History says he does...this is why I asked some people who want to figure me out to learn the damn league! Don't look at me...look at history! Look at what has happened when Shaq, Moses, Kareem, Wilt....move to other teams. All were the best in the league arguably in their primes...all were champions.
What are you leaving out of this part of your argument?
Shaq signed as a free agent and was added to a young, but decent team that had Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, and a rookie Kobe Bryant. The Lakers didn't have to give up anybody to add him to the team, thus they got way better.
Moses came to a team that had Dr. J., Mo Cheeks, etc. They got way better without giving up much.
Same with Kareem who was ALREADY a champion with Milwaukee and the Lakers later drafted Magic and Worthy and Scott. Again they didn't have to give up much to get him.
And Wilt came to a team where the 6th man in 72 (Happy Hairston) was scoring 24 plus points a game, and teamed with Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, etc. Again they didn't have to gut the squad to get him.
Also, it was a different league, under different CBA rules for free agent movement and players weren't making the huge salaries that they are now, so it was a lot easier to get star players to come to your team and the Lakers Took advantage of it.
Today, we would have to gut this team to match salaries, sacrifice this year and maybe next year also (oh wait, I forgot people will be lining up to come here with Rose and Howard). But we'll have a dynasty, while Miami is winning the title for the next tw to three years. But hey, we'll have Rose and Howard, eh?
Not all star Center/PG combos = automatic titles. Look at the Charlotte Hornets. That was a complete team if I ever saw one. Larry Johnson, Kendall Gill, Alonzo Mourning, Mugsy Bogues, Dell Curry, and a solid bench. Yet they went no where. Made the playoffs a couple of times and got bounced by the Bulls in 95. Mourning moved on to the Miami Heat and joined up with Tim Hardaway, Rony Seikely, Glen Rice, Steve Smith (I think) and a solid bench and they went nowhere.
What about the Chris Johnson (Mahmud Abdul Rauf), Mutumbo combo? They went nowhere. The Iverson/Mutumbo combo got to the Finals and lost in 5. Hell, what about the ANY PG they paired with Ewing combo? Yep, they lost each year too. The Penny/Shaq combo? Yep they lost also.
Wade and Shaq combo won, but they had GP playing point and Wade was the reason they won and Shaq's impact wasn't as big as it was with the Lakers. Hell, Shaq didn't even have a top tier PG when he won his titles. It was him and Kobe, much like it was him and Wade.
Nash and Amaré? Nowhere.
So history also says that it's no guarantee that it'll lead to automatic titles.
(coin flip)
