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The Creation of Super-Teams - Are Their Victories Really That Impressive?

In the last 10 years, the NBA landscape has changed. What once was a place of competitive  greatness has descended into a non-competitive madness, and at its core is the creation of "The Super Team". Before a season even starts, even a lesser basketball fanatic can quite easily predict a finals matchup just by looking at player rosters and recent trade deals. However, no matter how certain or spectacular their victory is, I just have one question: Is it really that impressive?  For me, not really. Unfortunately, this is a concept in the NBA that won't be going away anytime soon, with the recent forming of another 'Super Team' in Brooklyn which brings together the talents of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden.  Now I admit, for an NBA franchise, this is a surefire way to make some big money. Alongside increases in TV coverage and jersey sales, they are guaranteed to get an influx in fans that "have always loved Brooklyn" and players that "ju...