[Senator Clay Davis]

I hate having to agree with moon (may he be banned in peace), but the NBA is what it is, you need a superstar to win the title. Since the beginning of the David Stern era, there was exactly 1 team who won a title without a superstar, the 2004 Pistons. And to expand it to an even more absurd level, the 2004 Pistons are the only champs to do so with a top 40 all-time player (I guess you can argue Isiah Thomas, Paul Pierce, Dirk and Dwayne Wade, but then its top 50 or 60, as if that matters). David Stern made the decision to make the NBA about stars, and this is the system we know have.

Maybe the Adam Silver era will be different, but I doubt it. The game is ruled by superstars. It really, really sucks its gotta be this way, but putting together a team of really good players just doesn't seem to work. You gotta have that 1 guy it seems. Can DeMar get there? Not without substantially improving his shooting and shot selection. Getting more FTA per game than LeBron is a good start though.