Ego and pride destroyed many teams .....

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Steph and kg in minny
LJ and Zo with the hornets
Kidd Jackson and mashburn with Dallas
Vince and tmac in t dot
Shaq and penny with the magic
Shaq and Kobe ...... Etc


Why is this heat team not having these issues?
The best player and maybe the 2nd best ..... And a former 20 & 10


They should be nothing but drama
 

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Because LeBron, Wade, and Bosh were all friends BEFORE teaming up with each other. They talked about it and chose to play together. None of those other players you named had a relationship prior to playing with each other.
 

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Wade past his prime but still got enough for Bron to rely on him when needed, so it's a win-win. And both saw that they didn't win shyt on their own (Bron in Cleveland, Wade post-Shaq). If you look at your list all those ego issues came when players were really young and didn't experience their limitations solo yet. Here Wade already had a title and Bron his MVPs. Bosh just happy to be playing meaningful games and can now flex some on national TV. The rest are role players smart enough to recognize their role, Allen a veteran, Haslem too.
 

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Having a horrendous supporting cast in 2003 and 2004 destroyed the lakers more then Shaq and Kobe's relationship.

In game one of the 2004 nba finals the lakers outside of shaq and Kobe scored 15 points. Not the bench, the Los Angelos Lakers
 

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Steph and kg in minny
LJ and Zo with the hornets
Kidd Jackson and mashburn with Dallas
Vince and tmac in t dot
Shaq and penny with the magic
Shaq and Kobe ...... Etc


Why is this heat team not having these issues?
The best player and maybe the 2nd best ..... And a former 20 & 10


They should be nothing but drama

Outside of shaq and kobe, all of the aforementioned parings you listed were made up of young players who were either rookies, or had a year or two under their belt, and consequently were wildly immature. The Heat union was made up of mature veterans.
 

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Because LeBron, Wade, and Bosh were all friends BEFORE teaming up with each other. They talked about it and chose to play together. None of those other players you named had a relationship prior to playing with each other.


That is true. However many a freindship has been destroyed by doing business together.

Having a horrendous supporting cast in 2003 and 2004 destroyed the lakers more then Shaq and Kobe's relationship.

In game one of the 2004 nba finals the lakers outside of shaq and Kobe scored 15 points. Not the bench, the Los Angelos Lakers

If Kobe and Shaq aka the new Mike and the new Wilt and the greatest inside/outside combo ever etc. had managed to score 72 combined pts (which is more than feasible for those two) they would have won that game. If Kobe and Shaq could have put their high school girlesque rivalry aside they could have beat those Pistons or at the very least put up a better fight. Shaq shot 63% and feasted against single coverage. Kobe attempted 29 more shots (6 more per game) while shooting 38% and being hounded by the ATG Pistons D. But yeah blame the role players. :comeon:
 
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Heat simply learned from other people's mistakes, and realized that if they win, then they all eat...had they been losing, then OP might have added the Heat to the list of failed teams
 

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I think there were some ego/pride issues early on. Wade's even alluded to it in some discussions about how there are nights he wished he was taking more shots, ultimately they realize they've got the best chance to keep winning by sacrificing and playing together.
 

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b/c the Heat CHOSE to come together.

Those other teams were put together by team management. Still no excuse, but that's the situation.
 

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Steph and kg in minny
LJ and Zo with the hornets
Kidd Jackson and mashburn with Dallas
Vince and tmac in t dot
Shaq and penny with the magic
Shaq and Kobe ...... Etc


Why is this heat team not having these issues?
The best player and maybe the 2nd best ..... And a former 20 & 10


They should be nothing but drama
Vagina destroyed that.
 
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