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ProfessorGAC

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8. Late To The Party Here . . .

Reply to Mosby (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 21, 2017, 09:44 PM

Jul 2017

. . .but, it was the PLAYERS who made it all about rings. Magic, Bird, Jordan, Thomas, Shaq, Kobe, Lebron. They were the folks who caused a players worth to go up with a ring and down if they never won one.

The culture of the NBA was thus altered to be all about the highest level players needing a ring to validate their greatness. The commentators and reporters have simply assimilated into that culture.

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The Warriors are an embodiment of the NBAs twisted ring culture [View all] Mosby Jun 2017 OP

Just read another article (on espn?) ... bagelsforbreakfast Jun 2017 #1

So in other words ... LenaBaby61 Jun 2017 #3

That's one way of looking at it. Another is that Durant improved upon Lebron's super team-building. brush Jun 2017 #2

I think it cuts both ways. Bleacher Creature Jun 2017 #4

Who is against free agency? Maybe we forgot when players were owned by the club owners. demosincebirth Jun 2017 #5

I remember when Gary Payton and Karl Malone joined Shaq and Kobe on the Lakers n2doc Jun 2017 #6

I think GS built their team the right way Mosby Jun 2017 #7

Late To The Party Here . . . ProfessorGAC Jul 2017 #8