What does a Game 7 win/loss mean for Lebron or Steph's legacy?

[sportjames23]

Does either move up with a win (Bron's already considered by many to be in the top 10 range, but where is Steph)?

Does a loss knock either one down?

Does how either plays in Game 7 matter (going down swinging or winning but not dominating)?

And does GS winning make them the GOAT team, or does losing make them the WOAT team?

Does winning propel the Cavs to the ranks of the all time great teams?

[Dray n Klay]

Steph is not really great enough to have a 'legacy'



That's like asking, what does Game 7 mean for Kevin Love's legacy?




But if LeBron wins and beats a 73 win team while down 3-1 with 0 all star teammates while averaging 30/11/9 he is easily a better player than Jordan no debate




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[Sarcastic]

Curry's legacy is GOAT shooter, and that won't change with a win or a loss. He's really too 1 dimensional to become a top 10 player all time.

[Sarcastic]

Steph is not really great enough to have a 'legacy'



That's like asking, what does Game 7 mean for Kevin Love's legacy?




But if LeBron wins and beats a 73 win team while down 3-1 with 0 all star teammates while averaging 30/11/9 he is easily a better player than Jordan no debate




New Top 5 Rankings


LeBron
Kareem
Magic
Russell
Jordan


That ship sailed a long time ago.

[soots]

people have different ratings for different players.

I hold the double team switch against LBJ, i hold rigged game 5 against him, i hold rigged game 6, and game 7 doesnt matter anymore because they got a massive fake boost of morale from the refs and now Bogut is injured from an unneccessary dragged out series.

LBJ and Irving live off momentum and this was handed to them by the nba.

[Straight_Ballin]

The most expensive team in the league beating another team in the finals impresses no one.

[Mr. Jabbar]

for lebron it means whinning and colluding pays. For curry it means sky is the limit

[Prime_Shaq]

Steph already broke the finals record for most 3s made in a final series while playing like pretty much garbage for most of the finals. He has already solidified hid legacy as the GOAT shooter.

OTOH, the entirety of Warriors success the last 2 years has been how they have performed as a TEAM. Not the brilliance of Curry and as such their failures have come at the expense of the team as well.

LeBron's legacy will definitely skyrocket if he wins, coming back from a 1-3 deficit against the greatest regular season team of all-time and breaking the Cleaveland Curse. He would be Top 5 player all-time.

[warriorfan]

for lebron it means whinning and colluding pays. For curry it means sky is the limit

this

[b0bab0i]

people have different ratings for different players.

I hold the double team switch against LBJ, i hold rigged game 5 against him, i hold rigged game 6, and game 7 doesnt matter anymore because they got a massive fake boost of morale from the refs and now Bogut is injured from an unneccessary dragged out series.

LBJ and Irving live off momentum and this was handed to them by the nba.
Warriors got the same "rigged" Bs ur talking about against okc down 3-1. Dray should've been suspended for kicking Adams in the balls. It should be an okc vs cavs finals right now.
The finals were handed to the warriors by the NBA.

[sportjames23]

Steph already broke the finals record for most 3s made in a final series while playing like pretty much garbage for most of the finals. He has already solidified hid legacy as the GOAT shooter.

OTOH, the entirety of Warriors success the last 2 years has been how they have performed as a TEAM. Not the brilliance of Curry and as such their failures have come at the expense of the team as well.

LeBron's legacy will definitely skyrocket if he wins, coming back from a 1-3 deficit against the greatest regular season team of all-time and breaking the Cleaveland Curse. He would be Top 5 player all-time.


Shit, forgot about that. Cleveland sports fans might put him above Jim Brown all time if he brings the trophy to Lake Erie.

[Prime_Shaq]

Warriors got the same "rigged" Bs ur talking about against okc down 3-1. Dray should've been suspended for kicking Adams in the balls. It should be an okc vs cavs finals right now.
The finals were handed to the warriors by the NBA.
He kicked Adams in the balls in G3, he should've been suspended in G4 which Warriors ultimately lost anyway.

[3ball]

Lebron will probably go down swinging in Game 7 - so we can expect the volume to be there, which means a lot of jumpshots

so it comes down to Lebron's jumper.

That's why (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12389794&postcount=17) Jordan was far better in big games.

[plowking]

Lebron will probably go down swinging in Game 7 - so we can expect the volume to be there, which means a lot of jumpshots

so it comes down to Lebron's jumper.

That's why (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12389794&postcount=17) Jordan was far better in big games.

Elimination game stats tell us otherwise. Bron was the better big game player.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Christ... After all the drama from Cleveland this season... Just imagine the storyline if the Cavs win.

-Beating a 73 win team
-Coming back down 3-1 in the finals
-Winning a finals game 7 on the road

If this is a close game, I might have a heart attack

[Boogaboog]

Completely depends on how it goes down. Given his last two games, LeBron can lose Game 7 and still be respected if he goes down with a fight, like scoring 35+ with high efficiency and a strong defensive presence. He might even win FMVP under those conditions if Curry somehow doesn't show up in Game 7.

[rodman91]

They wouldnt lose anything but improve their legacy.

If GSW lose , they wouldn't have anything to claim to be GOAT team of all time though. 73-9 would be just a record on paper.

I don't understand why some people see losing in finals is worse than not making it even there.

Lebron's 2-6 is much better than 2-0.

[pauk]

Does either move up with a win (Bron's already considered by many to be in the top 10 range, but where is Steph)?

Does a loss knock either one down?

Does how either plays in Game 7 matter (going down swinging or winning but not dominating)?

And does GS winning make them the GOAT team, or does losing make them the WOAT team?

Does winning propel the Cavs to the ranks of the all time great teams?

I dont get this option.... explain how this would work in theory? Especially in a situation where BOTH players here just added another Conference Championship Trophy (Finals Appearance) to their resume and are playing amazing (Lebron at least).

[hold this L]

I'll say this. I had Lebron at 9-11 beforehand. I have him as the 8th best because of this series. Incredible B2B performances by him for the last two games. He gets props even if Warriors smash them in game 7, unless I'm trolling the leStans here.

:yaohappy:


If he wins for me, he stays around 8 or maybe drops to 7. If Warriors win and Curry lights it the F--- up, he's top 20. He still needs a lot more mileage to get further down the list. This series turned into one of those series will be remembered for decades though. From uneventful to what it's turned into now. Lebron will get his respekk, but either Lebron or Curry will get game 7 written in stone depending what happens for each player. Both will have pressure to perform, Curry even more.

[konex]

Steph back to being just another star with one chip. Bron propelled into GOAT conversation

[stalkerforlife]

Spin it however you want to, ESPN/Branvestites/etc...another loss will bring him down another notch.

His team is stacked to the brim with the highest pay roll in the league in a historically weak conference...if Bran loses again, it is a failure.