Cavs: The Inevitable 2-5 in the finals record

[ambchang]

Player A: 5-2 Finals record
Player B: staring down the barrel of a 2-5 shtgun

Horry's 7-0. Some players are just luckier than others.

[coachmac87]

Because Jerry West is remembered as being 1-8, that's why he's the Logo.

Jerry West was never compared to Jordan...

LeBron has been trying to make case for #1 since 10'

[LkrFan]

Horry's 7-0. Some players are just luckier than others.

Shut up about "right place at the right time" coat tail riding Horry. He never made even 1 ASG. Why you comparing him to Kobe and LeHype? -15 points son.

[dbreiden83080]

Because Jerry West is remembered as being 1-8, that's why he's the Logo.

Did Jerry West being 1-8 get discussed in the media 24/7? The media scrutiny is a tad bit different. Being great used to be enough. Not anymore..

[K...]

LeBron is getting hammered not because. he isn't on a good team....It's that he also team hopped and bullied the gm to make it his team.

If he gets credit for moving to the heat, then he should lose credit for moving to a stale and dysfunctional team. That's his team, he fired the coach so now he's also the de facto coach.

[Killakobe81]

Lebron even picked his own coach, tbh... he's got nobody but himself to blame...

This ...plus he left Riles ...
Dumb move ...

[ambchang]

Shut up about "right place at the right time" coat tail riding Horry. He never made even 1 ASG. Why you comparing him to Kobe and LeHype? -15 points son.

Kobe is about as "right place at the right time" superstar as they come.

Had the worst advanced statistics for any players who's supposed to be his peers (top 10 to 20 all time).
Fake "all about winning persona" that can only be propagated in an area as shallow as LA.
Clutch player who have been statistically proven not to be clutch at all.

Not going to dragged into this vortex though. Point is, finals record has very little to do with an individual, and is mostly about the construction of the team and the quality of the conference.

[ambchang]

That said, people kept talking about how Shaq is the next Wilt, but really, Lebron is the next Wilt.

Physically imposing athlete who is really a man among boys in that regard.
Incredibly agile and quick not only for a player his size, but pretty much for a player of any size.
One can't shoot FTs, the other can't nail outside shots consistently.
Perceived as a choker.
Horrible finals record.

[Keepin' it real]

Getting to the point he will be remembered for his failures more than his triumphs..

Nah, he'll be referred to as a 2-time champion and multi season league MVP, and they'll always show him holding those trophies while having that nauseating look of contentedness on his face after lucking by the Spurs in '13.

Just like Peyton Manning ... very similar in regard to their MVP seasons but playoff failures. But they are media darlings so will be protected.

[Clipper Nation]

[Darth_Pelican]

lol

[resistanze]

Threads are the best tbh

[AlexJones]

Such a joke that has the easiest path to the finals every year. But it it funny watching him get owned by the west. Overrated .

EAT YOU GOT.

[AlexJones]

Just shows that D-Wade was the top dog all along in Miami. He was the mentally strong dude.

shove that L up your gooch, ing .

[AlexJones]

Lebron is 1-1 as a favorite in the Finals, which is the only record that matters, logically..the Mavs series will be the black eye on his career, of course..

There's no shame in losing to the greatest team in NBA history, though, which will be the case..Warriors are way too overwhelming for anybody..

2007: SA -500 (16.7% implied probability for James to win)
2011: MIA -180 (64%)
2012: OKC -160 (48.5%)
2013: MIA -240 (70.1%)
2014: SA -125 (45%)
2015: GS -200 (33.3%)
2016: GS -220 (31%)

He should have expected to win ~3.086 championships based on my calculations, and he's accomplished exactly that. I'm shocked.

[AlexJones]

Meanwhile Kobe sports an L as a -550 favorite vs Detroit

[AlexJones]

losing with pocket aces to 5 2 offsuit

[K...]

losing with pocket aces to 5 2 offsuit

MY TEEAM I JUST ADOPTED DOESN:T GET THE RESPEXT I WANT

[Will Hunting]

shove that L up your gooch, ing .

[baseline bum]

Meanwhile Kobe sports an L as a -550 favorite vs Detroit

[baseline bum]

Alpha as winning this le with 41, 41, and a triple double facing elimination. Criticism if he lost this series would have been fair, so you gotta give him love for winning it now. Durant couldn't close the deal but LeBron got done.

[DMC]

Winning a ring with Mo ing Williams and Richard ing Jefferson getting minutes is by far the GOAT achievement.

[Thread]

Winning a ring with Mo ing Williams and Richard ing Jefferson getting minutes is by far the GOAT achievement.

I won't cite first ing there, but, without the second ing I'd be on top---you all would be on the bottom.

[Thread]

Alpha as winning this le with 41, 41, and a triple double facing elimination. Criticism if he lost this series would have been fair, so you gotta give him love for winning it now. Durant couldn't close the deal but LeBron got done.

At least it wasn't you. And at least it's still:::

Kobe: 5

the tired old bag Duncan: 2nd 5th

James: 3

[DMC]

I won't cite first ing there, but, without the second ing I'd be on top---you all would be on the bottom.

We didn't have RJ when we won.