3ba11
05-26-2025, 10:34 PM
It's another hole in Lebron's resume that his Finals underdog status is due to weak regular season records and not his rosters, which are initially favored.
Lebron only won 50-57 games with the preseason favorite in 12', 14', 16', and 21', so he fell to underdog each year.. His teams were preseason favorite for a record 6 straight times from 11' to 16' (previous record was 3),
A pattern of falling to underdog despite favored talent/preseason favorites is a sign of a skillset that produces low team ceilings, similar to bad records on the championship level (Finals).. Lebron's ball-dominance or need to go "down-hill" turns everyone into spot-up shooter, which turns preseason favorites into underdog.
Lebron only won 50-57 games with the preseason favorite in 12', 14', 16', and 21', so he fell to underdog each year.. His teams were preseason favorite for a record 6 straight times from 11' to 16' (previous record was 3),
A pattern of falling to underdog despite favored talent/preseason favorites is a sign of a skillset that produces low team ceilings, similar to bad records on the championship level (Finals).. Lebron's ball-dominance or need to go "down-hill" turns everyone into spot-up shooter, which turns preseason favorites into underdog.