coastalmarker99 wrote:If he loses this series even without Booker his legacy takes a massive hit.
coastalmarker99 wrote:We should expect him to beat a 36 win team while being a huge favourite.
CP3 gets more excuses for his failures in the playoffs than any other player in NBA history.
And that's a fact
A loss to the pels would be a final stamp on his career of choking.
He is great at front running in the playoffs as seen in game 1 of this series.
But as soon as his teams really need him to step up he disappears.
Case in point game 4 of the 2021 finals in which he as usual completely **** the bed under pressure.
As if he had even played an average game the suns go up 3 games to 1 and he most likely has a ring.
Aren't these angles mutually incompatible.
If "as soon as his teams really need him to step up he disappears", it is "usual [that he] completely **** the bed under pressure" and in reality needs "excuses" for his poor play, why would a continuation of a career long pattern at age 36, year 17, where his status is nowhere near his apex (people can reasonably differ but for instance I don't see many putting him in the top 10 this season and his status regarding best player within his own team is debated) in a first round series lead to a massive downgrade. I can't see any reason why that would give a guy's legacy a massive hit, surely it would be entirely in line with expectations.
The best case for a massive move would be a massive rise. But even that wouldn't stand up too well internally, because that would presumably require this one instance to lead to a revision in perceptions of a [perceived] career long pattern.
