sho3tym wrote:
Originally Posted by
LDJ
sho3tym wrote:
The thing about it with LBJ though, is this is becoming a reoccuring theme. I like Lebron and want him to do well but we've been down this path before. See Boston last year, I can't imagine Mike going out like that.
That did happen to Mike in LA, there aren't a ton of those. They did win the series. Magic and the Lakeshow > Dirk and the mavs...lol, that's just gasoline on the fire, not looking to argue that point.
How was that Cavs team not a Championship caliber team when they made it to the FINALS. Detroit wasn't a pushover at the time. To me it doesn't matter if Jordan "waited" to game four to come through, they WON the series.
I wouldn't say this is his first legitmate chance at a title, pretty sure he had a #1 seed at some point...This is also his second trip to the finals.
I understand what you're saying about Lebron being relatively early into his career, but even for the short glimpses we have seen him, it hasn't all been winning.
1)Come on now deespite the cavs being a number one seed it is pretty obvious why they (and i use the term loosely THEY) were a number one seed. No one less be foreal thought that cavs team, nor the iverson lead 76's, or the dwight lead orl would win the championship. As others have said and history has proven, it takes more then one but several perennial players/allstars to win a championship. And a aging shaq, a washed up jamison, and at best a servicable mo williams arent what you would call perennial/allstar players.
And as far as the well yea mike choked his first go around against the lakers, yes he did but he got it together game FOUR. This heat series havent even made it to a game three yet. And in that detroit series, the pistons of that year were pretty much like the c's of this year and the lakers of this year, a powerhouse who reached the ceiling spiraling down at a rapid speed
2)(well maybe not the lakers).
And even in that lakers series, the bulls werent going in the 1st time with a championship caliber team. It took them like 2-3 season of gelling/meshing before they reached the level that they were. This heat team has done this in all of a season. A season in which they didnt practice together nor play the entire season together.
3)Im not saying they dont deserve criticising for their claims of winning this year and winning multitudes of championships. But like i said this is their and lebron first time around with a team that has a legitimate shot at winning it all and judgement should be reserved to atleast the series is over, not the first two games.
To compare jordan illustrious career to another man final appearance in one game is just so unfair and one-sided. Comparing Kobes I can understand seeing as he been there done that on several occasions.
1) STOP IT. You're telling me that being a #1 seed doesn't mean anything?
2) Maybe not the Lakers? Get out of here with that...they were still legit.
3) This is NOT his first chance.
No it doesnt key example this year, the spurs did what exactly.......? The playoffs as everyone knows is an entirely different beast. That cavs team lol was a legit championship team are you serious....LBJ is the only reason they were successful. If that team was so good how come one year removed they went from first to worst? As i recall the years jordan left the bulls they were a playoff team, basically one play away from going to the finals. What was the cavs record this year again? And i never said this was lbj first chance period, i said this is his first chance, legitimate chance with a team built to win, with multiple allstar/perennial players. If not who are these allstar superstar players the cavs had? boobie gibson, gooden, big z... Oh yeah thats right up there with rodman and pippen, or kobe shaq horry etc,.
I just want you to name me some championship teams that were lead by one superstar and won it all without allstar/great players on their teams? If you can ill retract that statement and agree that the cavs had a championship team.