re: Barkley says he never "cheated" to get a title

the people who created the "titles" argument are why these teams form

i'm thinking of writing an article on that

you reap what you sow, irrational-emotional thinkers

you want to promote the irrationality of using team stats to define players' careers? well then players will adapt to that paradigm to increase their shot at a title. you don't get to have it both ways

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"We develop this thing where you keep telling these guys, 'Hey man, if you don't win a championship you're a bum.' I don't feel like a bum," he said. "I'm pretty sure Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone and John Stockton -- we think we're pretty damn good. We could have played with some of those other guys and kind of cheated our way to a championship. But there is this thing that started with this new generation where these guys feel so much pressure. Everybody wants to win.

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They may not have left their teams, but I bet they would more than willing to bring in other superstars to their team if the opportunity was there.

If David Robinson were a FA in the 90s and weighed his options, Stockton and Malone would be leading a parade for the Admiral to join them.

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"We develop this thing where you keep telling these guys, 'Hey man, if you don't win a championship you're a bum.' I don't feel like a bum," he said. "I'm pretty sure Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone and John Stockton -- we think we're pretty damn good. We could have played with some of those other guys and kind of cheated our way to a championship. But there is this thing that started with this new generation where these guys feel so much pressure. Everybody wants to win.

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I know it was late in his career and an obvious ring-chasing move, but Karl Malone did play with "some of those other guys" to try and win a championship