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R. DeMurre
09-04-2019, 12:19 PM
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27533126/is-big-two-better-big-three-nba-teams

Interesting discussion on whether it's better to surround a big 2 with real depth rather than having a big three. Lots of scenarios discussed all the way back to Jordan/Pippen and Shaq/Kobe, but strangely the Spurs are never mentioned.
Yogatti
09-04-2019, 03:40 PM
Warriors had a BIG 4 for 3 years and won 2 titles out of it. Dubs could’ve 3-peat if Kevin Durant wasn’t injured. KD would’ve probably stay on the Warriors as well
FrostKing
09-04-2019, 05:37 PM
If Rodman isn't considered "Big" then neither should Thompson or Green

Also forgotten Glen Rice in 2000.
lefty
09-04-2019, 07:57 PM
If Rodman isn't considered "Big" then neither should Thompson or Green

Also forgotten Glen Rice in 2000.
Chris Fall
09-07-2019, 10:24 AM
The trend towards two star teams is at least in part driven by financial restrictions. We saw that with what the Lakers tried to do pursuing Kawhi. They stripped their payroll as much as possible and still couldn't offer a full max. And if it weren't for the fact that Davis' salary was still on his last deal where it didn't pay a full max salary, Lakers wouldn't have been even close to offer a competitive contract to Kawhi.

NBA vets earn up to 35% of the payroll. So having a big 3 all in their prime makes it financially implausible to build. Not impossible. But extremely hard to do. If you draft a guy who becomes a superstar player in his first couple seasons on a rookie salary, it's doable. If you trade for a guy before he earns a max salary, that also makes it more possible. But realistically and financially, building a team around two superstars just makes more sense.
LkrFan
09-07-2019, 10:59 AM
If Rodman isn't considered "Big" then neither should Thompson or Green

Also forgotten Glen Rice in 2000.

You kidding me? If Rodman is not there, MJ does not get by Shaq, Penny, Horace Grant, etc.

He was absolutely integral to MJ winning rangs 4 thru 6. He was such a badass, he made the HOF despite having averaged 7.3ppg over his career.
FrostKing
09-07-2019, 01:11 PM
You kidding me? If Rodman is not there, MJ does not get by Shaq, Penny, Horace Grant, etc.

He was absolutely integral to MJ winning rangs 4 thru 6. He was such a badass, he made the HOF despite having averaged 7.3ppg over his career.
Agreed but the article argues the opposite. At best Year 3 Rodman was no longer star status but by then Kukoc finished games late, allowing Rodman to move to the 5 position where he benefited from his now bigger (lazy) frame