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re: LeBron James says he never "played for a super team. I don't believe in that"

Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:23 am to
Posted by MontyFranklyn
T-Town
Member since Jan 2012
24188 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:23 am to
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LeBron James says he never "played for a super team. I don't believe in that"
Wait, what?
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
146728 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:24 am to
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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
35320 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:25 am to
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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
27665 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:26 am to
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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
77625 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:34 am to
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
100213 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:36 am to
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Fox Mulder
Why are you melting today?
Posted by Colonel Flagg
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2010
23183 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:49 am to
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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
87780 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:11 am to
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
1881 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:21 am to
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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
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
47032 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:30 am to
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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
Valet driver for TD staff
Member since Dec 2008
26446 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:33 am to
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
819 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:41 am to
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
87780 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:47 am to
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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
1585 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:52 am to
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35320 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:58 am to
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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.
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:03 am to
He just need to keep his mouth shut and play ball.
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
58337 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:07 am to
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
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2010
23183 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:09 am to
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
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 10:17 am
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
58337 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:17 am to
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
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
50256 posts
Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:18 am to
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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.
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