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Originally Posted by GeoffRas22
This is flawed logic. LeBron would be leaving the organization "as a flaming dumpster fire" bc the teams are only as good as LeBron takes them. Not like there were chemistry problems in Cleveland the first time around or Miami. In fact Miami kept Wade+Bosh, replaced Bron with Luol Deng, AND got half seasons out of Goran Dragic & Hassan Whiteside...and still couldn't make the playoffs. This is the first time there have been perceived chemistry issues, and they seem to mostly fall on the shoulders of Kyrie and his "Mamba mentality". You're basically punishing LeBron for being able to make meh teams look like title contenders which is silly imo.
i don't think it's a coincidence that miami was able to shine up 5 d league players into like 200 million in contracts right when lebron leaves since they're no longer getting a gun held to their head. with wade aging quickly, miami had a fundamentally flawed blueprint, and was a dumpster fire waiting to happen, but LBJ definitely added some kerosene on the way out since miami drafted shabazz napier with his intentions in mind and had to wait out free agency 10 days longer than durant or hayward made their teams wait, mostly so lee jenkins could write a letter. if and when lebron leaves cleveland in 2018, they'll be just as gutted.
my larger point was that curry and durant let the coaches coach, the GMs GM and other stars share part of the spotlight. if you're building a super team it's not just about having players who can pass, it's about having players who take other considerations into mind on and off the court. they're not passive aggressively tweeting teammates and signing 1 year contracts in perpetuity while asking their teammates to make 4 year commitments. lebron james is a great teammate if you're richard jefferson, not if you're a star.