Failure is an option but fear isn't

[russwest0]

Why doesn't LeBron James understand this?

At least when Kevin Durant lost in the Finals he went out with multiple 4th quarter efforts of scoring 15 points or more.

[JohnFreeman]

Durant couldn't even guard Chalmers :roll:

[russwest0]

Durant couldn't even guard Chalmers :roll:

But he held LeBron to 9-27 shooting in the Finals until the refs forced him into foul trouble and onto someone else

:biggums:

Damn, I guess a 6'11 player guarding a point is a bit of a mismatch tho

[russwest0]

Funny you bring up Rio though, dude is living proof of the title of this thread:

http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/croppedphotos/2010/03/17/ku_bkc_championship_chalmer_t650.jpg

[Im so nba'd out]

Another well crafted thread by russwest0 :applause: you do the lord's work

[russwest0]

Another well crafted thread by russwest0 :applause: you do the lord's work

Thanks man, I just can't wrap my head around going out in the Finals while sitting the final 8 minutes....

It's at worst the final game of the fukking season anyways.....

I'll never understand that. Not one bit.

[Kvnzhangyay]

Past is the past though, it can't be changed, so who cares?

[russwest0]

Past is the past though, it can't be changed, so who cares?

You really trying to pull this card?

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Dragic4Life]

Tony Allen's and Chris Paul's b1tchboy.:oldlol:

[Kvnzhangyay]

You really trying to pull this card?

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Prove me wrong?

[russwest0]

Tony Allen's and Chris Paul's b1tchboy.:oldlol:

Yet posted these statlines in closeout games vs those guys:

36/10/2
33/8/2 (5-5 on threes)
39/16/5

All vs tougher competition in rounds one and two than LeBron had to face at all in the East :roll:

[JerrySeinfeld]

As a Heat fan I don't really have a right to complain because without LeBron we don't win two rings but I will say that seeing his mannerisms down the stretch in some of those Finals games irked me a bit...

His body language on the bench of one of the games (I don't recall which one it was) was horrible. He was covering his mouth with his shirt but you could tell that he was in one of those "it's not my fault we are going to lose" modes while probably ripping someone else apart. As a leader of the team you just don't want him acting like that. When we beat OKC in 2012 Durant, Westbrook, and all of those guys handled the loss with class which leads me to believe that they'll be hoisting the trophy at some point.

And that final game of last years finals series reminded me of his Celtics series in Cleveland... He seemed to had quit on his team by the 4th quarter and had made up his mind and was ready to move on to Cleveland where things will be "easier" for him.

Maybe he has a winning finals record with a more locked in and focused mentality. We have seen players like Kobe, Dirk, Wade, and even Durant take over in the playoffs when it looked like their team was going to lose. All I know is that I'm just happy for the success that LeBron and Bosh have brought to Miami these past four years, so it's not my position to complain.

[russwest0]

Prove me wrong?

Prove you wrong in regards to what?

Nearly everything we talk about on this forum happened in the past.

[Jlamb47]

Lebron dissappears when he cant handle the pressure. He wants the media the most but cant handle it when losing

[Dragic4Life]

Lebron dissappears when he cant handle the pressure. He wants the media the most but cant handle it when losing
Pressure you say?

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2818167/duncanmiss.gif

[Jlamb47]

Pressure you say?

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2818167/duncanmiss.gif

2/5
Duncan 5/6 and owned Lebron twice 4-0 and 4-1 shut up bitch

[Beastmode88]

Tony Allen's and Chris Paul's b1tchboy.:oldlol:

So is Lebron officially Kawhi's b1tch? Got outplayed by a non all star. Wasn't just a loss it was a beat down. Lebron recorded the worst lost in nba finals history. Is this worst than 2011? Arguably, all the numbers he put up didn't matter seeing how he got blown out by 14+ points a game.

[Jlamb47]

:lol
So is Lebron officially Kawhi's b1tch? Got outplayed by a non all star. Wasn't just a loss it was a beat down. Lebron recorded the worst lost in nba finals history. Is this worst than 2011? Arguably, all the numbers he put up didn't matter seeing how he got blown out by 14+ points a game.

