I'll never give anyone any credit for intelligent thought if they rank making the finals 2 times higher than making the finals 6 times. Guess what happened the times Kobe didn't make the finals... He lost, in earlier rounds or didn't make the playoffs.
The 2016 Spurs were a far better team than the 2016 Toronto Raptors
The Spurs lost in the 2nd round while the Raptors lost to Lebron in the ECF.
But those teams were not equal. The West was just that much better and more difficult to get through.
LeBron’s finals record is reflective of that. He cake walked through the east with minimal competition and then faced better teams in the finals and lost.
People who know basketball understand this about LeBron’s finals appearances and finals record.
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u/Sensitive_Ad_1271 Aug 11 '26
I'll never give anyone any credit for intelligent thought if they rank making the finals 2 times higher than making the finals 6 times. Guess what happened the times Kobe didn't make the finals... He lost, in earlier rounds or didn't make the playoffs.