King in the East: An impressive 8-year run

[TheCorporation]

A taste of the Eastern Conference without LeBron James just goes to show how dominant his epic 8-year reign truly was. It's wide open now.

Who will be the next to rule the East for 8-years? Giannis? Kawhi? Embiid? Durant (if he goes to the Knicks)?

Jordan ruled the East for 3 years in a row, which was impressive for the weak 90s era but LeBron was able to rule his conference for 8 years straight.

King in the East

https://i.postimg.cc/NFyWHBWG/Ruler60.jpg

Will we ever see a King rule a conference like this again? Is it even possible? Fathomable?

[bigkingsfan]

Milwaukee was picked to finish 4/5 this year in the East. :oldlol:

[TheCorporation]

Milwaukee was picked to finish 4/5 this year in the East. :oldlol:

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open now that the King in the East has given someone else a chance :applause:

[qrich]

Bran in the West is a top bass fisherman

[NBASTATMAN]

:bowdown: :bowdown:

[TheCorporation]

Bran in the West is a top bass fisherman

Injury

Now, F o c u s

Will we ever see a King rule a conference like this again?

[3ball]

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide open now that the King in the East has given someone else a chance :applause:
Only lebron teamed up with 2 other stars, so only he made a bunch of Finals

09' Dwight would've made a bunch if he teamed up with Wade and Bosh - but dwight MADE the Finals that year, so he didn't see the need to team-hop

And lebron only beat the West 3 times (3/9), so that proves he'd make 3 Finals in a career out West and his Finals appearances are conference-dependant

[Vino24]

Only lebron teamed up with 2 other stars, so only he made a bunch of Finals

09' Dwight would've made a bunch if he teamed up with Wade and Bosh - but dwight MADE the Finals that year, so he didn't see the need to team-hop

And lebron only best the West 3 times (3/9),:so that proves he'd make 3 Finals in a career out West and his Finals appearances are conference-dependant
73 win team. No other all stars. Leading everyone in everything. GAME OVER

[3ball]

73 win team. No other all stars. Leading everyone in everything. GAME OVER
Actually he had 2 perennial all-stars, an equal-scoring teammate and closer

and it was only 1 win in 4 tries, so worse than the odds predicted (underachievement)

[And1AllDay]

73 win team. No other all stars. Leading everyone in everything. GAME OVER


Issa bloodbath

[qrich]

From King to Janitor.

Like Bezos going from CEO of Amazon, to a Prime driver :roll:

[Vino24]

Actually he had 2 perennial all-stars, an equal-scoring teammate and closer

and it was only 1 win in 4 tries, so worse than the odds predicted (underachievement)
LeBron unlocked star potential in Kyrie. Kyrie these past couple year has proven that he is not a star. Only LeBron can unlock that potential in him. MJ unfortunately couldn't do the same with Pippen's offense because of his need to score an arbitrary number higher than his 2nd option.

[TheMan]

Jordan went to 6 Finals in 8 years (interrupted by that retirement/baseball thingy) but won 6 in 8 years...

LeBron went to 8 straight Finals and didn't nab not even a 50% win rate :(

So Jordan grabbed double the titles LeFraud got going to 2 less Finals? :wtf:

At this rate, LeCollude needs to go to 9 more Finals to equal MJ's chip total...:lol

[And1AllDay]

From King to Janitor.

Like Bezos going from CEO of Amazon, to a Prime driver :roll:

I wouldnt call Kawhi a janitor just yet he is only down 0-2 give him a chance to acquire his 8 straight before he makes it to CEO status

[And1AllDay]

Jordan went to 6 Finals in 8 years (interrupted by that retirement/baseball thingy) but won 6 in 8 years...

LeBron went to 8 straight Finals and didn't nab not even a 50% win rate :(

So Jordan grabbed double the titles LeFraud got going to 2 less Finals? :wtf:

At this rate, LeCollude needs to go to 9 more Finals to equal MJ's chip total...:lol

But why your avi a tranny with man jawline doe?

[3ball]

8 straight Finals = 8 conference finals wins



8 conference finals wins < 6 Finals wins


:confusedshrug:

[34-24 Footwork]

From King to Janitor.

Like Bezos going from CEO of Amazon, to a Prime driver :roll:

:lol :lol

[TheMan]

But why your avi a tranny with man jawline doe?
If you think the female in my avy is a tranny then all I have to say is that you're projecting, fggot...and stop deflecting.

