The NBA’s Power Balance Shift: Why the "Super-Team" Doesn’t Really Exist

March 4th, 2011 by Chris Uno Cero Leave a reply »
Lately, there has been a trend by NBA teams to acquire multiple All-Star-caliber players in order to compete for championships. This trend first came about with the acquisitions of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to compliment Paul Pierce in Boston. They subsequently won the NBA Finals that year.

This past offseason, the Miami Heat added the likes of LeBron James—the NBA's self-proclaimed king, and arguably the best player in the game—and Chris Bosh. Just a week ago, the Knicks added the stellar Carmelo Anthony and his Denver teammate and former NBA Finals MVP Chauncey Billups. Another possible "super-team" is being born with the Nets' acquisition of one Deron Williams.

These moves have shifted the balance of power firmly in the Eastern Conference's favor. But I personally don't think that these "super-teams" exist; I believe that every great team in history has multiple all-star caliber players.

If you look back at every championship-winning team, they always had at least two stars in their lineup. The Spurs and Lakers, more recently, had three. The Spurs have Duncan, Ginobli, and Parker, while the Lakers have Bryant, Gasol, and Fisher. ...

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