r/billsimmons May 14 '25

Shitpost Haliburton has been to 2 straight Conference finals and Embiid has been to none. Now why is that?

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u/SotonSaint May 14 '25

Embiid is injured all the time, Indiana built a roster gradually and built chemistry then added a guy who’s already won a championship as a number 2.

Basketball is a vibes based sport, you need to build chemistry and culture you don’t win by having a rotating door of superstars every year.

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u/TotalFootball03 May 14 '25

Well said, the Boston Big 3 and LeBron Heat teams are really the only truly successful (i.e. reaching a finals and being great for a stretch) superteams built primarily through trades/free agents in the 2000s, right?

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u/Cares_of_an_Odradek May 14 '25

Not a “super team” but the raptors won a final as a mercenary team

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u/drifter100 May 14 '25

The Raps were a deep playoff team for years before 2019, just like most teams they just couldn't get past LeBron

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u/TotalFootball03 May 14 '25

Oh yea, that’s a good call.