Some of you posters forget Lebron played in the LEASTern conference

[Alex_Murphy]

This guy sums it up why MJ played in a tougher East.

And before you Lebron nut slurpers even think about opening your mouth SHUT UP!

https://youtube.com/shorts/6slNFAr80tI? ... 0az1TrYHUQ

[Robceltsfan]

Kinda like Magic having a super team in the 80's while playing in a Western Conference that was absolute dog shit. AMIRITE???

[thedangerouskitchen]

Objective hoops fans haven't forgotten about James spending 15 years in the EC when it was at its all-time weakest. In fact, that's one of many black-eyes on his resume... the fact that he (and his stacked Super Teams in Miami and Cleveland) had a virtual cakewalk to the Finals every year, much like Magic/Lakers in the WC during the 80's (of course the difference is that Magic actually went 5-4 in the Finals against the tougher EC, while the best LeFraud could do is a dismal 3-9 record going up against the better WC teams in the Finals).

Anyway, now that he's been playing in the tougher WC the past 6 seasons this is all you need to know about LeFraud:

2018-2019: No Playoffs (led Lakers to just 37 wins - lol)
2019-2020: Bubble Championship* (asterisk* season)
2020-2021: First Round Knockout (lost to Devin Booker making first playoff appearance - lolol)
2021-2022: No Playoffs (despite having 5 future HOF teammates around him - beyond embarrassing)
2022-2023: Swept out of the WCF (by Jokic and 11 role-players)

Pretty damn pathetic for a player who "some" are foolishly trying to pass off as the GOAT... and this year may very well see LeFraud finishing as the 9th or 10th seed which TECHNICALLY means a 3rd "non" playoff season in 6 years playing in the Western Conference. But alas, as has been the case throughout his entire career, the league bends over backwards to coddle and pamper LeBaby, and in this case Silver created the play-in a few years ago to give LeFraud the best odds possible to get to the playoffs in a much tougher Conference.

As noted: LeBron is a Fraud.

[xer0]

Lebron James is the most overrated athlete in the history of sports, I literally would stop being a fan if this flopping faggot ever disgraced my team with his presence, there's hundreds of players I'd take over him for my team and have zero regrets. Time has shown is he isn't nearly as good as the league tried so hard to make him into.

[elmouse03]

Kinda like Magic having a super team in the 80's while playing in a Western Conference that was absolute dog shit. AMIRITE???

Or those Celtics superteams from the same decade. Amirite?

[_Vcsgrizzfan_]

Objective hoops fans haven't forgotten about James spending 15 years in the EC when it was at its all-time weakest. In fact, that's one of many black-eyes on his resume... the fact that he (and his stacked Super Teams in Miami and Cleveland) had a virtual cakewalk to the Finals every year, much like Magic/Lakers in the WC during the 80's (of course the difference is that Magic actually went 5-4 in the Finals against the tougher EC, while the best LeFraud could do is a dismal 3-9 record going up against the better WC teams in the Finals).

Anyway, now that he's been playing in the tougher WC the past 6 seasons this is all you need to know about LeFraud:

2018-2019: No Playoffs (led Lakers to just 37 wins - lol)
2019-2020: Bubble Championship* (asterisk* season)
2020-2021: First Round Knockout (lost to Devin Booker making first playoff appearance - lolol)
2021-2022: No Playoffs (despite having 5 future HOF teammates around him - beyond embarrassing)
2022-2023: Swept out of the WCF (by Jokic and 11 role-players)

Pretty damn pathetic for a player who "some" are foolishly trying to pass off as the GOAT... and this year may very well see LeFraud finishing as the 9th or 10th seed which TECHNICALLY means a 3rd "non" playoff season in 6 years playing in the Western Conference. But alas, as has been the case throughout his entire career, the league bends over backwards to coddle and pamper LeBaby, and in this case Silver created the play-in a few years ago to give LeFraud the best odds possible to get to the playoffs in a much tougher Conference.

As noted: LeBron is a Fraud.

Your pure hatred of LeBron (actually, more your protectiveness of MJ which leads to your hatred of anyone compared to him) comes through bright and shiny again.

A little context to your assertions.

2018-2019: When LeBron played, the Lakers were 28-27. When he didn't play, they were 9-18. Pretty meaningful impact.
2020. Nothing asterisk about it. They won the title in pretty dominating fashion. Everyone had the same conditions.
2021. Sure, lost to the Suns, but that team went to the Finals. They weren't chopped liver. When LeBron played that season, they were 30-15. When he was injured, they were 12-15.
2022. Five future HOFers? Well, without LeBron playing, those 5 future HOFers had a combined record of 8-18 that season. The moniker future HOFers needs context. Just throwing it out there like Melo, Howard and Rondo weren't on their absolute last legs is a little biased, don't you think?
2023: They lost to the eventual champions. They beat 2 higher seeds to make the conference final. Again, they also had a better record when LeBron played than when he didn't. See how much different you can make the narrative sound?

[Kingcarl24]

Some may say the bubble championship was harder to win given the circumstances.

[Titan18]

Lebron James is the most overrated athlete in the history of sports, I literally would stop being a fan if this flopping faggot ever disgraced my team with his presence, there's hundreds of players I'd take over him for my team and have zero regrets. Time has shown is he isn't nearly as good as the league tried so hard to make him into.

Zero lies detected. Powerful posts.

[_Vcsgrizzfan_]

Some may say the bubble championship was harder to win given the circumstances.

To me, it's neutral, one way or the other. You can quibble about home court advantage I suppose, but the Lakers were the number 1 seed in the West and had a better record than Boston in the east, so that didn't factor into anything. You can only play in the circumstances presented. They did, and they won.

