If LeBron had 6-9 rings would it improve his Legacy?

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More rings always improves your legacy. He stands at 4 which is a great number. His true legacy is his longevity and durability, dude is one of the rare few to barely ever be hurt and who still plays at a high level 20-something years into an NBA career, that's just crazy. That's why he already has so many records.

Seriously, look at this list. He is top 10 in all of them but 2, both free throw and three point percentages. He has top spot in several of them as well. You can only achieve that by playing for as long as he has.

https://www.nba.com/stats/alltime

PS: I always laugh at the turnovers. I never understood why people ragged on Harden's high turnovers, all dominant ball handlers end up with a high level of turnovers.

 

If Lebron had more rings he would be the undisputed goat since most people look at MJ's 2 3 peats.

However the eras Lebron and MJ are also vastly different Lebron played in the era of super teams and the talent level of the NBA reaching unprecedented highs. Its so much harder to win a ring now. I mean look at Jokic being far and away the most dominant player in the league for the last 7 yrs but only getting to the Finals once. In previous cases these guys reach finals at least. One guy cant warp the league by himself anymore.

 

LeBron James passed Jerry West in most Finals Appearances without a Championship. Your Question cancels itself.

If Michael Jordan or Hakeem Olajuwon had that many Finals Appearances they would've won even more Championships.

 

This must be the longest offseason ever SMH

 

Yes without a doubt 6-9 rings would improve Lebron's legacy.

What you're saying is though, the 'timing' of additional rings in the final career years, would only be 5-15% as impactful as prime years rings. Almost negligible to overall legacy. Because Bron's ironic good play at old age means it brings a 'no excuses" position. Which is an interesting observation.

I think it's just hard to win a ring, even with all the longer dynasties in recent 2 decades. That its a credit if LeBron wins another.

 

How is he going around getting these rings?

Having a BBQ and seeing which stars will congregate at a team of his choosing, which teams will overhaul their roster to win at the behest of his blackmail for 2-3 years before he burns them? Its not a coincidence that basketball as a whole has become more competitive and less about friendship power exactly when lebron's decline and impending retirement have become clearer.

Short answer...no it wouldn't if he goes about it the way he has. Same reason Robert Horry isn't better than him.

Its a pet peeve of mine when people say " Personally I think Jordan is the GOAT"

All dicksucking aside, its an established fact. Jordan doesn't need to prove he's the GOAT to anyone, the burden of evidence is on other people and to date nobody has come close. Lebron is fighting for #2, he was never close to fighting for 1. This was never a conversation. Klutch sports has been paying youtubers to start this discussion as a huge marketing scheme.

 

Those performance enhancing vitamins.

And all those games missed for load management really helped with that!

 

First 15 seasons he only missed 71 games. I basically missed more days of work than him during that time. Lebron was a work horse when he was younger. Last 5 years he definitely has increased to 98 games, so yeah, he started resting then. Still, pretty durable until he got old.

As far as PEDs, whatever he took, it wasn't roids. That will cause you to injure yourself. Maybe HGH? who really knows? All I know is he has had amazing durability.

 

This thread partly illustrates why I am tired of LeBron. The never-ending worship/banter/debate about him bores me to tears.

I just wish he would go away and let the NBA move on. Enough is enough.

 

Can't say I disagree, just recognizing that he is an all time great.

 

I don't deny his greatness. I believe his extreme longevity has pushed him into #1 all time.

But the extreme longevity, over-the-top fawning and constant drone of news about LeBron has made me sick and tired of just hearing the word "LeBron".

 

Extreme longevity isn't and shouldn't be a criteria for the being the GOAT. Its multifactorial

 

Without the longevity he doesn't make it to the top 10 in almost every single all time stat. That's his true superpower. When you look for example at the per game average, Jordan and Wilt stand at the all time leads with 30 points per game. That's incredible that they managed to average over 30 per game for their entire career, particularly for Jordan as the 90's were low scoring, defense first kinda games. What's crazy is that Lebron is also top 10 on that stat, currently at #8 even with his statistical decline the last few years.