The Depressing Truth: Miami Wins at Least The Next Two.
NBA News, News — By NickSava on July 19, 2010 at 10:38 pm
These guys didn't win a Gold in '04. Maybe they won't win a title. Maybe
OK so I know our fearless leader informed us all the other day that you can’t superstar your way to greatness. I want to believe him. I really do. The bottom line, however, is the Celtics have already proven that you can, in fact, superstar your way there. Unfortunately for us Celtics fans, the three superstars that just signed with Miami are even better players than the Celtics Big 3 of 2008. Let’s face it, LeBron and D-Wade are the second and third best players in the league (doesn’t really matter what order you out them in). And Bosh is dramatically underrated, cuz he played in Toronto. Dude averaged 24 and 11 last year! Let’s just be conservative and say he is the 15th best player in the league. That means they have the 2nd, 3rd, and 15th best players in the league. The C’s Big 3 in 2008 had roughly, in my humble opinion, the 5th, 12th, and 20th best players in the league. The C’s were far-and-away the best team in the league in 2008. Miami’s gonna dominate.
I remember driving in my car listening to sports talk radio shortly after the Garnett was traded to the Celtics. Bob Ryan was on the air saying something to the effect of, “The Celtics Big 3 will be great, but they will have the worst 4-12 in the history of the NBA.” Coaching legend Chuck Daly (R.I.P. ) said some crap about Detroit and Cleveland still being the teams-to-beat. There were a bunch of doubters. Just like there are doubters now. Take this clown, for instance. The reality, however, is the new Heat Big 3 will make the players around them (i.e. Mario Chalmers) MUCH better (Rajon Rondo circa 2008 anyone?), and we have already seen that veteran free agents (i.e. Mike Miller, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Udonis Haslem) are jumping at the opportunity to play for the Heat (i.e. James Posey). That said, it doesn’t really even freaking matter who the players are around the Heat Big 3. It’s the NBA, where star players win. Period. The only title team in recent history that didn’t have a true star, or star(s), was the Pistons. And they beat a Lakers squad that could resemble the Heat five years from now; terrible chemistry, but plenty of hardware.
Now, I could be wrong. After all, I thought after watching the 2004 Olympics that Lamar Odom was going to become an NBA superstar. That reminds me – the best Heat-hating new nickname for the new Big 3 is “the 2004 Bronze medal team”- but I digress. Let’s look on the bright side folks, it’s not going to be all that bad. By the time the Heat stop winning titles, Kobe will be toast, the Celtics will still have more titles than the Lakers, Rondo will still be in his prime, and Kevin Durant and Dwight Howard will be looking for a point guard win a title with. The greatest franchise in professional sports will be back.
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17 Comments
It’s sad, but very realistic. No matter how much we say the Heat can’t or won’t do it, the fact is they have so much talent now it’s very likely that they do win one or two titles. Imagine if they choke though. It would turn the sports world upside down!
Yeah, but you can’t win with just three players, the Celtics had a bench. Mike Miller is decent, but nothing great, Chalmers will be great in 3-5 years, but right now he sucks, Haslem is decent, and Big Z sucks. Celtics had Rondo, Perkins, and Posey!
I might give a slight advantage to 2008 Rondo/Perk/Posey/House/Powe over 2011 Miller/Chalmers/Z/Haslem/Magliore, but man we’re talkin bout LeBron and D-Freaking-Wade! Z and Miller are gonna be hittin wiiiiiide open jumpers all day long. And when they miss, Bosh or LeBron will be grabbin all the rebounds. Hell, the Lakers 4-12 was trash in this year’s Finals (Odom was in the top 3 as Bynum was a non-factor in Finals), but Kobe and Gasol were terrific, so they won. Sure Fisher played a good 4th quarter in Game 3. Just like Chalmers or Miller will next year in some random quarter. Bench/role players get good real fast when they are playing with hall-of-famers. Man, Chris, you’re just making me more depressed.
Why? We made it to game 7 of the Finals last season. Until the Heat actually DO something, it’s all just hype.
True. But like Dikembe Mutombo said, “This year was the C’s shot, and they got shot.” I tend to agree with that theory. Hopefully I’m worng.
Wow this is a great resource.. I’m enjoying it.. good article
I still think if the Boston Celtics make some well necessary tweaks, add some length and improve the wing position, Celtics can walk away as Eastern Conf. Champions once again. The new BIG 3 still need to prove what they can do in the playoffs.
Is Marquis Daniels what you had in mind on the wing? Actually, I don’t mind them re-signing him. And I get that the new Big 3 has to prove themselves (well D-Wade has already done so), but the playoffs don’t start for like 9 months and we have to talk about something until then. So I’ll go out on a limb (not really) and predict two straight Heat titles.
This is so dang depressing.I am completely stressed out.One day there is an article that says the Celts are the team to beat,but then you read the Heat or the Magic will be the best in the east.Someone please stop this ride and let me off.
LOl everybody thinks miami heat will win a title this year.No way they win a title this year.There not realy a big three.They are realy a big two.And if kobe and shaq could not win a title the first year no way lebron and wade win one the first year.I bet both wade and lebron numbers go down alot.One on one players are overrated there needs to be a balance to win games.Miami will fail terribly this year I feel sorry for them remeber im the first to say this.LOL.I dont think wade thinks there going to win this year.They need more peices.Miami will not even have best record let alone make history of the best record for regualr season.And the reason they will not have the best record is becuse everbody will be out to get them,they have a bulls eye on them every game for them will be like a game 7 becuse EVERYTEAM will try thier hardest to beat them.Even D WADe said they will lose twice in a row this year.The heat are going to get roughed up like the detroit pistons did Jordan in the 80s.The heat will be injured or burned out by the end of the season no way they make it to the finals.There is a reson why Dwight howard hates the celtics its becuse they rough him up.Now add shaq and jermaine with fire in thier belly thier is only ont them that can compete with the Celtics and thats the lakers .Either the lakers ,dallas or the celtics will have the best record this season.But my money is on the celtics becuse they are better then dallas and the lakers have a bulls eye on thier chest.The heat are two small to beat the lakers or the celtics.Not to mention the celtics have two skilled seven footers now.And two guys 6 feet 11.Gasol is better then bosh.Kobe is better than wade and the only advantage miami has over the lakers is lebron who will be reduced to a jump shooter with artest gaurding him and two 7 footers at the rim.The celtics have a better advantage at the point gaurd and the center postion as well as a much deeper bench then mami.The celtics averaged 90 points last year and made it two the finals with almost no rebounding and no effort on the glass in the regular season.The celtics have fixed every problem they had last year and they have the advantage of being un seen becuse everybody is scared of the big two in maimi.