Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals?

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Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#1 » by MikeJax » Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:52 pm

Does anyone remember lebron breaking down looking for fights with Klay and others in game 6??
I saw that in his mind he lost another finals, and dude looked violent i thought, had no place for
that situation (finals) or bball . Looked strange to me. He was looking to be ejected honestly.

Now this is only for the people (adults) who watched and remember those games..

It's weird Richard Jefferson never talked about this but i saw a man possessed in
those finals as far as defense, boxing out, physicality, controlling the tempo on offense
and most of all... vocally, could hear him from my tv screen almost,
**** i remember watching him literally put fire in all the roleplayers butts making them
actually believe.

Guess what happened in the second half of gamle 6 if i remember correctly (i did not want lefraud
and his team to win)??

Cavs roleplayers like Thompson started bullying the warriors on both sides and MENTALLY.

Lebron had no idea and was about to lose it again until he saw his teammates stunting on
those psychically weak players without going for ejections and such and then draymond
got suspended LOL. (dray couldn't see the big picture, was backing down and his team lacked
actual physicality)

but Cavs fans should thank the roleplayers,, RJ and Kyrie's god given talents.

Now if anybody says i'm wrong i will watch it again

(felt the same about Rondo in 2020 but that's for another time)
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#2 » by BlzMwt » Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:56 pm

I'm sure Jefferson's leadership played a role but it's difficult to measure amongst the other variables.

Something easier to note is the statistical dominance of Lebron/Kyrie, drama of the technicals/suspensions, highlights and the overall storyline of Cleveland's first title.
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#3 » by badpotato » Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:00 pm

Cmon, yes- Cavs pulled an upset as a team but this series is the crown jewel in LeBron's GOAT argument - his preformance in this finals was unreal, he was not lost at all.

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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#4 » by MikeJax » Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:55 pm

badpotato wrote:Cmon, yes- Cavs pulled an upset as a team but this series is the crown jewel in LeBron's GOAT argument - his preformance in this finals was unreal, he was not lost at all.



I know he talks alot but this is about how he looked while they were losing. What TRULY happened during games that we SAW.

I know one of his stans will post his STATS :lol: Calm down
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#5 » by throwd » Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:58 pm

RJ is loved in Cleveland, he absolutely is given some credit, he came up with some great plays in the playoffs

Outside of Cleveland I am not sure
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#6 » by DonaldSanders » Fri Jan 10, 2025 9:00 pm

Clearly the adults know that:

RJ > LeBron
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Post#7 » by MikeJax » Fri Jan 10, 2025 9:01 pm

DonaldSanders wrote:Clearly the adults know that:

RJ > LeBron

okay
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#8 » by tsherkin » Fri Jan 10, 2025 9:18 pm

MikeJax wrote:I know he talks alot but this is about how he looked while they were losing. What TRULY happened during games that we SAW.

I know one of his stans will post his STATS :lol: Calm down


No one cares.

He was dominant. They won. End of story.
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#9 » by cgf » Fri Jan 10, 2025 9:55 pm

Because it's RJ. Have you heard him open his mouth? Whatever the opposite of charisma is, that man oozes it :lol:
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Post#10 » by Bobbymcgee » Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:09 pm

Okay RJ
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Post#11 » by Cavsfansince84 » Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:12 pm

op should start an online petition to have LeBron's 16&20 fmvps taken and awarded to RJ and Rondo retroactively.
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Post#12 » by Ssj16 » Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:01 pm

Cavsfansince84 wrote:op should start an online petition to have LeBron's 16&20 fmvps taken and awarded to RJ and Rondo retroactively.


He can also enlist the same people who created the D Wade statue to build RJs statue outside of the Cav arena.
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#13 » by MikeJax » Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:44 pm

Ssj16 wrote:
Cavsfansince84 wrote:op should start an online petition to have LeBron's 16&20 fmvps taken and awarded to RJ and Rondo retroactively.


He can also enlist the same people who created the D Wade statue to build RJs statue outside of the Cav arena.


You can also pretend to be a raptors fan as a bron stan.


