re: LeBron James says he never &quot;played for a super team. I don&#39;t believe in that&quot;

Posted by WestCoastAg

Member since Oct 2012

145166 posts

Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:24 am to SPEEDY

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"I don't believe I've played for a super team. I don't believe in that," James said. "I don't believe we're a super team here (in Cleveland)."

lolololol

Posted by buckeye_vol

Member since Jul 2014

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:25 am to sicboy

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The idea of "super team" doesn't fly with me as far as GS either because, yeah, that's a stacked team, but they added 1 player.

Kevin Durant is their best player. He missed 20 games in the regular season and 1 game in the Finals. He only played in about 52% of the regular season minutes and 64% of the postseason minutes. When Durant was off the floor, they were +7.4 in the regular season and +11.2 in the postseason. They were obviously even better with him in the court (+15.6 & +15.2), but when you can take off your best player and still be 8 to 10 point better than your competition, then they are a super team, like we've never seen before.

Posted by BigPerm30

Member since Aug 2011

25939 posts

Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:26 am to ReauxlTide222

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I'm embarrassed for you.

I meant the not one, not two, not three bs...

Posted by DelU249

Austria

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:34 am to sicboy

He is on a super team it's just that the heat was such a super team he gets a pass now. Pass now is also the title of his upcoming autobiography

Posted by lsupride87

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:36 am to DelU249

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Fox Mulder

Why are you melting today?

Posted by Colonel Flagg

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Member since Apr 2010

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:49 am to BigPerm30

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Not in Miami like he thought. Not 1, not 2, bs

Because Wade sucked on that team. He didn't fit, and people don't want to acknowledg it was a flawed team and that the Heat were not even close to as good as the sum of their individual talents.

The idea of a Super Team is getting overrated outside of the Warriors.

There are countless times you have teams with 2-3 legit stars. The Warriors have 4-5 legit stars on their team.

This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 8:53 am

Posted by slackster

Houston

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:11 am to SPEEDY

Maybe I'm reading it differently, but it sounds like he's saying he doesn't believe there is a super team? In other words, GS isn't a super team, the Cavs aren't, Miami wasn't, etc.

Posted by pjnchamps

Baton Rouge

Member since Feb 2008

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:21 am to Mystery

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What a bitch.

Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4......

When you have a freaking pep rally to celebrate your signing, you play on a super team.

Posted by Weagle25

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Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:30 am to slackster

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Maybe I'm reading it differently, but it sounds like he's saying he doesn't believe there is a super team? In other words, GS isn't a super team, the Cavs aren't, Miami wasn't, etc.

Well that would be even more idiotic

Posted by Ryan3232

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Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:33 am to SPEEDY

Damn Lebron. That comment was a big mistake in my opinion. Dude has won all his rings with super teams.

Posted by Jasonmann

Member since Aug 2016

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:41 am to buckeye_vol

My problem with the way everybody is calling GS a superteam. Thy legitimaly built theirs from the ground up with Draymond, Steph, and Klay. They obviously lucked out in all of them turning into superstars but let's not fault them for drafting well. The only thing I think you could bitch about was them getting KD. Lebron on two separate occassions has left for a different team then picked and chose who he wanted to come with him. GS was just far better than Cleveland this year.

This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 9:42 am

Posted by slackster

Houston

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:47 am to Weagle25

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Well that would be even more idiotic

, I'm not saying he has a point, just suggesting that it doesn't sound like he's trying to undermine the Warriors and/or prop up his teams.

Posted by Comp721

Member since Oct 2009

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:52 am to SPEEDY

Posted by buckeye_vol

Member since Jul 2014

35239 posts

Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:58 am to Jasonmann

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My problem with the way everybody is calling GS a superteam. Thy legitimaly built theirs from the ground up with Draymond, Steph, and Klay.

I guess I see "super team" as relating to the quality of the team, not exactly how it came together.

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Posted by Walt OReilly

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Member since Oct 2005

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:03 am to SPEEDY

He just need to keep his mouth shut and play ball.

Posted by theunknownknight

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:07 am to buckeye_vol

Players colluding to build super teams is the fault of the players (see Lebron, Wade, Durant). This is the issue.

GMs building superteams is not the fault of the players (see Curry, Thompson). This is not this issue.

Posted by Colonel Flagg

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Member since Apr 2010

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:09 am to Ryan3232

WTF is a Super Team?

Shaq
Kobe
Malone
Payton

Duncan
Parker
Ginobli
Leonard

James
Wade
Bosh

Jordan
Pippen
Rodman

Nash
Stoudemire
Johnson
Marion

Kobe
Gasol
Bynum

Durant
Westbrook
Harden

Garnet
Pierce
Allen
Rondo

Paul
Griffin
Jordan

James
Irving
Love

Johnson
Jabbar
McAdoo

Johnson
Jabbar
Worthy

Bird
McHale
Parish

Durant
Curry
Thompson
Green
Igudoula

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Posted by theunknownknight

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2005

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Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:17 am to Colonel Flagg

See above. Superteams = player collusion

The 2004 Laker team was a ring chaser team.

If Malone and Payton were in their primes, and not 40, you'd have a point

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