Most young superstars cant even make the playoffs early (Kyrie, Booker, Love to name a few) and then we have some who finally get there and get demolished (MJ, Melo, CP3, AD, Hakeem, etc). But LeBron set the bar so high as a young star because he was able to add wins to an otherwise god awful team.
Look at it this way, at age 22 LeBron went to the Finals with Boobie Gibson and Ira Newbie and ended that year with a playoff record of 12-8 (60%)
Jordan, at age 23 had a playfoff record of 1-9 (10%)
We dont really make fun of CP3 for being out in 1st round 5 times in his first 9 playoff appearances the same way we don't make fun of Hakeem for his many, many first round exits because they are not on LeBron's tier.
Should we stop making fun of MJ for his 1-9 since he too is not on the same tier of LeBron and should be obviously held to a CP3/Anthony Davis type of standard instead?
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03-29-2019, 03:59 PM #1Banned
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Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
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03-29-2019, 04:20 PM #2Good college starter
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
no matter how much you fcking idiots try, no matter how many goofball stats you spend looking up in your ghetto library 8 hours a day...
he's never gonna come close and this ENTIRE forum shitting on your ish illuminati dork squad ( manny98, you, dray n klay bla bla etc. etc. ) is proof of it
I await this same post, with different numbers, with different excuses tomorrow around this same time
carry on
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03-29-2019, 04:21 PM #3Great college starter
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
This is currently LeBrons 3rd year missing the playoffs. Let that sink in
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03-29-2019, 04:23 PM #4Banned
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
Originally Posted by paksat
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03-29-2019, 04:24 PM #5Banned
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18, 29, and 34 (with an injury) is the best you have for me? Originally Posted by LostCause
Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
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03-29-2019, 04:24 PM #6Banned
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Originally Posted by SpaceJam2
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03-29-2019, 04:25 PM #7Banned
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
Originally Posted by SpaceJam2
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03-29-2019, 04:31 PM #8Great college starter
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
Hit me up when LeBron finds a way to get back into the playoffs instead of watching from home. Originally Posted by SpaceJam2
The other guy was winning championships at 34. Not watching the whole thing
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03-29-2019, 04:34 PM #9Banned
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If LeBron took 2 years off to rest you don't think he'd be destroying right now? Jordan never even made it to 4 straight Finals while LeBron made it to 8. Does that mean anything at all to you? Originally Posted by LostCause
Hit me up when LeBron finds a way to get back into the playoffs instead of watching from home.
The other guy was winning championships at 34. Not watching the whole thing
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03-29-2019, 04:37 PM #10Great college starter
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
Looking for sympathy points? Originally Posted by Rico2016
If LeBron took 2 years off to rest you don't think he'd be destroying right now? Jordan never even made it to 4 straight Finals while LeBron made it to 8. Does that mean anything at all to you?
8 straight Finals, then switches conferences and IMMEDIATELY misses the playoffs That in itself says quite a lot
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03-29-2019, 04:40 PM #11Banned
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Yeah you completely side stepped his question tho. Originally Posted by LostCause
Looking for sympathy points?
8 straight Finals, then switches conferences and IMMEDIATELY misses the playoffs That in itself says quite a lot
Did MJ benefit from taking 2 years off to rest? The guy only made 3 Finals in a row at the most while Bron did 8. That alone is tiresome
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03-29-2019, 04:53 PM #12Great college starter
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
Originally Posted by SpaceJam2
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03-30-2019, 06:41 PM #13Banned
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Is this fair for Zion?
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03-30-2019, 07:12 PM #14NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
How dare you sully the name of Boobie Gibson, who carried the Cavs to the Finals in game 6.
31 points, on 7 for 9 shooting, and 5 for 5 from three. One of the great carry games of all time.
https://youtu.be/PG58oZyw538
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03-30-2019, 07:20 PM #15Banned
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Re: Did LeBron set the bar too high? MJ cant shake 1-9 because of LBJ?
Did LeBron set the bar too high? A Finals appearance and 12-8 playoff run at age 22.
Is this why MJ cant seem to shake his 23 year old 1-9 because start?
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