Kevin Durant signs with Warriors

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Everyone thought this would lead to a title...



And this...



And this too



It took a year for Wade, James, & Bosh to win one.

That Warriors lineup does look good on paper though.
Horrible comparisons. All those teams added old, washed up players. The Warriors just added a guy who is only two years removed from winning an MVP to a 73 win team.
 
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Horrible comparisons. All those teams added old, washed up players. The Warriors just added a guy who is only two years removed from winning an MVP to a 73 win team.

Again - yes the Rockets were old.

That 04 Lakers team Shaq and Kobe was were not old.

When the Lakers added Howard and Nash - Howard was not old.

Remember this:



How did that work out?

Again my point was the hype that all those teams received. It wasn't until after the fact that you can look back and see the flaws.

As has been pointed out on here, scoring was not a problem for Golden State. What they really need is a rim protector.
 

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Barnes "could" be better outside of GS. He wasn't the focus nor selfish. So needing a SF to go with that team he works......have you see these other contracts yet?

Take a look!
 

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Again - yes the Rockets were old.

That 04 Lakers team Shaq and Kobe was were not old.

When the Lakers added Howard and Nash - Howard was not old.

Remember this:



How did that work out?

Again my point was the hype that all those teams received. It wasn't until after the fact that you can look back and see the flaws.

As has been pointed out on here, scoring was not a problem for Golden State. What they really need is a rim protector.

Nash was old. Howard is really good at having chiseled biceps. This is not the same thing as the Warriors.
Thry can pretty much have one guy being the ball up, shoot it as soon as he's past half court while leaving the rest of the team down on the other end and still have s chance to win. The shooting display next year will be s wondrous thing.
 
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Again - yes the Rockets were old.

That 04 Lakers team Shaq and Kobe was were not old.

When the Lakers added Howard and Nash - Howard was not old.

Remember this:



How did that work out?

Again my point was the hype that all those teams received. It wasn't until after the fact that you can look back and see the flaws.

As has been pointed out on here, scoring was not a problem for Golden State. What they really need is a rim protector.
It didn't work out because Nash sucked and couldn't even stay healthy. How do you not understand how this is different?
 

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Which happened already.

Who is stopping Lebron/Kyrie at going to the rim? I'll take layups/FTs all day over the fun of watching those three jack it up all game.

*it will be fun, but there is a good chance it won't win

Also, and I know them cap goes up again next year, KD only signed a 1 year deal with a player option on year 2. He will opt out after next year fails IMO.
 

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Barnes "could" be better outside of GS. He wasn't the focus nor selfish. So needing a SF to go with that team he works......have you see these other contracts yet?

Take a look!

I have seen the other contracts (a few listed below). Barnes has been inconsistent for his whole career. When Curry got hurt last season Barnes' stats got worse, not better. He gets wide open shots due to teams overplaying Curry/Klay/Green and still misses a ton. I just don't think that he is close to a max contract player. The only thing that he brings is that he can also play the 4 if you want to go small.

"ESPN analysts Jeremias Engelmann and Steve Ilardi further elaborated on the point in their piece just before the free agent moratorium began listing Barnes as one of the most overrated free agents in this year's field.

...we have a hard time identifying attributes that could make the former Tar Heel a max-level player. His 11.7 points per game certainly weren't anything to write home about. Neither were his subpar rates (per 36 minutes) of steals (0.7), assists (2.1) or blocks (0.2).

And while Barnes' 3-point production last season -- 38.3 percent accuracy on 214 long-range attempts -- gives the appearance of competence, a deeper dive suggests it might be a mirage. According to player tracking metrics on NBA.com, when Barnes launched 3s without being wide open (i.e., when there was a defender within six feet of him), he connected on a putrid 30.6 percent of his attempts.

Put Barnes on nearly any team besides Golden State -- that is, any team where open looks aren't the norm -- and he will almost certainly suffer a massive drop in shooting efficiency.".....

http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/20...ntract-dallas-mavericks-golden-state-warriors

Deals in the past week:
$28.25 Million per year- Horford
$23.5- Parsons/Barnes
$20- Dirk/Ryan Anderson/Wade
$15- Gasol
$14- Rondo
$13.5- Eric Gordon
$11- Joe Johnson
$10- Deron Williams
 
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Who is stopping Lebron/Kyrie at going to the rim? I'll take layups/FTs all day over the fun of watching those three jack it up all game.
and Cleveland GM Lebron is trying to get his buddy D. Wade to join the crew. yet another driver to the paint against the nonexistent GS interior defense.

someone explain to me why adding Durant to jack up the same outside jump shots that Curry/Thompson/Green did that could NOT beat the Cavs is going to work 11 months from now?
 

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Nobody thinks that because Harrison Effing Barnes makes more money currently than Steph Curry that the NBA values him more.

It is a weird time for salaries because of the new collective bargaining agreement. But, seriously, thank you for making the same ponderous point about six different times now. We all appreciate it.
 

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Nobody thinks that because Harrison Effing Barnes makes more money currently than Steph Curry that the NBA values him more.

