This is, without a doubt, some late-summer navel-gazing. Trying to deduce some semblance of meaning from a throwaway line from a very famous basketball player, filmed into a smartphone, sent out to fans on a whim. Still, it is Sept. 2, and this is what we do. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] On Monday, via Uninterrupted on Bleacher Report (and also via Pro Basketball Talk ), LeBron James offered this warming take after watching the toe-curling classic that was Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference finals: If you don't know the history of the game, man, you'll forget how many great teams didn't win championships. And that doesn't mean they wasn't great, though. They're so many great players in this game right now. 2000 Western Conference finals. Crazy!! — LeBron James (@KingJames) September 1, 2015 The quick reaction to this is, of course, to assume that James is trying to cover his own tracks for four career NBA Finals losses. If we hated ourselves enough to watch daytime cable sports television, this would probably be the discussion du jour – oh, wait, we forgot: football is back. Even if the blowhards aren't doing their...