"There's no way, with hindsight, I would've ever called up Larry (Bird), called up Magic (Johnson) and said, 'Hey, look, let's get together and play on one team,'" Michael Jordan told NBC yesterday. The former Chicago Bull star explained that he wanted to beat Magic and Bird, not be teammates with them. The words were a jab at the Man Who Would Be Jordan--Lebron James. But to be Jordan, you have to win a champioship. Lebron seems ready to do that with his new team, but his inability to do it with a hapless NBA franchise--as Jordan won six with a previously hapless team--may dog King James's legacy. There is something Mr. Burnsish--stacking his softball team with Major League ringers--about Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh colluding to play on an NBA superteam. That said, the players just seem to be doing what certain owners--the late George Steinbrenner was famous for this--have been doing for years. And if Steinbrenner was willing to sacrifice money in pursuit of a championship team, what's wrong with players doing the same thing?

You have a point. Lebron/Wade/Bosh is an exact parallel to Steinbrenner attempting to buy championships.
Much like the players who were overpaid, the beneficiaries (the owners) must be laughing their sides off. Lebron and crew are sacrificing money for championships.
Maybe every year the free agents in all sports can discount themselves into one team to win a championship. The owners would love it.