[OldSkoolBasketballParticipant]

http://www.sportspickle.com/opinion/12277/pocket-guide-for-criticizing-lebron-in-any-situation 

[aamir543Participant]

Wow, Skip Bayless must have this as his iphone wallpaper, lol.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

LeBron’s supporters have done an amazing job making it like LeBron "can’t win for losing", but LeBron’s critics aren’t who made him stink it up in the NBA Finals… They aren’t who got on stage and guaranteed multiple championships.

LeBron put a lot of this pressure on himself… Now, it’s time to deliver.

I remember when LeBron used to dance on the sidelines and brag, etc. LeBron’s supporters used to say, "Well beat him and make him shut up." Well, I look at it the same way… IF LeBron wants to stop his critics, then he needs to show up on the biggest stage and deliver… Make them shut up.

[omphalosParticipant]

I had to laugh at the wild card down the bottom haha.

[mookieParticipant]

Indiana basketball…i totally agree with you! I use the exact same argument with everyone.  any criticism toward lebron and people just calssify you as a lebron hater without even reading what is written.  I want to know what  people say about lebron if the heat don’t win this year? We’ve heard every excuse for 8 years now.

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

LeBron is a beast. We want him to be the best and not known as they best player to never win a ring. Leave that award for Elgin Baylor,
Barkley, and Karl Malone.

He is having another great year this year. He deserves the MVP. But, his team is slightly flawed and could still win the title but it might not.
Funny thing is, OKC has the best new Big Three along with some more good core guys. The Thunder might just steal that dynasty from the Heat.

Miami needs to win this year since their window of opportunity might not be as wide open as we once thought.
Look for LeBron to kick butt in the playoffs and will the team as far as they will go. But the guys like Bosh and the rest will have to
step up too. Miami should win the East but a Heat-Thunder Finals will be a toss up.

If they don’t win I think it will be due to a lack of depth and weak play in the middle. Look for the Heat then to go
after Steve Nash and possibly Dwight Howard (by trading Bosh and others) to revamp the Heat.

LeBron is a great player. You can build around him and win a title but it might be tougher than it seems. He is one of the best ever.
A power wing with athleticism who can pass and score and rebound. Shockingly, other greats that fit that description, Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson have one title between them. Another all-time great who is somewhat similar, Dr. J, only has one — thanks in large part to Moses Malone. Sir Charles and Karl Malone are two of the best athletic, dynamic forwards ever and neither one has a ring.

Larry Bird won three titles as a brilliant, all-around forward but he had a pure outside shot and he played with some Hall of Famers on the front line.

Lebron and the Heat are a legit contender this year. If they win the title it will just remind people that LBJ is one of the best ever.
If they come up short LeBron will try again next year after a possible shakeup in Miami.

The real story here is that LeBron James is trying to do what no other Alpha Star small forward has ever done: win more than one title without Hall of Fame big men (McHale and Parish and then Bill Walton too vs. Chris Bosh and scraps).

[Future_Scout board]

" I want to know what people say about lebron if the heat don’t win this year?"

thats what i want to know, in the "what if" thread i posted twice – what if lebron chokes again? 

got tons of negs… i wasn’t trolling. what would happen? maybe skip bayless is right, it would be classified "one of the greatest colossal failures in sports history"

 

[MkadozaParticipant]

 If a player who in all likelihood will finish in the top five in scoring, top 10 in assists, top 30 in rebounding, steals, win three plus mvps while displaying one of the most diverse skillsets of all time is a "colossal failure", than the idea of greatness is a joke. A championship is a team accomplishment. Don’t let his current lack of one blind you from the brilliant talent that we’ve ALL been lucky to watch.

[dede21]

It is much like Shaq he is the best player in the league by far but is so gifted physically that is not enough for some people, winning only means so much in defining you nobody can win by themselves.

[dede21]

 You can take Lebron and 11 guys who are not in the NBA and make the playoffs probably.  Take Kobe and 11 guys not in the NBA you would win like 6 games lol.

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