Why would James say that Jordan Bird is also a giant in a group and get criticized by fans?

James has really become the king of topics this offseason. He always exposes "normal remarks" on his blog, attracting a lot of traffic. Recently, James said on his blog "The Brain of the Stadium": The NBA Big Three has long been in a group mode. Far before Wade Bosh and I teamed up, the Lakers included Chamberlain, West and Elgin Baylor, the Celtics also include Bird, Parish and McHale, and the Bulls also include Jordan, Pippen and Rodman. James’s implication is that he is not a pioneer in the Big Three, and these great players have already done it.

James' remarks quickly caused huge controversy online. More fans believe that James is completely nonsense and wants to "whitewash" his former behavior of joining the group by slandering these legendary superstars. It really makes people feel speechless. So the question is, what exactly is joining the group?

Regarding the word "grouping", in fact, before James formed the Heat's Big Three, this word was almost impossible to see on the Internet, at least not as well known as now. Some James fans and media believe that as long as a superstar is a group in a team, they will say that the Warriors and Spurs are all group in a group, and even the former Bulls dynasty was group in a group. What was unexpected was that James himself agreed with this view, and it was quite surprising that he said it shamelessly in public.

In fact, the most correct explanation for grouping is that multiple superstars join a team to play. For example, the Rockets' Big Three in 2006, the Celtics' Big Three in 2008, and the Heat's Big Three in 2011, and the Cavaliers's Big Three in 2014 are all typical group modes. As for whether the Warriors' 2017 are considered group, it is controversial, because only Durant, one superstar, joined the Warriors, and Curry, Clay and Green were all trained by the team's own draft.

Are the players trained by your own team considered to be in a group? The answer is no. For example, before Pippen was traded to the Bulls, he was a rookie and a player trained by the Bulls system. The Spurs' "GDP" combination was obtained by the Spurs' draft, and the Warriors' Curry Green and Clay are the same. They are all trained by their own teams and become superstars step by step. This is not the so-called grouping at all.

How to define whether a giant joins? First of all, let’s see if this player is an All-Star player and his age when he came to the team. If he is not even an All-Star, how can he talk about a superstar? The most typical one is Rodman. He has never been selected as an All-Star before joining the Bulls. Of course, some fans will say that Rodman is a defensive player, so how could he be selected as an All-Star?

Secondly, Rodman was already 34 years old when he joined the Bulls, and he was basically about to retire. At that time, he was almost cut by Popovich in the Spurs. I would like to ask, if such players are considered superstars and giants, then are there too many NBA giants? So strictly speaking, Rodman is not a giant at all. The reason why he was later admitted to the Hall of Fame was because of Jordan. This must be known.

Finally, to the group remarks that James said, the so-called Big Three of the Bulls is definitely not a group, because Rodman is not a giant, and the Lakers' Big Three of Chamberlain, West and Elgin Baylor are strictly considered a group, because Chamberlain had won three regular season MVPs in a row, and then joined the Lakers who entered the finals last season.

As for Bird, Parish and McHale's three Celtics, it is also controversial. Bird and McHale were both trained by the Celtics themselves. Although Parish, in the fourth grade, was the core player of the Warriors at that time, he led the team to the last in the league for two consecutive years, and was later traded to the Celtics. If the player is considered a giant, then Larry Hughes and Jamison in the Cavaliers 1.0 period should also be giants.

To sum up, it is really embarrassing that James wants to confuse the public and “whitewash” his big threes to join forces. It can be said that he is slapping himself in the face, and his speech is even more illogical. What do you want to say about this? You can leave a message below to interact!