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[QUOTE="Ward, post: 1783146, member: 1958"]
That's fair. Though I think last year if they started the season with the group they had in the Finals not many people, if any at all, would've thought they were a legit championship contender. The finals roster would've been viewed as deficient when compared to championship caliber teams.

2011 you have no argument from me here. After the big 3 they filled out the roster with what they could get but they still had enough to win a championship if LeBron plays even mediocre instead of awful by his standards. Wade was great in that Finals.

2014 I think relativity comes in to play. They had a good team and were legit contenders coming off back to back championships. However, I think in the form they were in come time for the Finals the Spurs were just better. They lost to a better team that was playing at their peak. Spurs were a great team and shot at an unreal clip from 3 in games 3-5. They shot 76% from the field one half! Meanwhile, Wade was hurt, awful and offered no help, Lewis wasn't really making shots and looked like he had cement blocks for feet on defense, Battier was done then Cole and Chalmers both shot 14% from 3 for the series.
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