AbeVigodaLive wrote:kurrdog53 wrote:I still say, going back to my original thought, that if we land one of these picks and IF we trade, it should be for an established player (Favors, Crowder, someone) PLUS a top 10 draft pick and more, if we can get a team to give up another bench player.
I hate to give up on a potential star, but we have 3 and do not want to see anyone get upset and leave or have their progress hindered. Currently, we have a chemistry and/or nucleus that is strong going forward. The front office needs to have a good summer this year and next to determine the path of this franchise.
Question:
Have we ever seen a team with 4+ all-star caliber players work? We have seen Big 3's (Miami, Cleveland, Clippers). Outside of San Antonio (Aldridge, Leonard and aging vets like Duncan, Parker and Ginobili), I am really leery. Is too much talent a curse. We might be damned if we do, damned if we don't.
All depends if the players buy in or not.
It's great if they all pan out, but it's unlikely all of them will to the most optimistic expectations. Likewise, it might be unprecedented for 4 young guys to compromise their star status/game/even money at this age for the good of the team. That's the stuff that veterans who have $100+M in the bank are more likely to do.
By the way, there needs to be good fortune along the way, too. For example, Curry is making only $11M right now. When the best player doesn't have to be the highest paid for multiple seasons... the team can do wonderful things.
It's not about having too much talent as much as it is having too many guys whose primary talent is scoring points. Wiggins and LaVine especially are most effective when scoring. KAT is so damn gifted offensively he can't help but get a lot of touches. And these three will only get better, as scorers tend to peak in years ~ 4-8.
If you look at some past champions, some of their best players were not scorers, yet they were still integral to winning a title: Dennis Rodman with the Bulls; Ben Wallace with the Pistons; Kidd with Dallas; Green with Golden State.
So to me, success is just as much about building the right mix of talent vs. the volume of talent.
That's why guys like Crowder, Favors, Horford, Batum, Harrison Barnes, and others bandied about here resonates with a lot of us. We're starting to see the right foundation built, to the point where team fit and need is becoming a higher priority.
