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Weak casts that made the Finals from the East:
- AI 2001
- Kidd 2002
- Kidd 2003
- Lebron 2007
- Dwight 2009
That's 5 weak casts between 01-09' and Kawhi just made the Finals without another star in 19' - so only lebron's colluded super-teams from 11-18' interrupted a trend of weak casts making the Finals from the East..
It's simply a weak conference that doesn't require a strong cast to beat, yet lebron couldn't beat it in 09/10, so he unfairly stacked the deck from 11-18'.. the historical record is clear on this
Btw, Lebron had more offensive help on his Finals run in 18' than MJ had for various title runs