{"id":76637,"date":"2023-05-12T13:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T13:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=76637"},"modified":"2023-05-12T13:39:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T13:39:45","slug":"i-am-sick-of-lebron-james-and-steph-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/12\/i-am-sick-of-lebron-james-and-steph-curry\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Sick of Steph Curry and LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I sat in front of my television watching the final seconds of Game 5 of the Warriors-Lakers series trickle away, two thoughts shot through my mind: one, I am incredibly grateful to go to sleep, and two, let the Nuggets please beat the team that gets out of this one alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me be clear, this is not because I have strong anti-Lakers or Warriors biases, nor does it have anything to do with Denver themselves. I have no NBA fandom and enjoy the basketball the league provides for what it is. I am simply sick of seeing LeBron or the Warriors in the Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One or both of them have showcased in every NBA Finals since 2011 except one. The lone breath of fresh air was in 2021, when Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks were seeking their franchise\u2019s first title in 50 years against the upstart Suns, who had a .302 winning percentage in the five seasons prior to 2020-21 yet were in the Finals with an aim at Phoenix and Chris Paul\u2019s inaugural NBA crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Suns had just a .302 winning pct in the previous 5 seasons entering this one. They are now headed to the NBA Finals. <br><br>That&#39;s the worst in the 5 seasons prior to an appearance in the final postseason round in the history of the NBA, NFL, NHL or MLB.<br><br>H\/T <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliasSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EliasSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HGeGzHpYPh\">pic.twitter.com\/HGeGzHpYPh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNStatsInfo\/status\/1410449816400900097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That Finals turned out to be a great one. Milwaukee overcame a 2-0 series deficit, winning four-straight contests to crown itself champions for only the second time ever, while Giannis elevated his legacy to that of a ring wearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fresh faces aren\u2019t required for a fantastic Finals. For example, the 2016 NBA Finals included both of my contemporary objects of ire, and it was one of the most classic championship bouts the Association has seen. Plus, it\u2019s not as though the 2019, 2020, or 2022 Finals were bad. Each were compelling watches, and they all included Golden State or LeBron\u2019s Lakers. Even with a repetitive representative, the same could be true for 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I\u2019m just done with it. I consider 2002 to be the beginning of my sports recollection, and since then, the Lakers have been to the NBA Finals six times, the Warriors went six times of their own, and LeBron has taken 10 trips with three different teams (or four, depending on which way you look at it). It\u2019s boring, and I don\u2019t want it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potentials presented in the 2021 NBA Finals make it permanent in my mind. We were guaranteed a winner that hadn\u2019t done so in at least half of a century, if ever. Exciting players like Antetokounmpo, Paul, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker, and Deandre Ayton introduced themselves to the sport\u2019s biggest stage for the first time. Everything was fresh, all was original, and anything was possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-Wl0pCaL3U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My biggest gripe with the NBA has always been its relative lack of parity and unpredictability. I need my sports to be impulsive with impunity, not straightforward, and without chaos. I don\u2019t want to wait decades between 2011 Mavericks-esque dramatics. Life is too short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That seems to be changing, though, which has reeled me in closer than ever before. The first two rounds of the playoffs are not the formalities they once were in the not-so-distant past, and talent is much more widely spread out through the league. The stars of the 2010s are older now, and the next generation is aging up into their rightful roles. The conditions for a shift are in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nuggets and Suns are new kids on the block. Denver has never played in the NBA Finals and only reached the Western Conference Finals on four occasions. Phoenix is also waiting on its first NBA championship, though the franchise has played in three NBA Finals. But more importantly, both teams are a few years removed from total obscurity, and they represent the new crop of contenders, not the usual suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ve seen \u201cThe Dark Knight.\u201d I know that you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. If the Suns are the ones who escape the West, it would be the second time in three years they made the quest. It could be the next step in their rise to prominence. And if that is the case, then you know where my wrath will run. But until it is, Phoenix is still something different from the tight rotation otherwise offered, and the Nuggets are foreign enough to the Finals to be from another planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8WfRcnF4iZI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not about villainy, though. Neither LeBron, the Warriors, nor the Lakers are evil in my story. They\u2019re just played out. The NBA has spent many years with the same players and same teams running the show. Some people find that interesting. I am not one of them. I got a taste of what could be two years ago, and I\u2019m insatiable for more. I need a new chapter. I don\u2019t need another round of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a cry for help. Nikola Jokic, PLEASE take down the winner of the Lakers and Warriors series. We&#8217;re begging you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":76639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[797,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-nba-basketball"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I Am Sick of Steph Curry and LeBron James | The Poolside Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This is a cry for help. Nikola Jokic, PLEASE take down the winner of the Lakers and Warriors series. 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