Kawi made Lebron his bitch

[Beastmode88]

2/5
Duncan 5/6 and owned Lebron twice 4-0 and 4-1 shut up bitch

Dragic4Life trying to hang on but getting shot down.

[SilkkTheShocker]

OP still upset LeBron made his franchise player breakdown to the point he cried like a bitch on his morbidly obese mother

[Beastmode88]

OP still upset LeBron made his franchise player breakdown to the point he cried like a bitch on his morbidly obese mother

Someone link the lebron crying to his adopted father UD.

[edrick]

It's always cute when idiots bring up LeBron being "scared". This dude has had pressure to be the next MJ before even stepped onto the court. KD has zero pressure compared to LeBron. Imagine if LeBron backed out of FIBA because of "mental fatigue" at the age of 25. Your stupid ass would have created 25 threads about it by now.

[Jlamb47]

OP still upset LeBron made his franchise player breakdown to the point he cried like a bitch on his morbidly obese mother

Why you still on ISH?
your everyones bitch now
2/5

[Kvnzhangyay]

Why you still on ISH?
your everyones bitch now
2/5

Doesn't change the fact that what he said was true :confusedshrug:

[Jlamb47]

Doesn't change the fact that what he said was true :confusedshrug:

It isnt true

[Kvnzhangyay]

It isnt true

P sure Kevin Durant cried in Russwest's arms after losing to Bran in the finals

[Jlamb47]

P sure Kevin Durant cried in Russwest's arms after losing to Bran in the finals

Sure Lebron was crying on Bosh lap when Duncan beat him for the second time in his career.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Durant's problem aside from being a complete p.ussy, is that no one cares about him. No appeal at all.

[Kvnzhangyay]

Sure Lebron was crying on Bosh lap when Duncan beat him for the second time in his career.

That never happened :lol

[JohnFreeman]

OP still upset LeBron made his franchise player breakdown to the point he cried like a bitch on his morbidly obese mother
:roll:

[Trollsmasher]

http://s23.postimg.org/afcw79vwr/Bez_n_zvu.png

[russwest0]

Durant's problem aside from being a complete p.ussy, is that no one cares about him. No appeal at all.

Yet he's about to sign a 325 million dollar shoe deal :roll: :roll: :roll:

[russwest0]

As a Heat fan I don't really have a right to complain because without LeBron we don't win two rings but I will say that seeing his mannerisms down the stretch in some of those Finals games irked me a bit...

His body language on the bench of one of the games (I don't recall which one it was) was horrible. He was covering his mouth with his shirt but you could tell that he was in one of those "it's not my fault we are going to lose" modes while probably ripping someone else apart. As a leader of the team you just don't want him acting like that. When we beat OKC in 2012 Durant, Westbrook, and all of those guys handled the loss with class which leads me to believe that they'll be hoisting the trophy at some point.

And that final game of last years finals series reminded me of his Celtics series in Cleveland... He seemed to had quit on his team by the 4th quarter and had made up his mind and was ready to move on to Cleveland where things will be "easier" for him.

Maybe he has a winning finals record with a more locked in and focused mentality. We have seen players like Kobe, Dirk, Wade, and even Durant take over in the playoffs when it looked like their team was going to lose. All I know is that I'm just happy for the success that LeBron and Bosh have brought to Miami these past four years, so it's not my position to complain.

Well said. LeBron seems like someone who is thinking about the wrong type of shit during the Finals as opposed to some of the guys you listed who only play with one objective in mind: WIN THE GAME. We can worry about cramps, fatigue, the future, whatever it is later. But right now we will WIN THE GAME.

[sportjames23]

My nigguh russ don't quit.

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/myselfdestruct/47575311/231011/231011_600.gif

[russwest0]

http://s23.postimg.org/afcw79vwr/Bez_n_zvu.png

Steven Adams with just 5 minutes that game.... Derek Fisher and Caron Butler collectively shooting 2-9 but Jeremy Lamb can't get a single second of playing time....

:facepalm This is why I hate Scott Brooks.

[uber]

Steven Adams with just 5 minutes that game....

This is why I hate Scott Brooks.