Btw who tf writes "lebronto" on their shoes for beating them with superteams in the east?
Never seen Kobe write 81 or 2013 comeback on his shoes facing the raptors or whatever.
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Post#14 » by Tracymcgoaty » Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:59 pm

This is legit one of the dumbest things i've ever read.
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#15 » by Iwasawitness » Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:03 am

MikeJax wrote:
Ssj16 wrote:
Cavsfansince84 wrote:op should start an online petition to have LeBron's 16&20 fmvps taken and awarded to RJ and Rondo retroactively.


He can also enlist the same people who created the D Wade statue to build RJs statue outside of the Cav arena.


You can also pretend to be a raptors fan as a bron stan.


Btw who tf writes "lebronto" on their shoes for beating them with superteams in the east?
Never seen Kobe write 81 or 2013 comeback on his shoes facing the raptors or whatever.


I wasn’t aware that the 2018 Cavs were a super team.

This is news to me.
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#16 » by NyKnicks1714 » Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:03 am

MikeJax wrote:Does anyone remember lebron breaking down looking for fights with Klay and others in game 6??
I saw that in his mind he lost another finals, and dude looked violent i thought, had no place for
that situation (finals) or bball . Looked strange to me. He was looking to be ejected honestly.

Now this is only for the people (adults) who watched and remember those games..

It's weird Richard Jefferson never talked about this but i saw a man possessed in
those finals as far as defense, boxing out, physicality, controlling the tempo on offense
and most of all... vocally, could hear him from my tv screen almost,
**** i remember watching him literally put fire in all the roleplayers butts making them
actually believe.

Guess what happened in the second half of gamle 6 if i remember correctly (i did not want lefraud
and his team to win)??

Cavs roleplayers like Thompson started bullying the warriors on both sides and MENTALLY.

Lebron had no idea and was about to lose it again until he saw his teammates stunting on
those psychically weak players without going for ejections and such and then draymond
got suspended LOL. (dray couldn't see the big picture, was backing down and his team lacked
actual physicality)

but Cavs fans should thank the roleplayers,, RJ and Kyrie's god given talents.

Now if anybody says i'm wrong i will watch it again

(felt the same about Rondo in 2020 but that's for another time)


This game 6?

Image

The one where Cleveland was in control the whole time and LeBron had 41-11-8? Is it possible you fell asleep early on in the game and dreamt your own game?
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#17 » by picc » Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:12 am

To what end?

And I mean that honestly. Let's just say RJ's leadership was crucial to the Cavs winning.

Then what? All the Richard Jefferson dialogue and all-time ranking threads are changed forever?
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Post#18 » by The Master » Sat Jan 11, 2025 1:16 am

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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#19 » by Iwasawitness » Sat Jan 11, 2025 2:06 pm

NyKnicks1714 wrote:
MikeJax wrote:Does anyone remember lebron breaking down looking for fights with Klay and others in game 6??
I saw that in his mind he lost another finals, and dude looked violent i thought, had no place for
that situation (finals) or bball . Looked strange to me. He was looking to be ejected honestly.

Now this is only for the people (adults) who watched and remember those games..

It's weird Richard Jefferson never talked about this but i saw a man possessed in
those finals as far as defense, boxing out, physicality, controlling the tempo on offense
and most of all... vocally, could hear him from my tv screen almost,
**** i remember watching him literally put fire in all the roleplayers butts making them
actually believe.

Guess what happened in the second half of gamle 6 if i remember correctly (i did not want lefraud
and his team to win)??

Cavs roleplayers like Thompson started bullying the warriors on both sides and MENTALLY.

Lebron had no idea and was about to lose it again until he saw his teammates stunting on
those psychically weak players without going for ejections and such and then draymond
got suspended LOL. (dray couldn't see the big picture, was backing down and his team lacked
actual physicality)

but Cavs fans should thank the roleplayers,, RJ and Kyrie's god given talents.

Now if anybody says i'm wrong i will watch it again

(felt the same about Rondo in 2020 but that's for another time)


This game 6?

Image

The one where Cleveland was in control the whole time and LeBron had 41-11-8? Is it possible you fell asleep early on in the game and dreamt your own game?


I don’t think this guy put any thought into this thread at all. In fact I’m pretty sure the RJ stuff is completely made up.
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Re: Why doesn't RJ get credit for his leadership in the 16 finals? 

Post#20 » by makubesu » Sat Jan 11, 2025 2:17 pm

RJ was really good in that series and the announcers weren’t shy about showing him love over it.

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