NBA Playoffs, Round One
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So, just so that we're clear, you don't actually have a problem with "superteams," as long as it's management who gets to get the credit for making them happen?
Sure, hoss, whatever you say. Do I think that strong personalities are a thing, in the abstract? Sure. Do I think that strong personalities are a thing, specifically in the way that that term is used in the context of sports? No. The same way that I don't believe in momentum, the same way that I don't believe that there's such a thing as a "humble superstar."
Strong personalities, the way that that term is used in sports, is just a way of mythologizing the athletes. And, more often than not, it's used as a cudgel to belittle whatever athletes the speaker doesn't like. Case in point, Damian Lillard versus Kevin Durant. The myth of "strong personality," depending on who's in the designate hot take role, would have you believe that Damian Lillard, who has more career 60-point games than wins in the conference finals, has a stronger personality than a guy who's been named Finals MVP, twice, because that guy had the nerve to not want to stay on a "treadmill" team. It's utter nonsense.
Sure, hoss, whatever you say. Do I think that strong personalities are a thing, in the abstract? Sure. Do I think that strong personalities are a thing, specifically in the way that that term is used in the context of sports? No. The same way that I don't believe in momentum, the same way that I don't believe that there's such a thing as a "humble superstar."
Strong personalities, the way that that term is used in sports, is just a way of mythologizing the athletes. And, more often than not, it's used as a cudgel to belittle whatever athletes the speaker doesn't like. Case in point, Damian Lillard versus Kevin Durant. The myth of "strong personality," depending on who's in the designate hot take role, would have you believe that Damian Lillard, who has more career 60-point games than wins in the conference finals, has a stronger personality than a guy who's been named Finals MVP, twice, because that guy had the nerve to not want to stay on a "treadmill" team. It's utter nonsense.
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absolutely. if management has the assets to put together a team of multiple all-stars, then it's deserved. It's part of being in a management role, constructing the best roster with the assets at your disposal.
your two time NBA Finals MVP wasn't on a treadmill team though, he just didn't want much competition so he decided to join a superior opponent.
your two time NBA Finals MVP wasn't on a treadmill team though, he just didn't want much competition so he decided to join a superior opponent.
His play was mediocre while Chris Paul was out but since he’s been back, booker has been playing at an all star level. If he played like this the whole series (or maybe if Paul never got hurt), suns would be at home resting for the next series. This first quarter tho, booker must’ve drank whatever Dame was drinking the other night. Unstoppable.
Sorry, but I don't root for the guys in the suits... Guess I'm just built different. 
A team that can't get over the hump is just as much a treadmill team as a team that finishes in tenth place, every year. Their treadmill is just in a nicer part of the gym.
A team that can't get over the hump is just as much a treadmill team as a team that finishes in tenth place, every year. Their treadmill is just in a nicer part of the gym.
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