Richard Jefferson's New Show

[Joseph Kony]

??? LeBron made it to the Finals with trash ass Larry Hughes, Boobie Gibson, Sasha Pavlovic, Drew Gooden, and washed up Ilgauskas as his supporting cast.

Lol at Mo williams being the best teammate the Cavs could get Lebron in his first stint

[LeBowen]

??? LeBron made it to the Finals with trash ass Larry Hughes, Boobie Gibson, Sasha Pavlovic, Drew Gooden, and washed up Ilgauskas as his supporting cast.

1st round: 40-42 Wizards
2nd round: 39-43 Nets
ECF: 53-29 Pistons with washed CWebb instead of Ben.

Lebron in ECF G7 after that amazing G6? 3-11
Daniel Gibson dropped 31 off the bench to win them the game.

While Lebron was already great in 2007, he wouldn't have made it past the first round in the West.

[baseline bum]

1st round: 40-42 Wizards
2nd round: 39-43 Nets
ECF: 53-29 Pistons with washed CWebb instead of Ben.

Lebron in ECF G7 after that amazing G6? 3-11
Daniel Gibson dropped 31 off the bench to win them the game.

While Lebron was already great in 2007, he wouldn't have made it past the first round in the West.

LeBron destroyed the Pistons in Game 5 and Boobie Gibson going nuts was Game 6. Still not an allstar. That Pistons team was still better than seeds 4-8 in the West.

[LeBowen]

LeBron destroyed the Pistons in Game 5 and Boobie Gibson going nuts was Game 6. Still not an allstar. That Pistons team was still better than seeds 4-8 in the West.

Yeah, my bad, I keep thinking it went to 7.
Pistons were the only good Eastern team he beat with the Cavs before he left for Miami.
When he returned it was just Bud's Hawks and young Celtics. Trash conference.
Then he conviniently goes West when Celtics, Sixers and Bucks got good, with Raptors getting nephew.

[Seventyniner]

1st round: 40-42 Wizards
2nd round: 39-43 Nets
ECF: 53-29 Pistons with washed CWebb instead of Ben.

Lebron in ECF G7 after that amazing G6? 3-11
Daniel Gibson dropped 31 off the bench to win them the game.

While Lebron was already great in 2007, he wouldn't have made it past the first round in the West.

For some context, here is the average SRS (from bkref) of the playoff opponents for Duncan and James.

	DUNCAN	JAMES
Overall Playoff Opp SRS	3.906	3.300
Round 1 Opp SRS	2.453	0.504
Round 2 Opp SRS	4.591	3.147
Conf Finals Opp SRS	5.801	3.803
Finals Opp SRS	3.948	7.399

The numbers bear out the narrative: Duncan faced much tougher opposition in the playoffs before the Finals, and James faced much tougher opposition in the Finals. Another testament to how much better the West was than the East.