reclegend22 wrote:
LeBron's obviously a great player, but you can't deny that his playoff performances in recent seasons -- and he did NOT play to the level of competitiveness he should have in the latter part of the Boston series, despite what some of the statistics may say -- have taken away from his definitive place as the game's "best."
Kobe still has an argument, and a damn good one. And, at least for the foreseeable future, it looks like LeBron is going to have to take that position from Kobe's cold dead hands before it's "The King's" for good. Funny thing is, as I've pointed out before, Kevin Durant might snatch it before LeBron ever has the chance (the "definitive best player in the League" that is).
Wait right there, I agree that a lot of this stuff is bullshit, because I care more about the Cavs then I do one player, BUT NOBODY can deny LeBron's previous playoff performances.
This year, he stunk in the Boston series, but last season he had a TREMENDOUS postseason. His stat line in the Orlando series was RIDICULOUS. Something like 38/9/9.
The year before that, he nearly beat the Celtics (who went on to win the title) by himself. He had a great game 7.
2007 was an amazing year. He had the greatest playoff performance of all-time against Detroit. Going for 48 (25 straight points and 29 of the teams final 30 points) in getting the Cavs over the EC hump.
His playoff debut in 2005 saw him grab a triple-double against the Wizards.
