Crazy Elrod article!!!

[The One]

This guy has been on Celtics Stuff Live.  He has written about the NBA forever and has had many great articles.

But this one is the nadir of them all...prepare to have your mind blown!

http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_pieces/959/20100726/reconsidering_the_superstar_theory_part_1_&_part_2/

[CoachBo]

I consider the title of your article redundant, frankly. Opposition to the Garnett and Allen trades - *click*

[Roy Hobbs]

Kudos to Elrod for putting a ton of time into his article and analysis (was "nadir" the word you were looking for?  It means low point.)  However, I'm not sure that he told us anything that we didn't already know:  teams generally need superstars to win, and if they don't have a superstar, they need multiple "really good" types of players.

In terms of methodology, I guess somebody could quibble with using MVP votes as a sign of who the best players are.  For many voters, MVP votes are inexplicably tied to winning.  MVP candidates generally come from very good teams, and thus, it should be no surprise that those very good teams win championships.

[The One]

"Kudos to Elrod for putting a ton of time into his article and analysis (was "nadir" the word you were looking for?  It means low point.)"

"However, I'm not sure that he told us anything that we didn't already know:  teams generally need superstars to win, and if they don't have a superstar, they need multiple "really good" types of players.

In terms of methodology, I guess somebody could quibble with using MVP votes as a sign of who the best players are.  For many voters, MVP votes are inexplicably tied to winning.  MVP candidates generally come from very good teams, and thus, it should be no surprise that those very good teams win championships.

Sorry I meant apex...got too excited about the article.

But one enlightening thing is that if your GM isn't trying to get a superstar, you can forget the title.  He should be fired.

[Celtics4ever]

Any article that has over rated LeBron out of the top ten is gold to me.