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Originally Posted by mullen
No, the posts I am referencing were about the individual eFG% of LeBron compared to Kawhi, Harden, and Durant. You’re not reading the posts properly (or confusing them with another set of posts). You need to re-read and then maybe you’ll understand.
Lebron's "decision" created a top-heavy league, including a 3-star vs 3-star format in the Finals that Jordan didn't have - Jordan's teams only had 2 stars and faced 2-star opponents because the talent was more evenly-spread around the league (parity)...
With only 2 stars required to make the Finals, there were more Finals-caliber teams and therefore a tougher path than Lebron's path (being 1 of 2 Finals-caliber teams with "big 3's").. The parity that MJ faced has always been the most optimal competitive environment.
It's simply impossible to compare teams in a 2-star vs 2-star format (90's) to a 3-star vs 3-star format (10's) - instead, we should look at which cast faced talent-deficits, and Lebron's rarely did... he was actually the pre-season favorite in 15' and 16' with more experienced, decorated sidekicks than 16' Curry, that still matched up well to KD's sidekicks in 17'.
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Originally Posted by mullen
Finals comp
Lebron had Wade and Bosh, so who cares who he faced - no opponent had as much talent as the Heat.. The Heat simply failed to be the juggernaut that everyone anticipated, so people concluded that future HOF's Wade/Bosh were actually bad players, and all opponents were infact juggernauts.. This line of thinking became the standard in explaining Lebron losses, instead of seeking a legitimate explanation for the consistent losses or underdog status with super-teams.
Ultimately, Lebron hand-picked the pre-season favorite in 11', 15', and 16' but then proceeded to become the Finals underdog and even loser... Essentially, his losing and producing of weaker teams is praised over producing great teams and winning every year (jordan).. its a weird jedi mind trick that has futilely caught on
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SRS
Lebron never beat a top 5 SRS team with poor scoring and efficiency from a sidekick, so he has zero carry-jobs against good teams in 2 decades of playing