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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.

1987_Lakers
05-26-2025, 10:43 PM
Anyone notice these threads popped up as soon as LeBron was announced to an All-NBA Team?

3ba11
05-26-2025, 10:57 PM
Anyone notice these threads popped up as soon as LeBron was announced to an All-NBA Team?


Apparently, people are learning a lot from this video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr7vHAeCg8w

3ba11
05-28-2025, 01:40 PM
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Thread Cliffs

Lebron's Finals underdog status is due to weak regular season records and not his rosters, since his rosters are initially favored as the preseason favorite.

He only won 50-57 games with preseason favorites in 12', 14', 16', and 21', so he fell to underdog each year... Lebron's teams were preseason favorite for a record 6 straight times from 11' to 16' (previous record was 3) and also 2021.

A pattern of falling to underdog despite favored talent 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 and lacks ball movement or chemistry, thus underperforming favored talent (preseason favorites).