Rich Paul Absurdly Claims the Miami Heat Were Never a "Big Three"!

Rich Paul's controversial statement claiming the Miami Heat's championship core of LeBron, Wade, and Bosh was "never a Big Three" sparks heated debate about NBA history and narrative control. I explore why this claim is absurd by examining the definition of a Big Three and comparing it to other famous NBA trios.

• Define a Big Three as three perennial all-star players in or around their prime years
• Breakdown of the 2008 Boston Celtics Big Three (Pierce, Allen, Garnett) as a classic example
• Analysis of the Warriors' Big Four with Durant joining Curry, Thompson and Green
• Detailed stats showing Miami's trio were all multi-time All-Stars in their prime when they joined forces
• Rich Paul's statement appears to be an attempt to rewrite history to enhance LeBron's legacy
• Examining how Bosh's role as "ultimate professional" doesn't diminish his star status
• Statistical comparison showing LeBron played with more All-Stars against fewer playoff All-Star opponents than Jordan

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Transcript

Intro & Today's Big Three Topic

Speaker 1 0:01

What's up everybody ? It's your favorite show's favorite show Get a Bucket . I'm your host , trey , and , as usual , I hope you're all having a wonderful , wonderful day Now . Today we're going to talk about my definition of a basketball victory . But before we do that , please make sure to hit that like and subscribe button .

Speaker 1 0:17

Comment to anyone who's anyone , about the show trying to get the ratings up a little bit . You know , just a little bit . But like I said , ladies and gentlemen , today we're going to talk about a basketball big three . What is it right ? Well , long story short , the definition for me is you got to acquire three perennial all-star players , right , and they can be in their prime or around their prime . For example , if you're like 31 plus , all right , cool , we'll take that too . That's part of a big three . So again , ladies and gentlemen , that's my definition of a big three .

Speaker 1 0:55

And now this conversation . You might be wondering well , where did this spark off from right ? How many big threes we really have in the NBA ? Are they really working right now ? That's another discussion for another day

Rich Paul's Controversial Statement

Speaker 1 1:05

. But this conversation sparked off because we have some beef right now Rich Paul and Chris Bosh . Rich Paul has actually made the statement , ladies and gentlemen , that this was never a big three . The Miami Heat were never a big three . We're never a big three , and in fact , the exact statement was this there were three guys that went in the lottery and they did really well individually on their teams , so they had big numbers and had big accomplishments , but when you think about it , bosch was the ultimate professional . Ultimate professional . He took a backseat and he played a role in which , because he had such a high Q and he was such a professional as an individual , his approach to everything is what made that work .

Speaker 1 1:57

Ladies and gentlemen , I'm still trying to figure out how this is not a big three . I'm still trying to figure out how it is not a big three . Again , y'all heard my definition , but maybe y'all don't agree . So let's go over a couple examples of what a big three is , because , again , I think Rich Paul is off

Examples of NBA Big Threes

Speaker 1 2:16

his rocker . So let's look at the Boston Celtics , for example . Right , we have in 2008 , paul Pierce , who was 30 years old , five-time all-star . Ray allen , 32 seven-time all-star . Kevin garnett , 31 10-time all-star , and they formed together and they ended up winning a championship too . By the way , could have won twice if it wasn't for my boys . You know I'm saying y'all know how we got down , but , ladies and gentlemen , still a big three , whether we want to look at it or not . And again I said , around the prime years , prime years for me is like 25 to 20 or to 30 . I really say 26 to 30 , but I'll include 25 as well . So again , they fit the bill right .

