The Miami Heat celebrated their future rings after they signed superstars LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join their own star, Dwyane Wade. The reaction across the web and the media was that the future of the NBA was inevitably affected; star players would combine to form "super teams," and there was nothing the NBA could do about it.
Next up, the New York Knicks literally traded away half their team to acquire Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to team them up with their own megastar, Amar'e Stoudemire. New York now can't wait for 2013 when they hope to add another star player, Chris Paul, when Billups' contract expires.
The New Jersey Nets pulled off the coup of the trade season, when out of nowhere they reached an agreement to acquire Deron Williams. Immediately, the rumors began to circulate that it was only a matter of time before Dwight Howard joined Williams in New Jersey.
But now the Miami Heat's struggles are raising questions as to whether the "super team" strategy really works. The top-heavy nature of the team is increasingly hard to ignore, and when they face more difficult teams, the lack of dept ...
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NBA: Does the Miami Heat Meltdown Prove the "Super Team" Experiment Fails?
March 5th, 2011 by Kelly Scaletta Leave a reply »
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