Louis Cardinals have all won the World Series within Madden Coins the last decade and for baseball, these places are "poor" markets. Market value is relative to each respective sport, and not merely prized by a state's economy, geography or demographic makeup. The Yankees however , have only managed to win one championship at the turn of the century and another one two years ago. Don't they spend cash like kids do in monopoly and aren't they in the world's biggest market? At the end of the day, no matter how good a team's resources may be, it's all about team chemistry with real talent of course. In regards to LeBron's legacy, Michael, Larry, Magic, Russel, Kobe, etc . all had at least ONE other bona fide hall of famer on their squad. Until now, LeBron James had not played with even the likes of a Kukoc or a Rodman in their prime! Here's a quick fact that you may already know. During the first season after Jordan retired, the fantastic 55-win Bulls made it to the playoffs and they went pretty deep.
If it wasn't for a highly controversial call by referee Hugh Hollins during the closing moments of a game 7 in the Bulls-Knicks series (subsequently, the Bulls lost 93-94), who knows what would have happened? The Bulls went deep into those playoffs but they might have made it to the NBA finals (and even won) without Mike. Let's face it. All of the legendary teams no matter how dominant their rosters looked on paper have always needed luck to be on their side. However , those Bulls were not so fortunate because of a ref's call. What's my point. Phil Jackson's Chicago Bulls were a team rich with talent and Scottie Pippen and the rest of the Bulls key role players were a lot better than what the silly Jordan-worshiping sports writers have given them credit for. Take back-to-back 60+ regular season winning, two-time league MVP trophy holding, multiple NBA Finals reaching, Detroit Pistons defensive dynasty destroying LeBron James off NFL 17 Coins the Cavs and see how they do?
