msgkings322
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You don't have to like it but it's true, Stephen A had it right. Weakest move ever by a "superstar".
There's your problem right there
You don't have to like it but it's true, Stephen A had it right. Weakest move ever by a "superstar".
They could have won without him. That much is true. He is not just a guy though, he is their best player. He makes the Warriors "the best team coach Ty Lue has ever seen". He deserves plenty of credit and he will get it.
He got crap for running Shaq out of town and because he hadn't won any titles as the #1 alpha dog.
There's your problem right there
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. Just because SAS agreed doesn't make it wrong.
Actually it kinda does. Or rather, it confirms it.
So, since SAS picked the Warriors to win the championship...
He picked Cleveland, partly out of his deranged Durant hate
He's been wrong for 7 straight years picking finals.
Stephen A. Smith has picked the wrong NBA Finals winner every year since 2011
He picked the Warriors in 7.
To me it's the losing record in the Finals that kills James' argument for Top 3-5 all-time:
Jordan: 6-0
Pippen: 6-0
Mikan: 5-0
Russ: 11-1
Hondo: 8-1
Duncan: 5-1
Dream: 2-1
Kobe: 5-2
Shaq: 4-2
Bird: 3-2
Wade: 3-2
Jabbar: 6-4
Magic: 5-4
LeBron: 3-5... If he loses this year
A lot of people already have him at top 5, though, and he could still be at this for another 3 or 4 years. I do think it removes him from the MJ GOAT conversation but thats pretty much it.To me it's the losing record in the Finals that kills James' argument for Top 3-5 all-time:
Jordan: 6-0
Pippen: 6-0
Mikan: 5-0
Russ: 11-1
Hondo: 8-1
Duncan: 5-1
Dream: 2-1
Kobe: 5-2
Shaq: 4-2
Bird: 3-2
Wade: 3-2
Jabbar: 6-4
Magic: 5-4
LeBron: 3-5... If he loses this year
A lot of people already have him at top 5, though, and he could still be at this for another 3 or 4 years. I do think it removes him from the MJ GOAT conversation but thats pretty much it.
Not even sure why Pippen is listed, either.
so MJ got there 6 times and won them all on a LOADED roster.A lot of people already have him at top 5, though, and he could still be at this for another 3 or 4 years. I do think it removes him from the MJ GOAT conversation but thats pretty much it.
Not even sure why Pippen is listed, either.
To me it's the losing record in the Finals that kills James' argument for Top 3-5 all-time:
Jordan: 6-0
Pippen: 6-0
Mikan: 5-0
Russ: 11-1
Hondo: 8-1
Duncan: 5-1
Dream: 2-1
Kobe: 5-2
Shaq: 4-2
Bird: 3-2
Wade: 3-2
Jabbar: 6-4
Magic: 5-4
LeBron: 3-5... If he loses this year
The problem with putting that much emphasis on finals record is that if he lost earlier in the playoffs, that potentially makes his finals record better......if Lebron's team lost several times in the conference finals instead of in the finals, is his legacy better? I wouldn't say so...
I mean, if he were 3-1 in the finals instead of 3-4, that just means that he lost earlier in the playoffs (which isn't necessarily better). Better to get to the finals and lose than lose in an earlier round...
The problem with putting that much emphasis on finals record is that if he lost earlier in the playoffs, that potentially makes his finals record better......if Lebron's team lost several times in the conference finals instead of in the finals, is his legacy better? I wouldn't say so...
I mean, if he were 3-1 in the finals instead of 3-4, that just means that he lost earlier in the playoffs (which isn't necessarily better). Better to get to the finals and lose than lose in an earlier round...
Jordan beats LeBron because 6 > 3, not because 0 < 4.
Bottom line: Finals appearances add to a resume. Just not nearly as much as Finals wins do.