Soul_Survivor88
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I know people in New England dislike LeBron a lot, but as a Pats fan, I can relate to having your favorite athlete be despised by the rest of the country.
What's also remarkable, are the statistical parallels between LeBron and Brady. Statistically, they both hit their career peak in the 2010s, and for the past six years, have arguably been the most elite players in their respective sport.
You can see their stretch of dominance in the postseason:
LeBron James has been in the NBA finals for the past six consecutive seasons, and in that span, his teams have always been either #1 or #2 in the Eastern Conference.
Tom Brady has appeared in five consecutive AFC Championship games, and his team has had a first-round bye week for the past 7 years.
There have been many other players who have had MVP-caliber seasons in that span, or have won titles. But those players have always had to go through either LeBron James or Tom Brady. No other marquee player has been as dominant in the postseason as these two. Statistically, I wonder which of the two comes out as being more dominant.
Assuming you can put your homerism aside for a bit (yeah right) I'd be curious to know your thoughts...
What's also remarkable, are the statistical parallels between LeBron and Brady. Statistically, they both hit their career peak in the 2010s, and for the past six years, have arguably been the most elite players in their respective sport.
You can see their stretch of dominance in the postseason:
LeBron James has been in the NBA finals for the past six consecutive seasons, and in that span, his teams have always been either #1 or #2 in the Eastern Conference.
Tom Brady has appeared in five consecutive AFC Championship games, and his team has had a first-round bye week for the past 7 years.
There have been many other players who have had MVP-caliber seasons in that span, or have won titles. But those players have always had to go through either LeBron James or Tom Brady. No other marquee player has been as dominant in the postseason as these two. Statistically, I wonder which of the two comes out as being more dominant.
Assuming you can put your homerism aside for a bit (yeah right) I'd be curious to know your thoughts...