Is Lebron Going to be the Next Jordan That Stops Players From Ever Winning a Ring?

[TheMan]

We all remember how Michael Jordan stopped great players from ever winning a ring. The guy was just too dominate and a force that no one could stop. Many would be champions were left in the dark without a chance to ever capture a taste of winning it all and holding up the final trophy.

Lebron, with the Heat, could be the next Jordan, that stops even great players from ever winning a championship. Think Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams, etc. All these players basically have to go through Lebron and the Heat, for the next 6-10 years.

Lebron has shown that he can win it all. He has proved the doubters wrong and won when the stakes were the highest. He is a force. Could be be that MJ like force that stops even the NBA's best players from ever reaching the promise land? I think he could be. Lebron may just be that guy that great players look back on, in history, and say, "Damn. If not for Lebron, I would of won a ring." Or, "I played in the Lebron era. If not for that, I would of won a ring."

Dirk, Kidd and Terry say hi

[Legends66NBA7]

/thread.

[nycelt84]

No and that whole Jordan stopping great players from winning rings is often vastly overstated. Many of the guys Jordan "stopped" from winning rings choked in other situations against other teams when they should have won rings and/or contended such as Ewing in the '94 Finals and the Stockton/Malone era in Utah which was filled with massive choking especially on Malone's part.

[Legends66NBA7]

No and that whole Jordan stopping great players from winning rings is often vastly overstated. Many of the guys Jordan "stopped" from winning rings choked in other situations against other teams when they should have won rings and/or contended such as Ewing in the '94 Finals and the Stockton/Malone era in Utah which was filled with massive choking especially on Malone's part.

+1.

The worst fo the bunch is Malone. He lost to everyone else for 17 of the 19 years in the playoffs he didn't face Jordan.

[TheMan]

Durant, Rose, and Westbrook are going to be known as the biggest casualties of the Lebron Era.

Those guys will be hitting their prime just as LBJ will be in his decline...guys around LBJ's age though could be in trouble

[The Iron Fist]

He wins 1 ring in 9 years, and all of a sudden he is the next Jordan that stops players from winning a ring?

Dont forget top ten all time.

[LakersReign]

Dont forget top ten all time.

TOP 5 GOAT, right behind Jordan

[Hittin_Shots]

No, he will join each top tier player along his career and help them get a ring, the anti-Jordan.

[TheBigVeto]

I believe its too late for that.
Dirk says "Hi"

This.

[Nash]

He wins 1 ring in 9 years, and all of a sudden he is the next Jordan that stops players from winning a ring?

Both won first ring at 27.

[Bigsmoke]

he might stop Dwight from winning

Durant, Rose, and Blake are all young and will hit their primes when LeBron starts to decline.

[Hank]

This.

[RazorBaLade]

Both won first ring at 27.

Start earlier leave earlier, bron doesnt have 7 more years as a game changer

[Bigsmoke]

Start earlier leave earlier, bron doesnt have 7 more years as a game changer

it doesnt always work like that.

you dont think Kobe would be able to do the things that he is doing now after 16 seasons if he was like 37 instead if 33?

KG comes in mind too.

[longtime lurker]

Well he's already stopped Wade and Bosh from winning one so....