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Message: [QUOTE="Walker11, post: 3209818, member: 380"] AD is a superstar. There are maybe 7 and he is one of them. I do think he moves the needle less than others as it is so hard to be the go to player in the crunch as a big. What you really need is a guy who can create in crunch time for himself or his teammates when the defense is wholly focused on them, often in ISO or pNr. There is one true ensemble champion in my lifetime and that was the Pistons. The Mavs are arguably another but Dirk was still solidly in the top 10 players in the world. The Raptors were not an ensemble cast. Kawhi was the best player in the playoffs. He carried them the entire Philly series. The Pistons do not have one of best duos. That is crazy talk. A lot of people in hoops media barely even consider Andre a net positive player for a variety of reasons. I do disagree with that but I certainly wouldn't claim him and Blake are best the top of duos. Him and Blake are not complementary - LeBron and AD couldn't be more complementary. I do respect the fact that you clearly watch a lot of games and think for yourself instead of regurgitating consensus opinions but I so strongly disagree with all of this post. It will be fun to watch everything play out. [/QUOTE]