I don't know of anything Lebron could have done to make this team better. He's the reason Love chose to join and definitely is the reason they are here today. Blatt is a shitty coach and no one could have predicted Love and Irving going down late. This was a team that could have easily made this finals much better and it's not been a bad finals even with scrubs. It's not the job of a player to acquire talent. Bird didn't do it and neither did Jordan. They didn't win finals with scrubs either.
Lebron may be an arrogant prick but he's earned his accolades. I don't think he should be the MVP but no one on GS has earned it either yet. Curry with one dominant performance by game 6. Klay one dominant performance. Can we give it to Kerr at this point, maybe?
Edit- Kerr comment is obvious sarcasm but with a team that has so many great options where one can dominate one game and others dominate other games...who do you pick at this point?
MJ, Magic, Bird, hell even Kobe built teams, built cultures, worked to perfect chemistry and teamwork, not only demanded a lot from team mates but also helped them achieve it. The only thing Lebron has ever built is a pedestal for himself.
He built shit all in Cleavland where he pretty much did have the power of acquiring talent and was the man from day one, yet couldn't get shit done. He was basically responsible for the Miami big three situation, and even then, even winning championships, wasn't considered the heart and soul of those teams and people talked about him like he just showed up like a doctor after the rest of the team has prepped the OR (which is great for doctors, but not for team sports).
And now he had all season to help build a winning team. Sure, he posts pictures on Instagram and is amazing on the floor. Behinds the scenes, though? Hell, even on dismal losing teams there were still reports of Kobe going ape shit on those terrible Laker teams trying to help them become the best they can be. I've never, ever, come close to hearing anything about Lebron other than him showing up and because he's always been the best player on the court, simply expecting him to win.
The Cavs could have been building a team, creating chemistry, finding schemes, etc. Instead, the two of the big three go down and nobody is there ready to step up. Hell, Tristan Thompson and Delly are certainly trying, but it looks like here in the playoffs was the first time Lebron had ever even played with those dudes. Mozgof? JR Smith? There is talent and passion and willingness on that team, it's just nobody thought to actually do anything other than let the big three show up, and even that wasn't working great, and then when they started getting injured, oops, the team that's been neglected and treated like extras instead of understudies aren't ready for the big show. Who would have thought!
We say Lebron has simply been cursed with shitty teams. I say he doesn't do much to make teams great other than being great himself and being confused why other players aren't inherently prepared to help Lebron add to his legacy.
