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    Default Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Kobe did it with one.

    Kawhi arguably did it with none.

    Dirk did it with none.

    Curry did it with one.

    Hakeem did it with zero and then one.

    MJ did it with one.

    Bird did it with one.

    Etc.

    Real all time greats can win titles with zero or one star next to them.

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Because LeBron is just not that good.

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    2016 NBA Finals: Kevin Love - 9/7 on 36% shooting
    2013 NBA Finals: Chris Bosh - 12/9 on 46% shooting

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    then there wouldn't be rivalries between players

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    He gets exposed even worse with just 1 star

    2004 - missed playoffs with Carlos Boozer and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2005 - missed playoffs with Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2007 - swept with Larry Hughes and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2009 - lost with Mo Williams and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2010 - lost with Mo Williams, Shaquille O'Neal, Antwan Jamison and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2015 - swept with Kevin Love

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Quote Originally Posted by 1987_Lakers
    2016 NBA Finals: Kevin Love - 9/7 on 36% shooting
    2013 NBA Finals: Chris Bosh - 12/9 on 46% shooting
    Due to Bran ball.

    He needs third stars for a security blanket for his fragile mentality.

    Bosh is one of the greatest pick and roll defending bigs ever.

    Way to marginalize them; par for course for a Bransvestite.

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    0 All-Stars in 2016

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Quote Originally Posted by bullettooth
    Because LeBron is just not that good.
    Basically. I mean he

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    [QUOTE=SamuraiSWISH]Basically. I mean he

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    You need more stars to compensate for Lebron ball. Lebron ball doesn't scale up the way you would imagine when you add more talent, because the talent has to sacrifice their style of play to play in the Lebron system. So one has to stack the deck.

    For example, on paper Lebron + Wade + Bosh = a talent level of 77 win per season and not one or two, but eight titles in a row. But in practice the other superstars don't get to play at their full potential. You're only getting a fraction of their talent.

    It doesn't scale properly.

    It also helps playing in a very weak East. It gives the Lebron led teams with multiple stars get to the Finals and be put in a position of getting a couple of lucky bounces here and there, and escape with a couple extra rings.

    Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, but you can't always depend on luck to win every year. And that perfectly sums up the result of Lebron ball + multiple stars.

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Quote Originally Posted by jstern
    You need more stars to compensate for Lebron ball. Lebron ball doesn't scale up the way you would imagine when you add more talent, because the talent has to sacrifice their style of play to play in the Lebron system. So one has to stack the deck.

    For example, on paper Lebron + Wade + Bosh = a talent level of 77 win per season and not one or two, but eight titles in a row. But in practice the other superstars don't get to play at their full potential. You're only getting a fraction of their talent.

    It doesn't scale properly.

    It also helps playing in a very weak East. It gives the Lebron led teams with multiple stars get to the Finals and be put in a position of getting a couple of lucky bounces here and there, and escape with a couple extra rings.

    Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, but you can't always depend on luck to win every year. And that perfectly sums up the result of Lebron ball + multiple stars.

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Is Kevin Love really a

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Quote Originally Posted by stalkerforlife
    Due to Bran ball.

    He needs third stars for a security blanket for his fragile mentality.

    Bosh is one of the greatest pick and roll defending bigs ever.

    Way to marginalize them; par for course for a Bransvestite.
    so they actually didnt have star impact?


    he won with 1 star?

    cool thx


    love in 2016 barely played, bosh didnt play 12 ecsf+ecf

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Quote Originally Posted by CurryOverLebron
    He gets exposed even worse with just 1 star

    2004 - missed playoffs with Carlos Boozer and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2005 - missed playoffs with Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2007 - swept with Larry Hughes and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2009 - lost with Mo Williams and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2010 - lost with Mo Williams, Shaquille O'Neal, Antwan Jamison and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    2015 - swept with Kevin Love
    Swept with K Love? The Cavs won 2 games retard

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    Default Re: Why can't LeBron win without two stars beside him?

    Quote Originally Posted by bullettooth
    Because LeBron is just not that good.
    If he wasn't you would have 0 posts in this place.

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