It is a weird time for salaries because of the new collective bargaining agreement. But, seriously, thank you for making the same ponderous point about six different times now. We all appreciate it.

You are welcome, some people are just so dense that you have to try several times to get through.
 
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Because part of the reason the Warriors lost was Barnes missing tons of wide open 3s and being a general liability on offense. The Cavs basically sold out on guarding Klay and Steph and decided to make Barnes and Draymond have to beat them. Replace Barnes with Durant in the Finals and the Warriors win.

Does that mean they win it this year? Of course not, but Durant brings so much more to the table than Barnes
 

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Also, Durant is not just going to jack up 3 pointers. He's not just going to jump shoot. He's ridiculously talented in all facets of offense. He will be able to drive and kick out to open shooters very often, which will result in the defense not being able to collapse like they did with OKC, letting him drive and dunk. Offensively GS will be absolutely ridiculous next year.
 

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Also, Durant is not just going to jack up 3 pointers. He's not just going to jump shoot. He's ridiculously talented in all facets of offense. He will be able to drive and kick out to open shooters very often, which will result in the defense not being able to collapse like they did with OKC, letting him drive and dunk. Offensively GS will be absolutely ridiculous next year.
This. For the first time in a long time, I want to see this team on the court.
 

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Also, Durant is not just going to jack up 3 pointers. He's not just going to jump shoot. He's ridiculously talented in all facets of offense. He will be able to drive and kick out to open shooters very often, which will result in the defense not being able to collapse like they did with OKC, letting him drive and dunk. Offensively GS will be absolutely ridiculous next year.

GS also dismantled probably the only team (that doesn't have Lebron James) that would have been a threat to them next year.
 
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Because part of the reason the Warriors lost was Barnes missing tons of wide open 3s and being a general liability on offense. The Cavs basically sold out on guarding Klay and Steph and decided to make Barnes and Draymond have to beat them. Replace Barnes with Durant in the Finals and the Warriors win.

Does that mean they win it this year? Of course not, but Durant brings so much more to the table than Barnes

Good post, I'm not really sure why more "fans" haven't picked up on this yet...maybe they only wear their t-shirt jerseys to B-Dubs and call it a day afterward?
 

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I think a lot of people do not understand just how underrated Durant is defensively. He disrupts passing lanes and can guard multiple positions with his height, long arms, and athleticism.
 
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Maybe. I'm not comparing anything to Durant because losing him will hurt, but there is the possibility that Westbrook will be even more dominate without having to hand the ball off for someone half the time.

Also trading Ibaka for Oladipo helped soften the blow on Durant already. Of douse it isn't the same caliber player but Oladipo is certainly a contributor and a better matchup on Klay/Curry while Wesbrook matches up with the other.

Then you have Steven Adams and others in the post that destroyed GS already which will not change.

So it could still be interesting. But to me what will be more fun to follow is the Twolves and how they grow together.
 

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I think a lot of people do not understand just how underrated Durant is defensively. He disrupts passing lanes and can guard multiple positions with his height, long arms, and athleticism.

Lebron flat out owned OKC in every single game he has ever played vs Durant.
 

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the warriors were going to win the finals in five games if green didn't get suspended

pachulia is better than bogut, and durant is a top 5 player in the league replacing a replacement-level player in barnes
 

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Well ****, I would say Lebron owns just about every team he plays. That Michael Jordan guy owned the Knicks when he played them.

Look I thought it was a ***** move by KD, but if you do not think it will make Golden State a better team with him, then I do not know what to say. As bad as I dislike Lebron, I hope like hell they beat GS if they meet next year. In all honesty, I hope neither make it out of the first round.
 

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love whoever it was on twitter who called GS the new Death Star....so deadly & unstoppable at first glance, but horrible interior defense that ultimately lead to its downfall.

green and pachulia are excellent defenders

you don't know what you're talking about
 

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Well ****, I would say Lebron owns just about every team he plays. That Michael Jordan guy owned the Knicks when he played them.

Look I thought it was a ***** move by KD, but if you do not think it will make Golden State a better team with him, then I do not know what to say. As bad as I dislike Lebron, I hope like hell they beat GS if they meet next year. In all honesty, I hope neither make it out of the first round.

Never said they won't be better, but I'm not sold that we can just cancel the season and that no one can compete with them.
 

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I love the NBA and I love basketball but if I'm being honest, I don't have time to keep up with or care about so many teams. I would be fine if a bunch of top tier players just formed a handful of super teams. Like team USA level rosters. Leave the rest of the bottom feeder teams to fill up their rosters with whatever's left.
 

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Also, Kevin Durant is probably the best player on the Warriors now. Just an amazing collection of talent.
 

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while I don't like the Durant move, I do like it making Bill Simmons look like the blowhard pretend basketball expert he truly is

Some quotes from Simmons:

“I thought that was one of the most ludicrous stories I’ve ever read.”

“(The Warriors) aren’t thinking about next year, they’re not thinking about Durant. I think it’s absurd, I just don’t believe it.”

“That is the most idiotic logic I’ve ever heard.”

“I don’t believe anything about this story, I think it’s being fed by the other teams.”

