So when you are hurt that is quitting now?
Didn't Lebron lead his team in minutes in that Finals (And points, rebounds, assists, FG%, 3PT %, trips to the line, steals...)
In that game WITH THE CRAMP over the last half of the fourth quarter he outscored Wade and Bosh and Ray Allen COMBINED. That's him quitting? What do we call needing help from two all stars and a HOFer and them putting up a combined 2 points over the final 9 minutes of the game? Oh yeah, you call that "teammates aren't an issue".
The reason people bring up teammates, especially in the finals, is in that finals, Wade/Bosh COMBINED for 29 points, 9 boards and 3.5 assists in that finals. Really, struggling for 15 a game with your max contract all-stars on the biggest stage is ok But Lebron basically equaling those two COMBINED... going for 28-8-4 on 57% shooting and 90% at the line is what you find an issue with?
Jeez if you hate Lebron for quitting when he was hurt, what about a healthy Jordan abandoning his team in their prime years. He must be your most hated player of all time if that's your logic right? Or does that change depending on the jersey color of the player?
Yes he quit. Yes he led his team in minutes. So do most great players on great teams. The Heat got beat down. Bron got cramps.
Jordan had the flu and got an IV at halftime, he didn't need to come out to hit a game winner in game 6 on Byron Russell. You think he was crampin?
That was weak and so are any excuses in a finals game. You either go or you don't go and sit on the bench. Bron is a bitch. The guy is 260 and settled on jumpers when he could go to the rack and draw a foul.
But "he's the most physical player in a pussified league".
lol... Quitting isn't being under contract and saying you don't want to play anymore, it's having cramps and still outscoring 3 hall of fame teammates combined points... Got it lol. You did watch that game right? He was stumbling around the court and STILL OUTSCORED 3 HALL OF FAMERS ON HIS TEAM. But yeah, lets point the finger at that guy...
He settled on jumpers (and led all scorers in points in the paint, but hey, who needs facts) because they were playing off of him (and got to the line in that series more than ANYONE to boot), and shot 57% from the field. See how far you have to dig to bash him?
It was the rest of the teams fault.
Lebron was hurt
Lebron had cramps because he played a lot of minutes in finals
I get it.
What about how he went out in Boston? You seem to be dismissing the fact of the way he goes out in his last series and then leaves. What about things you can't see like chemistry? Teams can catch wind of something this.. It's not hard to see there was a disconnect in those games. You don't think his teammates see a pattern and maybe wondered or even knew the guy was leaving? That's a bit of distraction. Yeah I watched the Heat/Spurs series, but I turned it off when the Heat were down 20 in the 3rd/4th Q.
Bosh and Wade were actually good in the first 3 games of that series. Bosh had 18/9 in game 1, 18 points in game 2, and 9 points in game 3 on 4/4 from the field. Wade had 19 in game 1, 14/7/4 on 5/9 from the field in game 2, and 22 points in game 3. Both struggled in game 4 and 5. It does happen and give a little credit to San Antonio's defense.
