Is the era of top NBA players winning alot of titles over?

[JJ Goon]

Melo is my dude but the guy that said him and Amare going to dominate next year, come on!

 

[3900stabler]

Originally Posted by ricky409

Originally Posted by 18th letter

Originally Posted by dland24

I wholeheartedly disagree with the bolded. 

  

KingZarus wrote:

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^^ The talent level may be better, but the skill isn't. Everybody can jump higher and run faster, but can they run dem plays and not let their ego jack up the team chemistry??

the talent level in the NBA is better than it's ever been, and if you disagree you're just one of those dudes living in the past.
More good players in the league equals more good teams overall and with these new CBAs and what not it's tougher to build these super teams like the lakers and celtics had back in the day.

when is the last time you saw the whole western conference get 50 wins each like we did a few years a go?

thank you famb... I hate the way people talk about today's NBA... as if any super star today wouldn't go back 25-30 years and be out there MURKING fools.
People let nostalgia over-ride objectivity. Since Jordan is the perceived G.O.A.T the narrative is that every team in his era was loaded which is far from the truth. Hell, Jordan's last 3 seasons as a bull, the league was beginning to get watered down. You had expansion teams in T-dot and Vancouver as well as KG and all those boys coming out of high school.

 

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Originally Posted by HankMoody

There is absolutely no evidence for this argument.

This.

Kobe has five rings.  Duncan has four.  These players still active right now and could conceivably win another championship this year.

 

[-Red-]

Originally Posted by 3900stabler

Let me add some perspective to this discussion. LBJ is in year 9. If he wins this year, he will be the same age MJ when he won his first ring. The first ring will always be the toughest to get. The Eastern Conference is not wide open. The Heat or Knicks will come out the east for years to come (sorry bulls fans).  The Big 3 have 4 years remaining after this one ends, you figure at least they play in 2 more finals after this year and split that's 4 finals appearances and 2 rings. The east will become wide open on the downside of LBJ's career. I see Lebron and Wade winning atleast 3-4 titles before Wade retires. Once he retires Lebron will still have another 3 year window to win atleast 1 more between the age of 34-36. The West will be a lot tougher to get through. You got OKC who will be together for another decade, the Clips are coming, you know the league will make sure the Lakers are competitive, Memphis is tough, Dallas may add D.Will or D-12 this off-season. I wouldn't pencil in KD for all those titles just yet.

To me, quality is always better than quantity. If KD wins a bunch of rings but does so and the end of Lebron's career, how would view him as a player? I don't want to see KD will some titles when LBJ is out of his prime. Hopefully over the next 4-5 years the Heat Thunder will play in a couple of finals. After KD, I don't see a player in this league comparable to his talent and he only 23.

Homie you can't be serious...