by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni
The last few years, NBA teams have realized that the key to winning rings is to put together virtual All-Star squads. Boston did it, L.A. did the same thing, and now, Miami is the latest to hop on the bandwagon.
Players and teams who aren’t part of this trend are understandably unhappy with it, but not everyone speaks out. Brandon Jennings, however, is not one of those who doesn’t say what’s on his mind.
Taking a break from dancing to Lady Gaga, Jennings caught up with TMZ, and explained why he’s not a fan of these so-called “super teams”:
“Everybody’s trying to team up now to try to beat Kobe.” And after calling out Miami and Boston, dude continued, “So I guess me and Tyreke Evans and Stephen Curry should all call each other in the next two years and try to hook up and play on the same team.”
Jennings doesn’t think all the teaming up is good for the NBA — adding, “You lose all the competition.”
He may be against it now — or at least he says he is — but should the opportunity come along for Young Money to form or join a stacked team, does anyone truly believe he’d turn it down for the sake of “competition”? Riiiiiight.
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Magic was drafted by L.A. He didnt make a choice in Free Agency to join a team and ‘stack it’. Same with Bird and the Celtics. Sure good role players signed with both, but they werent all-nba calibre guys like Garnett or James. This is different.
Oh, and Shaq left the Magic but it wasnt like L.A was a powerhouse squad when he signed. Bryant was drafted/traded for by the Lakers, but again wasnt an established star (duh).
The problem with all-nba guys leaving their respective teams is that it front loads the League. Cleveland will suck this year. Miami was a middle of the pack team last year, the Cavs were great. Now one is super great, the other sucks more than Shyla Styles (kids, dont google her).
I’m also aware that Garnett was a sign and trade- but at least the Wolves got something back. K.G also chose the team he was traded to. The Cavs get.. Cap space?
Ray Allen was a draft day trade and even then, the Celtics werent expected to make it through the 2nd round.
THESE DAMN KIDS THESE DAYS WITH THEIR DAMN JEWELRY!
LOOK AT THOSE SIDEBURNS, HE LOOKS LIKE A WOMAN!
Do you disagree with any of my other points though?
Ps-how different is what Magic did to what Kobe and Steve Francis eventally did? Making sure they went to/at least avoided playing for certain teams. And subsequently playing their rookie years on better squads than their original team. (the Hornets were decent though at that time though I think. Zo, Larry Johnson, Eddie Jones? My dates might be slightly off).
I always like to read AllenP’s comments. Jukai’s too. Especially how they structurally break dowm arguments to emphasise points. And occasionally (sp) annihilate other commenters with not just facts/strong opinion but with wit too. Thanks though. I’m also thinking you may have just meant this thread lol.
Fewer teams means fewer roster spots, which means that fewer wack players get to play prominent roles, which means better product for me to watch. I like that.
Nah. I want competition. I would have preferred if Lebron went to Chicago, like I’ve said. But, if an offshoot of the super team movement is contraction, which I’ve long supported, then something good will have come from Lebron’s self-serving decision.
I think we have too many teams in the league, and too often the basketball we get reflects the problems associated with a dilution of talent. Too many owners are just using their teams as status symbols or profit making ventures. They don’t care about actually developing talent or making good decisions. I say get rid of the teams that can’t survive, and let us have a better overall product to watch.
Why don’t you like that prospect? I don’t really care if one team manages to dominate, but I want the regular season and playoffs to have a more similar level of play.
Right now, I can drive 3 hours and see the Knicks, Nets, Sixers, and Wizards. Contraction could mean the demise of the latter two franchises. Plus, the Clippers would still survive-and still suck. Plus, the Knicks are gonna suck as long as Dolan is around to keep trying to rehire Isiah Thomas.
He was on a team that won 60 plus games two seasons in a row….so are you telling me that they weren’t good enough? They were considered the favorite to win last season so they obviously did build a championship team caliber team. If he would have come to play for the full Celtics series, they would have had a better chance of beating them. It has everything to do with him not being capable of being the number one guy on a championship team.
Yeah I was just talking about this thread my dude, but I totally agree with your comment, haha.
I think Memphis, Sac Town, Minnesota, New Orleans and Charlotte would be prime candidates for contraction though. Possibly Indiana too.
Also, to the guy who mentioned Miami beating up on the Knicks, with contraction, it would be less likely that the talent gap between the Heat and Knicks would so high. Fewer teams means better players on each team and it would make it easier for teams to recover from poor management decisions because the talent floating around would be better. I think.
a) They’re insecure about their own team’s prospects in light of this “new trend”.
b) Caught a bad case of revisionist history and believe teams with dynastic potential are something new.
c) Are disciples of Jerry Krause and believe it should be organizations that put together championship teams.
That’s the root of all the b*tchassness.
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People loved it when Russel and Robertson did it. Didn’t you realize that their were only like eight teams in the league back then, but they played very long seasons?
“Magic was drafted by L.A. He didnt make a choice in Free Agency to join a team and ’stack it’. Same with Bird and the Celtics. Sure good role players signed with both, but they werent all-nba calibre guys like Garnett or James. This is different.”
Not really. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leaving Milwaukee and signing with the Lakers is what made LA the powerhouse it was. Which is why, out of all NBA fans, Laker fans have LEAST merit when complaining about Miami’s strategy, because the Showtime Lakers are the epitome of stacked teams and behemoth All-NBA-driven line-ups.
And, as Eboy noted, Magic once refused to play for the Bulls, which is why the Lakers got him. Just saying.
Kobe lights a fire under his teammates. LeBron has yet to learn how to motivate his teammates. Dwyane does that. Maybe a little less antics and a little more focus and seriousness would have helped him while he was in Cleveland. You would think that after a few years of playing by himself in the playoffs, he would have figured out that he had to push those guys to another level. Why did Antawn Jamison do so well in Washington and then when he got to Cleveland, he was supposed to help them secure a championship but he got worse? LeBron should have been on him and Mo Williams and gotten them to help him instead of quitting in that Game 5.
> about NO parity. The more star-packed teams in the
> league, the better for the NBA
Uh, yeah, that would what parity is. 30 star-packed teams is much better than three star-packed teams.
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