Number of rings means nothing. Michael Jordan got eliminated in the first round anytime he tried dragging around trash rosters like LeBron has done in Cleveland.
I hate LeBron, but just this year, and only because he broke up a good thing. However, I've always maintained that he's the best player I've ever seen.
People talking about rings are buying into that illogical, jackass sports logic of attributing personal greatness to a team accomplishment. That's patently stupid and I ignore anyone that bandies that around as some kind of justification. No one win a title 1on5.
When I watch LeBron, I see a man who combines the best of Magic and Michael. He makes the right play 90% of the time. He understands the game on such an amazing level. He has such great court vision, and does such a great job of shaping and manipulating opposing defenses that people often ignore. He's facing longer and faster defenders than Jordan ever faced, in more complicated defenses than Jordan ever faced. Yet we want to pretend like LeBron is somehow doing less.
Just take the things LeBron does on the court each game into full consideration, and you'll understand why Jordan got knocked out in the first round when he didn't have an all-star roster, while LeBron often overachieved with inferior talent flanking him.
If you're going to hate him irrationally, at least be man enough to own it. My LeBron hate this season has been completely irrational. I'm honest about that. But if I'm going to legit critique the man, I'm going to note that he faces a much taller order than players in the past, and still manages to perform phenomenally. The man is an amazing basketball machine, and even a hater like myself can appreciate that. PEACE.
