"No one's ever come back from down 3-1 in the Finals." -Mike Breen

[ELITEpower23]

Just witnessed the new ad that starts out with this audio.

What. A. Time.

Here's the quick recap:

https://youtu.be/_xvrTTwwfB4

[3ball]

No one ever had their most impactful player suspended mid-Finals

No one ever had a 27 ppg sidekick in the Finals that hit the series-deciding shot

Almost no team was dealing with an MCL that desperately needed rest from their star

And few teams had their center and other players hurt or banged up

[SouBeachTalents]

[AirBonner]

Goat shit

[RRR3]

Lots of people on ISH still haven't gotten over this.

[3ball]

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Why is it better to be a bad team, perennial underdog, or get a 3-1 deficit, then being a dominant favorite that always leads??

Lebron's Cavs were originally the league favorite in 2015 and were viewed as having historic talent (see graphic above), so why did they flame-out as a 50-win underdog, while Curry abd Kawhi flirt with 70-win juggernauts?

Why did this guy only go 1-4 with kyrie and 2/4 with Kobe/Bosh??.. (edit: Wade.. easy to get them confused)

Why did he fail to make Finals as heavy favorite in 09/10 when weak teams were routinely making it from that conference?

Why did this guy miss playoffs with the East all-star center in 05', or Ingram in 19'?

Why does this fake goat underachieved his entire career?

[SouBeachTalents]

Lots of people on ISH still haven't gotten over this.

Exhibit A ^

[LAmbruh]

First player in NBA history to lead both teams in all categories in a playoff series of any length

[AirBonner]

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538:





Why is it better to be a bad team, perennial underdog, or get a 3-1 deficit, then being a dominant favorite that always leads??

Lebron's Cavs were originally the league favorite in 2015 and were viewed as having historic talent (see graphic above), so why did they flame-out as a 50-win underdog, while Curry abd Kawhi flirt with 70-win juggernauts?

Why did this guy only go 1-4 with kyrie and 2/4 with Kobe/Bosh??.. (edit: Wade.. easy to get them confused)

Why did he fail to make Finals as heavy favorite in 09/10 when weak teams were routinely making it from that conference?

Why did this guy miss playoffs with the East all-star center in 05', or Ingram in 19'?

Why does this fake goat underachieved his entire career?

You still can’t get over 2016. That’s why this is a goat achievement

[3ball]

You still can’t get over 2016. That’s why this is a goat achievement

He should've been favored heading INTO the series and I would expect lebron/kyrie to dominate curry/Klay

His Cavs were originally favored in 2015 so there's no excuse to not flirt with a 70-win juggernaut like Kawhi Curry did

And it would've been cool if you answered why it's better to lose than win.... Why is it better to be a bad team/underdog that needs a comeback than be a winning team that leads in series and wins

Lebron's perennial underdog status proves that he limits team ceiling

[AirBonner]

He should've been favored heading INTO the series and I would expect lebron/kyrie to dominate curry/Klay

His Cavs were originally favored in 2015 so there's no excuse to not flirt with a 70-win juggernaut like Kawhi Curry did

And it would've been cool if you answered why it's better to lose than win.... Why is it better to be a bad team/underdog that needs a comeback than be a winning team that leads in series and wins

Lebron's perennial underdog status proves that he limits team ceiling

Favored?3 allstars vs 1?

[Jordan96]

He should've been favored heading INTO the series and I would expect lebron/kyrie to dominate curry/Klay

His Cavs were originally favored in 2015 so there's no excuse to not flirt with a 70-win juggernaut like Kawhi Curry did

And it would've been cool if you answered why it's better to lose than win.... Why is it better to be a bad team/underdog that needs a comeback than be a winning team that leads in series and wins

Lebron's perennial underdog status proves that he limits team ceiling

He didn’t have another all nba teammate on his roster

He was facing 3 all nba teammates

[LAmbruh]

He didn’t have another all nba teammate on his roster

He was facing 3 all nba teammates

and 4 players that played in the Rio Olympics weeks earlier (Steph dropped out days b4)

[3ball]

He didn’t have another all nba teammate on his roster

He was facing 3 all nba teammates

Cavs.were originally favored when that team came together in 2015 because everyone thinks Lebron/Kyrie would destroy Curry/Klay

Only when lebron/kyrie barely won 50 games and Curry's superior brand won 70 did the Cavs become underdogs and perceived as inferior...

But on the playground, anyone would pick lebron/kyrie over curry/klay, which is why they were originally favored

[Rico2016]

No one ever had their most impactful player suspended mid-Finals

No one ever had a 27 ppg sidekick in the Finals that hit the series-deciding shot

Almost no team was dealing with an MCL that desperately needed rest from their star

And few teams had their center and other players hurt or banged up

I think you ran yourself into a HUGE problem. If Draymond was the Warriors most "impactful" player on the team then guess what baby boi...Yep, you did it to yourself.

PIPPEN was the most impactful player on the Bulls

Why? Because basketball, as you pointed out, IS about more than scoring. We still have to consider defense, right? Rebounding. Passing, and other intangibles. Thanks for admitting Pippen was the most impactful player on the Bulls all along.