[TheCorporation]

Will we ever see a King rule a conference like this again? Is it even possible? Fathomable?

[3ball]

Will we ever see a King rule a conference like this again? Is it even possible? Fathomable?
Why are you blathering about winning a weak conference when MJ won the league for a decade with championships

Who cares about conference wins when other guys are getting league wins

F'kin dumbass.. imagine stanning a fraud and bragging about the inferiority.. lol conference wins

[TheCorporation]

Why are you blathering about winning a weak conference when MJ won the league for a decade with championships

Who cares about conference wins when other guys are getting league wins

F'kin dumbass.. imagine stanning a fraud and bragging about the inferiority.. lol conference wins

MJ ruled the Eaat for 3 years and then took 2 years off for load managment :(

[paksat]

MJ ruled the Eaat for 3 years and then took 2 years off for load managment :(

2004 - missed playoffs

2005 - missed playoffs despite the East all-star center on his team

2006 - 2nd round elimination

2007 - 2-seeded Cavs beat 1-seeded Pistons to make Finals (lebron averaged 21 on 41% outside of game 5; 25 on 45% overall)..... then 22 on 36% in Finals sweep loss

2008 - 26 on 35% in ecsf loss

2009 - loses with 60-win 1 seed

2010 - loses with 60-win 1 seed (record - no one ever lost with 60-win 1 seed for two straight yrs)

Then said "fck this, I can't handle being such a loser" and teamed up with the #2 and #4 players in PER aka the best small forward and shooting guard in the league

[ImKobe]

Giannis is running through the East with a poor man's Bradley Beal as his 2nd option. The East added all these stars and the Celtics were actually healthy too... makes James' 8 straight Finals look like a joke.

[The Iron Fist]

73 win team. No other all stars. Leading everyone in everything. GAME OVER
But every year you say all star voting is just a popularity contest. So whats the point in saying

[SpaceJam2]

[QUOTE=The Iron Fist]But every year you say all star voting is just a popularity contest. So whats the point in saying

[superduper]

How's the West going

[SpaceJam2]

How's the West going

An 8 year run isnt easy. Most guys could only rule for 3 straight years

Kobe, MJ, Shaq, Magic, etc.

But:

Will we ever see a King rule a conference like this again? Is it even possible? Fathomable?

[Hey Yo]

Jordan went to 6 Finals in 8 years (interrupted by that retirement/baseball thingy) but won 6 in 8 years...

LeBron went to 8 straight Finals and didn't nab not even a 50% win rate :(

So Jordan grabbed double the titles LeFraud got going to 2 less Finals? :wtf:

At this rate, LeCollude needs to go to 9 more Finals to equal MJ's chip total...:lol
You mean MJ he quit due to lack of mental toughness.

Having the mental fortitude and toughness to make 8 straight >>>>>> having to quit and refuel after 3 straight.

[FireDavidKahn]

Now that he is gone we see what the East really is. LeBron was destroying these teams 58, 60, etc win teams.

[The Iron Fist]

Dense idiot spotting :lol
So the only good players are all stars? :cheers:

[sportjames23]

Now that he is gone we see what the East really is. LeBron was destroying these teams 58, 60, etc win teams.

LOL Bitch please. Kobe and MJ destroyed 20+ teams with 50 or more wins, while Lebron beat, what, 9?

[FireDavidKahn]

LOL Bitch please. Kobe and MJ destroyed 20+ teams with 50 or more wins, while Lebron beat, what, 9?
It isn't a surprise that superstars kept leaving the East and everyone viewed it as a joke. Now that LeBron left the East suddenly has teams with elite win totals.:roll:

LeBron is THE reason why the East looked so weak. It wasn't a lack of talent in the East, it was LeBron.

Facts are facts.

[Hey Yo]

LOL Bitch please. Kobe and MJ destroyed 20+ teams with 50 or more wins, while Lebron beat, what, 9?
over 3/4 of those wins were with Daddy Shaq at the helm.

Kobe barely played any 50+ win teams after he became the franchise player.

[And1AllDay]

It isn't a surprise that superstars kept leaving the East and everyone viewed it as a joke. Now that LeBron left the East suddenly has teams with elite win totals.:roll:

LeBron is THE reason why the East looked so weak. It wasn't a lack of talent in the East, it was LeBron.

