Interesting article on what you need to win a title. I would paste all of it here, but it is pretty elaborate with tables and all, so I will only post the links. http://www.nbadraft.net/mcchesney001.asp http://www.nbadraft.net/mcchesney002.asp I know most of you won't read it, but who knows.
to be honest the guy is wasting his time. Its not that superstars win championships, it's because they win championships that they are superstars. Besides who doesn't know you need superstars to win
In a sense, you're right. In another sense, you completely missed the point of the article. As fans of the Rockets, this article makes the following question the one of tantamount importance: Is Yao a player capable of breaking the Top 20 of all-time? Top 20 of all-time as defined by All-NBA Team appointments and MVP voting. Not to be Debbie Downer, but I don't think he is. Injury-free, I have my concerns, but if you factor in the probable big-man injury bug, and it starts to look real iffy. So trade Yao and T-Mac for a shot at drafting Oden or Durant. If any team would make that deal.
Well, he tries to control for that by defining the best players using a method that does not count championships -- MVPs and All-Teams. Unfortunately, I do think those forms of recognition are tainted by past championship performances. What I wish he had done was count All-Team and MVP awards up to the championship, instead of counting over a player's whole career. It would be interesting to see how many 1st Teamers later go on to win a championship. And, it'd be interesting to see if there is much accuracy (statistically speaking) in using current All-Team and MVP selections to predict future championships.
LOL. Trading two established superstar for 2 unproven rookies will make us a champion? Yes, that makes perfect sense.
