Are Three Superstars Two Too Many?
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by Chris TomassonFiled under: 76ers, Celtics, Heat, Knicks, Lakers, NBA Free AgentsORLANDO, Fla. -- Doug Collins once played for a team that was said to need three basketballs.
It was the Philadelphia 76ers of the late 1970s, which featured Julius Erving, George McGinnis and World B. Free, then known as Lloyd Free. And Collins (shown right with Free recently) also was a prolific scorer, although he quipped he got his points moving "off the ball.''
The 76ers lost in the Finals in 1977 to team-oriented Portland. Eventually, they realized too many stars didn't necessarily translate into NBA success and McGinnis and Free ...