Yeah, everything would have been better with Adams in there :rolleyes:

[Beastmode88]

http://s23.postimg.org/afcw79vwr/Bez_n_zvu.png

Why don't we bring up the box scores for the finals where every spurs victory was a blow out. :lol

[russwest0]

Yeah, everything would have been better with Adams in there :rolleyes:

I edited it to add in Fisher and Butler getting minutes and playing like shit (like they did all year) while Lamb rode the bench :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

And look up Adams' total playoff stats from last year. His production in the little time he got was insane. A ton of blocks, rebounds, and he shot 70% from the field. All while trolling the other teams players :lol

They asked Steven Adams about how well he did after the playoffs and he said he didn't give a shit about how well he did or anything because OKC didn't win the championship.

[BlkMambaGOAT]

What about collusion doe?:confusedshrug: :confusedshrug: :confusedshrug: :confusedshrug:

[SilkkTheShocker]

Yet he's about to sign a 325 million dollar shoe deal :roll: :roll: :roll:

Who cares? Only people buying them will be mother's who are too cheap to buy their kids LeBrons/Jordans/etc. Under Armour shoes are barely above being Payless status. Do they even come in a box when you buy them? Or are they tied together by the laces on some dusty shelf in the back of a sports store? There is a reason Nike isn't going to match that offer :oldlol:

[GimmeThat]

Why doesn't LeBron James understand this?

At least when Kevin Durant lost in the Finals he went out with multiple 4th quarter efforts of scoring 15 points or more.


failure is an option that is the result of the team effort is it not?


I guess you can be afraid of having your teammate to take the last shot
if that appears to be logical to you.


I know, I get it, if you're the best player on the team you take the last shot.
I guess Lebron just need to be sure of that philosophy with his team, while Durant/Westbrook duke out that last shot.

[Beastmode88]

failure is an option that is the result of the team effort is it not?


I guess you can be afraid of having your teammate to take the last shot
if that appears to be logical to you.


I know, I get it, if you're the best player on the team you take the last shot.
I guess Lebron just need to be sure of that philosophy with his team, while Durant/Westbrook duke out that last shot.

So with that logic are you saying lebron is not the best player on the heat? He conceits the last shot to Christina Bosh all the time. What a mental midget.

[poido123]

Yet he's about to sign a 325 million dollar shoe deal :roll: :roll: :roll:

Ethered yet again silk :applause:

TOo easy!

[russwest0]

Ethered yet again silk :applause:

TOo easy!

"No one cares about Durant"

Meanwhile Durant about to get inked for the biggest shoe deal in sports HISTORY.

:oldlol: Silkk is a clown. Not news though.

[poido123]

"No one cares about Durant"

Meanwhile Durant about to get inked for the biggest shoe deal in sports HISTORY.

:oldlol: Silkk is a clown. Not news though.


Don't take silk too seriously man :cheers:

The dude doesn't even believe the shit he's writing.

[GimmeThat]

So with that logic are you saying lebron is not the best player on the heat? He conceits the last shot to Christina Bosh all the time. What a mental midget.

by that logic, either they decided that he was not the best player on the Heat, or they decided that the philosophy of the best player taking the last shot is not as potent as to a team play drawn out by XsOs.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Speaking of fear and failure, how come OP conveniently disappeared yesterday when it was announced Durant was pulling out of FIBA?

[JohnFreeman]

Speaking of fear and failure, how come OP conveniently disappeared yesterday when it was announced Durant was pulling out of FIBA?
He hid like Durant in the playoffs

[Beastmode88]

He hid like Durant in the playoffs

KD must be hanging out with bran too much in the off season. Lebrons lack of 4th quarter aggression must be contagious.

[JohnFreeman]

KD must be hanging out with bran too much in the off season. Lebrons lack of 4th quarter aggression must be contagious.
I heard he polished all of LeBrons trophies and rings for him

[Beastmode88]

I heard he polished all of LeBrons trophies and rings for him

He is the servant after all. :lol

[JohnFreeman]

He is the servant after all. :lol
:oldlol:

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgxTjYhIMAE_yUB.jpg

[russwest0]

He hid like Durant in the playoffs

:biggums: :wtf: Didn't Durant lead the playoffs in scoring?

