Lebron gotta be considered the GOAT now when the Lakers win the title

[dynamic duo]

lebron has been the clear-cut best player in the finals 7 times now and is still the best player in the league in his 17th season and barring injury will end up with 40k/10k/10k. it's not even close, lebron is the goat.

[twyzted]

with 5 losing season in 5 seasons and 1-9 in the playoffs....This is the facts...Everyone need help to win.

Pippen joined the bulls in 87/88 season which was Jordans 4th in the league and they ended with 50-32
So 3 seasons under .500, 1 of those he played 18 games

and 2 others losing season with the wizards.

Pippen was not even close to being a star until his 3rd season. In that time they made ecf semis and ecf finals

[ratul]

Yep, when you repeatedly take out Demar Derozan with two all-stars, you are the GOAT!

[Homer38]

To me. LeBron is just this generations Shaq except with more longevity

Longevity is great for LeBron but many forget how his peak was great...4 MVP in 5 years at one points....

[leolozon]

People who don't want Lebron to be GOAT won't accept that he he could be no matter what. There's a lot of bias at play from people who grew up watching MJ (I grew up watching MJ).

I probably will have them at 1a and 1b not matter if Lebron wins it all another time (I don't think championships are an individual award, I care about how you play).

I just wish people admitted that who they have number 1 is dependant on their own personal take on peak vs longevity. And I wish that people kept the same criteria to rank other players after that. You sometimes see people who think MJ is WAY ahead of Lebron because of a slightly better peak, but then they'll rank a player with better longevity ahead of a player with a slightly better peak.

[_Game7_]

It was 2016 championship for me

[TheWitcher]

Yep, when you repeatedly take out Demar Derozan with two all-stars, you are the GOAT!

You must have PTSD as a Raps fan.

He'd own your team so hard he probably would've done the same with any supporting cast.



LeBronto, never forget....

[ratul]

Yep, when you repeatedly take out Demar Derozan with two all-stars, you are the GOAT!

You must have PTSD as a Raps fan.

He'd own your team so hard he probably would've done the same with any supporting cast.



LeBronto, never forget....

Yep, you kicked the crap out of Demar Derozan. Obvs goatee worthy.

[Brandon_Roy7]

Imagine being called the goat with a ft % like that. Lmao. If you think hes the goat. Thats fine but someone will obviously take over him his goat status soon.

[Buckets22]

He is definitely top 3 if he wins this year(passing Wilt). One more chip and he will pass MJ, Two more - he will pass Kareem.

[Petergrifindor]

He doesn´t need to win this year.

He would need a three peat.

The fact is that MJ is a superior player to Lebron, and there is no way around it.

[Homer38]

Imagine being called the goat with a ft % like that. Lmao. If you think hes the goat. Thats fine but someone will obviously take over him his goat status soon.

Imagine focusing on LeBron's only weak point...It's like focusing on Jordan's 3 point shooting.

[Drou]

He's already the Goat since the Cavs title

[benjamink15]

LeBron might be the GOAT. He’s in the conversation.

His longevity at a high level is unbelievable.

Jordan didn’t win 6 straight chips. We have to hold those **** seasons against him. Including those 2 years he left to go and get some rest playing baseball. Those are incredibly important.

Imagine if LeBron took 2 years off. Would you have any doubt when he came back that he’d beast? Nope. Imagine if the 2 years he took off were the Durant Warriors years. His finals record wouldn’t be as tarnished. Him even going to the finals those years should be seen as an achievement greater than Jordan’s rest seasons.

Not sure why people rag on LeBron for being better than Jordan in MOST of his seasons. Jordan had a higher peak but generally, over the course of the career LeBron has been more successful.

[oldschooled]

Lebron stans have been making this argument even if Lebron loses in the finals lol. If you believe Lebron is the GOAT, then Lebron is the GOAT in your opinion. No need to seek approval from other people.

I'll give it to Lebron for choosing the best possible roster for him as much as possible even in his late prime years.

[trickshot]

Haven't learnt anything from all the epic thread backfires we've had so far this bubble aye?

[Anfernee1]

You mean if, not when

[whitehops]

If you compare MJ’s playoff numbers in 98 where he was 34 years old (32/5/4 on .545 TS%) to lebron’s this postseason where he’s 35 (27/10/9 on .654 TS%) it puts into perspective how impressive lebron’s longevity is.

When you consider how many people assumed lebron’s game would fall off quickly in old age due to his reliance on athleticism, it shows how he’s defied almost every expectation.

[Arrow]

You can tell the haters are so mad right now. "Ofc he won, he got AD!" Ignoring the fact that most of them were on the Blazers/Rockets bandwagon entering the playoffs and also had the Clippers/Bucks winning it all before their respective choke jobs. Some are even throwing jabs at one of their franchise's best players to diminish LeBronto. You just know they're praying to God for divine intervention at this point.

[Sgt Major]

Nope.

But he will have a case for the 2nd best off all time if that happens.