Shaq hasn't won a thing without Kobe and Wade....i really really dislike how you just look at things from one perspective when you argue, man. Its frustrating.
the point is that every non-Jordan championship team in recent history had a dominant interior player.Kobe and Wade both won rings...but what was the common demoninator? they both played with the most dominant Center in the league.
I'm not looking at things from one perspective. If you try and look at the main reason teams win championships, it almost always comes down to interior play. Phoenix isn't going to win a title with Nash and Marion but the presence of Stoudemire gives them a shot. San Antonio doesn't win any of their 3 rings without Duncan. Do you think they win a title with Garnett instead of Duncan and the same surrounding talent?
You are most definitely looking at things from one perspective. You're ignoring the fact that nearly every team also had a dominant perimeter player! If we define "dominant" as a guy that we think will one day be in the all of fame:
I'll answer "yes" or "no"...first I'll list the big man, then the perimeter player
2005-06 NBA Miami Heat yes/yes
2004-05 NBA San Antonio Spurs yes/no
2003-04 NBA Detroit Pistons no/no
2002-03 NBA San Antonio Spurs yes/no
2001-02 NBA Los Angeles Lakers yes/yes
2000-01 NBA Los Angeles Lakers yes/yes
1999-00 NBA Los Angeles Lakers yes/yes
1998-99 NBA San Antonio Spurs yes/no
1997-98 NBA Chicago Bulls no/yes
1996-97 NBA Chicago Bulls no/yes
1995-96 NBA Chicago Bulls no/yes
1994-95 NBA Houston Rockets yes/yes
1993-94 NBA Houston Rockets yes/no
1992-93 NBA Chicago Bulls no/yes
1991-92 NBA Chicago Bulls no/yes
1990-91 NBA Chicago Bulls no/yes
1989-90 NBA Detroit Pistons no/yes
1988-89 NBA Detroit Pistons no/yes
1987-88 NBA Los Angeles Lakers yes/yes
1986-87 NBA Los Angeles Lakers yes/yes
1985-86 NBA Boston Celtics yes/yes
1984-85 NBA Los Angeles Lakers yes/yes
1983-84 NBA Boston Celtics yes/yes
1982-83 NBA Philadelphia 76ers yes/yes
1981-82 NBA Los Angeles Lakers yes/yes
1980-81 NBA Boston Celtics yes/yes
17/26 championship teams had a dominant inside player, while 22/26 championship teams had a dominant perimeter player.
Or lets try this: Lets list the best player for each team and say whether he was a perimeter player or post player? To avoid controversy if its close at all as to who is better I'll simply say "tie".
P= perimeter
B= big man
T= tie
2005-06 NBA Miami Heat P
2004-05 NBA San Antonio Spurs B
2003-04 NBA Detroit Pistons P
2002-03 NBA San Antonio Spurs B
2001-02 NBA Los Angeles Lakers T
2000-01 NBA Los Angeles Lakers T
1999-00 NBA Los Angeles Lakers T
1998-99 NBA San Antonio Spurs B
1997-98 NBA Chicago Bulls P
1996-97 NBA Chicago Bulls P
1995-96 NBA Chicago Bulls P
1994-95 NBA Houston Rockets B
1993-94 NBA Houston Rockets B
1992-93 NBA Chicago Bulls P
1991-92 NBA Chicago Bulls P
1990-91 NBA Chicago Bulls P
1989-90 NBA Detroit Pistons P
1988-89 NBA Detroit Pistons P
1987-88 NBA Los Angeles Lakers P
1986-87 NBA Los Angeles Lakers P
1985-86 NBA Boston Celtics P
1984-85 NBA Los Angeles Lakers P
1983-84 NBA Boston Celtics P
1982-83 NBA Philadelphia 76ers T
1981-82 NBA Los Angeles Lakers T
1980-81 NBA Boston Celtics P
Thats a total of 16 perimeter players, 5 big men, and 5 ties. Hell, you can go ahead and count all of the ties as wins for the big men and you still wouldn't have as many.
Alright theres two of my attempts to come up with a fair way to evaluate it. If you can think of another way to do it, then please let me know and I'll be glad to give it a shot.