push Kawhi as a superstar in the making.

'15 pretty self explanatory. LeBron vs. a 67 win Warriors team with no Kyrie or Love.

'16 again pretty self-explanatory. Facing the G.O.A.T. regular season team.

LeBron's faced some tough ass teams in the Finals.

Facts

And he will again this year too.


We all know it's gon be cavs vs warriors.

 

[ManBearPig]

2007- The Cavs had a very weak roster
2011- Mavs were the underdogs
2012- The Thunder were owning the west and Wade and Bosh were hurt
2013- Spurs were the underdogs
2014- no underdogs really
2015- the Warriors were more stacked and Ky and Love were injured
2016- 73-9
2017- If its Cavs vs Warriors then its because the Warriors got 4 top 15 players in one roster

 

[ManBearPig]

Lebron > Durant
Kyrie == Steph
Draymond == Tristan

?
Draymond and TT are on the same level?

Steph is better than Ky BTW. who really thinks they are equal?

I understand you don't like LeBron but

 

[GilSho]

Kyrie == Steph
Draymond == Tristan

 

[GilSho]

Golden State have 4 of the 5 best players in the series. How isn't LeBron the underdog exactly?

 

[MalikX]

You're a fukking mongoloid. On betting sites:

2016: Golden State -220
2015: Golden State -190
2014: San Antonio -125
2013: Miami -240
2012: Oklahoma City -160
2011: Miami -180
2007: San Antonio -500

He was the favourite in only 2 years out of 7. There's some facts for you.

Shut up fakkit and let him play the games

Even Kobe stans weren't bytchmade enough to cry about Vegas odds on him winning a Finals.

Jordan stans never did this crybaby shyt either

fukk outta here

That's the point of being the Best. You win against all odds and dominate. Is the Championship supposed to be easy

 

[Brief Keef]

Call Kevin Love a top 10 player despite not leading his team to s single playoff appearance.

Compare the soon to be DPOTY (Also,one of the best passing forwards in the league) in Draymond Green to Tristan Thompson.

Ignore the 2nd to 3rd best shooting guard in the league in Klay Thompson and a COY in Steve Kerr.

Take Lebron off the Cavs and Durant off the Warriors. What team wins?

cavs won't even be there

 

[lutha]

Max Kellerman just said it Golden State is supposed to win so if LeBron loses it won't count but if he wins it does

what max said makes sense....if the favs win, they did what people thought all along/was expected...if the underdogs win, they did what people didnt think/the unexpected.....so if people have thought the warriors were the favs to win all year, how does them actually winning it and doing what people thought, count against someone else?....they did what people expected.....to hold it against bron (cause we know it'll be on bron, not the cavs), is just on some talking shyt just to talk shyt tip.....'yea, we didnt think you'd win anyway, but since you didnt, you suck bron'...that makes no sense....

 

[Wiirdo]

Shut up fakkit and let him play the games

Even Kobe stans weren't bytchmade enough to cry about Vegas odds on him winning a Finals.

Jordan stans never did this crybaby shyt either

fukk outta here

That's the point of being the Best. You win against all odds and dominate. Is the Championship supposed to be easy

You put "underdog" in brackets. I showed you factually that he has been the underdog the vast majority of the time.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

What's the problem? Both Tristian and Draymond are role players are they not