Originally posted by NeedaLifeSoon
No team wins multiple Championships without a effective bench and good supporting starters
Most in the past had a great big man , like Magic with Jabbar or Kobe and Shaq, there have not been many with the cast that Miami is putting on the floor and the talk till last week was as much about Wade as Lebron, Even more so till the playoffs.
What makes Lebron different IMO is his ability to deal with talk of a Wade and his ability to generate as many assists and defensive play and do what is required to win. He wants that ring more than anything right now, It will be interesting to see over the next 3 to 5 years how Miami changes if they win a couple of rings. Will this new 2 shooting star strategy hold up under pressure , once they win a few.
And like I said, They have not gotten past Dallas yet, and Dirk is greatly underrated in my opinion.
I have never seen a 7footer play like that guy EVER. He looks like he is 6'6" out there.
I totally agree with you on what your saying. But you, and others it seems are really underrating the teams people like Kobe, Jordan, and others had. They had 5-6+ above average players. While miami has 2-3 great players and a couple average ones. Right now they have almost no bench. Without a bench you really cant win in the playoffs, but Miami has found a way too. Miller, Bibby, Haslem have really flown under the radar, along with Bosh, and that has been Miami's secret weapon. They knew they had some amazing talent in those 3, but the rest off the teams hadn't seen it. Now in the playoffs everyone is cracking down on LBJ+Wade, then you get Bosh putting up huge numbers and Haslem and Miller putting up huge numbers.
Why i like Lebron over Kobe is because he actually plays defense, he gets assists, he shares the ball, Kobe doesn't.
Personally, I don't mind the Mavs. Seeing as i don't like pretty much every good team in the west, i root for them to beat teams like the Lakers and Spurs. I was just really hoping the Thunder would go to the finals this year. My bro and I became huge Dirk fans when he won the 3 points contest in like 06, always liked him sense then, but not really liked the team as much.