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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 2689103, member: 1026"] I think LeBron's 'history of shutting down when things get tough' isn't precisely stated enough. The history is that when its all but done and very obvious to all that his team is inferior, then yes LeBron has dialed it back. Maybe its super noticeable though compared to his normal balls to the walls style & effort. Its definitely not ideal and in another sport (say baseball) you have to play 100% until the final out b/c you never know. I'd characterize it like this: when his team is beaten, LeBron has on at least two occasions thrown up the white flag before the final buzzer. IF he does it this year, we can be more critical of him for it. And its definitely going to be in play because Cleveland isn't a championship level team. LeBron seems hyper-vigilant about his legacy and for that reason he is very likely to leave Cleveland AND very likely to be held accountable for how he does that and where he goes. How he does it is fair game for criticism - this is one year that he cannot quit or mentally check out in any way until the final buzzer. It'll be really interesting to see where he picks and what his criteria is. I'll respect any choice OTHER than LA (just $$) and of course Golden State (I mean c'mon). Houston might be borderline - that would be an interesting test of LeBron vs KD - would people beat up on LeBron equally, less or worse if LeBron picks a Houston NBA runner-up team? [/QUOTE]