Speaker 1 2:57

How about the warriors ? And they have a big four Like Steph , 28, . Three-time All-Star Klay Thompson 27 , three-time All-Star Draymond Green 27 , two-time All-Star Kevin Durant , 28 , seven-time All-Star with OKC . Like this is a big four . And funny enough too . I love this picture right here , ladies and gentlemen , because if you look at Kevin Durant's elbow it's kind of blocking out Draymond Green's face . So they really had a big three with KD Steph and Kevin Durant , I mean with KD Steph and Klay Thompson . But I love the elbow right here because again , it's blocking out Draymond Green's face . But , ladies and gentlemen , let's not get it twisted . They did have a big four face . But , ladies and gentlemen , let's not get it twisted , they did have a big four . We're going to act like this wasn't a big four now because we can say , oh well , clay Thompson and Drayvon Green were the ultimate professionals . They didn't really have the ego like that , like no , I'm not going to say that , bro , at all . So when we're looking at here , this Heat team , this Miami Heat team , and remember , ladies and gentlemen , they said these boys said we gonna win , hold on , let me get back on screen . Not one , not two , not three , not four , not five , not six , not seven , not eight , like they said , all that , that team won't a big three really . Let's look off and see what they actually did . Right , all right , he .

Speaker 1 4:18

In 2011 , they acquired chris bosh and lebron james . Both . Ross was a five-time all-star . Bosh was a five-time All-Star . Lebron was a six-time All-Star 26 years old . That's in the prime years , ladies and gentlemen . They already had D-Wade , who was 29 . Still in the prime years , ladies and gentlemen , who was a six-time All-Star and an NBA champ , with a finals MVP to boot .

Speaker 1 4:41

But again , this team ain't no big three Like , never a big three really . Just the ultimate professional . Got

Breaking Down the Miami Heat Case

Speaker 1 4:54

you ? That's how ignorant is Hale ? And I'm telling you , right now , I need to hear Braun's stance on this statement , because right now , the battle between Chris Bosh and Rich Paul is ridiculous , and I think , right now , all we , chris bosh and rich paul is ridiculous and I think right now , all we're doing , when we're making the statement of never a big three , we're really just trying to make the narrative , change the narrative and help braun's case out in the goat discussion , like next up we're going to talk about . D-way really wasn't a dynamic duo with braun because he was 29 and the injuries issue , and I've actually heard people try to make that case too , by the way , which is insane , like Braun's camp and Stan's love to control the narratives , ladies and gentlemen . So and you got to remember , too , that 2007 Cavs team it wasn't as bad as people try to make it out to be , and I've already made a video about this . I hope y'all go check it out .

Speaker 1 5:44

But next , I'm wondering what's going to happen , like , what statement is Rich Paul going to make ? Because I have a huge gripe with this statement . Again , if Chris Boss is not there , there's a strong chance the Miami Heat don't win too . There's a legitimate chance Because again , he had to adapt and become a stretch five . There's a legitimate chance because , again , he had to adapt and become a stretch five , one of the most successful stretch fives that we've seen in the NBA's history . Like that is a wild statement .

Speaker 1 6:11

And again , we're trying to make the narrative that Braun is a little closer to Jordan than what people want to admit . Well , since we want to discredit players , fine , let's do it like this we want to control narratives . Braun's played with 20 All control narratives . Bronze played with 20 all-stars , mj played with 20 . Bronze played against 29 all-stars , mj played against 23 in the playoffs . So it sounds like

The GOAT Discussion Narrative

Speaker 1 6:40

bronze needs more help going against less talent .

Speaker 1 6:42

If we talk about ratios , is that the narrative you want to spin to Rich Paul ? I'm just asking the question Because , again , making the statement that this was never a big three , like this was never a big three , really that's ignorant as hell to state . So again , ladies and gentlemen , I hope you all are seeing the gripe and understanding why I really truly hate this statement . And again , this is LeBron James's agent . So I'm very curious what LeBron James says in defense to Chris Bosh , someone who's contributed to him getting two championships and helped make a case for him to be even in the GOAT discussion to begin with . But , ladies and gentlemen , I'm curious y'all thoughts . Am I off my rocker ? Do y'all think Rich Paul is right ? Y'all let me know . But that does conclude the

Episode Conclusion & Call to Action

Speaker 1 7:38

episode . Ladies and gentlemen , so I greatly appreciate you all for listening . Hope y'all are having a good one . Please make sure to like , subscribe , comment , tell anyone who's anyone about the show . My name is Trey . I'm the host of Get a Bucket . Hope you all are having a good one . Take care .