re: Why did LBJ change the gameplan?

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At no time in certainly Kobe's career and probably Jordan's could either of those guys scored 44 points and their team not pick up some slack to put the game out of reach before 30 seconds left to go in the game.

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Jordan had 63 points and lost in a deciding game to the Celtics. Which proves no matter how good a superstar plays, it is still a team sport

Are you asking me if Phil Jackson (the GOAT) is a better coach than any Lebron have had? Duh.

Multiple times Lebron has had his pick of the litter. He could literally go to any team in the NBA and they would make room. He could choose his coach and teammates.

Forgive me for not having sympathy or blaming the talent/coach around him with those options.

That's like choosing to go to McDonald's instead of a steakhouse and saying "well it doesn't matter if it's McDonald's, they should have the same quality food as the steakhouse!"

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Are you asking me if Phil Jackson (the GOAT) is a better coach than any Lebron have had? Duh

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So you agree with it then call it an excuse.

Your agenda is rather obvious, fwiw.

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Multiple times Lebron has had his pick of the litter. He could literally go to any team in the NBA and they would make room. He could choose his coach and teammates.

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He did that, won 2 titles, and the haters blast him for it.

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That's like choosing to go to McDonald's instead of a steakhouse and saying "well it doesn't matter if it's McDonald's, they should have the same quality food as the steakhouse!"

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Taking an argument out of context makes your agenda rather obvious fwiw.

Do you really think LeBron needs the greatest coach ever to win championships? No...your complaint is that the coaches aren't good enough. He's had several chances to go play under a GOAT coach, and chose not to.

I've never "blasted" him for winning two championships. Quit bringing things into an argument with me that I've never said.

I'm sorry you can't understand a very simple analogy, but I'll break it down for you:

Lebron can, and has had the opportunity to go to any team in the NBA, therefore playing with whatever players and whoever coaching he wants. Do you agree with that?

He CHOSE to go to Miami and back to Cleveland knowing what coach and what players were there. Good for him winning the championships in Miami, but as soon as the players didn't play up to a level that was acceptable for Lebron fans, it was "he has no help, he's CARRYING the team!"

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Honestly I think he's got alot like Kobe in these last 2 rounds. I think he realizes that the rest of his team is garbage and currently playing like garbage, so he's got to try and do it all by himself. If he doesn't, then he feels the wrath of fans, critics etc... I honestly think when Lebron's teams lose and he gets all the blame, he takes it personal and it bothers him. So for him, he's got to do everything possible that he can do, to drop 40+ and run iso the whole game.

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His team mates played lights out in the Hawks series.

In fact, Irving & Mozgov played exceptional last night. Now everyone else last night I agree, played like doo doo. TT was a rebounding machine but stunk it up offensively.

They will need more from Shumpert and Smith

Yeah it definitely looks bleak for the Cavs right now. With Kyrie seemingly out the next game or possibly even the series, I feel like it's a psychological thing now. The Warriors are like the shark in the water that smells blood and it's gotta be mentally crushing for the Lebron knowing your main go to guy most likely won't be around anymore. Like someone said, if the Cavs pull out this series somehow, Lebron will be deserving of the GOAT recognition. Just my opinion.


Basically, the way I see it is, the Warriors staved off arguably the Cavs best efforts in game 1 by taking them to OT and shutting them out. That just has to be the biggest confidence booster if I'm on the Warriors.