By Allyus Fritz
I maintain that Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all-time. Tuesday night only made that fact incredibly clear. But I’ll get to that later.
The Heat got dumpblasted. Yes, I just created a word, because that’s how bad it was. It was the third largest loss in finals history. The Spurs played fantastic defense and set a record for number of three pointers made in a finals game (16). Many of the threes were wide open. Miami was simply were playing lazy defense, giving San Antonio whatever they wanted. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra didn’t make any adjustments and the Heat could never come back.
The sad thing is that if Mike Miller didn’t go 5-5 from behind the arc then it might REALLY have gotten out of hand.
That’s essentially what happened. Now let’s talk about Lebron.
This conversation needs to end. Now. Right now.
Lebron did not play well. This happens to everyone. You know what he did because of his poor shooting? He passed up multiple open looks so his teammates can shoot. This might seem like the right decision, but it’s not. Kobe Bryant and Jordan, his competition in the never ending “who’s the greatest player ever” conversation, would have shot themselves out of their slump. That’s what great players do. They never give up. Jordan would have never allowed the Bulls to lose by 36 points in the Finals. Absolutely not. Lebron is supposed to be the greatest player in the world. I honestly believe that he is. But he apparently does not match-up with the legends of the past.
I just got done writing about how I think Lebron can put the Heat on his back and dominate opponents. He has shown the ability to be dominant. At the end of the third quarter he went on a run, making a few baskets in a row and making his numbers look semi-acceptable. He did not even perform in the same stratosphere that he should be performing in.
During his post-game interview he seemed saddened by the beating, but he wasn’t angry. He even cracked a smile and laughed with some reporters. He seemed indifferent. Where is your pride? Jordan would have been pissed. The only thing Jordan would have been thinking about is the next time he could get on the court and waste the other team. That’s it.
The Heat are trying to be one the greatest teams of all-time. The big three sat on a stage during their arrogant inauguration, telling the world they would win not four, not five, not six… blah blah etc. championships. There is no way they will accomplish this, especially if they don’t have the amount of pride inside them that it takes not to allow themselves to be humiliated like they were.
Jordan would have never let this happen. Ever.
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