Tom Brady. LeBron James. Two examples of authentic greatness. 8 Super Bowl appearances. 8 NBA Finals appearances. Who did the two each have around him? Nobody.
Stephen Curry. Kevin Durant. Draymond Green. Klay Thompson. All Golden State Warriors at the same time. This group is the epitome of manufactured greatness, meaning they didn’t have to work hard because, as the old adage goes, “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” That is used by those with a rather weak ideology.
To be the best, you gotta beat the best. Don’t join forces with the champs just because you can’t beat them in the championship round. Joining a title holder who won the title two seasons prior is gutless, because they really don’t need you to win the championship. They couldn’t beat LeBron, who is truly great, so they added a fourth Hall of Famer. Totally cowardly by Golden State’s part.
That is not authentic greatness because that’s like building your own superteam in NBA 2K.
In the NBA, the only thing that is truly great is LeBron James. Everything else is manufactured greatness.
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