Facts are facts.

Ouch :oldlol: :oldlol:

[LostCause]

8 year run? Wasn

[LostCause]

It isn't a surprise that superstars kept leaving the East and everyone viewed it as a joke. Now that LeBron left the East suddenly has teams with elite win totals.:roll:

LeBron is THE reason why the East looked so weak. It wasn't a lack of talent in the East, it was LeBron.

Facts are facts.

Who

[Glide2keva]

LeBron fans are still swinging from his balls I see. DAMN. Things never change. Leave for a couple years, and it's exactly how I left it.

[The Iron Fist]

Bragging about this is like bragging about winning the jv tournament and being mvp, as a senior.

[Doranku]

over 3/4 of those wins were with Daddy Shaq at the helm.

Kobe barely played any 50+ win teams after he became the franchise player.

Only 4 teams ever have faced 4 50 win teams in 1 playoff run. The 94 Rockets, 01 Lakers, 08 Lakers and 2010 Lakers. Kobe was on 3 of these teams.

Kobe, from '08-10, beat 10 50+ win teams. It took LeBron 13 seasons to beat 10 50+ win teams. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[tpols]

"King in the east"

thats like being the smartest kid in special ed.

congrats...

[NBAGOAT]

Only 4 teams ever have faced 4 50 win teams in 1 playoff run. The 94 Rockets, 01 Lakers, 08 Lakers and 2010 Lakers. Kobe was on 3 of these teams.

Kobe, from '08-10, beat 10 50+ win teams. It took LeBron 13 seasons to beat 10 50+ win teams. :roll: :roll: :roll:

my god hey yo is bad often but this is the worst i've seen from him. How can you expect to get away with that claim :oldlol:. There are better ways to argue out of that as I've made some before.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Only 4 teams ever have faced 4 50 win teams in 1 playoff run. The 94 Rockets, 01 Lakers, 08 Lakers and 2010 Lakers. Kobe was on 3 of these teams.

Kobe, from '08-10, beat 10 50+ win teams. It took LeBron 13 seasons to beat 10 50+ win teams. :roll: :roll: :roll:

BANG

[SpaceJam2]

Only 4 teams ever have faced 4 50 win teams in 1 playoff run. The 94 Rockets, 01 Lakers, 08 Lakers and 2010 Lakers. Kobe was on 3 of these teams.

Kobe, from '08-10, beat 10 50+ win teams. It took LeBron 13 seasons to beat 10 50+ win teams. :roll: :roll: :roll:

73-win teams?

[elementally morale]

73-win teams?


How many 73 win teams were there in the history of the NBA? You know... it's kinda hard to beat a team you never play.

[BigShotBob]

73-win teams?

:roll:

This makes me laugh for some reason. Especially that graphic when someone edited over the "50+ win teams beaten" and replaced it with "73 win teams beaten" and everyone else had "0" and Lebron had "1" :oldlol:

[ImKobe]

Only 4 teams ever have faced 4 50 win teams in 1 playoff run. The 94 Rockets, 01 Lakers, 08 Lakers and 2010 Lakers. Kobe was on 3 of these teams.

Kobe, from '08-10, beat 10 50+ win teams. It took LeBron 13 seasons to beat 10 50+ win teams. :roll: :roll: :roll:

https://media.tenor.com/images/06d18286c8b7c8ee38facf2fd42179fe/tenor.gif

[SpaceJam2]

https://media.tenor.com/images/06d18286c8b7c8ee38facf2fd42179fe/tenor.gif

55 wins? 60 wins? 70 wins? 73 wins? :eek:

[SpaceJam2]

How many 73 win teams were there in the history of the NBA? You know... it's kinda hard to beat a team you never play.

Kinda hard to beat a 73-win team

I agree.

[ImKobe]

Kinda hard to beat a 73-win team

I agree.

Except they didn't beat a healthy 73-win team.

After going down 1 - 3

No Green for Game 5 (their best player in the series)
Bogut injured in Game 5 and out for the rest of the series
Iguodala injured in Game 6 and played hurt in Game 7

73-win team my ass, the 73-win team at full strength went up 3 - 1, only Adam Silver and injury gods could have made it possible.

[SpaceJam2]

Except they didn't beat a healthy 73-win team.

