FallingEdge
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so he left to go to a better team, why is that a bad thing?
Only if you are ignorant and short sighted.
Does LeBron have an asterisk?
Only if you are ignorant and short sighted.
Does LeBron have an asterisk?
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Kevin Durant Signs With Golden State Warriors
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elrechazado
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Kd whined about the media before, when he was treated with the softest kid gloves. He's going to get so much scrutiny and hot takes now his psyche and soul are going to melt.
Awww you mean a player... the guy with the talent decided to choose the path of their career instead of doing solely what the billionaire team owners wanted?
Boo fucking hoo.
Meanwhile Dirk leaves 60+ mill on the table staying 'loyal' to his team and all they have to show for it is fucking Barnes. GTFOH.
The league isn't broken because free agents act like free agents. All your favorite teams from way back have multiple All Stars for the most part, so miss me with that nonsense.
God forbid a player do what they want to do, basically.
Boo fucking hoo.
Meanwhile Dirk leaves 60+ mill on the table staying 'loyal' to his team and all they have to show for it is fucking Barnes. GTFOH.
The league isn't broken because free agents act like free agents. All your favorite teams from way back have multiple All Stars for the most part, so miss me with that nonsense.
God forbid a player do what they want to do, basically.
Heat wouldn't have won shit without Lebron. Warriors would have been favorites next year without Durant.
How is it no different?
professor_t
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Golden State won't win the title next year. Who wants to wager?
They replaced Barnes with Durant.
That makes the death lineup something crazier now. Reliable offense and much better defender rebounder. With Durant/Green they can probably hold their own on the boards in the playoffs while still being small.
KD points can easily come from Curry, Klay and Green.
Boston would have made the association much more interesting, that's for sure. At this point you have to assume it's Cavs/Warriors again next year with the Spurs as a dark horse, no one else even worth mentioning.
If it was Boston you would have a real 1a/1b thing in the east with GS in reach of the Spurs and maybe the Clips if they get it all right for the West.
Now there just isn't much point in tuning in until the Conf. Finals. The NBA has a more pointless regular season than NCAA hoops.
Psychoward
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Are you new to the NBA or something
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
On the plus side, as a Bostonian I'll be endlessly amused by seeing the majority of the world rooting for one of our teams in the inevitable GSW-C's Finals match-up within a few years.
If OKC was smart they trade Westbrook before the end of next season. Otherwise they'll have nothing.
Kinda sad how OKC once had Harden, Durant and Westbrook. Their own big 3. And now they just have one of them. I feel bad for OKC fans.
Dr Duncan Steel
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Broussard and Stephen A having a cage match right now
DragonKnight
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Exactly my thought process. Whats my ince tive to eatch now. Im a Spurs fan so we set our sights on championships. I love my team but there no way this team is not chipping next year.
elrechazado
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The heat were a 40 win team who didn't beat his team the year he left. Not similar at all.
BadAss2961
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Sometimes when you win, you really lose. Sometimes when you lose, you really win. This was the case for the Warriors.
Gloria from White Men Can't Jump was right.
Gloria from White Men Can't Jump was right.
The 18th Letter
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It's a lot different. That Heat team was literally 3 good players with DLeaguers trying to get rings.
This is a 73 win team that already has 3 allstars and a bench player that has a Finals MVP
teruterubozu
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So he's just gonna clean the boards now? What a career change. Will we ever see the pretty 10-footer?
Of course it's different. He's not the #1 guy in GS.
Epsilon-delta
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Bay Area sports fans in general are straight up trash. Probably the only fans here that are worth a damn are Raiders fans. At least they aren't band wagoning new jersey wearing fairweather fans.
So should OkC trade Westbrook?
No other team even matters.
All aboard the Spurs train out West.
No other team even matters.
Chezzymann
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I'm interested to see his role now. Will he get as many touches as on OKC or will he be regulated to a role player on offense so that steph/play/Draymond can still do their thing?
Someone's gonna have to get the short end of the stick cause there's too many good players now
Someone's gonna have to get the short end of the stick cause there's too many good players now
crimzonflame
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Damn it feels good to be Warriors fan once again.
i3allistic
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Bron was #1 in Miami?
CoffeeJanitor
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Fuck this though.
West stays tough AS HELL.
West stays tough AS HELL.
Don't. We knew this was coming. And honestly, with our state pretty much dying right now, it's the least of our worries.
The reason this is such a fucking leg up is because this guts the #1 competition GS had going into next season. That's nuts.
Prisoner of moment reactions.
Golden State is a fucking team. The basketball will be beautiful and adding Kevin Durant will push them over the top to "Amazing team with flaws" to surefire dynasty*.
Again, no one will give a fuck if they get repeat championships. The fact that GS just lost helps the case of needing KD to really get them to the repetitious promised land that the Lakers and Bulls found.
*Pending chemistry, but for some reason I think that was solved the moment KD met with the team.
Lol
Prisoner of moment reactions.
Golden State is a fucking team. The basketball will be beautiful and adding Kevin Durant will push them over the top to "Amazing team with flaws" to surefire dynasty*.
Again, no one will give a fuck if they get repeat championships. The fact that GS just lost helps the case of needing KD to really get them to the repetitious promised land that the Lakers and Bulls found.
*Pending chemistry, but for some reason I think that was solved the moment KD met with the team.
Not to mention, if Lebron has a top five player on his team, he wouldn't have left Cleveland to begin with. He would have won a ship for them a long time ago lol.
Westbrook to the Spurs to replace Parker.
BadAss2961
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It's the same shit. Miami's previous record didn't mean anything with the squad they put together. People thought they were gonna be unstoppable.
A super team is a super team.
uh yes??? only time you can say he wasn't was the 2011 finals
Is this a real question? Of course he was.
Cleveland is paying $54 million luxury tax. They dont have much cap space
True Savior
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We just need to think how to make the Spurs stronger. They are the NBA salvation. Westbrook for Tony Parker lol.
Poor OKC. They will become irrelevant next year when Russ leaves.
Are Sonics fans happy today? I suppose they must be.
Poor OKC. They will become irrelevant next year when Russ leaves.
Are Sonics fans happy today? I suppose they must be.
vpance
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GSW = Majin Buu?
Yup. This is worse than LeBron on the Heat by far.
The max deal is the problem here. Uncapped personal compensation with capped team spending, like the NFL, would prevent consolidation as too much money would be out there for guys to leave it in favor of building super teams. The owners wanted to disenfranchise the players financially and in the process broke the NBA competitively. Least competitive major sport in the world right now.
i3allistic
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You must be new too the Bay Area then
GS shares the wealth. KD will get his shots, he just won't average 30. Neither will Steph.
Kerr has a lot of options now. KD could also play with the bench more with Livingston.
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