Did LeBron James eat your babies or something? Did he fuck your mom? It's funny hearing everyone bitchin' and moanin' all over. It's 2010. It's a different era now.
Magic Johnson had Kareem & James Worthy
Larry Bird had Robert Parrish & Kevin McHale
Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen
Kobe had Shaq in his Prime, has Gasol in his Prime
If you don't remember, Kobe wanted to be traded in 2007:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2886927
Do yall seriously think Cleveland was gonna pull another big name FA there if LeBron James stayed? Who the fuck wants live there? They couldn't even resign Carlos Boozer before he bounced to Utah.
League Expansion has also made talent more spread out:
New Orleans Hornets est. '89
Miami Heat est. '89
Minnesota Timberwolves est. '90
Memphis Grizzlies est. '96
Toronto Raptors est. '96
Charlotte Bobcats est. '05.
Magic Johnson had Kareem & James Worthy
Larry Bird had Robert Parrish & Kevin McHale
Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen
Kobe had Shaq in his Prime, has Gasol in his Prime
If you don't remember, Kobe wanted to be traded in 2007:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2886927
Do yall seriously think Cleveland was gonna pull another big name FA there if LeBron James stayed? Who the fuck wants live there? They couldn't even resign Carlos Boozer before he bounced to Utah.
League Expansion has also made talent more spread out:
New Orleans Hornets est. '89
Miami Heat est. '89
Minnesota Timberwolves est. '90
Memphis Grizzlies est. '96
Toronto Raptors est. '96
Charlotte Bobcats est. '05.