Well because apparently somewhere in the ten commandments, there were rules about how to honorably form a super team. And KD BROKE those rules. Now he pays for his transgressions
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NBA Finals 2017 |OT| Same As It Ever Was
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Well because apparently somewhere in the ten commandments, there were rules about how to honorably form a super team. And KD BROKE those rules. Now he pays for his transgressions
TheGreatMightyPoo
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That should be a final jeopardy question.
Going to be interesting to hear the negative spin when KD is Finals MVP.
How shitty of him to join a city where he would work very well as a team player and have a great chance of winning a championship
They were super stacked, but the warriors have arguably the first and second/third best players in the world on one team, surrounded by pure shooters. Offensively, Curry is the purest shooter the game has ever seen. It's insane how much better of a shooter he is than everyone else on the court. It isn't even fair how good he is. Then you have KD who is pretty fucking close to curry in that regard but can also dominate in the paint and has a knack for finding the open guy on the wing when he drives, cue surrounded by pure shooters.
Finding an answer to that will be more entertaining than this entire series.
Syphon Filter
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I would hope they win, 4 stars vs 2.5 makes no sense.
WhiskerFrisker
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One and DoneThe One and Done;238896285 said:
Vault Dweller 111
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You can't really be more dominant than winning every single year that Jordan played a full season so, I'm imagining it, and the Bulls still win every time and not a single series even goes 7 games. Ok.
Pretty much. Or Shaq in 97. Arguably the 2nd best player in the world joined a 73 win team. We have never seen this before.
Yeah, I see this happening too. Only way Cavs win is I'd both Kyrie and James put up monster numbers and Steph has an off night
MegaManTrigger
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GSW doesn't compare to the West and that didn't stop them from having good defense.
darkwing-buck
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lol rihanna calling BRICK when KD was shooting ft's
KD getting laid tonight.
KD getting laid tonight.
Nobody is faulting GS, just KD
It would be like trading Luc Longley for Hakeem.
4 rebounds and 0 points. Worse than I though.
rokkerkory
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Really? She dumb
Curry always chokes in Finals and can't play D tho.
That's the most impressive stat really. Never a game seven in the Finals.
DragoonKain
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I don't think I can ever consider this Warriors team among the best ever. Out of principle. Talent-wise it's there, but it's like if you put Magic, Bird, and Jordan all on the same team. It's so ridiculous that I can't in good conscience even consider them a team per se.
I love seeing the process of teams being built. Last year's Warriors team was largely homegrown talent, minus a few free agent signings and trades, but the core was homegrown. I'll always have last year's Warriors team above this for that alone.
I love seeing the process of teams being built. Last year's Warriors team was largely homegrown talent, minus a few free agent signings and trades, but the core was homegrown. I'll always have last year's Warriors team above this for that alone.
RedAssedApe
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That explains why he was jawing at her after that three lol
LyleLanley
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I blame the league for letting this happen.
LeBron is the undisputed best player in the world, but those head-to-head numbers would be a completely different story if the Thunder and the Heat/Cavs switched conferences.
It's like everyone forgets the Warriors were 73-9 and came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat KD in the western conference finals that year. To not only leave your team to join the one you choked against, but also to join the best regular season team of all time? Come on.
Talent is talent. Blame the CBA and the luck leading for this team being put together.
What'd he do wrong
Shamrock7r
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There is this misconception also that people expected KD to stay in OKC. Nah, it's moreso going to GS of all places
Made an extremely weak move for a superstar player. Probably put a ceiling on his all time ranking status as well
Made an extremely weak move for a superstar player. Probably put a ceiling on his all time ranking status as well
LockOfTheWeek
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The One and Done;238896285 said:
You really went out on a limb with that hot take.
GravityInsanity
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28 - 1 since Klay signed this toaster. I'm telling you people, it's the toaster.
yeah I, too, am shocked that he chose the best possible fit as a landing spot when he left
shocked, I say
This doesn't make any sense.
Shamrock7r
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28-1 since Klay signed this toaster. I'm telling you people, it's the toaster.
and the only loss was when Klay didn't play in the game
DragoonKain
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He's a chemistry-killer and he plays no defense. Would be a disaster for the Cavs.
LyleLanley
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So they can lose by 30 next season?
Which weak move
Like when Karl Malone went to LA. Cavs defense is bad enough as is.
Shamrock7r
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You should be, going to a record 73-9 win team, who won a championship the year prior, and came back from a 1-3 deficit to knock your ass out of the playoffs and go to the championship. Fairly unprecedented
see above, but you knew that
BassForever
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I thought we wanted a more competitive series
LyleLanley
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Deciding to become a bitch.
Him and Kyrie going to alternate blowing big games when one them inevitably goes cold in ISO and lets their guy score 20+ on them?
Are you being facetious or are you genuinely confused as to why someone would criticize Kevin Durant for joining the Warriors?
And by this you mean deciding to play on a team where he's a perfect fit
LeBron owed KD in the past.
But in the last 2 games KD has outplayed LeBron.
That does not mean that will continue for the rest of the series but even that small sample size is not common for someone like LeBron. In fact I would go further and say that I can't ever remember someone outplaying LeBron and beating him up when he checked him. LeBron in his prime was the guy who would take away the other teams best player AND put up 28/7/7.
That to me is the series. How the fuck do the Cavs guard KD? I thought LeBron would be able to slow him down (and I am not counting him out), but if he can't do it it doesn't seem like anyone else on the Cavs can come close to slowing him down. Thats a big fucking problem they have to figure out.
But in the last 2 games KD has outplayed LeBron.
That does not mean that will continue for the rest of the series but even that small sample size is not common for someone like LeBron. In fact I would go further and say that I can't ever remember someone outplaying LeBron and beating him up when he checked him. LeBron in his prime was the guy who would take away the other teams best player AND put up 28/7/7.
That to me is the series. How the fuck do the Cavs guard KD? I thought LeBron would be able to slow him down (and I am not counting him out), but if he can't do it it doesn't seem like anyone else on the Cavs can come close to slowing him down. Thats a big fucking problem they have to figure out.
Kevin Durant just shot himself in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about basketball culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in football where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in basketball, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the NBA audience, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase tickets for any games, nor will they watch any televised games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Kevin Durant has alienated an entire market with this move.
Kevin Durant, publicly apologize and retire or you can kiss your legacy goodbye.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about basketball culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in football where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in basketball, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the NBA audience, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase tickets for any games, nor will they watch any televised games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Kevin Durant has alienated an entire market with this move.
Kevin Durant, publicly apologize and retire or you can kiss your legacy goodbye.
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