Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 at 9:00 am  |  170 responses

LeBron James Promises Not Let Teammates Down Again in NBA Finals


by Marcel Mutoni @marcel_mutoni

LeBron James is a man at peace with his life and basketball career. So much so, that he’s willing to admit to the world that he played poorly in last year’s NBA Finals, and that he didn’t come through for his teammates against the Dallas Mavericks.

Given another shot at the championship and ultimate redemption, LeBron is determined not to allow what took place last year to happen again.

From the Sun-Sentinel and Miami Heat:

“I didn’t play well,” James said. “I think I said that 100 times this year. I didn’t play well. I didn’t make enough game-changing plays that I know I’m capable of making, and I felt like I let my teammates down. I don’t know. I don’t know if that’s something I haven’t said before. Just didn’t make enough plays … I’m happy and I’m humbled that I can actually be back in this position less than 12 months later, to do a better job of making more plays, more game-changing plays out on the floor on a bigger stage.”

Chris Bosh was asked after James scored a game-high 31 points to eliminate the Celtics on Saturday what he thought was accounting for James’ gargantuan postseason. “You have to credit all the times that he just thinks about what happened last year,” said Bosh. “When that moment [to get back to the Finals] comes again he had to seize it. And now we’re in that moment.”

LeBron James is on a mission this postseason, and he will likely be dominant against the OKC Thunder. But will that be enough to win it all?

If anything, it’s LeBron who will need his teammates not to let him down this time around.

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  • pyschoblab

    @nbk
    if ur actually serious about ur question about my nick. its just a nick. and it refers to our overall exp. of all trolls anywhere in the www. thank u.i never really tried to fully grasp that net culture. for me what u see is what u will get. im so tired ryt now though i do appreciate all ur bball isights here. all slammers.but its freaking eal in the morn and im straight off to watch the game later with no sleep. and by the way. age is just a number. im sure a lot of us can try to pretend a lot of things in here. I dont though. and im not ashamed..

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    can someone make sense of that?

  • http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/shaq-kobe-highlights/ shutup

    NO its just pyscho blabble lmao.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    bahaha

  • pyschoblab

    @caboose
    What..? that was a flurry..I remebered trying to argue only about basketball related topics in here. As if i dont know that perception aroud your parts about MJ. pleas dont ry to take me out as a Jordan slurper. atleast not personalwise. that i admit. i grew up idolizing MJ and emulating his game. he earned everything before anything was given to him. lebron ahd the benefit of going into an era where info and the schematics to greatness was all laid out for him. all he had to do was follow. the benefits promised was exponenetial. whicn Mj paved the way for.what in the world are all u trying to say that im trying to reiterate here for all the time..?that MJw as baskeball God? but LJ doesnt compare to him? u think im that naive? all i ever started with ws the post about LJ saying about his big time plays that he knew he could do. But he didnt. Why would u f*cking say that. You’re like admitting of bailing out when most people from the decision to last years finals was feeking the same kind of thing. includding people here. Lj bailed out on his vcleveland team.and sorta kind of did against dallas.wtf. y’all trying to be blind?

  • bike

    First!

  • http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/06/lebron-james-promises-not-let-teammates-down-again-in-nba-finals/ Windex

    Why did slam use that picture???

  • davidR

    pyschoblab, i dont understand why you have a problem with lebrons statement. the context reads that he knows he can do (could’ve done) better, and that he underperformed as the star of the team.
    what’s arrogant about that?

  • pyschoblab

    @nbk
    gee..u hurt my feelings. what next? u saying i have no life..i asked u a serious question back. and now u trying to make me really look stupid.and yet i get most people here to reply ever since i started that Lj-mj comparison. i wonder why.. and also most or u here would admit MJ is the GOAT. which was my main point to start with..

  • http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/shaq-kobe-highlights/ shutup

    Oh LJ is Lebron James, sorry to me there is only one LJ (Larry Johnson) and it sort of fit in the context, with him coming into the league highly marketed and relying on purely athletic ability then evolving his game to the lost post threat. NVM, I have just never heard anyone ever refer to him as LJ, its always LBJ or some such thing.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    what serious question did you ask me?

  • tpathi1

    @psychoblab …most probably won’t say this right now over here..but my opinion which will one day become a fact is that lebron james will go down as the second best baller of all time..

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Don’t bother other nbk. This guy isn’t worth it. What a dic

  • pyschoblab

    @davidR
    not much problem really. Although to me, you gotta be honest with urself with who u truly are and who u claim to be.

