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Originally posted by Iman
he's one of the greatest. that's a fact!! magic lost 4 times in the finals too, so did kareem, etc.... some greats never even got a chance to go to the finals.
and its really 2-2 for lebron. only in basketball is where players are penalized for over achieving. that 2007 team is widely regarded as the worst finals team of all time. he literally beat a championship detroit team by himself with that sorry cast. and this team is also regarded as the third worst team in finals history. they went to the finals with a rookie coach and only lebron. they won 2 games against a team that has been the best since mj's team won 72.
like, you're basically saying it would've been batter for lebron to lose to the bulls or hawks. what kinda sad mentality?
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Magic lost 4 times, but also won 5. Kareem was 6-4. Please tell me you see the glaring difference. It's always some excuse. I'm not saying LeBron isn't one of the best ever, but you can't deny that there's some holes in his legacy in comparison to other greats. Ultimately, in any professional sport your goal is to win it all and those who are regarded as greats/legends are those who not only excel at what they do, but also consistent winners. Bill Russell may not be as good of a player was Wilt Chamberlain or the other GOAT 5s (he was great, but he wasn't nearly as good of an all around player as Wilt), but he was a proven winner... 11 times.
You're basically in here negating Steph Curry's whole season and finals performance because he didn't win final's MVP.
That's a sad mentality to have. Iggy showed up and deserved the FMVP (and so did Steph), but Steph's regular season (and playoffs) performance is one of the main reasons why they were able to accomplish a championship. Let's not act like he's some scrub.
