Lebron simply rigged it for a few years with superstar teammates but now it's back to normal - Giannis or Kawhi will make the Finals without the superstars that lebron needed
Btw, if the guy who COULDN'T make the 09' Finals was able to make it with Wade/Bosh, then the guy who DID make the 09' Finals would do the same if he was awarded Wade/Bosh - almost anyone makes it with them
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05-21-2019, 04:06 AM #1NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
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It's 2009 again, where you don't need a superstar teammate to make Finals from East
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05-21-2019, 04:11 AM #2Banned
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
middletons a star
lowrys still sort of a star
gasol is a former star
ibakas a former star
siakam is a budding star
bledsoe is a former star
brogdon is a budding star
mirotic was a budding star for most of the season
lopez is a former star
i think what OP means is you don't need multiple SUPERSTAR teammates
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05-21-2019, 04:11 AM #3The triggerer
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
Lebron had to stack the deck with #2 and #4 in PER just to make it out of the east
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05-21-2019, 04:14 AM #4SexLand
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
Just to get out of the east implies that you think the east was stacked. Nice playing yourself.
Originally Posted by Gileraracer
Lebron had to stack the deck with #2 and #4 in PER just to make it out of the east
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05-21-2019, 04:23 AM #5The triggerer
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
Nah that just means that he needed this much help to achieve that. But you will not understand that anyway since Lebron stans have an average IQ of 20 Originally Posted by Uncle Drew
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05-21-2019, 04:37 AM #6NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
None of those guys are superstars or the caliber of premium players and top 5 PER's Bosh or Love Originally Posted by kennethgriffen
Let alone Wade or Kyrie
And I changed the thread title to say "superstars" instead of 'stars'
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05-21-2019, 04:53 AM #7NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
^^^ The blue says superstar and the red says star Originally Posted by kennethgriffen
There's a difference
you can't compare 1-time all-stars like Middleton to 11-time all-star Bosh (who was 3rd option, not 2nd like Middleton).. or top 3 PER Love... Let alone Wade/Kyrie
And again, I changed the title to say "super"star instead of star.. a superstar isn't a Middleton-level player
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05-21-2019, 05:31 AM #8Local High School Star
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
A Kenny and 3ball meltoff. I'm all for that.
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05-21-2019, 09:45 AM #9I go HAM
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
Originally Posted by nayte
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05-21-2019, 09:49 AM #10Consensus, Cemented
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
LeBron won a finals series in 2016 without a star teammate. In fact it was against a team with 73 wins
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05-21-2019, 09:50 AM #11I go HAM
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
And that 73 win team had three allstars Originally Posted by Vino24
LeBron won a finals series in 2016 without a star teammate. In fact it was against a team with 73 wins
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05-21-2019, 09:51 AM #12Consensus, Cemented
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
Kang was swinging that war hammer between his legs Originally Posted by TheCorporation
And that 73 win team had three allstars
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05-21-2019, 12:27 PM #13Jokic Stan
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
1. MJ
2. Kareem
3. Lebron
This is indisputable.
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05-21-2019, 01:24 PM #14Banned
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
Originally Posted by 3ball
thats what i meant. bosh was a superstar
middleton is a star
and i notice you change the title of the thread because you realized i was right lol
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05-21-2019, 01:46 PM #15NBA Legend
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Re: It's 2009 again, where you don't need a star teammate to make Finals from the East
Please forgive me LeGod for I am unable to worship you with the same fervor as OP. He honors you incessantly throughout the day. Forgive my limitations and shortcomings.
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