No. LeBron does more than "just" scoring. Assists, Steals, Rebounds, lockdown defense if needed.
easy. It's all about how they market themselves. James was called the 'King' while Durant likes to givesob story
Who's easier for the mass population to hate?
LeBron only started getting a backlash after he left Cleveland, IMO. When he was here he didn't get any of the blame for the Cavaliers not winning a le- that all went to his supporting cast, Mike Brown, the front office, etc. (to a certain extent rightfully so.)
I actually think the backlash has made him a better, tougher player because it forced him to be more accountable than he was in Cleveland.
They need a better coach to win a le. Brooks isn't horrible, but you give Rick Carlisle that roster and they're beating the Spurs.
Not a chance, tbh.... IF Durbeta doesn't choke against Indy, he definitely gets owned by the Spurs....
^Yet Paul choked to Durbeta. So does that make Paul, Paulgamma?
Hmm not sure they beat them, but it's definitely more compe ive.
If Durant took Lebron's HGH/roids and had a good Robin instead of Westbrick stealing half of his shots, he would have gotten a ring by now, PERIOD.
Maybe someone should have given the Suns some steroids so they could have made the playoffs instead of the Mavs
...lolwut?
That is completely false and your sucking knows no bounds.
See, now I know you are trolling.
There's nothing wrong with OKC other than their ty coach and where they play now compared to their old home. It's just not their turn yet. Isiah and the Bad Boys had to overcome Bird's Celtics, Jordan and Pippen had to get through Detroit, etc...
It's pretty easy to prove it, do you want me to post quantifiable comparisons, tbh?..
Especially this year, where Westbrook was the 2nd best player in the playoffs behind Lebron
Go for it.It's pretty easy to prove it, do you want me to post quantifiable comparisons, tbh?..
Especially this year, where Westbrook was the 2nd best player in the playoffs behind Lebron
LeBron's choker image was mainly driven by the 2009-11 playoff failures. Before that people weren't really labelling him as a choker. In 07 pretty much everyone thought he was ahead of the curve by beating the Pistons and the 08 defeat against the Celtics was still mostly praised by the media. But the 09-11 failures were seen as losing to underdog teams, because by and large people expected LeBron's team to win those series. And while it's true that it really wasn't his failure in 09 because he played great in that Orlando series, in 2010 and 2011 he sucked big time in the crunch. He really was awful in the deciding moments in both years against the Celtics and Mavs.
(Small detour here: Dirk also played arguably his greatest personal series in 09 against Denver yet lost due to the weakest supporting cast the Mavs had around him until that point. Few people took notice, and most still considered him a choker).
Durant on the other side has never had one of these defeats against underdog teams. He plays in a much tougher West than LeBron ever did in the East, he's had to deal with Duncan and Dirk, and the one time he got past them he had an incredibly hungry Heat to deal with. It's hard to be a choker if you're not in a position to choke. And unfortunately for him, he's gonna have to deal with LeBron for a few more years anyway and I don't think he's ever going to be the better player, so unless OKC puts a better team around him (doubtful, given the Harden trade), Durant will probably never be considered favourite to win a ring in his prime.
Durant's only 25. Dirk rang when he was 32. LeBron won his first at 27. Dude has plenty of time.
Durant was the favorite in the 2012 Finals and went out in 5.
Not only that, but he also won Game 1, Media started ing themselves about Durbeta surpassing "LeChoke," and then he got backdoor swept in embarrassing fashion
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I have a feeling this may be the first off-season where he actually receives blame, tbh..
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