LeBron James: Out of his league

[Flystripper]

and has been the second best player in the league for the last decade or so,

[Surfah]

He thinks Duncan is the best.

[Coach McGuirk]

Everyone has an accelerated opinion of where he should be because his status in the game relative to his age is almost unprecedented. At 22 he single-handedly led his team to the NBA finals,

has there ever been a year where either conference was worse than the east when Lebron was in the finals?

[Surfah]

has there ever been a year where either conference was worse than the east when Lebron was in the finals?

No.

And Magic was an NBA Finals MVP at the age of 21.

[MarkGrace]

And Magic was an NBA Finals MVP at the age of 21.

If Bron was playing with one of the three greatest centers ever and the NBA's all-time leading scorer still at the height of his game, I'm sure things would look a little different for him now. But Big Z was pretty stellar in that Finals run, so I'm not sure how much Jabbar actually had on him.

[MarkGrace]

has there ever been a year where either conference was worse than the east when Lebron was in the finals?

Does it matter? The only point I was making was that the expectations increased because he went so far so young.

[MarkGrace]

He thinks Duncan is the best.

To put it in terms you like, 4 rings >>>>>> 1 ring.

[FN Phat]

If Bron was playing with one of the three greatest centers ever and the NBA's all-time leading scorer still at the height of his game, I'm sure things would look a little different for him now. But Big Z was pretty stellar in that Finals run, so I'm not sure how much Jabbar actually had on him.

He is playing with arguably a top 5 center of all time (albeit not in his prime) and couldn't make it to the Eastern Conference championship.

[FN Phat]

To put it in terms you like, 4 rings >>>>>> 1 ring.

Damn.

[MarkGrace]

He is playing with arguably a top 5 center of all time (albeit not in his prime) and couldn't make it to the Eastern Conference championship.

lol. Not in his prime? Ya think?!

I wonder what would happen if Jabbar came out of retirement to play for the Cavs? Then he'd be playing with two top 5 centers of all time and couldn't get to the conference finals.

[MarkGrace]

Damn.

Are you a Lakers fan or other? I need to know what I'm dealing with here.

[Surfah]

If Bron was playing with one of the three greatest centers ever and the NBA's all-time leading scorer still at the height of his game, I'm sure things would look a little different for him now. But Big Z was pretty stellar in that Finals run, so I'm not sure how much Jabbar actually had on him.

Jabbar went down in game 5. A rookie PG stepped into the all-time leading scorers shoes and started game 6 at center and had arguably the best Finals game ever.

[Flystripper]

To put it in terms you like, 4 rings >>>>>> 1 ring.

4 rings = 4 rings

[Flystripper]

Jabbar went down in game 5. A rookie PG stepped into the all-time leading scorers shoes and started game 6 at center and had arguably the best Finals game ever.

I think the expectations of magic were pretty damn high after that performance.

[FN Phat]

Are you a Lakers fan or other? I need to know what I'm dealing with here.

I am a fan of any team that is playing the Lakers.