“I don’t blame them for writing those stories, it got them some traffic, some attention.”

“I never heard anybody make the point that this was fundamentally idiotic.”
[laughing]
 

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Exactly. People talking about Durant not getting shots, this or that. I would say if not every GM, 90% of them will tell you, Durant is a better player than Curry (even with Curry being 2 time MVP). With Durant on the roster, maybe Super Steph will tone down the bad shot selection and stupid hot dog turn overs. What people fail to talk about is a big reason for the Warrior near collapse against OKC and the loss in the finals, had a lot to do with Curry committing careless to's.
 

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The 2 time MVP, first unanimous MVP selection, player who led his team to the best regular season record ever and is the greatest shooter of all time should probably tone down his poor shot selection.
 

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Exactly. People talking about Durant not getting shots, this or that. I would say if not every GM, 90% of them will tell you, Durant is a better player than Curry (even with Curry being 2 time MVP). With Durant on the roster, maybe Super Steph will tone down the bad shot selection and stupid hot dog turn overs. What people fail to talk about is a big reason for the Warrior near collapse against OKC and the loss in the finals, had a lot to do with Curry committing careless to's.

I will go one better. If there is a GM alive who would take Curry over Durant (salary, etc. being equal), he is not qualified to be an NBA GM.

Curry is otherworldly but Durant is one of the 2 best basketball players alive.
 

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Questioning Steph Curry's shot selection is flat out moronic.

"Man, the Warriors just lost the finals in 7 games after having one of their key pieces suspended for a game and their only serviceable big man injured after putting up the best regular season record ever, and doing it in a tough western conference. The back to back unanimous MVP, who's one of the greatest shooters of all time and has blown away records for 3 pointers made needs to really stop taking such poor shots."

Just a stupid take.
 

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He hit 402 threes in a single season. There's no such thing as a "bad shot" for him.

Also worth noting that Klay Thompson's 276 made 3's last year was more than anyone in NBA history besides Curry.
 
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Seems more like an overlapping of talent rather than addressing a key need. If the only thing you accomplish is somebody else scoring a similar percentage by taking shots away from another player who scored similarly then what have you really addressed?

No. Shooting is a force multiplier as it opens up the floor. There is likely a slight exponential curve to adding shooters that can also beat close outs. What you are doing is making almost all shots marginally better, and getting rid of many bad shots in favor of better shots.

love whoever it was on twitter who called GS the new Death Star....so deadly & unstoppable at first glance, but horrible interior defense that ultimately lead to its downfall.

thought the NBA owners had a lockout 4 years ago to prevent this players GMing teams & creating their own supergroups and "touching take our league back"?

They thought they had it licked. All it took was:
  • Max salaries.
  • Curry's ankles leading him to sign an impossibly team friendly contract for his current output.
  • Durant to be a free agent.
  • Unprecedented cap raise due to a combination of record TV money influx and inability to agree on smoothing.
  • GSW getting Green and Thompson to sign for slightly less than their max contracts.
  • Injuries perhaps preventing the Thunder from winning a title (or at least making another Finals) for 4 years.
  • Having a 73 win GSW team in the way of the first healthy Thunder team in years.
  • GSW overcoming a 3-1 series deficit, including trailing by 7 with 6 minutes left in OKC.
  • GSW losing a 3-1 lead in the Finals, in part because Draymond is a habitual nut puncher.

Durant is at least as good a defender as Barnes, if not better. Offensively, he's light-years ahead. Not sure why anyone thinks adding Durant hurts their defense. Plus, he's at least a couple of inches taller and a better rebounder. Not a rim-protector, I grant you, but still at least a slight upgrade on the defensive side of the ball. If they find someone or a couple of someones to just play interior D and grab some boards, GS will be a juggernaut (again).

Yup. I'd add that Durant was a defensive beast in the playoffs, which means he has that gear. Will this team win 73? Probably not (depth, regression in close games, emphasis on rest). But it will have a much higher gear in the playoffs.

and Cleveland GM Lebron is trying to get his buddy D. Wade to join the crew. yet another driver to the paint against the nonexistent GS interior defense.

someone explain to me why adding Durant to jack up the same outside jump shots that Curry/Thompson/Green did that could NOT beat the Cavs is going to work 11 months from now?

"could not" has a meaning that you don't seem to grasp. GSW lost a game 7 by like 4 points. That is not evidence that they "could not" beat the Cavs, anymore than GSW's dominance of the Cavs when fully healthy (last 3 games of last year's Finals, both regular season matchups, and first 4 games of 2016 Finals) were not conclusive evidence that the Cavs "could not" beat the Warriors. Warriors are solid favorites this year if healthy.
 
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Yup. It is basically the same stupid argument Louisville fans brought out with John Wall. "Wudya rather have one year with John Wall or four years with Peyton Siva?"

I'll take one or two years with Kevin Durant as my small forward over four years of overpaying Harrison Barnes, thank you very much.
You could argue Siva for 4 over Wall for one, but Siva for 4 over Wall, then Knight, then Teague, and then Ryan Harrow, it's no contest. That's 3 good years of Siva vs. 3 great years.
 
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