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The Cleveland Cavaliers won the N.B.A. Championship yesterday, bringing Cleveland their first professional championship since 1964 and ending the longest championship drought of any city with three or more teams in the NHL, NFL, NBA, and MLB. They were lead in large part by LeBron James as he put up 27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, three blocks, and two steals. It was only the third time a player managed to get a triple-double in a finals game seven in league history. One would think that a performance like that along with his previous performances would be enough to silence the detractors.
That apparently that isn't enough for the likes of Joe Colborne who is apparently insistent that all players be as boring as possible during post game press conferences. The Flames forward put out the following tweet following the game:
Leave it to Lebron to make "his" championship seem like more of an individual accomplishment than golf. @DJohnsonPGA #hiswristlooksfinenow
— Joe Colborne (@Joe_Colborne) June 20, 2016
It's rather interesting that a player such as Colborne would put out a tweet like this in reference to another player, even if he does happen to be in another sport. One would think he would know the pressure of trying to win a championship and try to understand the emotion that might come with actually reaching that goal. Then again, it's easy to understand why he wouldn't; Colborne isn't nearly successful as James on either an individual or team basis. Take a look at the differences between the two of them:
James | Colborne |
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First overall pick | Three Peter Maher Awards (best local media guy) |
Co-Rookie of the Year | |
12 time All-Star | |
Three time NBA Champion | |
Three time NBA Finals MVP | |
Championships with two different teams | |
One of two players to win Finals MVP with two teams | |
One of two players to make Finals in six straight years | |
Four regular season MVP awards | |
Two NBA All-Star Game MVP awards | |
Player of the week 53 times | |
Player of the month 32 times | |
NBA first team ten times | |
NBA second team two times | |
First all-defensive team five times | |
Second all-defensive team once | |
Lead league in field goals four times | |
Lead league in two pointers three times | |
Lead league in free throws once | |
Lead league in points per game once | |
Lead league in player efficiency rating six times | |
Active leader in player efficiency rating | |
Lead league in offensive win shares four times | |
Lead league in win shares five times | |
Lead league in win shares per 48 minutes five times | |
Lead league in box +/- eight times | |
Active leader in box +/- | |
Lead league in offensive box +/- eight times | |
Active leader in offensive +/- | |
Lead league in value over replacement player eight times | |
Active leader in value over replacement player | |
Lead playoffs in field goals four times | |
Lead playoffs in two pointers five times | |
Lead playoffs in free throws three times | |
Lead playoffs in offensive rebounds once | |
Lead playoffs in defensive rebounds once | |
Lead playoffs in rebounds once | |
Lead playoffs in assists three times | |
Lead playoffs in points four times | |
Lead playoffs in points per game two times | |
Lead playoffs in player efficience rating four times | |
Lead playoffs in offensive win shares six times | |
Lead playoffs in defensive win shares four times | |
Lead playoffs in win shares seven times | |
Lead playoffs in win shares per 48 minutes three times | |
Lead playoffs in offensive box +/- four times | |
Lead playoffs in box +/- six times | |
Lead playoffs in value over replacement player eight times |
James' biggest accomplishments have come on the court - both during the regular season and during the championship round. Colborne isn't nearly as successful and his lone NHL award comes from his ability to open his mouth. Perhaps this time he should shut it.