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Originally Posted by AGDee
And Detroit fans have grown to HATE LeBron James. Detroit fans have loved that they had a TEAM, not individual superstars who carry a team. Still so sad...
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This is a great way to sell tickets, but the reality is that Detroit's "Big 4" of Billups, Prince, Wallace and Hamilton were every bit the "superstars" that the Celtics or others have - it's a team game, sure, but having four stars is clearly better than one no matter how well they share the ball. Detroit's collection of all-star talent really was second to none for quite some time.
I don't really like this move for Detroit, unless it does lead directly to LeBron - it's a strict talent downgrade in a roster sense (as Billups and McDyess are likely just better than AI at this point), and while it may be a push in terms of the starting five (Stuckey is apparently that good), it kind of kills their depth, something that will be missed in the playoffs.