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[galaxynexus]

The majority of teams when they lose their superstar go on to post a worse record....Jordan, Robinson, Dwight, CP3, Bosh, KG, Kobe, Iverson etc etc.

Look at the Bulls record when MJ first retired. You may be surprised.

 

[mister friendly]

Hate even making a comparison with these two but LbJ kinda has that MJ effect on his teammates where they get over shadowed. The opposite of this is the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird effect where where their teammates get a little too much credit and it was really just those guys making them play better. Jus my 02.

Magic had arguably the greatest center ever & bird had 3 hof'ers

Lebron played with 3 HOFers with the Heat

 

[sea manup]

 

 

Hate even making a comparison with these two but LbJ kinda has that MJ effect on his teammates where they get over shadowed. The opposite of this is the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird effect where where their teammates get a little too much credit and it was really just those guys making them play better. Jus my 02.

Magic had arguably the greatest center ever & bird had 3 hof'ers

Lebron played with 3 HOFers with the Heat

wade bosh chalmers 

 

[tekthemaestro]

Lakers still had kobe once shaq left & what happened?

Trash

O_O oh! youre trolling. now i get it. carry on.

 

[mister friendly]

The majority of teams when they lose their superstar go on to post a worse record....Jordan, Robinson, Dwight, CP3, Bosh, KG, Kobe, Iverson etc etc.

Look at the Bulls record when MJ first retired. You may be surprised.

I know their record

That team was revamped, I believe they added 5 new prime players

 

[tekthemaestro]

I know their record

That team was revamped, I believe they added 5 new prime players

let it go Mister, there are no goal posts anymore.

 

[lver of jordan]

Congratz to Lou Will

 

[ryanjumpman420]

Magic had arguably the greatest center ever & bird had 3 hof'ers

Kareem was past his prime with magic, and Parish def was no HOF without playing with Bird. Bird took those celtics to the ecf his rookie year with no dennis, mchale, or parish. They were last place the year prior.

 

[abematic]

Yeah, that's what I was responding to. It's annoying when old replies stay on your phone. I've had that happen a bunch.

Yeah, it can rustle jimmies hahahaha 

 

[wavycrocket]

What did any of those players do once they got healthy or on their new teams? Are any of those players as good as Dwight, Klay - the 2nd options for the top 2 mvp candidates for this year?

tell us more about Antwan Jamison and mo williams. Please!

Mo Will actually played well for the Clips when he got there. Like I said before, it was a different time back then. Dwight didn't even play much this year. Stupid logic though to try and compare. Not even going to go deep on that.

Your point was the same team Bron left couldn't sniff the playoffs, and I was just telling you that it wasn't the same team he left. Plus Bron is a HUGE part of why those Cavs teams were successful so of course they were going to regress. Point is, Brons Cavs from 08-10 were well constructed around him. Could he have had a better team? Absolutely. But in no way was this just an average or below average team. They were a good team, not a great one.

 

[ryanjumpman420]

Mj played with arguably the greatest small forward and power forward of all time in that 2nd 3 peat. Jus sayin. Gets glossed over. And I'm a huge MJ fan. As for Larry he says Dennis Johnson was the best player he ever played with and DJ was already a 2 time All Star before he got to Boston. But as for Mchale and Parish they are def not in the HOF without playing with Larry. In my humble opinion.

 

[tekthemaestro]

this is 1 reason i was mad when lebron went back to cleveland. i LOVE kyrie's game and i want to root for him, but my hatred for lebron and his slurpers make it so i cant cheer him on. guilty by association 

 i hope lebron never wins another ring just so i can see the nba crumble around him and hear the excuses his fans make up. im CERTAIN that kyrie will go under the bus if lebron loses twice in a row. CERTAIN

 

[abematic]

congrats to Lou William, South Gwinnett High School!

Went to school with him during HIS Senior year. Got the chance to watch him play in a rival game against Meadow Creek High School.. 

 

[mister friendly]

O_O oh! youre trolling. now i get it. carry on.

Caron butler & lamar were better than anyone lebron had pre miami

Do you realize Kobe and Odom missed over 30 games combined that season?

 

[Bert.]

Congrats to Lou

 

[galaxynexus]

I know their record

That team was revamped, I believe they added 5 new prime players

I know their record

That team was revamped, I believe they added 5 new prime players

You're wrong. Name the players.

The Bulls won 55 games after MJ retired the first time and their defensive rating actually improved. Compare that result to the Cavs post-Lebron leaving.

You don't want to look up facts or consider that your hero was slightly overrated though.

 

[nick.]

still trying to figure out what this discussion is about

 

[tyonenine]

still trying to figure out what this discussion is about

Somehow Kobe and Jordan found their way into this thread. Was only a matter of time

 

[mister friendly]

Mj played with arguably the greatest small forward and power forward of all time in that 2nd 3 peat. Jus sayin. Gets glossed over. And I'm a huge MJ fan.

No Ryan

Theres Bird, Erving, Lebron, Hondo that you could put before Pippen

Theres Duncan, Barkley, Malone, KG, McHale,Petitt and Dirk that you could put before Rodman

 

[youngwolf]

Lebron slander.

 

[Quincy McCall]

still trying to figure out what this discussion is about

No idea,,.

 

[Bert.]

Kobe tho

 

[tekthemaestro]

still trying to figure out what this discussion is about

like i said...the goal-posts dont even exist anymore.

 

[wavycrocket]

congrats to Lou William, South Gwinnett High School!
Went to school with him during HIS Senior year. Got the chance to watch him play in a rival game against Meadow Creek High School.. 

Stoopid Nawfside! Meadowcreek had to be terrible then. I know they are historically bad in football.

Shot out to Lou Will though. Well deserved. Seen him outside of Stonecrest Mall in '07 with a clean old school.

 

[sea manup]

Kobe tho