[JohnFreeman]

:biggums: :wtf: Didn't Durant lead the playoffs in scoring?
Lots of good that did.

[russwest0]

Lots of good that did.

Yeah, but how is that hiding?

:facepalm

[J Shuttlesworth]

Yeah, but how is that hiding?

:facepalm
Empty stat padding the majority of the game, then defers to Westbrook/Jackson on the highest pressure moments, or simply falls.

KD= glorified KLove

[russwest0]

Yeah but atleast he didn't get outplayed by Kawhi in the Finals :lol :lol :lol :lol

[JohnFreeman]

Yeah but atleast he didn't get outplayed by Kawhi in the Finals :lol :lol :lol :lol
No but he got shut down by Tony Allen and 6 foot Chris paul, and he didn't get to the finals.

[russwest0]

No but he got shut down by Tony Allen and 6 foot Chris paul, and he didn't get to the finals.

:biggums: :wtf: if he got shutdown then why did he dominate in the closeout games of those series?

And yeah he did reach the Finals, and they lost to the Spurs in 6 games

[JohnFreeman]

:biggums: :wtf: if he got shutdown then why did he dominate in the closeout games of those series?

And yeah he did reach the Finals, and they lost to the Spurs in 6 games
When is he getting his "took Spurs to six games" ring?

[J Shuttlesworth]

When is he getting his "took Spurs to six games" ring?

Add that to is Kids Choice Award
Plus, LeBron led in scoring in the finals, so by russwestlogic, he was da bess

[russwest0]

Add that to is Kids Choice Award
Plus, LeBron led in scoring in the finals, so by russwestlogic, he was da bess

:biggums: :wtf: But LeBron wasn't in the Finals...?

[fourkicks44]

As a Heat fan I don't really have a right to complain because without LeBron we don't win two rings but I will say that seeing his mannerisms down the stretch in some of those Finals games irked me a bit...



It begins.....

[J Shuttlesworth]

:biggums: :wtf: But LeBron wasn't in the Finals...?
Oh so he's 2/4 and KD is 0/2?

[russwest0]

Oh so he's 2/4 and KD is 0/2?

LeBron hasn't technically won any finals. The Finals in 2012, San Antonio and Boston, never happened.

LeBron is 0/3 and Durant is 0/1.

[J Shuttlesworth]

LeBron hasn't technically won any finals. The Finals in 2012, San Antonio and Boston, never happened.

LeBron is 0/3 and Durant is 0/1.
Stay ethered, russy

[russwest0]

Stay ethered, russy

That's all you have to respond with?

:lol Good job, good effort

[J Shuttlesworth]

That's all you have to respond with?

:lol Good job, good effort
Lol @ you responding with "those finals never happened"

Stay safe, poverty 9er

[sportjames23]

:oldlol:

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgxTjYhIMAE_yUB.jpg


:roll: :roll: :roll:

[russwest0]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

your rep bar is on it's jeff shit :lol :lol

edit: nvm

[moe94]

LeBron hasn't technically won any finals. The Finals in 2012, San Antonio and Boston, never happened.

LeBron is 0/3 and Durant is 0/1.
:coleman:

[tmacattack33]

But he held LeBron to 9-27 shooting in the Finals until the refs forced him into foul trouble and onto someone else

:biggums:

Damn, I guess a 6'11 player guarding a point is a bit of a mismatch tho

What in the fukk is this.

Lebron blew by Durant repeatedly in that series. After a few games of this, Brooks decided that Sefalosha was to guard Lebron as much as possible from then on.

[dubeta]

LMAO OP's getting ethered again, his boy Durant was this years playoff bitchboy :oldlol:

I guess OP really is the MJ over here - 6/6 in thread backfires his week :roll:

[JT123]

LeBron hasn't technically won any finals. The Finals in 2012, San Antonio and Boston, never happened.

LeBron is 0/3 and Durant is 0/1.
Going by this logic that would make Durant 0/0, and Lebron 1/3.
Dumb ass OP doesn't even know simple math. :facepalm

[Im so nba'd out]

OP still upset LeBron made his franchise player breakdown to the point he cried like a bitch on his morbidly obese mother
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