We're all familiar with stars toiling on crappy teams (currently a bit TOO familiar) so I was wondering what was the most successful team with no obvious star, or with the most level distribution of stats among its players? As far as Championship teams go, I'd have to go with the Sheed Pistons (and I only call them the Sheed Pistons because I love Sheed). Of course, they were so beloved that all their players got voted All-Stars even though they didn't put up All-Star stats necessarily. But for most star-less good team... perhaps that Doc Rivers Orlando team with Darrell Armstrong? Any other candidates?
The Atlanta team a few years ago that won like 60 games and made it to the ECF, believe their starters were bazemore, teague, milsap, horford, and Korver. Didnt win a championship but Im not sure any of those guys were real “stars” but all very good.
@Rastapopoulos Heres one, the Boston team that took Cleveland to game 7 like 2-3 years ago. Kyrie was hurt. Tatum and Brown were both rookies I think. I think whats interesting about this question is it’s kind of hard to think of teams even having moderate playoff success without a “star”.
How about the 2003-04 Memphis Grizzlies? Their best player was a pre-prime Pau Gasol, not a star yet, merely a good player. The rest of their roster was players like James Posey, Shane Battier, Mike Miller, Jason Williams. Bo Outlaw. Stromile Swift. Bonzi Wells. Etc. They went 50-32.
somebody needs to find: a) best regular season record by a team with no all-stars that same season b) deepest playoff run by a team with no all-stars that same season maybe don't go back further than 1975 or maybe 1980
