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Does playing for multiple teams diminish a player's accomplishments?

Posted on 6/30/14 at 12:57 pm
Posted by TypoKnig
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 6/30/14 at 12:57 pm
Many players throughout the Big 4 have gone their entire career with one team or played the majority of their career with one team and spent the latter years with another. Do these players accomplishments seem greater than a player that never spent the majority of his career with one team?

And I don't mean for this to turn into a LeBron discussion although this is likely inevitable.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 6/30/14 at 12:59 pm to
Ruth played for Boston, Yankees, Braves
Jordan played for Bulls, wizards
Shaq played for Orlando, Lakers, Magic, Boston, Cleveland
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
74284 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 12:59 pm to
quote:

And I don't mean for this to turn into a LeBron discussion


Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27325 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:01 pm to
I don't think it does. But some people are idiots and think it does for some weird reason. I mean, what jersey you are wearing has nothing to do with your individual accomplishments.
This post was edited on 6/30/14 at 1:02 pm
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12457 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:09 pm to
Not really.

Wilt Chamberlain played for three different teams. Ditto for Babe Ruth. Reggie Jackson played for four different teams, five if you count both stints with Oakland. Even Gretzky played for four teams.
Posted by motorbreath
New Orleans Saints fan
Member since Jun 2004
6381 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:11 pm to
Not necessarily, but there is something to be said about a guy sticking with one team his whole career ala chipper, jeter, Ripken, and Brett. I love it when a guy plays his whole career in one place, partly because it is so rare nowadays.
Posted by Mohamed Ali
Member since May 2014
1053 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:11 pm to
As it relates to ring chasing:

Shaq > Lebron
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
111143 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:16 pm to
quote:

Does playing for multiple teams diminish a player's accomplishments?
No.

My favorite is when someone tries to diminish how good a player is, it's so silly.

Whether you play 15 seasons with 1 team or 15 seasons with 15 teams, you're still the same exact player, no better or worse.
Posted by beaumont livingston
Hollywood Blvd &Western
Member since Dec 2009
628 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:27 pm to
to me a player playing for, winning, and heavily contributing to winning titles for multiple teams says something about their impact as an individual. you hear how rare it is for a coach to win a ncaa and nba championship or bringing a team from the east and west while making/winning titles as something great. why can't a player do the same without talk about some legacy.
Posted by Fearthehat0307
Dallas, TX
Member since Dec 2007
65256 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:38 pm to
diminish accomplishments? no

diminish legacy? possibly, if the sole reason you abandon ship is because you not mentally tough enough to win without taking shortcuts
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:54 pm to
Shaq was a ring chasing fool
Posted by Goldrush25
San Diego, CA
Member since Oct 2012
33794 posts
Posted on 6/30/14 at 4:06 pm to
quote:

Does playing for multiple teams diminish a player's accomplishments


When it fits someone's agenda for bashing a player they didn't like in the first place, sure.
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