there is another school of thought...
that scottie pippen would easily be todays carmelo or what have you. if you really think about it, it falls into the argument of the whole team ball concept versus the star collection that is going on now, and really, theyre not much different.
scottie pippen was no joke, just as on the other hand, jordan won with him and the worm once he came in. things may not be so dramatically different as people are making them out to be. Honestly, take a look at KG's stats this year, or chris bosh's...not so different than what scottie and the worm were throwing up. people are falling into media hype over this "stars going where they want" deal.
it may be partially true, but in the end, its the new age media making out these random guys to be something more than what they would have been portrayed as 20 years ago, and the fact they are making bank off of it. carmelo anthony could have never pulled this off in the jordan age.
think about it...when jordans shoes were selling, who elses were??? no ones...now, marketing has found a way to make more men stars, and it eats at our hearts and pocketbooks.
who people define as stars these days is much broader than what it was even 15 years ago, thanks to social media. and a discount should be put just as high on it.
magic johnson and larry bird, anyone? thats what i recall from the eighties. and thats it.
why should todays stars be treated like they are doing something bad joining teams with other big names, when all that is really behind it is more and better marketing?
