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06-02-2025, 06:54 PM
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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.
Specifically, 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.
The cratering of American basketball more than offsets the rise in international players
Since the best American player in today's NBA is Ant, and since he's a joke compared to MJ, Robinson, Shaq, Malone, Barkley, Ewing, Alonzo, Drexler, Penny, Kemp, Payton, Stockton, and about 20 other guys, it's confirmed that American basketball has cratered and is a complete joke compared to prior eras.
This cratering of American basketball more than offsets the rise in international players, since American players are still the majority of the NBA... This proves conclusively that today's NBA players are vastly inferior to prior eras.
AD is the only player in history to arrive on a lottery team and turn them into champion in 1 season (2020)
It's a goat season that he gets no credit for... He produced this goat turnaround by leading the Lakers in scoring and turning a horrific defense into the #1 defense...
1997 is the only "4 on 5" chip ever won by virtue of 4 ppg on 37% by Rodman in the playoffs (and 8 rpg).
The 97' Bulls are also the only title team to have only 2 guys in double figures for the playoff run.. I think this is 3-point era only, but it might be of all-time..
Lebron's ball-dominance can't beat top teams at high scoring levels.. This inability to carry the "star" category of scoring requires GM's to get more stars and limits defensive help
Accordingly, Lebron's inability to carry the scoring load prevents elite roster construction, while his aforementioned "ball-dominator" skillset of turning everyone into spot-up shooter further hampers roster construction..
Lebron lost to the fossil Celtics in 2010 despite being twice the favorite that MJ was against the 91' Pistons, and facing 30-somethings compared to MJ facing 20-somethings (Isiah/Dumars/Rodman)... Wade actually led the PPG and APG when Lebron finally got past the fossil Celtics in the 11' ECSF.
The 2019 Lakers had Zubacs, Caruso, Josh Hart, Ingram, Kuzma, Rondo, and KCP, yet Lebron couldn't develop this into a champion like Jordan did far less help (Grant, BJ, Pippen)..
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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.
Specifically, 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.
The cratering of American basketball more than offsets the rise in international players
Since the best American player in today's NBA is Ant, and since he's a joke compared to MJ, Robinson, Shaq, Malone, Barkley, Ewing, Alonzo, Drexler, Penny, Kemp, Payton, Stockton, and about 20 other guys, it's confirmed that American basketball has cratered and is a complete joke compared to prior eras.
This cratering of American basketball more than offsets the rise in international players, since American players are still the majority of the NBA... This proves conclusively that today's NBA players are vastly inferior to prior eras.
AD is the only player in history to arrive on a lottery team and turn them into champion in 1 season (2020)
It's a goat season that he gets no credit for... He produced this goat turnaround by leading the Lakers in scoring and turning a horrific defense into the #1 defense...
1997 is the only "4 on 5" chip ever won by virtue of 4 ppg on 37% by Rodman in the playoffs (and 8 rpg).
The 97' Bulls are also the only title team to have only 2 guys in double figures for the playoff run.. I think this is 3-point era only, but it might be of all-time..
Lebron's ball-dominance can't beat top teams at high scoring levels.. This inability to carry the "star" category of scoring requires GM's to get more stars and limits defensive help
Accordingly, Lebron's inability to carry the scoring load prevents elite roster construction, while his aforementioned "ball-dominator" skillset of turning everyone into spot-up shooter further hampers roster construction..
Lebron lost to the fossil Celtics in 2010 despite being twice the favorite that MJ was against the 91' Pistons, and facing 30-somethings compared to MJ facing 20-somethings (Isiah/Dumars/Rodman)... Wade actually led the PPG and APG when Lebron finally got past the fossil Celtics in the 11' ECSF.
The 2019 Lakers had Zubacs, Caruso, Josh Hart, Ingram, Kuzma, Rondo, and KCP, yet Lebron couldn't develop this into a champion like Jordan did far less help (Grant, BJ, Pippen)..