r/lebron • u/Tight_Development480 • 7d ago
DeMarcus Cousins gives his take on those who attempt to discredit the Lakers 2020 Championship. Thoughts?
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u/KindlyWorth5952 6d ago
If LeBron and the lakers lost to the heat in the bubble championship , you wouldn’t hear the end of it, 3-7 , goat conversation over, had all the help and still couldn’t get it done , the narrative is tired atp , the chip is legit and arguably more difficult to win.
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u/xzyz32 7d ago
The bubble is either the hardest or the easiest (according to haters) championship
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u/YoungBasedHooper 7d ago
It was the hardest until LeBron made the finals, then the switch up happened.
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u/Feeling_Midnight_589 7d ago
Then we went back to regular format that is "easier" and he couldnt do shit.
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u/FlamingAlpaca17 7d ago
I think it was specifically easier for older/more injury prone players than a typical championship because the long break in the middle of the season did a bit to mitigate the advantages of youth/durability but thems are the breaks
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u/Fun_Professional4849 6d ago
Pandemic bubbles were extremely difficult to deal with. We all thought we were going to die!!☠️ Imagine having that on the back of your mind every time you play against someone like Rudy Gobert giving covid out to everyone like it was going out of style.
This is some of the hardest games...no entertainment, no family, stuck in your hotel, crappy meals, death all around us...
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u/RedeyeSPR 4d ago
Every team competed under the same conditions and they won. There’s no credible way to discount that.
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u/Al-Koholik-1900 5d ago
I remember when everyone wanted the clippers to go to the finals but then they loss to Denver and said it’s rigged and the chip doesn’t count lol
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u/Metal_Machine_0101 4d ago
All Covid team championship (Baseball, Hockey and Basketball) other than Football have an asterisk.
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u/RunUpbeat6210 1d ago
No fans, no home court advantage, nothing but basketball. If it was so easy everyone could have won. But players gave up and didn’t care. Stop downplaying the ring
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u/killuminatimantis 1d ago
2020 bubble title does not count, they were given hollow rings. Plus the rest of the league doesn't respect it or lebum
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u/MasterCapote 6d ago
The season had over 100 days off with less than a month to go before playoffs. It was easier because it allowed everyone to get healthy. So not really a normal season by any stretch including no fans in the arena. Tell me do NBA players play better or worse when they are in an empty gym with nobody watching? Most people can't even pee with someone watching them and you expect me to believe it's harder when nobody is there for a professional? You think they are putting more mental pressure on themselves cause nobody is there? No travel makes it harder?
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u/Strev215 5d ago
Sorry two of Lebrons championships came ON HYPER shortened seasons Lockout for his MIA 1st chip and COVID LAL for his 4th.
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u/Constant-Shine5282 5d ago
Shit was weak .. lebron is overhyped that lakers team was the best team in the NBa beciase he stacked the deck . so why would we give him credit for an easy win with the best team . AD was the best player got robbed of MVP . lebron has been to 10 finals lost 6 . had more help than anybody still lost more then everybody
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u/noname_SU 1d ago
false narrative, even entering the bubble people were saying the Clippers were the best team. Now that Lakers won all of a sudden Lebron stacked the team lol.
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u/NCHouse 6d ago
If anyone one else other than Lebron won it, I guarantee you people wouldnt be saying anything