[thedangerouskitchen]

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[PhutureDynasty]

"LeBron played in a weak Eastern Conference."

"Jordan played in a diluted league."

"Russell played against 5'9" white insurance salesmen."

"Kareem only won once without Magic and it was pre-merger."

Am I missing any of the GOAT criticism karaoke?

[Da Stars.]

As much as i don't like LeBron. These anti LeBron topics are now just getting boring. Keep right on having this pillow fight. Not one opinion on this topic is going to change.

[elmouse03]

"LeBron played in a weak Eastern Conference."

"Jordan played in a diluted league."

"Russell played against 5'9" white insurance salesmen."

"Kareem only won once without Magic and it was pre-merger."

Am I missing any of the GOAT criticism karaoke?

Embiid vs the injury list is a good one also.

[PhutureDynasty]

"LeBron played in a weak Eastern Conference."

"Jordan played in a diluted league."

"Russell played against 5'9" white insurance salesmen."

"Kareem only won once without Magic and it was pre-merger."

Am I missing any of the GOAT criticism karaoke?

Embiid vs the injury list is a good one also.

Embiid ain't a GOAT...

Yet.

[Havlicekstealsit]

"LeBron played in a weak Eastern Conference."

"Jordan played in a diluted league."

"Russell played against 5'9" white insurance salesmen."

"Kareem only won once without Magic and it was pre-merger."

Am I missing any of the GOAT criticism karaoke?

Magic got HIV? Bird had stacked teams? Wilt was a quitter? Shaq was fat. Kobe was rapey.

[elmouse03]

"LeBron played in a weak Eastern Conference."

"Jordan played in a diluted league."

"Russell played against 5'9" white insurance salesmen."

"Kareem only won once without Magic and it was pre-merger."

Am I missing any of the GOAT criticism karaoke?

Embiid vs the injury list is a good one also.

Embiid ain't a GOAT...

Yet.

Joel and his Medical Bill is his new nickname

[Havlicekstealsit]

Joel Em-pire Blue Cross & Blue Shield Insurance

[thedangerouskitchen]

Objective hoops fans haven't forgotten about James spending 15 years in the EC when it was at its all-time weakest. In fact, that's one of many black-eyes on his resume... the fact that he (and his stacked Super Teams in Miami and Cleveland) had a virtual cakewalk to the Finals every year, much like Magic/Lakers in the WC during the 80's (of course the difference is that Magic actually went 5-4 in the Finals against the tougher EC, while the best LeFraud could do is a dismal 3-9 record going up against the better WC teams in the Finals).

Anyway, now that he's been playing in the tougher WC the past 6 seasons this is all you need to know about LeFraud:

2018-2019: No Playoffs (led Lakers to just 37 wins - lol)
2019-2020: Bubble Championship* (asterisk* season)
2020-2021: First Round Knockout (lost to Devin Booker making first playoff appearance - lolol)
2021-2022: No Playoffs (despite having 5 future HOF teammates around him - beyond embarrassing)
2022-2023: Swept out of the WCF (by Jokic and 11 role-players)

Pretty damn pathetic for a player who "some" are foolishly trying to pass off as the GOAT... and this year may very well see LeFraud finishing as the 9th or 10th seed which TECHNICALLY means a 3rd "non" playoff season in 6 years playing in the Western Conference. But alas, as has been the case throughout his entire career, the league bends over backwards to coddle and pamper LeBaby, and in this case Silver created the play-in a few years ago to give LeFraud the best odds possible to get to the playoffs in a much tougher Conference.

As noted: LeBron is a Fraud.

Your pure hatred of LeBron (actually, more your protectiveness of MJ which leads to your hatred of anyone compared to him) comes through bright and shiny again.

A little context to your assertions.

2018-2019: When LeBron played, the Lakers were 28-27. When he didn't play, they were 9-18. Pretty meaningful impact.
2020. Nothing asterisk about it. They won the title in pretty dominating fashion. Everyone had the same conditions.
2021. Sure, lost to the Suns, but that team went to the Finals. They weren't chopped liver. When LeBron played that season, they were 30-15. When he was injured, they were 12-15.
2022. Five future HOFers? Well, without LeBron playing, those 5 future HOFers had a combined record of 8-18 that season. The moniker future HOFers needs context. Just throwing it out there like Melo, Howard and Rondo weren't on their absolute last legs is a little biased, don't you think?
2023: They lost to the eventual champions. They beat 2 higher seeds to make the conference final. Again, they also had a better record when LeBron played than when he didn't. See how much different you can make the narrative sound?

2019: Injuries are NO excuse (as you yourself have noted MANY times over the years), plus a 28-27 record still wouldn't have been good enough for the playoffs.
2020: Playing games in empty stadiums = an absolute *asterisk* season no matter how you try and spin it.
2021: LeBron lost to a virtual nobody (at the time) in the first round with PRIME Anthony Davis. 'Nuff said.
2022: Davis, Westbrook, Melo, Howard and Rondo = no playoffs. Inexcusable.
2023: LeBron (with prime future HOFER Davis, and All-Star caliber Russell) got swept by Jokic and 11 role-players. Again, 'nuff said.

Those are facts no matter how you try and spin it... since moving to the WC LeBron has 2 lottery's, 1 first-round exit, one embarrassing Sweep and 1 *asterisk* Championship in 5 years.

Certainly a far, faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar cry from the success he had playing 15 years in the East (when it was the weakest its ever been).

[PhutureDynasty]

Phuck Elmouse and Havs.

[elmouse03]

Phuck Elmouse and Havs.

You gonna get on Joel's insurance plan?