That wasn't the question though. The question was which team had won a ring with no current superstar the year that they won the championship. Neither of the Pistons had been to the all-star game and at that time, were a bunch of role players who knew their role on the team and excelled in it. Grant it, Billups, Rip, and the 2 Wallace's did go to the All Star game, but that was 2 years later when Flip Saunders was the coach of the Pistons and the All-Star game.
Lol that team was freaking ridonkeylous. 4 all star like potential. But your right none of them are superstars.
Nice to see that some of the greatest nba analysts agree with my assessment of K-brick. Landry was the better go-to guy and K-brick is not worth his salary. I don't remember the pacers blowing us by 30 points when we had Landry.
We always suck against the Pacers, even with a healthy Yao, McGrady, and Artest when he was with us last year.
I think this is a very legitimate concern you've expressed here, choujie. The most important thing the Rockets could do for the immediate future (assuming again that Yao Ming can return to All-Star level production, and he must if the Rockets have serious hopes of contending for a championship)... ...is that the Rockets will need to balance their newfound offensive prowess with some good old-fashioned defense. When Yao entered the league, Jeff Van Gundy understood that Yao needed stout perimeter defenders in order to prevent him from garnering excessive amounts of fouls. Yao was and is crucial to the Rockets and needs to be on the floor as much as possible. With the way the game is officiated now, it is nearly impossible to keep perimeter players out of the lane. It will be vital for the Rockets to develop perimeter players at the guard spots who will offer better resistance and give Yao opportunities to get in position to defend the basket. Yao, of course, is not Dwight Howard at the center spot defensively, so because he lacks Howard's otherworldly athleticism, Yao can't be the help defender that Howard is. But again, Yao's only advantage in this league is his size. If other people can cover the court effectively on defense, Yao's presence alone would be a monumental lift to the team defense. The thing I feel that Yao MUST do a much better job at is REBOUNDING. The rest of the team can convert a good number of rebounds into fastbreak, transition, and early-offense points but Yao must be the catalyst for that. I believe that Yao MUST increase his rebounding average to 12 to 15 rpg. Yao has the size, and I believe he has the ability. But he's got to make it happen. It's what he was able to do so well against Portland in the postseason last year. I've held that, particularly in late-game situations, the best pairing of players with Yao must include Aaron Brooks. Brooks is a very good outside shooter, and is willing to take and MAKE shots late in the game. You just can't give Yao enough room by having too many players on the court who can score. But there still should be, at least in the beginning, a move to at least split the minutes at the point guard between Brooks and Kyle Lowry, if Lowry remains with the team. Lowry is a better defender than Brooks, and is much more likely to facilitate the team's offensive-minded players he plays with than Brooks does. Depending on who eventually starts alongside Yao, I think it may be best to consider playing Lowry. As it seems, Trevor Ariza and Kevin Martin will start at the wings for the Rockets. Luis Scola will start at the four and Yao will start in the middle. Ariza, Martin and Scola are at best average individual and team defenders. You'll get much needed and reliable offense from them, but they tend to present all the resistance of a sieve defensively. Here's where you need a "glue guy", one who can do essential two jobs: make sure the scorers score, and that the perimeter defense doesn't collapse. Nobody else does a better job of that right now than Lowry does. It's an interesting dilemma, but it's a welcome one. Can't wait to see how it shakes itself out.....
