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    Question for you stat heads- Lebron James

    Besides Lebron James, which Elite players in NBA history have lost 3x in the NBA finals? The only name that comes to mind is Karl Malone (97,98,04). Anyone else?

    This isn't a hate thread, just wondering. I'm sure there's been a handful or more.

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    Kareem lost 4......... but won 6!

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    I cannot think of any..Lebron gets there which is an amazing feat in itself

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    Dr.J lost 3 times in the finals also.

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    Magic Johnson. 5 - 4 in the finals

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    Jerry West lost 8 times in the finals

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    Elgin Baylor lost 8 times in the finals

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    Wilt Chamberlain lost 5 times in the finals

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    Michael Jordan lost a couple quartersin the Finals

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    If i was King James and he was me we would end up back in Cleveland sandwiching Miami. He could easily win other championship in Cleveland.

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    Quote Originally Posted by currentsports101 View Post
    If i was King James and he was me we would end up back in Cleveland sandwiching Miami. He could easily win other championship in Cleveland.
    lolz.. its obvious he has to have a handful of allstars on the team in order for them to win... he also needs a coach that he will respect and listen to

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    Quote Originally Posted by cane View Post
    Wilt Chamberlain lost 5 times in the finals
    At least. I thought more than that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cane View Post
    Jerry West lost 8 times in the finals
    That's mainly because Bill Russell has won 11 times in the finals.

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    Until, you just start watching basketball in 2000 guy? Unreal you've never heard of West or Chamberlain.

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    you just got owned with

    magic 4 losses
    wilt with 5 losses
    west with 8 losses
    kareem with 4 losses
    dr j with 4 losses

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    Quote Originally Posted by greenhippo View Post
    Until, you just start watching basketball in 2000 guy? Unreal you've never heard of West or Chamberlain.
    Close, I started watching basketball in 1998 but at 8 years old you can't expect much. I never got a chance to watch any of the players listed play. Of course I've heard of them but NBAtv doesn't plaster how many finals loses the greats have/had.

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    Quote Originally Posted by homie1975 View Post
    you just got owned with

    magic 4 losses
    wilt with 5 losses
    west with 8 losses
    kareem with 4 losses
    dr j with 4 losses
    how did I get owned. I asked a question and it was answered. I said in the original post that I was sure there was a handful or more. Grow up.

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    U asked in a rhetorical tone as if Lebron led the pack of nba stars in history with 3 losses in the finals but now u see that was wrong wrong wrong

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    Quote Originally Posted by homie1975 View Post
    U asked in a rhetorical tone as if Lebron led the pack of nba stars in history with 3 losses in the finals but now u see that was wrong wrong wrong
    Very impressive. You can tell the tone of a question on the intronet???

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    Quote Originally Posted by meader99 View Post
    Very impressive. You can tell the tone of a question on the intronet???
    I know, my tone was sooooo condescending because not only did I mention that the question wasn't a dig but I even gave an example of someone who did lose 3 times in the finals. I had no clue how sarcastic my question was phrased even as I typed it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UntilTheNDofTimE View Post
    Besides Lebron James, which Elite players in NBA history have lost 3x in the NBA finals? The only name that comes to mind is Karl Malone (97,98,04). Anyone else?

    This isn't a hate thread, just wondering. I'm sure there's been a handful or more.


    Perhaps had you not said this I could see where he was coming from....but that last statement makes it pretty clear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by homie1975 View Post
    U asked in a rhetorical tone as if Lebron led the pack of nba stars in history with 3 losses in the finals but now u see that was wrong wrong wrong
    I think he said that because 99% of the threads about Lebron are in fact hate threads. And considering that he said "I'm sure there's been a handful or more." is basically saying that he knows that Lebron wasn't alone.

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    Don't forget this is SBR; attack, attack, attack! Most people understood the premise of the thread, at least I think. For all the haters though there's a good list of great players whom he hasn't even matched yet. I'd like to see them start discussing how terrible and gutless Magic or Wilt was because they lost a finals.

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    Sorry I reread and yes u were asking in earnest not hating. As another poster mentioned there so many hate threads that I assumed u were hating too. My bad
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