Which Big 3 will win it? Boston or Miami or none?
By zenki08
@zenki08 (700)
Philippines
July 9, 2010 10:25am CST
The long wait is over, Lebron has decided to go to Miami thus completing a core that will be very hard to beat.
It's true that the combination of James, Wade and Bosh are formidable even for the big 3 of the Celtics. Indeed there is a reason to be very excited with the development, the possibility of a dynasty is at hand. Or is it?
But the question is who will support the Big 3 of Miami? With all 3 stars taking large amounts of money what is left to hire other players? There is now little room in Miami's salary cap to acquire a bench that will support their Big 3.
If it were a 3 on 3 Miami will be sure to beat the big 3 of Celtics or even be the run away winners for the NBA title. With a talented trio like that who are young and at the peak of their careers who can lose.
But we must remember that basketball is played with 5 players on each team starting and the other 14 players waiting on their respective benches waiting to be called upon at anytime.
The big 3 of the Miami Heat came together because these players want to win a championship and so does the whole heat organization.
The same goes with the Big 3 of the Celtics. KG, Pierce and Allen joined forces because they wanted to win a championship, and they did. But there is a difference between these superstars.
KG, Pierce and Allen were willing to sacrifice. The 3 took pay cuts to be able to play together and build a team that can go all the way to the top. Which the Big 3 of Miami and management did not really consider.
Miami may have 3 All stars but they have none on their bench. Unless this is addressed and the 3 Stars sacrifice, then Miami won't see a Dynasty. Any other Nba team can beat them in this kind of scenario.
I think Miami management forgot that a basketball team is composed of 12 to 14 players not 3 players with huge pay checks.
L.A. won the championship with 1 superstar in Kobe but with a good coach and good team. The Bulls did it with MJ also with a good coach and a very good team and same goes with the other teams who basically had a good balance of power overall unlike with Miami.
I believe that it will be L.A. and Boston again!
2 responses
@kenneth101383 (908)
• Philippines
10 Jul 10
The big 3 of the Miami Heat has a big edge over the big 3 of the Boston Celtics because those three players from Miami are all in the peak of their careers. Unlike the Boston Celtics that had Garnett and Allen at the defining moment of their respective careers. The Heat must now make some really good transactions and acquisitions on spending their remaining salary cap space.
The Miami Heat had the best team with full of talents now. But they must face the Orlando Magic who are had also an impressive roster to show. The Boston Celtics are intact once again, as well as the re-surging Carloos Boozer Chicago Bulls, the Amare Stoudemire-led New York Knicks and the high flying Atlanta Hawks. On the other hand, the Lakers are also high favorites of winning 3-peat. Kobe Bryant and company, for sure, will not let their guards down on this development. Miami has the 3 superstars but the Lakers also had a great 5 players, with Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest and Derik Fisher. Special mention to Andrew Bynum, who is vastly improving.
