There is no athlete in the history of sports who gets held to their losses and mishaps as much as LeBron James.
That 2009 and 2011 stuff has been held over him despite his 4 Rings thereafter, and all the other stuff that have never been done in the game before.
Its... weird
This is beyond insulting, so allow me to rant...
When Muhammad Ali lost his first match to Joe Frazier in 1971, he was coming off a 3.5 year layoff where he was banned from boxing because of his anti-war stance and religious beliefs. It cost him his prime and lightning-fast speed. Ali then transformed from dancer to tactician and overcame insurmountable odds by beating George Foreman in Zaire.
Ali became the people's champion because he stood up for the little man, defied the odds, and transcended sports. He was beloved in both victory and defeat. And he never lost in his prime.
Whenever LeBron James has lost, it's been a mixed bag:
Yes, he faced superior competition like 07, 15, 17, and 18.
However, he has also lost 3 consecutive playoff series during the prime of his career as a favorite, and despite having home court.
He has lost 5x as a playoff series favorite overall.
He has failed to make the playoffs 3x in his career despite being favored to do so.
Lastly, his teams have failed to reach the over/under pre-season win total 15x in 23 seasons.
Lebron James lost, because he lost. He was never beloved for this. He was crucified.
@LawrenceBailey0@DomesticCSA@DolphinsCricket@SuperSportBlitz@SABC_Sport You are correct about the hierarchy system, but in the middle order, the likelihood would be a Hamza (who by ALL means deserves it), as captain of the A team, and top performer as well, I think he may be higher in the order. I hope you are wrong and gets his chance lol.
Imho both Root and Smith are outliers in test cricket this century. Putting them at 9th and 10th is ridiculous and a scam of the highest order.
They definitely deserve to be in the top 6.
There is no ways players like Sangakkara, Steyn and Muralitharan should be rated over them.
@Malume_J_Rupert@MuloiwaThendo Nope. It's like telling someone to start a fire, using a match, and then they do it, only forr you to say, "I started the fire with a match" cos you told something to do it.
Ultimately, the fire was started by the thing. You just gave instructions. You did nothing in starting it
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Throwing it back to the day Sibonelo Makhanya lit up the 1 Day Cup with his fastest ever 50 against the North West Dragons! ๐ฅ๐
Pure timing with clean striking. ๐
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LeBron's bar is so so high, that staying healthy becomes a big part in beating him, and veeery few, actually, no player has been used that much and still was able to do it over and over and over agin.
It's going to take Wemby playing 75 games a season for at least 15 years lol