SIX Straight Finals Appearances Is A Major Accomplishment

Its not as if there haven't been down years in conferences over the years. The 86-87 Lakers are considered one of the greatest teams ever. Their playoff run to the Finals was a 37 win team, a 42 win team and in the conference Finals a 40 win team. Yes, they beat a 40-42 team to go to the NBA Finals.

Magic and Kareem should have done (6 straight) it but they somehow lost to a 40 win team in the playoffs in Magic's second year. They had another chance to do it but lost to a team starting Rodney McCray, Robert Reid, and Lewis Lloyd (in 5 games at that).

The last time a player went to the NBA Finals 6 years in a row was the 61-66 Celtics. When that streak started there were EIGHT teams in the NBA and the top two teams got a bye into the Conf Finals. So the year that streak started the only thing the Celtics had to do to get to the Finals was beat a 38-41 Syracuse team.

Can you imagine what the Kobestans would say if the NBA gave Cle a bye to the Conf Finals and even then he only had to beat a sub .500 team? Well that's the ONLY GUYS THAT HAVE EVER DONE WHAT HE HAS DONE.

So pardon me while I say **** off to the folks that want to downplay this achievement. Would it be more impressive if it were done through the west? OF COURSE. Is it still impressive? OF COURSE.

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not if you lose

not if you play in the east and actively colluded

So now it has come to celebrating Finals appearances instead of Finals wins. :facepalm

he would've came out the west 2 times at best, the last 6 years.

an achievement that showcases collusion and short-cutting if anything.

Pathetic.

What makes LeBron's accomplishment truly special in particular is that fact that he has essentially done it with supporting casts that wouldn't even make the playoffs without him.

Difference is Magic actually won more than half of the finals he made, making the "conference disparity" argument weak.

Now do us all a favor and shut the f*ck up.

Y'all wanna give him a pass for losing the Finals but give him all the credit & celebrate him for making the Finals. he would've came out the west 2 times at best, the last 6 years.

[QUOTE=G-Funk]he would've came out the west 2 times at best, the last 6 years.[/QUOTE]

So he beat the best team in the west twice but somehow he would have made it out of the west less.

Ok. Sounds reasonable.

[QUOTE=Mr. Jabbar]an achievement that showcases collusion and short-cutting if anything.

Pathetic.[/QUOTE]
Exactly maybe if he would've stayed with one team it would've been half decent.

[QUOTE=kuniva_dAMiGhTy]Difference is Magic actually won more than half of the finals he made, making the "conference disparity" argument weak.

Now do us all a favor and shut the f*ck up.[/QUOTE]

He also lost to a 40 win team in the playoffs. WITH the 2nd GOAT.

[QUOTE=kuniva_dAMiGhTy]Difference is Magic actually won more than half of the finals he made, making the "conference disparity" argument weak.

Now do us all a favor and shut the f*ck up.[/QUOTE]
He also had Kareem, Worthy and the boys!

LeBron had Wade, for maybe 2 good seasons before his knees went bust

Bosh? PLEASE.

Love? PUHHHH-LEASE.

Irving? PLEAZE.

The truth is Love, Bosh and Irving are just not that good

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