While the rose plot looks amazing, I fear a naive conclusion would be hastily drawn that James had worse teammates than Jordan, so that his lackluster performance in the Finals compared to Jordan was somewhat justified.

While a good plot speaks a thousand words, I sometimes worry that too good a plot, such as the rose plot shown here, might disguise the nuances behind the data. When that happens, I believe it is the responsibility of the plot creators to explain, in bold letters, the correct and nuanced way to interpret the data.