Would a 2013-14 Chicago Bulls championship dampen the Miami Heat's recent run? Would an asterisk be placed next to LeBron James' ring? That’s a question that gets asked and an argument that gets made, but is it really fair?
The gist of it is this: Chicago was Miami’s main challenger until Derrick Rose went down with his injury in the 2012 postseason. The Heat never had to beat them. Ergo if the Bulls were to beat them now, it “proves” they could have beaten the Heat then, so Miami’s rings are tainted.
Is that a sound argument?
In order to answer this question let’s define four terms (at least in the context of this discussion). And, since we have the considerable passions of two fanbases involved, let’s use a completely non-basketball scenario to understand them, completely removed from the emotions of the argument.
These four terms are excuse, reason, historical and predictive.
I know that patience is not a virtue that everyone has, but try and exercise some here. Take the time to understand, to read all four words before emptying your ammo in the comments ...
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Would a 2013-14 Chicago Bulls NBA Title Stain Miami Heat’s Recent NBA Rings?
November 2nd, 2013 by Kelly Scaletta Leave a reply »
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