After going down 1 - 3

No Green for Game 5 (their best player in the series)
Bogut injured in Game 5 and out for the rest of the series
Iguodala injured in Game 6 and played hurt in Game 7

73-win team my ass, the 73-win team at full strength went up 3 - 1, only Adam Silver and injury gods could have made it possible.
Yeah

Finals are hard to get to. Durability is important

Were the Cavs "healthy" in 2015? (Irving, Love)
Were the Spurs in 2017? (Kawhi)
Were the Rockets in 2018? (CP3)

[ImKobe]

Yeah

Finals are hard to get to. Durability is important

Were the Cavs "healthy" in 2015? (Irving, Love)
Were the Spurs in 2017? (Kawhi)
Were the Rockets in 2018? (CP3)

Were the Celtics in 2018, 2017? (IT, Irving & Hayward)
Were the Bulls in 2015?(Gasol)
Were the Spurs in 2013? (Parker)

The injury gods have almost always been on Lebron's side. Whenever his team falls down in a series, the gods find a way to benefit his team, whether it's the 2013 or the 2016 Finals. How convenient for Lebron in 2017 that IT has a hip injury after an MVP-like season and loses his sister right at the start of the Playoffs. How convenient for Lebron that Derrick Rose goes from an MVP to a role player when it seemed like they would be fighting for titles for the next decade.

[warriorfan]

Only 4 teams ever have faced 4 50 win teams in 1 playoff run. The 94 Rockets, 01 Lakers, 08 Lakers and 2010 Lakers. Kobe was on 3 of these teams.

Kobe, from '08-10, beat 10 50+ win teams. It took LeBron 13 seasons to beat 10 50+ win teams. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Damn

[NBAGOAT]

Were the Celtics in 2018, 2017? (IT, Irving & Hayward)
Were the Bulls in 2015?(Gasol)
Were the Spurs in 2013? (Parker)

The injury gods have almost always been on Lebron's side. Whenever his team falls down in a series, the gods find a way to benefit his team, whether it's the 2013 or the 2016 Finals. How convenient for Lebron in 2017 that IT has a hip injury after an MVP-like season and loses his sister right at the start of the Playoffs. How convenient for Lebron that Derrick Rose goes from an MVP to a role player when it seemed like they would be fighting for titles for the next decade.

fair he's been lucky. I dont think you should bring up Gasol in 2015 for missing a few games and playing injured when Love didnt even play the series however. Also what about Bosh in 2012? Legitimately the main reason the Heat didnt dominate eastern conference teams like "they should have with their talent" that year.

[SpaceJam2]

Were the Celtics in 2018, 2017? (IT, Irving & Hayward)
Were the Bulls in 2015?(Gasol)
Were the Spurs in 2013? (Parker)

The injury gods have almost always been on Lebron's side. Whenever his team falls down in a series, the gods find a way to benefit his team, whether it's the 2013 or the 2016 Finals. How convenient for Lebron in 2017 that IT has a hip injury after an MVP-like season and loses his sister right at the start of the Playoffs. How convenient for Lebron that Derrick Rose goes from an MVP to a role player when it seemed like they would be fighting for titles for the next decade.

:lol

You're a fool

Bosh in 2013?
Wade in 2014?
Kyrie and Love in 2015?
Love in 2018?

What a fool...LeBron has always battled with injured players on his team

[ImKobe]

:lol

You're a fool

Bosh in 2013?
Wade in 2014?
Kyrie and Love in 2015?

What a fool...LeBron has always battled with injured players on his team

2015 is the only legitimate case you can make for Lebron.

[SpaceJam2]

2015 is the only legitimate case you can make for Lebron.

Terrible...

[RRR3]

2015 is the only legitimate case you can make for Lebron.
Wade was affected by injuries throughout multiple playoff runs but sure.

Love was hurt in 2016 for what it

[SpaceJam2]

Wade was affected by injuries throughout multiple playoff runs but sure.

Love was hurt in 2016 for what it’s worth and no one ever remembers that.


+1 Love was hurt in

2015
2016
2018
but this fakkit says LeBron was lucky with injuries :lol

What a tool

Should be named ImToolbe

[ImKobe]

[QUOTE=RRR3]Wade was affected by injuries throughout multiple playoff runs but sure.

Love was hurt in 2016 for what it