NBA roster construction has long been built around the central edict of acquiring superstars and deciding on the rest later. It is very difficult to win the title without at least one top 10 player and one or two stars behind him.
However, as LeBron James and JJ Redick said in interviews, many super teams have come and gone without ever achieving glory. mind the game In podcasting, filling out your roster with the right role players is a huge key to winning championships.
“Certainly, the complementary players are going to help us ultimately win championships,” James said (conversation starts at 6:45). “And we were classified as a real super team.”
He went on to talk about one of his problems during his first season with the Miami Heat, when he was paired with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh but fell short to Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. .
“My first year in Miami, yeah, we had a big three. Everybody said we were a super team,” he said. “But we needed to build a team [minimum contract] everyone. That was still OK, but we didn't have enough complementary talent. …We didn't have enough complementary talent to make it all work. ”
Granted, the Heat still made it to the NBA Finals, which proves the superstar's overall value in building a championship roster.
But role players are ultimately the glue, and without the right role players to complement the star's skill set and handle the less glamorous jobs required on a nightly basis, teams will succeed at the highest level. You will lack the necessary balance.
