I think they could've have had an awesome team, but what tore them apart is the same things that tears all great teams and establishments apart: e-g-o and m-o-n-e-y! Too many egos on one team can spoil a great thing in the making! Some of the big-name players wanted too much money! Back then, it was Shaq and Penny and a bunch of other young guns who took the NBA by storm in 1995. That team won close to 60 games and went to the NBA Finals that year. They couldn't keep Shaq and Penny because they were discontent with playing second fiddle to the other. They couldn't keep T-Mac because he was discontent with the losing (When you lose 19 games in a row and you're the highest scoring threat on your team, that can really put a strain on you).
Getting players of an All-Star caliber on your team is one thing. KEEPING THEM is a battle in and of itself! It's harder to keep them than get them!
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