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In the end, the concept we all seem to miss is that you can't win a championship without multiple stars, superstars, elite players whatever acronym we wanna give them. Doesn't matter if it's magic, kareem, bird, kobe, jordan etc. Everyone needs guys around them. |
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They drafted Bird when he was a junior in college knowing he wouldn't play for them until the next year. Then, in the draft following Bird's rookie year Auerbach traded the number one overall pick to Golden State for Robert Parrish and their first round pick which they used on Kevin McHale. |
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LeBron was constantly making the finals, Durant had Westbrook, they both took the easy way out. |
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In two years Lebron will be playing with Lonzo Ball in LA.
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When established players team up outside the bounds of that framework, fans usually consider it taking the easy way out. Doesn't matter if it's football, basketball, baseball, whatever. Now should fans be upset about that? Certainly fair to make that argument if you're so inclined... but you can't come in here and act naive to it. Fans want competition, not a bunch of stars teaming up to form super teams. At the end of the day it's entertainment. Some sports fans just don't find this entertaining. |
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Everyone is different. I'd probably stay but I know for damn sure I wouldn't go to GS. I'd want to beat the best not join them but that's just me. |
LeBron had total scrubs in Cleveland and a declining Wade/Bosh in Miami when he left both teams. Neither team was going to be winning a championship had he stayed in those places.
Durant, on the other hand, had one of the best players in the NBA in his prime to play with and had proven in the WCF that his team was more than good enough to win a title. He left for the team he lost to anyway. |
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But yeah I don't fault LeBron as much as I do Durant. Durant's move was cowardly IMO. |
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I also have said this many times... It was a few games into the heats second final where he developed something he hadn't had before. Maturity. The heat showboating in the Dallas series only to lose was a wakeup call and a turning point in lebrons career. |
I'll say it again... If Blatt weren't fired and the team could have put up with him, the Cavs would be competing right now. The Cavs wore out the Warriors the last two years. Frustrated the shit out of them. Now it's the opposite. The Cavs end each game, not just this series, like they're out of gas. I hate what the team became.
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In what way was Wade declining? He was more efficient than he had been his entire career. His numbers dropped (and so did Bosh's) due to them playing with 2 other all-stars. Hell, he almost averaged 10 more points than Lebron in the 11 Finals. |
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