You're right as fan I guess it could lead to an uncompetitive league(or possibly more super teams formed and facing each other ala the 92 dream team monaco game in basketball at it highest form). Can you imagine Jordan joining the detroit piston to win a ring or teamming up with Charles Barkley. And it also strikes me as odd that most fans when it comes to their own lives would want the ability to be able to have some leverage and ability to control their careers but it when it comes to athletes they have a problem when they try to do the same just cause they make millions of dollars.įorming super team is bad for the league, why would you want super stars to form superteam instead of competing against each other. It seems like Barkley and Erving and other guys are saying that players should leave their careers and the prospects of winning NBA titles entirely in the hands of owners and GMs as long as the players are getting max money. That means hes basically stating that LeBron James is not a top 10 player of all time. Second team: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Karl Malone, Kareem. NBA player of all time by picking up this Philadelphia 76ers Team Captain. In 2004, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. 2 days ago &0183 &32 However, Julius Erving could get buckets. First team: Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain. Julius Erving inspires you to be a better athlete, on and off the court. In 1994, Erving was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the 40 most important athletes of all time. I thought the whole point of forming players unions and players having more of a sayso was so the players had more leverage and power. Erving was inducted in 1993 into the Basketball Hall of Fame and was also named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time team. It always strikes me as odd when older players get mad at younger players forming super teams. ![]() ![]() That is deeply Ironic coming from Evring as he was only able to get his one ring by playing second fiddle to a back to back MVP Moses on a stacked 76ers super team in 1983 that had three all-stars on top of Moses and that year’s 6th man of the year (who was a former all-star as recent as the previous season) in Bobby Jones. He said that James’ role in creating super teams served as the primary reason for his absence. In 1996, he was named a member of the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. Due to James’ role as a leader in that shift, NBA legend Julius Erving has declared that the four-time MVP is not on either of his top-two all-time NBA teams. During his professional career, Erving won three championships, four most valuable player awards and three scoring titles. Coastalmarker99 wrote:In this day and age, star players have found the ability to determine their destinies by forcing trades to new teams, joining forces with other superstars and winning championships along the way.
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