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Re:Basketball Stats: They all maximize what they think they’... by blackthought286 on Saturday February 14, 2009 @08:47PM (#481650)
the player that is not a star but helps his team wins championships is James Posey. Every team needs a guy that does the dirt work and nobody is more effective at doing that right now than Posey. Coming off of the bench he played a huge part in both Miami Heat and Celtics championships. He plays great defense and is also an offensive threat from the outside.
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Re:Basketball Stats: They all maximize what they think they’... by josefresco on Monday February 16, 2009 @09:58AM (#483038)
By that logic, every team that wins championships also needs at least two superstars. The Heat had two, the Celtics had 3.

While I love Posey (Celtics fan here), it takes a foundation of superstar talent first to even have a chance.

Many people take for granted the 20-30 points, that the team scoring leader puts up every night, and start to look elsewhere for that magic winning element. Without the consistent play of the scorer (and the attention that draws from defense) guys like Posey would be exploited by a good team.

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