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No doubt that his paths to finals have been easier because he plays in the East. And I'm not trying to compare him to Jordan, although I think maxent's point is important: Jordan's Bulls teams were comparatively stacked - he was always playing alongside one and sometimes more than one future hall of famer for the championship runs.* LeBron was playing with some bullshit after Kyrie went down. There was basically no one else on the team who could score reliably.

I grant that he pooped the bed in 2011, that Jordan was better in the playoffs, etc. But that's all beside the point: The point is that LeBron was BY FAR the most valuable player in this series. Sure Iggy fucked his shit up on D, sure he shot badly from 3 and from the line, sure the advanced stats are not great, but the fact is that no other player had even close to as strong an impact on his team's performance as did LeBron. Again, if you want the MVP to mean "best player on the winning team," then okay. Iggy getting it shows that at least a fair number of media people think that. And Iggy was awesome! He was the MVP for the Warriors without a doubt! But I prefer a literal reading of the term and by that reading I just don't see how it could be anyone but LeBron.

*PS: Off-topic, but for an explanation of just how huge a contributor Dennis Rodman was, please see this fascinating read: http://skepticalsports.com/the-case-for-dennis-rodman-guide/.

And...while I think Bron isa great player for sure...I find his mentality lacking in comparison to guys like Bird, Jordan, Magic, even Kobe. I could provide factual evidence but thats for another post

aw, don't be coy now. i'd like to see this "factual" evidence.

lebron was the most valuable player in the finals. arguing otherwise just means that by "most valuable" you mean "played the best on the team that won."

You're both wrong. Without LeBron, the team that faced GS in the finals is basically a 20-win team and gets annihilated by 30 per game in a sweep. The Cavs SUCKED, they did not have another replacement-level offensive player, but they won two games in the finals, including one on the road, against the best team in recent memory. LeBron's shooting percentage was down because his usage was so high, but their best possible offense was "iso LeBron, then get offensive rebounds." So he went to work.

LeBron dragging this roster to the finals and the brink of an NBA championship after Love and Irving went down is the greatest performance of his career.

Meanwhile, if GS loses Iguodala they probably still win the series.

last night:

- glute raises x 12,12,12

- glute march x 10,10,10

- four-way hip extension x 12,12/side

- shoulder dislocates

- joint circles

- calf stretching

aw come on, they had no chance. they played hard, the only reason it was close as it was is that JR hit some ludicrous shots at the end. GS just outmatched them.

it's a travesty that lebron didn't win MVP, though. iggy was awesome but come on now. without lebron this cleveland team struggles to win 20 games.

in re: the cook hip thrust/lift/whatever, i don't think i logged this but i noticed an asymmetry. left leg felt much more in glute max, right leg more in glute med. something is the matter there.

Seared calf