  • kakaboi69

    Bron look like he makin doo-dou in dis pic.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Phsychoblab nobody really cares about you so STFU

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    lol @ nbk imposter talking to nbk like they’re buddies. ahahaha.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Well the guy is an @$$hole. He is a bigger troll than me.

  • pyschoblab

    @nbk
    why are u trying to establish worths here. are you an appraiser? of what..? )
    @shutup
    i dont talk,play by ur terms. So if I refer to Lebron as LJ im gonna do so. Unless he writes his name as Le Bron James. then yes. maybe i will.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    (<—me being the real nbk) – this dude argued with himself yesterday….i am beginning to enjoy this guy as my own little troll. or maybe he's big? either way, i have my own troll….now it's time to build him a bridge.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    pistachio, that isn’t me dood. that’s someone who slam gave my information too, so he is posting as me. which is why i keep calling him my troll.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Thanks. I appreciate the bridge

  • james

    Lebron looks like he is pooping in this picture from the look on his face.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Did one of the nbk’s just call pyschoblab, pistachio? LMAO.
    I got some wood you can use for the bridge, cause that sh*t is off the wall funny right there.
    Troll 2012!

  • hicksy_4

    LEBRON JAMES IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    For what is probably disappointing to you Lake, that was the real me.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Kinda, I mean it was so solid. It seemed to random to be you.
    Who calls a dude named psychoblab, pistachio….? Just awesome. Thank you for that then.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    His name is pyscho. Lol not psycho

  • Phil da Windmill

    Rogaine James needs to shut up and play hard cause my dude KD is has his head on right and is focused.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    My bad, I kept trying to spell it rightly, wrong, but my natural 4th grade grammar comprehension and spelling took over.

  • http://slamonline.com Caboose

    Did you not call him arrogant? Did you not say he should just shutup and play, even though answering questions from the media is part of the game? I don’t understand what you mean by Lebron not earning anything, as opposed to Jordan. Every generation of players learns from the last. Jordan didn’t invent the game. He watched the greats before him just like everyone else did. You’re not making any sense. What exactly did Lebron not earn? You’re talking in circles about randomness. And what does leaving Cleveland have to do with his bad performance against the Mavs. I’m confused. You have to actually put together a coherent post in order to have a real conversation.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Lol I did that too the first time I addressed him

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Ya I scrolled up looking for someone named pistachio. I like that name by the way. Troll 2012 has a good ring to it

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Yesterday I argued with another fake nbk not me. It’s very confusing I know

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Take pistachio bruh. I know you are prolly a regular with your own name, but go go pistachio you nut

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    WTF. Random

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    So there is 2 of y’all?

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Pretty sure 7:29 was the other fake nbk. I’m the only fake nbk around here so fu(k off

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    I’ve lost count

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    7:29 was the real nbk. Which you aren’t going to believe unless you know how i talk….sooper fun.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Last ten posts have been from us nbk’s. We own all

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    I’m beginning to think it’s Jukai. Who actually might have a solid purpose

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    You’ve resorted to guessing. Be careful not to hurt anyone’s feelings LOL

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    If its not Jukai I have no idea. I could guess by judging but those wouldn’t really be educated guesses so i won’t do it lol. But Jukai would do that sort of thing for a purpose.

  • http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/shaq-kobe-highlights/ shutup

    ^LMAO its like the end of Identity where the personalities are arguing, and then he says “Whores dont get a second chance” then offs her with a hand rake. OH and Pyschobooble I don’t need you to play by my rules but the B is be cause LeBron is spelt with two capital letters in it not because of his middle name, but its cool you probably don’t know who Larry Johnson is anyway. But I am pretty sure any person who knows basketball is gonna think Larry Johnson when you say LJ and not LeBron James, like I said I have never heard anyone refer to him as LJ until you did it douche, Bron, King James, LBJ, LeChokeit goes on and on The King, Videogame James, but never LJ.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Nice try but I’m not jukai. That guy is an ass though

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Shutup is like the first non nbk to post since like 11 posts LOL

  • http://slamonline.com Caboose

    I’m about to boycott. All I need is one other person with a boy c#ck. Bounce on that thang til his boys pop. Let’s role play, we’ll both be the toy cops. How about a fireman? You know you really light my fire, man. I’m tryna take you to my room on the nightstand. NBK don’t make me have to use my hands.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Well hello fellow troll

  • http://slamonline.com Caboose

    Hey hotstuff!

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