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Me and a couple of buddies were discussing on lebron james. I was faded and this question popped in my head like a pimple. what if lebon james played in the west conf? Would he have won 2 championships? Hes 2-5 in the finals. The west has been the dominate conference for quite sometime now. There are too many teams in the west that are a threat. Is it possible that lebron mightve not even had 2 championships? 
 
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Its possible you may have blown a man last time you got "faded" .......





 
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If they had to play the Spurs every year he probably wouldn't have 2. Any other team in the west wouldn't have beat those Miami teams. OKC showed that when they couldn't even push it to 6.
 
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Well if u going to make the claim about if lebron played in the west then take into consideration that lebron supporting cast on the west would be substantially better then what he had in Cleveland . those he might have a easier time think about if lebron was put on any of the top west coast teams howc\ could they lose?? lebron on the clippers omfg 
 
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Lively topic of convo. but LeBron must do what he must do. Nothing less than a championship for the eastern conference Cavs will suffice. I pray for him but don't think it's enough. If he is God then he'll show up and if not..............there's a higher power.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by jford0523:

Well if u going to make the claim about if lebron played in the west then take into consideration that lebron supporting cast on the west would be substantially better then what he had in Cleveland . those he might have a easier time think about if lebron was put on any of the top west coast teams howc\ could they lose?? lebron on the clippers omfg 


THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^....it boggles the mind to think that this never occurs to anyone on this site,all they do is complain about how weak his competition in the east is and how he wud struggle to win in the west....well,the reason the west is strong is cos theres a lot of good players spread over a lot of good teams...so,ya know,it kind of stands to reason that lebron wud then be on a very good team with very good players around him.its all relative.and players all wanna play with the guy so he cud have had an even more "super-duper" cast of team-mates than in miami possibly...imagine the dude on the thunder or spurs(not that he wud really fit on that squad) the past 6 years,are you kidding me??dude wud fu.king crush!!!

also,the guy has BEATEN  the best in the west to win his championships so,if placed in the western conference wat on earth makes you think that he cudnt beat the best in the west just to get to the finals and then go on 2 beat sum powder-puff east lightweight??.........makes no sense watsoever....hes already shown he can do it.

oh,and his career numbers are actually BETTER versus west,i already posted them all in another thread.
 
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He only had to be one of the Western teams. Whereas teams in the West would have had to beat 3 to get to the finals.  The team in the finals is not necc. the best team in the West.  Matchups play a huge role.  What was everyone saying about the Spurs this year.  Had they beaten The clippers, they would have beaten Houston for sure, and against GS, who knows.  Point is.  West, all tough series'.  And even if you win, you get worn down, as opposed to playing cupcakes in the east.  
 
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Quote Originally Posted by StanThaCaddy:

If they had to play the Spurs every year he probably wouldn't have 2. Any other team in the west wouldn't have beat those Miami teams. OKC showed that when they couldn't even push it to 6.


so just because 1 west team lost to miami, that means the other ones would of have to? thats quite a statement.  There were a bunch of good to great west teams that year, including the spurs. Lets not presume that just because miami won 1 round vs the west, that they would of won every round in the west.
 
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The Clips beat the Spurs this year (basically the exact championship team from last year)  but then lost to houston who lost to GS so what does that tell you?   It supports my previous argument.  Its extremely tough to go  through the west teams. Just because you (Miami) beat an OKC in the finals doesnt mean they would of gone through the gauntlet of the west. There are tons of great teams in the west and Clips beating spurs proves that. Spurs would of beaten every team in the east this season. Lets be honest here.
 
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*spurs would of beat every team in the east of this season in the playoffs... with love and kyrie hurt.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by jford0523:

Well if u going to make the claim about if lebron played in the west then take into consideration that lebron supporting cast on the west would be substantially better then what he had in Cleveland . those he might have a easier time think about if lebron was put on any of the top west coast teams howc\ could they lose?? lebron on the clippers omfg 


lebron isnt an idiot, he knows playing in the east he has an easier path to getting a ring.  There is a thing called cap room, you cant just throw it out there that well if he played in the west he would have a much better team around him, we dont know that. Clips are cash strapped right now. what teams could afford lbj?   again, look at some of the stacked teams in the west, would he even get to the finals if he played in the west?  kd and westy only made the finals once, there are just so many powerful teams.
 
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If lebron played in the playoffs in the west, there is a chance he might not even get out of the 2nd or wcf. Example. Clippers were 3rd seed, playing spurs in the first, houston in the 2nd and warriors at the wcf. Compared to what clevelands playoff run. The west got it bad.
 
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If lebron played in the playoffs in the west, there is a chance he might not even get out of the 2nd or wcf. Example. Clippers were 3rd seed, playing spurs in the first, houston in the 2nd and warriors at the wcf. Compared to what clevelands playoff run. The west got it bad.
 
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If lebron played in the playoffs in the west, there is a chance he might not even get out of the 2nd or wcf. Example. Clippers were 3rd seed, playing spurs in the first, houston in the 2nd and warriors at the wcf. Compared to what clevelands playoff run. The west got it bad.
 
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If lebron played in the playoffs in the west, there is a chance he might not even get out of the 2nd or wcf. Example. Clippers were 3rd seed, playing spurs in the first, houston in the 2nd and warriors at the wcf. Compared to what clevelands playoff run. The west got it bad.
 
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If lebron played in the playoffs in the west, there is a chance he might not even get out of the 2nd or wcf. Example. Clippers were 3rd seed, playing spurs in the first, houston in the 2nd and warriors at the wcf. Compared to what clevelands playoff run. The west got it bad.
 
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If lebron played in the playoffs in the west, there is a chance he might not even get out of the 2nd or wcf. Example. Clippers were 3rd seed, playing spurs in the first, houston in the 2nd and warriors at the wcf. Compared to what clevelands playoff run. The west got it bad.
 
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Carpinteria, please do not share your past experience about blowing off your dad when you were faded.
 
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Lebron had a problem in the past. He could not get past boston celtics, so he did what he had to do to compete at a higher level. Once boston was not an issue anymore, hes cruising to the finals. The only team that had a slight chance to knock them out was the bulls. Every other team was a joke. 
 
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Lebron had a problem in the past. He could not get past boston celtics, so he did what he had to do to compete at a higher level. Once boston was not an issue anymore, hes cruising to the finals. The only team that had a slight chance to knock them out was the bulls. Every other team was a joke. 
 
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i prefer If lebron played in the playoffs in the west, there is a chance he might not even get out of the 2nd or wcf. 
 
 
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Sorry for the multiple postings. Lebron james won 2-5 rings, if it wasnt for a couple of spurs not getting it done at crunch time at the line, and ray allen, the count would be at 1-5. Also, lebron had home court most advantage in the east, as in the west, its tough to even make the playoffs with a .500 and above record. When miami lost to dallas, that dallas team had to go thru hell just to get to the finals. They played portland which were no scrubs, the defending champs in the 2nd, and finally KD n company in the wcf. 
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