Does LeBron James Get Too Much Blame?

by SodaHead Sports Posted 2012/06/13 16:00:00

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Game 1 of the NBA Finals delivered as an exciting affair on Tuesday night. It was indeed a tale of two halves. In the first half, the Miami Heat seemed just a step faster and more poised that the young Oklahoma City Thunder. In the second half, OKC 'Thundered up' and rallied a comeback to win the game by a final score of 105-94. It wasn't so much the Heat played a bad game. They were just outplayed.

But in any loss, someone always has to take the blame and no one seems to take the most blame more than the Heat's LeBron James, who is the reigning league MVP. LeBron led the Heat in scoring with 30 points, while his teammates Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade combined for 29. The Heat's bench didn't give LeBron much help either. That didn't stop '#BlameItOnLeBron' from trending on Twitter though.

Whether it's social media or ESPN's resident debater Skip Bayless, many seem to blame LeBron for his team's losses, especially in the postseason. While he notably didn't step up the in fourth quarter of last year's NBA Finals series against the 2011 champion Dallas Mavericks, he's acknowledged his shortcomings and has played great this postseason. Besides, isn't basketball a team game?

Does LeBron James Get Too Much Blame

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BigKwell 2012/06/13 17:05:11

No

+5
It's just the karma for leaving Cleveland kicking in.
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tblackb 2012/06/18 21:18:02

Yes

yes, but he deserves most of it

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EmYo81 2012/06/17 14:08:33

Yes

It's sad when ANY team expects an individual to lead them.

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John Hall 2012/06/15 15:50:46

Yes

this is a team sport not a me game.

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CAPISCE 2012/06/15 11:23:27

Yes

It wasn't Lebron that made himself king it was the sportswriters and fans-----he's good but overrated

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mark 2012/06/15 07:07:13

No

sometimes in our life if we want to do something good,you better do something bad...if you are lebron you do same thing...lebron is a great player,.he lead his team very well his team mate trust him and i know someday lebron will become an nba champion,. but the question is when? i hope this 2012..

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S* 2012/06/15 05:07:01

No

He feels he is the best thing since sliced bread, I suggest he proves it.

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Max7 to S* 2012/06/15 15:52:09

A lot of people would argue you tooth and nail that he is, he's often compared to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. The whole team has to show up, more times than not, LeBron has his game face on, he has the makings of being a champ. He's young, he's had to mature, but I believe that if he gets that support that he needs, his dream of becoming NBA champs is in the making, I hope that it is this year.

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S* to Max7 2012/06/15 22:41:09

He is a great player no doubt, but I am hoping the Thunder carry the day.

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Max7 to S* 2012/06/15 22:42:32 (edited)

We'll see, it's all about timing

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joe mauro 2012/06/15 02:21:40

No

not enuff

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Clyt Kissa 2012/06/14 20:36:24

No

+1
He shouldn't have made that 7 ring comment. It's just a coincident that that it was just one higher than Jordan's. LOL. I dislike Jordan because of is arrogance. Now I dislike LeBron for the same reason. "The Decision" should've been announced when that season ended. He knew he wasn't staying. He could've respected those fans better than that. They thought it was a possibility of him staying and spent money on advertising to get him to stay. Turning it into a TV special. Really. I like Wade and Bosh but I really don't either one of them getting a ring while on the team with LeBron because that means he'll get one.

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Matt 2012/06/14 16:29:06

Yes

To a lesser extent, it was like that when he was in Cleveland, also.

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David Torres 2012/06/14 15:08:57

No

+1
Is like the old saying, don't blame the one player, blame the whole team and coaches. Lebron James is not to be blamed.

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ELLIE_ALVAREZ 2012/06/14 15:08:40

Yes

+3
He is some to blame but its not like he's a dick on the court atleast iv never seen him be

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jacktown kid 2012/06/14 15:07:02

No

+1
needs more blame

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joe mauro to jacktow... 2012/06/15 02:22:53

+1
so true

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jacktow... to joe mauro 2012/06/18 20:29:48

Yes

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This is W³ 2012/06/14 14:38:27

No

+2
He gets the right amount of blame...and then some:

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joe mauro to This is W³ 2012/06/18 21:10:23

+1
more more

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AllisonFrancisca10 2012/06/14 12:47:57
the fuze 2012/06/14 12:36:47

No

He brings it on himself.

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Aksana 2012/06/14 12:24:13

Yes

Yes

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gone i guess 2012/06/14 05:55:15

Yes

just leave him alone!he had a difficult life and he has human problems.

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D.C. Willis 2012/06/14 05:10:39

No

+2
He is an arrogant, egotistical, moron. The only thing he has going for him is that he can play a little ball. He thinks he is better then he really is and so do most of his fans.

The only way this guy could compete with Jordan is maybe, just maybe, he started advertising "Fruit of the Loom".

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joe mauro to D.C. Wi... 2012/06/15 02:24:12

+1
sales would drop

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Patrick 2012/06/14 03:25:10

Yes

+1
Lebron came into the league and not long after claimed to be the chosen one. He also left Cleveland in a very disrespectfull fashion and maybe gave thousand's of people reasons to hate him. However, common sense demands that we do not blame one person for a team's loss.

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Crimson 2012/06/14 02:35:15

Yes

Of course he, of all people, would get blamed. He's usually the top scorer.

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Queen B 2012/06/14 01:15:40

No

+2
The manchild is a whiny bitch.

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American Nate 2012/06/14 01:12:04 (edited)

Yes

but PLAY BETTER IN THE 4TH QUARTER OF THE FINALS! Its just another game, you play it every year, you think the Heat should of ran over the Thunder in game 1? smh on letting easy shots allowed in the paint. James scored 2 pts in 10 mins of the 4th. It was TIED AFTER 3. The Heat was leading for 2 quaters and 11:55. mins of the 3rd. smh. Shut Up your Haters Lebron, and hold up that Finals Trophy at the end of the day.

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NYYankees 2012/06/14 01:08:04

Yes

because its not just him.. the whole teams to blame for a failure usually

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the judgebigdogeagle 2012/06/13 23:28:39

No

+1
It suppose to be the BIG 3.

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Freeranger 2012/06/13 23:09:14

No

+1
You wanna come in to the franchise doing all the posturing then you better get it done. To be fair, neither he, Wade, or Bosh have pulled it together. They are three individuals who don't or aren't consolidating with their team mates to become "one." Too many ego's.

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Apache 2012/06/13 22:59:00

Yes

LeBron is an amazing talent that never gives up.

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earl.rums 2012/06/13 22:15:05

No

+2
Don't call yourself the chosen one and get it tattooed on your back unless you can actually deliver. LeBron is no Michael Jordan or even Kobe Bryant.

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Yess 2012/06/13 22:03:43

Yes

Because of him the Heat have made it this far....what's to blame??

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BoardinOK 2012/06/13 21:21:24

No

+1
He puts himself in that position.

...he better walk the walk.

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george to BoardinOK 2012/06/14 03:36:32

+3
Look at Chris Bosh. Even he doesn't believe the B.S. Lebron is shoveling.

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Corsair 2012/06/13 21:18:30

No

+3
Remind me, why shouldn't he get the blame? When he's this cocky, he deserves it. No doubt he's one of the greatest players in the NBA. But his arrogance is getting the best of him.

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BoardinOK to Corsair 2012/06/13 21:21:57

+1
lol, my thoughts exactly.

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TasselLady 2012/06/13 21:02:49

No

+1
His nose just got too far in the air and he finally tripped over it.

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