I wholeheartedly believe the NBA community took LeBron James going to 8 straight Finals for granted. It takes a monumental effort to get there. The fact that it became routine is mind boggling. To this day he’s the most underrated competitor that’s ever played.
If you think LeBron’s 8-year Laker tenure has been a failure, that means you also believe that Giannis’ 13-year Bucks tenure and Jokic’s 11-year Nuggets tenure have also been failures:
LeBron’s Lakers: 1 CHIP, 1 WCF, 1 FMVP
Giannis’ Bucks: 1 CHIP, 1 WCF, 1 FMVP
Jokic’s Nuggets: 1 CHIP, 1 WCF, 1 FMVP
(via @getnickwright)
Call me old fashioned, but I think the soon to be 2x MVP should drive to the basket with the intent to score instead of driving to the basket with the intent to trick the ref.