FireChan Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Jordan likely would have been counted out in the 1995 Finals against the Rockets, but he couldn't get there. 6-0. It's not silly, it's just factually correct. The fact that they had two of the top 50 players all time is why they never saw a Finals elimination game. Jordan was obviously better, but without Pippen, I seriously doubt that would have been the case. Before Pippen, Jordan was 1-9 in the playoffs, with no winning seasons. My point is, Jordan wasn't even as good as the mythical figure he's become in many people's eyes. He was/is the best ever. I personally think LeBron is better, but I recognize I'm in the minority there. To your point about the depth of talent, it's hard for me to believe that with a much larger pool of talent to pull from now, there is less depth. I just think that lower tier players are better than ever, so it's harder for the good players to separate themselves. I will admit, fundamentals are much worse now because most everyone relies on athleticism over technique. 6-0.
FireChan Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Cute. Weak, but cute.Remember when you said Jordan had Pippen, conveniently forgetting Lebron went 2-2 in the Finals with Bosh and Wade? 6-0! Who has Lebron competed with to get the the Finals every year? A Paul George with one good year? A Carmelo Anthony led Knicks disaster? D Rose who hadn't played a game the 3 years before this season? Compared to Jordan's competition? Edited June 8, 2015 by FireChan
Maury Ballstein Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Delladova Dagger! Some rando on twitter calls him Jesse Pinkman. Hilarious
YoloinOhio Posted June 8, 2015 Author Posted June 8, 2015 At least LeBron drove to the basket this time. Where is Mozgov? Why can't LeBron get any calls? #cleveland
truth on hold Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Im afraid the injury to Irving has caused Cavs to release Lebron "Kraken" James
Deranged Rhino Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 What a game. Looking forward to Game 3. Lebron did it all tonight and Curry laid an egg.
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Gutsy won by cleveland. By the way, even if the Cavs win it all, I have to think blatt is gone. Lebron doesn't even acknowledge the guy's presence.
BuffOrange Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Remember when you said Jordan had Pippen, conveniently forgetting Lebron went 2-2 in the Finals with Bosh and Wade? 6-0! Who has Lebron competed with to get the the Finals every year? A Paul George with one good year? A Carmelo Anthony led Knicks disaster? D Rose who hadn't played a game the 3 years before this season? Compared to Jordan's competition? I'm as nostalgic as the next guy with the NBC music and everything but the way you guys romanticize the '90s is hilarious. Take a look at the '92 Knicks roster before going on about how incredible the competition was. walt coleman officiating?
dpberr Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Gutsy won by cleveland. By the way, even if the Cavs win it all, I have to think blatt is gone. Lebron doesn't even acknowledge the guy's presence. +1. I think it was a bad idea for both Cleveland and Blatt to assume 1) the jump to the NBA would be workable and 2) double down on trying to coach a LeBron James who's on a mission to prove that moving on from Miami wasn't a mistake, along with "personalities" like J.R. Smith and Shumpert. I think a big shortcoming of his IMO was the inability to work Kevin Love into *any* offense whatsoever. Kept banging away at trying to make him a Stretch 4 which he never was. I see Van Gundy or Jackson there next year regardless of the Finals outcome. I don't think Thibodeau or a D'Antoni would be a good fit.
Maury Ballstein Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I'm as nostalgic as the next guy with the NBC music and everything but the way you guys romanticize the '90s is hilarious. Take a look at the '92 Knicks roster before going on about how incredible the competition was. Wrong. The east is a joke now. 90's teams had balls and would rough you up for driving the lane.
ricojes Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) At least LeBron drove to the basket this time. Where is Mozgov? Why can't LeBron get any calls? #cleveland I was thinking about that as well. When Kobe Bryant was in his prime, he won games at the free throw line and he was a great clutch free throw shooter. He would get calls when fouled, questionable calls, and non foul calls. Of course he would work the refs all game long to set up for that final drive call. It was actaully pretty disgusting to watch, because you knew it was going to happen. It must just be LJ's size, he's a big dude and doesn't get the reach in calls because he fights through them. There is no other reason he can get hacked and not get calls, the refs really did all they could to screw C-Town, fortunately for them, GS couldn't hit the clutch shots. Edited June 8, 2015 by ricojes
YoloinOhio Posted June 10, 2015 Author Posted June 10, 2015 Urban Meyer is at the game and is sitting next to Chris Christie. Championship?
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