Do you agree with this quote?

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    Ha, ha. Now that's a smackdown! :ghoti:
     
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    Actually, we're leaving something out of the equation. A great "system" can help overcome a talent deficiency. The best example I can think of is the '77 Blazers, who had less talent than Philly but beat them in the finals because they played better as a team.
     
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    Yeah I can agree with that quote! Just cuz I am a super homer!!!
     
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    Agree.
     
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    The system definitely matters... and coaching generally. I had assumed we were leaving everything else constant and just considering the experience and talent variables...

    Looking back, though, I wonder whether the Blazers were really THAT much less talented. Walton was the best player in that series, and Lucas and some of the other guys had careers that were the equal of many of the Sixers. Isn't it possible that the 76ers were at least SLIGHTLY overhyped because they were an East coast team?

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