That's a significant number for me, essentially 1 out every 4.
I think the whole 3-star thing is a new phenomenon. Essentially, it has taken at least 2 superstars to defeat Lebron once he hit the meat of his career. The Dubs lost with 1 superstar and 2 that were close, so they went and got a 2nd superstar. It was a bit of overkill, but obviously it works. Now, the rest of the league think you need that trio to win a championship. I don't think you do. The Lakers did it with two, the Spurs did it with essentially none, but players who HAD been superstars and knew how to play with each other.
What a franchise needs is hope though, so if a fanbase think you need 3, then sometimes that can dictate. I am not sure what the ATL fanbase think of Schroeder to be honest. Parker took a long time to go from a good point guard to a money top 5 point guard. He got a lot of help from staff, their gameplan to take advantage of his skills, and the players around him. But I think the Spurs have proven that the idea is to COMPETE for a championship each year. You don't really care, if given truth serum, whether you actually win it or not because there is a lot right place right time, good bounce, bad bounce to winning championships, but you want to go into Game 1 thinking you have a 10-15% chance or better.
To be honest, next year, as it looks right now, may be the first year the Spurs aren't there. If you are the Hawks, you need to sell the fact that in 2 or 3 years you WILL go into Game 1 with that reality. IF I was an owner or GM, I wouldn't want to do what the 76ers did to their fanbase for 5 years. That was just cruel.
