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xospec1alk

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I always wondered if NBA players ever thought about getting together to form a dream team of their own just to win a championship. For example, at some all star game one superstar player, like Garnett, asks Duncan, Nash, Nowitzki, and McGrady to play on the same team in which ever city. Forget the money and the endorsements, they just want a championship...
 
Originally posted by: Dudikoff
They are too greedy I think.
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Did you register just to post in my thread? 🙂

What if they all "retired" first. Could they do it? If they didn't care about the money of course...
 
Originally posted by: axelfox
how is this related to contracts?

If they really wanted it, i'm sure they all could do it.
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Contracts because if they're still in a contract, im sure there is a stipulation that says they can't just up and leave the team for no reason...
 
Allstars don't win champions. This years laughable play at the olympics only proves that.

Detroit (as of last year) didn't have a single person in the top 25 highest paid players, and as a team overall had one of the lowest salaries out there and look at how well they made out.

It's not about a group of allstars. It's about playing well as a team.
 
I was wondering if NBA contracts are "guarenteed", even if you fire the person. I think there are certain sports that guarentee contracts and certain ones that don't.
 
but lets say as a superstar, you choose all your good buddies who also happen to be pretty damn good...i mean half of playing well as a team is getting along with one another right?
 
Originally posted by: xospec1alk
but lets say as a superstar, you choose all your good buddies who also happen to be pretty damn good...i mean half of playing well as a team is getting along with one another right?
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I'm not saying it couldn't work, I'm just saying it isn't as simple as it sounds. Best teams win titles, not best players.

It's hard to put that much talent together and not have some ego's bump heads.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: xospec1alk
but lets say as a superstar, you choose all your good buddies who also happen to be pretty damn good...i mean half of playing well as a team is getting along with one another right?
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I'm not saying it couldn't work, I'm just saying it isn't as simple as it sounds. Best teams win titles, not best players.

It's hard to put that much talent together and not have some ego's bump heads.
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Just look at Kobe. He thinks he can do it all. Now look at him.
 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Allstars don't win champions. This years laughable play at the olympics only proves that.

Detroit (as of last year) didn't have a single person in the top 25 highest paid players, and as a team overall had one of the lowest salaries out there and look at how well they made out.

It's not about a group of allstars. It's about playing well as a team.
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:thumbsup:
 
Payton and Malone both took marginal pay (by NBA standards) in order to play for the championship with the lakers. The problem is that there are certain minimum salaries required for players of certain ages (or at least years played). They would have to all be young players.

The argument about the olympic teams is not entirely true. If the olympic teams we put forth practiced and trained with each other over the course of a few years, I have no doubt that they would fare much better. Players and coaches will always need time to adjust to new systems, players, etc. It's just that until recent years, our players and coaches were so much better than the opposition that their lack of team polish never came into the picture.
 
Originally posted by: xospec1alk
I always wondered if NBA players ever thought about getting together to form a dream team of their own just to win a championship. For example, at some all star game one superstar player, like Garnett, asks Duncan, Nash, Nowitzki, and McGrady to play on the same team in which ever city. Forget the money and the endorsements, they just want a championship...
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They tried it last year in LA, it failed miserably
 
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