kd going full mercenery and signing w/ a team that won 73 games was definitely the least cool thing
― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:07 (six years ago) link
but conversely, if there's no cap, then the team that sucks up all the best players is... still unbeatable?
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:07 (six years ago) link
like if mike quit on the bulls in 91 and joined the isaiah / dumars / rodman pistons idk how kind we'd be to him
― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:09 (six years ago) link
the celtics have maybe accumulated enough talent to do it? but they're paying their max contract to gordon hayward instead of steph curry so their ceiling still isn't as high
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, May 15, 2018 6:07 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah the argument falls apart pretty quickly
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:13 (six years ago) link
i think it's important to remember that durant didn't join an unbeatable team. he made the team unbeatable. you could just as easily celebrate that!
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:19 (six years ago) link
the reasons people stopped liking the warriors are pretty obvious tho:1) their minor heel turn in the 2016 offs w/ dray's nut hunting, steph throwing his mouthguard at the refs etc2) KD signing with an already championship level team3) the circumstances of the kawhi injury last year
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:20 (six years ago) link
also the bay area billionaires at oracle
― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:21 (six years ago) link
that was part of #1
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
and all the owners are mostly gross but lacob can be particularly hard to take
― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
also part of #1, the 'light-years ahead' quote or whatever was the moment when their PR started to fall apart
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:24 (six years ago) link
maybe the warriors should make a commercial to air during the finals where they all apologize to us and tell us how they understand our concerns but they've changed and are turning it around
― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:26 (six years ago) link
He took a little less to sign with the dubs and he re-upped for a little less again to free up space for iggy/liv signings. There saying this year he’ll be taking the max or close to it. Klay taking way less than market value is a bigger story imo. Also if they didn’t sign kd they woulda had to give that money to h Barnes who more or less single Handedly lost the 2016 finals. Kd wasn’t a fan of playing w russ and for Donovan. Everyone involved made the right move. Having said that, if it wasn’t my team I’d be rolling my eyes at is as well.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:29 (six years ago) link
They’re*It’s not like kd took the vets minimum. They paid him slightly more than what they would’ve offered hb.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:30 (six years ago) link
my other issue with the kd signing is it ensured that 2015-2016 steph wouldn't happen again
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:37 (six years ago) link
I like the Warriors a lot and love the idea of Supergroups in general. Because even in the NBA, most teams that are loaded with 2+ AllStars are still one injury away from not making it. If the Celtics weren't missing two key players right now, the Warriors would look a lot more beatable. It's actually kind of cool that someone making $50MM is willing to "take a salary cut" to go get rings.
It's actually kind of surprising that there aren't more Supergroups in the NBA with guys willing to take salary cuts in order to go get rings. See also, people ditching LeBron at the height of his game to go join the Celtics.
― Joe Gargan (dandydonweiner), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:38 (six years ago) link
it would be better if the difference between the cut salary and the max went somewhere else besides the ownership
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:42 (six years ago) link
Totally agree. And fewer games so players had longer careers.
― Joe Gargan (dandydonweiner), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:42 (six years ago) link
― ciderpress, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 6:37 PM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark
he kinda lost a step anyway no?
― 龜, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:45 (six years ago) link
did wade/bosh take cuts or did kg/allen way back when? i can't remember
― 龜, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:46 (six years ago) link
xp idk he's definitely not as good now but hard to tell if that was the injury in the offs that year or just aging
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:51 (six years ago) link
iirc wade bosh james all took a small pay cut and got paid equally
― micah, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:54 (six years ago) link
supermaxs didn't exist back then iirc tho so it'd be different now
― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:55 (six years ago) link
fewer games so players had longer careers.
― Joe Gargan (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 16 May 2018 8:42 AM (eleven minutes ago)
i do wonder if going forward we will see more aggresive minute restrictions. like should the warriors put a hard 30 minutes cap on the death lineup and settle for 50 wins?
― micah, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 22:58 (six years ago) link
they'll win more than 50 regardless of how they play it
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:01 (six years ago) link
if thats the case cut their minutes to 20. that would effectively halve the risk of a crucial injury in the regular season.
― micah, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:04 (six years ago) link
it’s that they’re unbeatable
― k3vin k., Tuesday, May 15, 2018 5:55 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I mean I like watching them play a lot too but it sort of makes the playoffs pointless
― k3vin k., Tuesday, May 15, 2018 5:56 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
samesies
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:07 (six years ago) link
the one saving grace is ppl thinking hes a lil hoe for joining the dubs is quite visibly driving kd insane
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:14 (six years ago) link
its pretty a beautiful self own, something out of a fable, things of that nature
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:15 (six years ago) link
lebron should go to the thunder just to see what it does to kd
― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:17 (six years ago) link
media: lebron why are you going to the thunderlebron: well i am curious about kevin durant's reaction online
― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:19 (six years ago) link
Kevin Durant was pulled from the game with two minutes left in the third and he yelled “why” at the bench. Then Rockets go on a run and he screams “why” again.— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 15, 2018
― 龜, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:21 (six years ago) link
i did see that, kd was not happy
― micah, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:25 (six years ago) link
ya Kerr addressed it after said he made the wrong call pulling him right there cos nene was getting roasted
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
― Clay, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 7:17 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lmaooo
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:40 (six years ago) link
would love to see westbrook not pass it to lebron james
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:42 (six years ago) link
agreed itd be entirely next level
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
or vice versa
both of them just endlessly *waiters clapping* at each other
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:45 (six years ago) link
https://theathletic.com/355759/2018/05/15/kerrism-vs-dribbling-game-1-was-a-point-in-the-warriors-favor/
... a few dribbles are hardly taxing. But look at the Game 1 numbers, and behold the cumulative toll. NBA.com stats had Harden tallied at an incredible 550 dribbles. Kevin Durant scored his 37 points with only 187 such bounces. Chris Paul clocked in at 409 dribbles; Klay Thompson scored his 28 points on a mere 45 bounces.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:45 (six years ago) link
just 82 games of nonstop glowering btwn two of the league's biggest stars, nbd
xp
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:54 (six years ago) link
also LMAO at "187 such bounces" motherfucker those are dribbles, just say dribbles again
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:55 (six years ago) link
lebron to spurs confirmed if the cavs lose this series, im calling it now while there are still cash prizes for internet predictions
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:56 (six years ago) link
bron for kawhi
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:56 (six years ago) link
no
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:57 (six years ago) link
kawhi leonard will play his whole nba career in san antonio as a member of the san antonio spurs basketball franchise
bron for kawhi confirmed
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 23:59 (six years ago) link
i think bron is going to the lakers now thats the thing i think
― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, 16 May 2018 00:02 (six years ago) link
lmao they suited the philly and boston representatives at a custom double desk together
― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, 16 May 2018 00:06 (six years ago) link
... a few dribbles are hardly taxing. But look at the Game 1 numbers, and behold the cumulative toll. NBA.com stats had Harden tallied at an incredible 550 dribbles. Kevin Durant scored his 37 points with only 187 such bounces. Chris Paul clocked in at 409 dribbles; Klay Thompson scored his 28 points on a mere 45 bounces.― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, May 15, 2018 4:45 PM (twenty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ethan <3
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Wednesday, 16 May 2018 00:14 (six years ago) link
can’t believe klay dribbled even 45 times
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 16 May 2018 00:33 (six years ago) link